Vanta Pricing (2026): AWS Prices, Real Contracts, Add-Ons

Vanta publishes no rate card; direct sales require a personalized quote. Its AWS Marketplace listing prices three packages for 1–20 employees over 12 months: $14,000 for Essentials, $21,500 for Plus, and $23,000 for Professional. Vendr's customer-contract data shows $7,500–$57,207 a year, median $20,000, from 374 purchases across different scopes. Essentials covers one framework. Enterprise, larger employee bands, and renewal terms are not public. Check questionnaire allowances and the independent CPA fee, which Vanta says its Seamless Audit package can bundle into the platform purchase, and count each cost once.

For features, strengths, limitations, and a product assessment, see our Vanta review. To price Vanta against the other platforms we review, use the SOC 2 software pricing comparison or our guide to the best SOC 2 compliance software by buyer fit.

How much does Vanta cost?

All amounts below are in USD. The AWS prices apply to one employee band and purchasing channel; Vendr reports contracts from different buyers.

Sources: Vanta pricing, Vendr’s Vanta marketplace page, and Vanta’s Seamless Audit description, read October 15, 2026; Vanta’s AWS Marketplace listing, checked October 20, 2026.

Reported contracts

$7,500–$57,207

Essentials plan

$14,000+

Plus plan

$21,500+

Professional plan

$23,000+

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Vendr’s contracts span different companies, frameworks, integrations, services, terms, and negotiations, so neither the AWS catalog nor the Vendr range marks a universal floor or ceiling for a direct quote.

Several third-party guides give a lower figure for a small team. UnderDefense’s guide (July 2, 2026) puts Essentials at roughly $7,500 to $12,000 a year for teams under 50 employees. TheSectorPost’s Vanta vs Sprinto guide (May 20, 2026) says companies of 1 to 20 employees are often at $7,500 to $15,000 or more. SmartSuite’s guide (updated December 11, 2025) cites an AWS “Core” entry package at around $7,500 to $11,500. These are third-party planning ranges, not Vanta prices. Vanta publishes no such price, the current AWS listing names no Core package, and its only Essentials figure is the $14,000 starting cost for 1–20 employees. Vendr’s $7,500 low is the lowest contract in its data, and Vendr does not show the plan or scope behind it, so it does not describe Essentials.

Still unknown until a proposal documents them: larger employee bands, Enterprise prices, private-offer discounts, direct contract minimums, billing cadence, and renewal caps. Vanta publishes no renewal cap.

What Vanta plans are available?

Vanta’s direct pricing page names Essentials, Plus, Professional, and Enterprise and shows no dollar amounts. The matrix joins each plan’s published contents to its AWS starting cost. Plan contents come from the pricing page, read October 15, 2026, and the AWS floors from the listing, checked October 20, 2026.

Plan contents: Vanta pricing. AWS floors: Vanta’s AWS Marketplace listing, 12-month contracts. “Not stated” means the page gives no figure, not that the plan lacks the feature. Vanta lists Plus as everything in Essentials and Professional as everything in Plus.

Two overlaps need a written answer. Professional’s questionnaire allowance and the separate AWS Questionnaire Automation module both name 144 a year, and Vanta’s pricing page lists a Trust Center in Essentials while AWS also sells Trust Center and Trust Center Advanced as modules. Neither page says whether a module is included in your plan, replaces an entitlement, or adds capacity. Do not automatically add a module price to a plan or subtract it; require the proposed allowance and incremental charge in writing.

AWS prices Essentials, Plus, and Professional only. On October 15, 2026, Vanta’s direct page showed four plan cards and no price on any of them.

Which Vanta add-on prices are published?

AWS Marketplace lists seven Vanta modules from $6,000 to $22,250 per 12-month contract, each with a named scope.

A listed module price does not mean the module works with every plan or costs extra in every proposal. Find out which products and allowances your package already includes, then price what remains.

How much does Vanta cost for a startup?

Vanta does not publish a startup price, so the only dollar figures are the AWS Marketplace starting costs for 1–20 employees: $14,000 for Essentials, $21,500 for Plus, and $23,000 for Professional over 12 months. Each is a floor, not a quote. A team above 20 employees needs its own quote, and Essentials covers one compliance framework.

Vanta’s startup page says it offers a free production-level trial, typically five to seven days, where real work carries over if you become a customer, and that startup-specific pricing is available on request through a demo. It publishes neither the price nor the eligibility terms. The AWS listing also offers a private-offer route, an express private offer or a request form, that returns custom pricing and terms. Ask for the trial, the startup price, and any private offer in writing, each stated for your own employee count and framework list. Checked October 15, 2026.

What does a first year with Vanta cost?

A first-year budget has two parts: the platform and the independent CPA audit. Budget for both by adding the AWS Essentials starting cost to a SOC 2 Type 2 audit ballpark.

Vanta lists from $14,000 per 12-month contract for Essentials (1-20 employees through AWS Marketplace, as of October 20, 2026), and in Q3 2026 firms quoted companies of 1–10 employees a median $9,000 for a SOC 2 Type 2 audit through SOC2Auditors.org, so the two together come to about $23,000 for a first year before scoping.

Any sum of the two is arithmetic from separate sources, not a Vanta quote. The audit figure is a platform-agnostic ballpark, not a Vanta-specific one, and the sum leaves out add-ons, penetration testing fees from SOC 2 pentest firms, and your team’s time. If your package includes Seamless Audit, the CPA fee may already sit inside the platform price, so do not add it a second time. For how audit fees move with company size and scope, see SOC 2 audit cost for startups, or price your own scope with the audit cost tool.

Our directory lists 40 attestation-capable CPA firms that work with Vanta. Use the Vanta auditor list to request each candidate’s fee separately; a listing is not a Vanta partnership and does not mean the firm will accept your evidence.

Compare Vanta quotes on the same scope

Ask Vanta to itemize the following costs and entitlements. Send the same requirements to other shortlisted vendors.

If the proposal bundles a CPA fee, as Vanta’s Seamless Audit description allows, the CPA still performs the examination and issues the report. Get the engagement letter, and do not assume every plan or AWS offer includes it.

Compare the total for the same required scope and term. Add only charges confirmed as incremental; leave unpriced requirements unknown rather than inserting a generic percentage.

What does Vanta cost per month?

Divided by 12, Vanta’s AWS starting costs come to about $1,167 to $1,917 a month. That is a budget equivalent, not a billing term. The three published costs convert as follows:

Vendr’s broader observed range converts to about $625–$4,767 per month, with a median equivalent of about $1,667. These calculations divide a 12-month or annual figure by 12 and imply nothing about monthly billing, a monthly contract, or a cancellation right.

What can increase a Vanta quote?

Scope, included entitlements, services, and contract terms move a Vanta quote; the table above lists each field to itemize. Two drivers are easy to miss. Name every cloud account, repository, endpoint, and vendor in scope, since a connector may need custom work or carry usage limits. Ask about SCIM before signing: Vanta’s SCIM documentation, dated August 11, 2026 and checked September 30, says it may require an upgrade or add-on, and the required tier and price remain unknown.

Vanta pricing FAQ

Is Vanta’s price public?

Only in part. Vanta’s direct page requires a quote, while its AWS listing publishes 12-month starting costs of $14,000 for Essentials, $21,500 for Plus, and $23,000 for Professional for 1–20 employees. Vendr’s contract data has a $20,000 median, but that is not your price.

What are Vanta’s plans called?

Essentials, Plus, Professional, and Enterprise, per Vanta’s pricing page on October 15, 2026. AWS prices the first three only. A reseller, review site, or older guide may use other tier names, so ask Vanta to name the plan in your quote.

Does Vanta offer a free trial or startup pricing?

Vanta’s startup page says it offers a free production-level trial, typically five to seven days, and startup-specific pricing on request. It publishes no startup price. Ask for both in writing.

Can I pay Vanta monthly?

The published prices are 12-month or annual figures. Dividing the AWS starting costs by 12 gives about $1,167 for Essentials, $1,792 for Plus, and $1,917 for Professional, a budget equivalent and not evidence of monthly billing or month-to-month cancellation.

Why might my Vanta quote exceed the AWS price?

The AWS prices cover one employee band and channel. Frameworks, wider scope, modules, implementation, support, SCIM, and contract terms can raise a quote. AWS lists seven modules from $6,000 to $22,250 per 12-month contract; check included allowances before adding one.

Does Vanta pricing include the SOC 2 audit?

It can, depending on the package. Vanta says Seamless Audit can bundle an independent CPA firm’s fee. Ask for the named CPA, examination scope, fee, and engagement letter, and count the fee once. The CPA issues the report; Vanta does not.

Next step

Use the quote table to record one total with confirmed inclusions, allowances, and incremental charges. The Vanta profile holds the dated product facts, and the Drata pricing guide and Secureframe review cover the budget lines for two other platforms. For product fit, continue to the Vanta review. With comparable proposals in hand, use the Vanta vs Drata comparison or Vanta vs Delve comparison for those decisions.

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