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SafeBase by Drata
SafeBase is Drata’s trust-center and questionnaire product, with AI-assisted answers. Since Drata’s 2025 acquisition announcement it is presented as part of Drata’s trust-management suite, not a separate compliance automation platform.
Drata announced an agreement to acquire SafeBase in February 2025. Drata now markets SafeBase Trust Center and AI Questionnaire Assistance within its trust-management portfolio. Buyers should confirm which product, access and contract terms apply to an existing SafeBase account.
Best for: A company already running (or planning to run) Drata for SOC 2/ISO evidence collection that wants its trust center and questionnaire response bundled with the same vendor relationship.Watch for: A company that wants an independent trust-center vendor with no ties to a single compliance-automation platform, or one that needs current published self-serve pricing rather than a quote-only enterprise sales motion.
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Who does what in a SOC 2 with SafeBase by Drata?
SafeBase by Drata
Organizes the listed control, evidence, and audit workflows.
Your team
Owns policies, control decisions, exceptions, and approval of shared evidence.
The CPA firm
Sets audit scope, tests controls independently, and issues the SOC 2 report.
SafeBase/Trust Center does not perform or issue SOC 2 examinations. It is a distribution and questionnaire-response layer that publishes a company's own auditor-issued SOC 2 report and other security documentation to prospects and customers; the underlying audit is still performed by an independent CPA firm, separate from this product.
What does SafeBase by Drata do?
SafeBase was founded in 2020. SafeBase is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. SafeBase was acquired by Drata.
Evidence collection
Not available · Trust Center shares existing documentation; automated evidence collection from connected systems is Drata's separate Compliance Automation product, not this one.
Auditor workspace
Not available · Built as a prospect/customer-facing self-serve portal, not an auditor evidence-request workspace.
Trust center
Available
Security questionnaires
Available · Sold as 'AI Questionnaire Assistance': drafts responses to inbound security questionnaires from approved trust content.
Continuous control testing
Not available · Trust Center is a document/status-sharing portal, not a recurring automated control-test engine; that function lives in Drata's Compliance Automation product.
Funding history
SafeBase raised a total of $53.1M from investors (most recently a Series B led by Touring Capital in April 2024) before Drata acquired it for $250M in February 2025 (TechCrunch, Feb 12, 2025; Touring Capital exit post). It has not raised independent funding since the acquisition.
How much does SafeBase by Drata cost?
SafeBase by Drata does not publish prices. Your price depends on plan scope, headcount, services, and contract term.
Price source: view reported prices · checked 2026-10-27
Ask for the first-year total, renewal cap, implementation charge, required add-ons, and separate audit fee in writing.
How does SafeBase by Drata compare with Conveyor?
| Attribute | SafeBase by DrataThis profile | Comp AI | Iru | Conveyor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Not published | Engineering-led teams that value inspectable code or the option to self-host | Teams seeking SOC 2 automation and device management in one platform | Teams already SOC 2 attested who burn time on repeat questionnaires and trust sharing |
| Observed price | Not published | Not published | Up to $15,000 / year for Compliance Automation | Free tier · Paid Enterprise plan is custom and priced on usage |
| G2 rating | Not published | 4.7/5 (73 reviews) | 4.7/5 (853 reviews) | 4.6/5 (150 reviews) |
| Integrations | Not published | 590+ published | Not published | Not published |
| Frameworks | 1 listed | 11 listed | 11 listed | 1 listed |
| Onboarding | Not published | guided | guided | Not published |
| Auditors here | Not published | 4 | Not published | Not published |
| Trust center | Listed | Listed | Listed | Listed |
Which frameworks does SafeBase by Drata support?
- SOC 2SafeBase by Drata says
Questions to ask in a SafeBase by Drata demo
- Can you demonstrate enterprise administration in the product?
- Can you demonstrate SCIM provisioning in the product?
- Can you demonstrate native multi-framework support in the product?
- Which plan includes SCIM, and is it a paid add-on?
- What is the first-year total, including onboarding, add-ons, and the audit fee?
- What renewal increase and minimum contract term should we put in writing?
- Is the SOC 2 audit contracted with a separate CPA firm, and what does that firm charge?
SafeBase by Drata FAQ
Where is SafeBase based?
SafeBase is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Who founded SafeBase?
Al Yang and Adar Arnon founded SafeBase in 2020.
Does SafeBase by Drata include the SOC 2 audit?
SafeBase/Trust Center does not perform or issue SOC 2 examinations. It is a distribution and questionnaire-response layer that publishes a company's own auditor-issued SOC 2 report and other security documentation to prospects and customers; the underlying audit is still performed by an independent CPA firm, separate from this product. A licensed CPA firm issues the SOC 2 report.
Is SafeBase by Drata itself SOC 2 compliant?
Supporting a buyer's SOC 2 program does not establish that SafeBase by Drata holds a current SOC 2 report. Ask for the vendor's current report during security review.
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Sources 8 records · last read 2026-10-27
These links show what we checked and when.
| Establishes | Source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| Drata acquired SafeBase for $250 million; SafeBase co-founders Al Yang (CEO) and Adar Arnon (CTO) retain their roles and SafeBase continues as a stand-alone product line while its core solutions come to Drata's platform. | TechCrunch Press | 2026-07-24 |
| Official announcement dated Feb 11, 2025 that Drata entered a definitive agreement to acquire SafeBase, expected to close later that month. | PR Newswire Press | 2026-07-24 |
| Drata announced its agreement to acquire SafeBase on February 11, 2025 and describes the combined trust-management portfolio. | Drata (vendor blog) Vendor docs | 2026-09-29 |
| Corroborates the $250M deal, SafeBase's 2020 founding, 1,000+ customers, and $53.1M raised before acquisition. | SC Media Press | 2026-07-24 |
| Drata currently offers SafeBase Trust Center and AI Questionnaire Assistance within its trust-management portfolio. | Drata (vendor site) Vendor docs | 2026-09-29 |
| safebase.io redirects to drata.com; no independent marketing site remains. | SafeBase (legacy domain) Vendor docs | 2026-07-24 |
| SafeBase founding year, location and founders. | Y Combinator Company directory | 2026-09-29 |
| Drata's plans page lists Trust Center and AI Questionnaire Assistance tiers (Foundation, Advanced, Enterprise) with limits but no prices; each tier routes to a demo request. drata.com/safebase names the SafeBase products without a price, and Vendr has no SafeBase entry. | Drata Vendor docs | 2026-10-27 |
Not yet confirmed
- Customer count · last checked 2026-09-24
- G2 rating · last checked 2026-07-24