# Vanta vs Drata: A Scored Comparison **URL:** https://theauditrail.com/compare/vanta-vs-drata/ **Published:** 2026-09-23 **Modified:** 2026-09-23 **Author:** The Audit Trail editorial desk > Both platforms score Strong on rubric v0.9. Vanta leads on integrations; Drata leads on custom tests. Full criteria breakdown, framework coverage, September 2026. --- Comparison # Vanta vs Drata: A Scored Comparison Both platforms score Strong on rubric v0.9. Vanta leads on integrations; Drata leads on custom tests. Full criteria breakdown, framework coverage, September 2026. The Audit Trail editorial desk Published Sep 23, 2026 In brief - Vanta scores 75 and Drata 73, both Strong; the 2-point gap comes from two criteria only. - Vanta publishes an integration count (400+); Drata does not publish a number on its own pages. - Drata has confirmed no-code custom tests; Vanta's custom automated tests are not confirmed. - Neither vendor publishes a price; both route all plans to a sales call. - Both cover all 10 frameworks in our matrix and neither delivers the audit in-platform. Vanta scores 75 and Drata 73 on rubric v0.9, two points apart. Both sit in the Strong band (70 to 84). The gap traces to exactly two criteria. Vanta leads on evidence automation because it publishes an integration count of 400 or more on its own pages; Drata scores one level lower because it publishes no number. Drata leads on customisation because its no-code custom tests are confirmed on its own pages; Vanta’s custom automated tests are not confirmed on its pages. Pick Vanta if you want to check your stack against a published integration list before a sales call. Pick Drata if you will build custom automated tests. Scores as of 23 September 2026. Measure ![Vanta logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/vanta.png)Vanta ![Drata logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/drata.png)Drata **Total score** **75**/100 **73**/100 Band Strong Strong Rank 2nd 3rd= Framework coverage 5/5 5/5 Automated evidence 5/5 4/5 Audit path 2/5 2/5 Pricing transparency 1/5 1/5 Trust and questionnaires 4/5 4/5 Vendor risk management 4/5 4/5 Customisation 3/5 4/5 User sentiment 5/5 5/5 ## Where they are the same Vanta and Drata score identically on most criteria. Both cover all 10 frameworks in our matrix, confirmed on each vendor’s own product pages: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO 42001, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and CMMC. Neither publishes a price, and both route buyers to a sales call. Neither delivers the audit in-platform; both connect you to external auditors. Both have a confirmed trust center product and AI-assisted questionnaire tools. Both have vendor risk management that includes automated review of vendor documents. On the rubric, both score 5 on framework coverage, 2 on audit path, 1 on pricing transparency, 4 on trust and questionnaires, 4 on vendor risk, and 5 on user sentiment. A buyer evaluating only those criteria will find little to separate the two platforms from their public documentation alone. The 2 out of 5 on audit path means the audit is a separate engagement with an outside firm, and a separate bill. Budget for it on either platform. ## Where they genuinely differ ### Integration count Vanta publishes its integration count on vanta.com: 400 or more tools, with more than 40 AWS resources, more than 30 Azure resources, and more than 25 GCP resources listed on its integrations page. Drata does not publish a count. Its own pages describe the catalog as “hundreds of tools” with no round number. This difference drives most of the scoring gap. On the automated evidence criterion (weight: 20 points), Vanta scores 5 out of 5 and Drata scores 4 out of 5. At the rubric’s weighting, that is a 4-point difference in the weighted total. ### Custom tests Drata’s Adaptive Automation is a confirmed no-code custom test builder, documented on drata.com/plans. It lets teams write control logic without writing code. Custom frameworks are available on Drata as an add-on on the Advanced plan, or are included on Enterprise. Vanta has a dedicated custom frameworks product page on vanta.com, and custom frameworks are confirmed. Custom automated tests are not confirmed on Vanta’s own pages. On customisation (weight: 10 points), Drata scores 4 out of 5 and Vanta scores 3 out of 5. At the rubric’s weighting, that is a 2-point difference in Drata’s favor. The two differences together account for the full 2-point gap between the platforms. ### Questionnaire answer caps Vanta’s pricing page names specific caps for its AI-powered questionnaire answering: 25 responses a year on Plus and 144 on Professional. Drata’s plan pages do not state a cap for its questionnaire tool; the feature is described without a stated annual limit on drata.com. The cap matters if you answer more than two questionnaires a month. For Drata, ask sales what the limit is before you sign. ### Review base Vanta has the larger review base: 2,723 G2 reviews at a 4.6 average. Drata has fewer reviews (1,395) but a slightly higher average (4.7). Both scores place in the 5 out of 5 band on the rubric’s user sentiment criterion, so neither gains an advantage in the total score from this difference. Both confirm SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPRISO 42001NIST CSFNIST 800-53FedRAMPCMMC Confirmed on the vendor's own pages Not listed Not verifiable from public pages ## Who should pick which Choose Vanta if the breadth of documented integrations is the first question you need answered. Its 400-plus count is confirmed on its own pages, which makes it easier to check whether your specific tools are covered before a sales conversation. Vanta also names specific questionnaire caps per plan, which helps teams forecast how many questionnaire responses they can automate at a given tier. Choose Drata if you plan to build custom automated tests. Its no-code test builder is documented on its own pages. Note that custom frameworks are a paid add-on on Drata’s Advanced plan and included on Enterprise. If neither of these criteria separates the vendors for your team, the full scorecards show each platform’s performance across all eight criteria. Both are in the Strong band and cover the full framework matrix. For companies preparing for a first SOC 2 Type II audit, either platform covers the framework and connects to an auditor. The choice between them at that stage is more likely to turn on connector coverage for your specific tech stack. Vanta’s integration page lists cloud provider resources in detail, which makes it possible to check coverage before a sales call. Drata’s catalog is described as hundreds of tools without a published count, so confirming specific connectors requires either browsing their documentation or speaking with sales. For teams that already hold SOC 2 and are expanding to additional frameworks, both cover all 10 frameworks in the matrix. Drata’s custom framework capability, included on Enterprise, lets teams add frameworks that fall outside the standard catalog. Vanta’s custom frameworks product page confirms custom framework support as well, though custom automated tests remain unconfirmed on Vanta’s own pages at the time of this assessment. ## Conclusion Vanta and Drata are close, with a 2-point gap that comes entirely from integration count documentation and custom test confirmation. Vanta leads on evidence automation (its 400-plus integration count is confirmed and published); Drata leads on customisation (its no-code test builder is confirmed). Both sit in the Strong band. Both cover every framework in the matrix. Neither publishes a price. The decision between them is likely to come down to whether your team needs confirmed custom tests now, or whether Vanta’s documented integration breadth better matches your current tech stack. Both scorecards are Provisional, from public documentation as of 23 September 2026. ## Frequently asked questions - Should I choose Vanta or Drata? Choose Vanta if integration breadth matters most and you want the largest verified review base of the six platforms here (2,723 G2 reviews at 4.6). Choose Drata if you plan to build custom automated tests (confirmed no-code via Adaptive Automation) or if you prefer a slightly higher average score (4.7 from 1,395 reviews). The 2-point total gap is narrow; both platforms sit in the Strong band. - Does Vanta or Drata include the audit? Neither. Both connect you to an external auditor through a partner network or a bring-your-own-auditor arrangement. The audit cost is a separate budget item for both platforms. - Which platform has more integrations, Vanta or Drata? Vanta publishes a count of 400 or more on its own product pages. Drata describes its catalog as "hundreds of tools" without a round number on its own site. Based on what each vendor confirms on its own pages, Vanta's integration count is better documented. - Which platform is better for custom tests? Drata has confirmed no-code custom tests through its Adaptive Automation feature, documented on drata.com. Vanta's custom automated tests are not confirmed on its own pages. On the customisation criterion, Drata scores 4 out of 5 and Vanta scores 3 out of 5. - What is the price difference between Vanta and Drata? Neither platform publishes a dollar figure on its own website. Vanta names four plans (Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise) and routes to a demo for pricing. Drata names three plans (Foundation, Advanced, Enterprise) and routes to a sales call. A like for like comparison needs a quote from each. Full scorecards [![Vanta logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/vanta.png)Vanta, 75/100](/vendors/vanta/) [ ![Drata logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/drata.png)Drata, 73/100](/vendors/drata/) Both scored on rubric v0.9 from public documentation. [How we score](https://theauditrail.com/rubric/)