13 Best Vanta Alternatives for SOC 2 in 2026

Annual USD transaction pools from the same source, shown on a zero-based scale through $70,000.

• Vanta
  $7,500–$57,207 · median $20,000
• Drata
  $9,415–$68,250 · median $25,000
• Hyperproof
  $22,215–$70,000 · median $41,400

Vendr reported transactions, not matched quotes; package scope varies within each pool. Source checked 2026-10-15, 2026-09-30, 2026-09-29: Vanta, Drata, Hyperproof. Drata's pool contains 235 purchases. Published floors from vendors and marketplaces are separate offers and do not share this scale.

Which Vanta alternative is the best fit?

Vanta replacement shortlist by switching need

Where to start	Reason to compare	What to prove	Price disclosure
IruSOC 2 automation and device management in one platform.	Enforces device and identity policies on the platform that collects SOC 2 evidence, replacing Vanta plus a separate MDM.	Check the startup bundle against your fleet; test cloud connectors and vendor-risk needs.	Iru Core for startups from $9K/yr; other scopes by quote vendor-published offer; source checked 2026-09-30 View source record
Comp AIOpen-source core with expert-guided SOC 2 support.	An AGPLv3 core engineers can inspect or self-host; Comp AI says one-to-one Slack guidance from compliance experts is standard.	Get a written feature and licence schedule for the edition quoted, with the CPA firm and pen-test scope as separate lines.	Quote-based quote-only disclosure; source checked 2026-09-24 View source record
DrataLike-for-like platform for multi-framework programs.	The closest swap when Vanta's control workflow, not its price or device stack, is the problem.	Test the required connector artifacts and compare first-year and renewal quotes.	Quote-based; Vendr transactions $9,415–$68,250/yr Vendr transactions; source checked 2026-09-30 View source record
ThoropassTeams seeking software and a SOC 2 audit in one provider relationship.	A connected platform and audit process through an affiliated CPA firm.	Confirm the affiliated CPA engagement scope and access for an outside auditor.	Quote-based; AWS Marketplace: $8,700 platform + $5,800 audit per year marketplace offer; source checked 2026-10-20 View source record
SprintoStartups that want a guided path to a first SOC 2 audit.	Preconfigured programs and guided implementation for a first audit.	Compare scoped implementation and audit fees; test the device checks you need.	Quote-based vendor quote-only disclosure; source checked 2026-09-30 View source record
ScytaleFirst-audit teams that will use a named GRC consultant.	Consulting packages alongside a separate platform-only option.	Confirm consultant duration, service scope, and the independent CPA fee.	Quote-based; AWS Marketplace offer from $7,500/yr marketplace offer; source checked 2026-10-20 View source record
SecureframeTeams with an implementation owner that want compliance-expert guidance.	Guided onboarding and a published software starting price.	Confirm plan gates, implementation cost, and the evidence your CPA can access.	Fundamentals from $7.5K/yr published starting price; source checked 2026-10-20 View source record
ComplyJetSmall teams seeking a guided first SOC 2 and a published package starting price.	Term-dependent published packages advertise one independent external audit.	Check the employee cap, contract term, and included independent audit scope.	Published, one-year Core plan from $9,999/yr published price; source checked 2026-09-28 View source record
OneleetStartups that want compliance software and a penetration test from one vendor.	An in-house penetration test can sit beside the compliance workflow.	Separate platform, penetration test, advisory, and CPA fees in the proposal.	Quote-based vendor quote required; no dated public price established View source record
Strike GraphTeams budgeting from published Scale and Enterprise starting prices, or trying the limited free signup first.	A limited free signup and published Scale and Enterprise starting prices.	Check whether the 15-attachment free signup covers your controls, and get a Certify quote for the full scope.	Free tier free tier; source checked 2026-10-05 View source record
TrustCloudTeams handling many customer questionnaires and enterprise trust reviews.	Trust portal and questionnaire work alongside SOC 2 evidence collection.	Confirm the commercial channel, size rule, and questionnaire workflow.	Quote-based quote-only disclosure; source checked 2026-09-11 View source record
Scrut AutomationTeams combining multi-framework evidence with trust and questionnaire work.	Evidence, trust-center, and questionnaire workflows on one platform.	Test the exact integrations and artifacts required by your auditor.	Quote-based; AWS Marketplace offer from $15,000/yr marketplace offer; source checked 2026-09-24 View source record
HyperproofMature GRC teams managing several frameworks with shared controls.	Shared-control management across mature risk and compliance programs.	Confirm module scope and implementation cost before replacing a first-audit tool.	Quote-based; Vendr transactions $22,215–$70,000/yr Vendr transactions; source checked 2026-09-29 View source record

Rows are editorially ordered, not scored. Price cells use dated vendor pages, marketplace offers, or third-party contract reports in the linked profiles; a floor is not a matched quote. Test the same control in each finalist and compare written first-year and renewal terms for the same scope.

How should you test Vanta competitors before signing?

Run one control through Vanta and each finalist before signing. Use a source you cannot swap for the demo, such as an identity-provider access review or a cloud configuration test. Hold the framework, examination period, employee count, and intended CPA constant. If you have not narrowed the field yet, start with SOC 2 compliance software compared by buyer fit.

1. Collect and trace. Connect the same source, identify the artifact each platform collects, and trace it to the same control. Note manual uploads, missing history, and refresh timing. A connector-catalog entry does not prove evidence depth.
2. Break and recover. Revoke a test connection or create a safe failed control. Record the alert, owner assignment, re-sync, and retained exception history.
3. Show the CPA. Have your intended CPA inspect Vanta’s auditor view and the finalist’s scoped view or export, including timestamps, mapping, and exceptions. The software organizes the evidence; a licensed CPA examines it and issues the SOC 2 report. 40 attestation-capable CPA firms in our directory list Vanta among the platforms they work with. A platform listing does not establish that a firm has examined a client on a finalist, so ask your current CPA whether it has, and what evidence it will need from both systems. For Thoropass, confirm the issuing CPA entity and independence terms in the order.

34 of 40 directory firms listing Vanta also list Drata.

• Drata 34 of 40
• Sprinto 25 of 40
• Secureframe 14 of 40
• Comp AI 4 of 40
• Thoropass 2 of 40
• TrustCloud 2 of 40
• Hyperproof 1 of 40
• Scrut Automation 1 of 40
• Strike Graph 1 of 40

No firm in our directory lists Iru, Scytale, ComplyJet, and Oneleet yet; ask your CPA before signing.

Attestation-capable firms in our directory that list Vanta. Listings come from firm records; 68 of 187 attestation-capable directory firms list any platform. Counts generated 2026-10-30. A listing does not show that a firm has examined a client on that platform.

Drata: 34 of 40; Sprinto: 25 of 40; Secureframe: 14 of 40; Comp AI: 4 of 40; Thoropass: 2 of 40; TrustCloud: 2 of 40; Hyperproof: 1 of 40; Scrut Automation: 1 of 40; Strike Graph: 1 of 40

4. Match the quote. Ask for written first-year and renewal terms on the same framework, user or device band, connector and admin entitlements, implementation, support, trust center, questionnaires, penetration test, audit fee, notice period, and export rights. ComplyJet’s advertised included audit, an audit Comp AI coordinates, and Thoropass’s related CPA engagement each need a named CPA firm and a defined examination scope before their prices can be compared with software-only Vanta.
5. Test the reason to switch. For Iru, prove the Mac and Windows device controls and the cloud, code, and HR evidence you need, then compare Iru’s complete order with Vanta plus your existing MDM. For Comp AI, have an engineer read how the core collects one in-scope artifact. Get a written feature and licence schedule for the edition quoted, with the CPA firm and penetration-test scope as separate lines if they join the order.
6. Check what the AI agent can change. Vanta, Sprinto, and Secureframe limit an MCP connection to the connecting user’s role, and Drata lets an administrator leave write scopes out; none is read-only by design. Comp AI’s connector offers no read-only scoping at connect time. Ask each finalist to connect a read-only user and show a write attempt being refused. Scopes and sources are in the Vanta MCP server guide and SOC 2 controls for AI agents and MCP.

In a 2026 r/SaaS discussion, one small-team buyer weighing Vanta, Drata, and Scytale worried about add-on costs and how much help a team without a security owner would get. Replies raised different concerns about integration coverage and hands-on guidance; some disclosed vendor ties. These are individual experiences, not a verdict on the three products.

How can you move evidence without interrupting the audit?

Switch at a clean audit boundary when possible. During a Type 2 observation period, moving from Vanta can split one period’s evidence across two systems. Ask your CPA whether it will accept evidence from both for that period and which Vanta exports and timestamps you must retain; the observation-period guide explains the timing. Export policies, mappings, access reviews, vendor records, evidence, and auditor requests. Overlap the subscriptions until owners can run the new workflow and the auditor can inspect equivalent evidence. Record the final export location, retention owner, contract end date, and renewal notice before closing Vanta.

Which products are not true Vanta replacements?

A substitute must collect SOC 2 evidence, monitor controls, and support the auditor. Several names on competitor lists do adjacent work instead.

Legacy OneTrust module. OneTrust ended Certification Automation renewals on August 31, 2026, and its retirement FAQ says new purchases are not offered. Existing subscribers keep access for their remaining term and can look at Tech Risk & Compliance with a new proposal. On September 29, 2026, UK G-Cloud 14 listed £36,180 a licence a year for the old module, with call-offs open until October 28, 2026; that row is not a Tech Risk & Compliance price. A remaining customer choosing between OneTrust’s migration and a move to Vanta should read Vanta vs OneTrust; the OneTrust record has the dates.

Trust-center and questionnaire tools. SafeBase, Whistic, and Conveyor help distribute a security posture or answer customer questions. Their core use is downstream of the evidence collection and control testing needed to obtain a SOC 2 report. Check their current modules if your task spans both jobs, but do not assume a trust portal replaces the audit workspace.

Cloud security posture management. Wiz, Orca Security, and Prisma Cloud can find cloud misconfigurations; a compliance platform may ingest those findings. They do not, on their own, collect the HR attestations, access reviews, policy approvals, and other records across a SOC 2 examination.

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When can Iru replace Vanta and a device tool together?

Iru fits a Vanta buyer who wants SOC 2 automation and device management in one platform, so one vendor can replace Vanta plus a separate MDM. Vanta monitors device settings through its own agent or MDM data, and Vanta’s device-monitoring guide recommends an MDM for larger fleets that need policy enforcement and configuration management. Iru Endpoint enforces supported device policies and sends their state to Iru Compliance Automation, so the device evidence comes from the system that applies the setting. Iru’s pricing FAQ says Compliance Automation can migrate frameworks, requirements, and controls from Vanta. Iru’s startup bundle starts at $9,000 per year for up to 25 endpoint devices, 25 mobile devices, and 25 identity users, checked September 30, 2026; Compliance Automation on its own and larger fleets need a quote.

Most of Iru’s limits concern the newer compliance module. Compliance Automation has been public only since Kandji became Iru in October 2025, so its production record is shorter than Vanta’s. Iru does not advertise a native vendor-risk, supplier-assessment, or risk-scoring workflow. Its G2 score, 4.7/5 from 853 reviews on September 18, 2026, mostly describes the endpoint products rather than Compliance Automation. Keeping your current MDM reduces the benefit of switching. In a demo, run the vendor-risk task you use in Vanta and migrate a sample of your Vanta history. See the Iru record, review, and Iru vs Vanta.

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When does Comp AI make sense instead of Vanta?

For a Vanta buyer, Comp AI offers an open-source core with expert-guided SOC 2 support. Its repository declares an AGPLv3 core, so engineers can read the code, including its integration catalog, and self-host it with Comp AI’s documented Docker guide; Vanta is a proprietary managed platform with no established self-hosted offer. Teams that would rather not run the software can buy Comp AI’s managed cloud by quote.

Comp AI says one-to-one Slack support from compliance experts is standard, and frames it as telling your team what to implement rather than implementing it for you. Audit coordination, penetration testing, and a trust center can join the quote, and its API documentation describes a built-in auditor role and an auditor-only bulk evidence export. Vanta’s guided-flows documentation covers setup and remediation steps but does not name a person who owns implementation, so extra expert services need their own written scope.

The open-source core has a commercial boundary. The repository also declares a commercially licensed /ee Enterprise Edition, and task-automation actions require an enterprise licence, so get a written feature and licence schedule for the edition quoted. Self-hosting moves operations to your team: under the Docker guide, the deployer owns the PostgreSQL database, email, background jobs, TLS, and monitoring. Comp AI publishes no rate card, and its public terms, checked September 24, 2026, set a 12-month minimum with automatic one-year renewal unless either party gives 30 days’ written notice. Public materials do not name the CPA firm behind the audit it coordinates, so get the legal CPA entity and its fee in the order. Custom roles and audit logging are documented, but SCIM provisioning is unconfirmed in public material. G2 showed 4.7/5 from 73 reviews on September 24, 2026, a much smaller sample than Vanta’s. Its public repository’s integration catalog listed 590 entries (index generated August 9, checked September 24, 2026), while the homepage advertised 580+; connector depth depends on your stack, so demonstrate the artifacts you need and the auditor export. See the Comp AI review, pricing guide, and Comp AI vs Vanta. The open-source GRC guide compares code-access options.

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When does Drata improve on Vanta for multi-framework work?

For a Vanta buyer, Drata is the like-for-like platform for multi-framework programs: continuous control monitoring, an in-product Audit Hub for auditor requests and approvals, and support for adding frameworks over time. It fits when Vanta’s control workflow, not its price or device stack, is the problem. As the closest swap of the three picks, it changes the least, and nothing here shows it costs less.

Drata publishes no direct plan prices. Vendr-observed purchases put its median at $25,000 a year (Drata pricing guide) against $20,000 for Vanta (Vanta pricing guide); those are reported contracts, not a matched offer. Drata also sells through two AWS Marketplace listings, checked October 20, 2026. A Foundation Package for companies with 1 to 50 FTE lists at $15,000 per 12 months. A Platform listing prices capacity for up to 100 FTE at $25,000, plus $7,500 for each framework, so SOC 2 adds up to $32,500 before other modules. Neither includes the independent CPA examination, and private offers can differ.

Drata’s product page claimed 300 integrations on September 30, 2026, but the useful comparison is whether the exact artifacts from your cloud, identity, HR, and development systems arrive with usable mappings. Run the same failed-control and auditor-export test in both platforms. Drata does not publish a renewal uplift cap, and native SCIM provisioning is not publicly documented, so get renewal caps and identity-provisioning terms in writing. See the Drata record, Vanta vs. Drata for that pair, and Drata alternatives if that product also misses your requirement.

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When does Thoropass’s connected audit beat a separate Vanta stack?

For a Vanta buyer, Thoropass is the conditional route when you want software and the SOC 2 examination in one provider relationship and your procurement policy accepts common ownership between the software vendor and the audit firm. Thoropass, Inc. supplies software; the affiliated, peer-reviewed CPA firm Laika Compliance, LLC, doing business as Thoropass Assurance, can issue the report. Confirm the audit firm’s independence and engagement scope in the order. AWS Marketplace showed separate platform and audit subscription dimensions starting at $8,700 and $5,800 per year when checked October 20, 2026. Those floors do not establish your total or that both renew on the same terms. Thoropass also sells the audit on its own and says its audit platform works with any GRC tool, so a team can keep Vanta and use Thoropass Assurance as its auditor. Ask an outside CPA to inspect an export too if future auditor choice matters. See the Thoropass record, review, and Thoropass vs. Vanta.

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When is Sprinto’s guided first audit preferable to Vanta?

Sprinto is a candidate when a small team needs its named lead-auditor guidance for a first SOC 2. Its direct plan page requires a scoped software quote. A separate AWS Starter listing prices the platform and first framework separately; it does not establish a direct-plan or complete SOC 2 price. Have the people who would support implementation test the same evidence source and failed control in Vanta and Sprinto. Then request separate lines for entities, frameworks, services, and the independent CPA examination. Sprinto’s public plans document SSO but do not establish full SCIM provisioning; test your identity lifecycle. See the Sprinto record, review, and Vanta vs Sprinto.

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When should a Vanta buyer pay for Scytale’s named expert?

Scytale’s software and consulting packages suit a first-audit team that will use the named GRC expert. Its package page distinguishes platform-only Build Starter from Build DFY and Build Stronger, which add different service and penetration-test scopes. Its auditor hub is a software workflow; an independent CPA still issues the report. An AWS Marketplace listing checked October 20, 2026 showed a $7,500 starting price for 12 months of platform plus one framework, not the price of consulting or the audit. Have the assigned consultant walk through your control and exception, confirm service duration, then price the complete engagement. See the Scytale record and pricing guide.

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When does Secureframe’s guidance justify leaving Vanta?

Secureframe may fit a buyer with an internal implementation owner who wants compliance-expert guidance around the software. Secureframe’s pricing page listed Fundamentals from $7,500 per year on September 29, 2026; Complete and Defense required quotes, and SSO/SCIM began on Complete. Do not compare a Fundamentals floor with a Vanta package that includes different admin or service rights. Ask the expert to trace the same artifact to the CPA view, and price implementation and the independent audit separately. EU data-residency buyers should also confirm hosting: Secureframe’s AWS guide identifies its UK option as eu-west-2 in London. See the Secureframe record, review, and Secureframe vs. Vanta.

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Are there other Vanta alternatives to check?

Six more products have rows in the comparison above. Each has one condition that changes the quote or the test.

• ComplyJet packages guidance, software, and one advertised independent audit for teams of up to 50 employees. Its September 2026 cards start Core at $9,999 a year on a one-year term or $7,999 on three years, and Plus at $11,999 or $9,999. Get the CPA identity, audit type, period, and independence terms in writing. Public materials do not establish enterprise SSO, SCIM, or RBAC.
• Oneleet pairs SOC 2 or ISO 27001 software with a penetration test, which matters only if that test is in your security scope. It asks for a custom quote, as of July 24, 2026, so price software, test, advisory help, and the CPA fee separately. Its custom-integration documentation describes access-review user lists with API restrictions. See the Oneleet review, or compare independent SOC 2 penetration testing firms.
• Strike Graph works as a trial, not as a Vanta replacement, on its free signup alone. That signup page allows up to 15 attachments, a risk assessment, Office 365 and Google Drive connections, and expert support. On October 5, 2026, its pricing page invited a free Certify trial with no public base price and listed Scale from $21,500 a year and Enterprise from $35,000, with added frameworks and services extra. Launch, a free SOC 2 Security plan listed in late September, is no longer shown.
• TrustCloud fits when customer questionnaires and trust reviews take as long as SOC 2 preparation: TrustOps covers evidence and an auditor workspace, TrustShare customer-facing disclosures. Its pricing page required a quote on September 11, 2026. A HubSpot startup offer (20 or fewer employees) and AWS Marketplace startup listings (under 50) are separate channels, so confirm which products and size rule a proposal covers. See the TrustCloud review.
• Scrut puts SOC 2 evidence, other frameworks, risk work, a trust portal, and questionnaires in one program; ask it to show how a risk record changes an owner or remediation decision. It requires a website quote. A scoped AWS Marketplace offer observed September 24, 2026 started at $15,000 a year for companies with up to 20 employees and does not price your audit or penetration test. Its homepage and FAQ publish different integration lower bounds, so test the exact connectors. See the Scrut review.
• Hyperproof fits a mature team managing several frameworks and shared controls across risk and audit work. It documents dedicated risk and third-party modules, so confirm what the proposed package includes and the implementation effort. Pricing is quote-only: the Vendr-observed median is $41,400 a year (current range), an estimate rather than a published start. A single-framework team without compliance staff is unlikely to benefit from the extra setup.

Carbide pairs a platform with advisory support; its published annual plans start at $7,500 (Foundation), $12,500 (Advanced), and $22,000 (Insights), checked September 30, 2026. Optro documents SOC 2 evidence automation within a wider enterprise risk and internal-audit system. Anecdotes and Trustero serve broader shared-control programs; Anecdotes publishes no price, while Trustero requires a current scope and quote rather than treating an older Marketplace SKU as a general rate. These are narrower-fit paths for teams whose requirements extend beyond the 13-row shortlist.

For the wider market, see the SOC 2 software guide and the software directory. If you need a CPA, find an auditor.