Vanta vs Drata
Both automate evidence collection for certifications such as SOC 2 and sell on quoted plans. Vanta states 400+ integrations, hourly tests and more than 100 partner audit firms. Drata states 300+ integrations, 30+ pre-built frameworks and an entry plan defined for companies up to 50 staff. Sales-led companies lean Vanta; small teams with a fixed scope lean Drata.
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Choose Vanta ifyou sell to enterprises that recognise the Vanta trust page, want the largest pool of auditors and partners to choose from, and will diarise the renewal notice window.
Choose Drata ifyour SOC 2 will be followed by ISO 27001 and customer questionnaires, you want evidence collected once against one control set, and someone can triage failing checks every day.
Vanta and Drata side by side
| Vanta | Drata | |
|---|---|---|
| Our compliance management rank | #7 of 12 | #6 of 12 |
| Established in | United States | United States |
| Pricing | Annual subscription, quoted; auto-renewing terms | Annual subscription, quoted by framework and headcount |
| List price, 30 September 2026 | Quote only | Quote only |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Companies selling to enterprises who value the recognised trust page | Companies running several frameworks against one control set |
| Not for | Buyers optimising on price for a single certification | Small teams with nobody to work a failing-control queue |
Both are reviewed in full in our compliance management ranking: Vanta and Drata.
Where they differ
Vanta 2 · Drata 0 · open 2- 01
Auditor network and trust centre
Vanta says more than 100 audit firms partner with it, among them A-LIGN, Schellman and Coalfire, and that it hosts over 6,000 trust centre pages; a trust centre is part of every plan. Drata sells its trust centre within separate Assurance plans, where the entry tier allows 100 approved domains. For a company whose compliance spend exists to win deals, Vanta's position counts.
Edge: Vanta
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Adding a second and third framework
Both reuse work across standards. Drata lists more than 30 pre-built frameworks plus custom ones and says controls are defined once and reused. Vanta states that controls are cross-mapped across frameworks. Packaging differs: Vanta Essentials covers one framework, while Drata Foundation covers one pre-mapped framework from a list of five and Advanced opens any available framework.
Depends on the buyer
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Integration depth and test frequency
Vanta states that it pulls data from more than 400 tools and runs automated tests hourly. Drata states more than 300 integrated tools, or your own through its API, with control statuses updated daily. On the vendors' own figures Vanta is ahead on both counts. Either way, failing checks need a named owner, or the dashboard gets ignored.
Edge: Vanta
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Plans and what the entry tier covers
Neither publishes a price. Vanta sells four plans, Essentials, Plus, Professional and Enterprise, with questionnaire automation starting on Plus at 25 questionnaires a year. Drata sells Foundation, Advanced and Enterprise, and states that Foundation is for up to 50 full-time staff. A small company can see where it lands with Drata; Vanta's tiers are split by feature, not headcount.
Depends on the buyer
When neither fits
A small company chasing a single certificate on a tight budget, with nobody to work a failing-control queue, should look past both. Conformio and Cyberday publish their prices, which makes the arithmetic possible, and Conformio is a document-led product.
Vanta or Drata: questions
4 answersIs Drata cheaper than Vanta?
Neither publishes prices, so it depends on the quote. Vanta has four plans and Drata three, and Drata states its Foundation plan is for companies of up to 50 full-time staff with one pre-mapped framework.
Ask both for year two and year three pricing in writing.
Does Vanta or Drata include the audit itself?
No. Neither produces the certificate: an accredited auditor does, under a separate contract and fee.
Vanta says more than 100 audit firms partner with it and that you can bring your own auditor. A partner firm already reads the evidence exports, which shortens the search but is not a discount.
How often do Vanta and Drata test controls?
Vanta states that its automated tests run hourly. Drata states that control statuses are updated daily and that it notifies you when a control drifts. With either, controls a machine cannot observe still need a manual owner, and someone has to work the failing checks.
How many frameworks and integrations do Vanta and Drata support?
Drata lists more than 30 pre-built frameworks, custom frameworks and over 300 integrated tools.
Vanta states more than 400 integrations and lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, HITRUST and ISO 42001 among its frameworks, plus custom ones. Both map controls across frameworks so evidence is reused.
Sources
Checked 30 September 2026- Vanta pricing page: Vanta's four plans, one framework on Essentials, questionnaire limits, 400+ integrations, no listed prices.
- Vanta Trust Center page: 6,000+ trust centre pages hosted.
- Vanta auditor partners page: 100+ partner audit firms.
- Vanta automated compliance page: hourly tests and cross-mapping of controls.
- Drata plans page: Drata's plans, Foundation limit of 50 staff and one pre-mapped framework, trust centre in Assurance plans.
- Drata frameworks page: 30+ pre-built frameworks and custom frameworks.
- Drata compliance product page: 300+ integrated tools, daily control status, controls reused across frameworks.