# PCI DSS compliance software **URL:** https://theauditrail.com/frameworks/pci-dss/ **Published:** 2026-09-23 **Modified:** 2026-09-23 **Author:** The Audit Trail editorial desk > A security standard maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council that applies to organizations storing, processing, or transmitting payment cardholder data. --- Framework # PCI DSS Compliance Software A security standard maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council that applies to organizations storing, processing, or transmitting payment cardholder data. ## Rated platforms covering PCI DSS Compliance automation platforms ranked by rubric score Rank Platform Score Band Assessed Scorecard 1st ![Sprinto logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/sprinto.png) [Sprinto](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/sprinto/) Best overall for a first multi-framework program 82 Strong Sep 23, 2026 [Scorecard →](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/sprinto/) 2nd ![Vanta logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/vanta.png) [Vanta](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/vanta/) Best for breadth of integrations and frameworks 75 Strong Sep 23, 2026 [Scorecard →](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/vanta/) 3rd= ![Secureframe logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/secureframe.png) [Secureframe](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/secureframe/) Best for federal and defense frameworks 73 Strong Sep 23, 2026 [Scorecard →](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/secureframe/) 3rd= ![Drata logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/drata.png) [Drata](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/drata/) Best for teams that will build custom tests 73 Strong Sep 23, 2026 [Scorecard →](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/drata/) 5th ![Scrut logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/scrut.png) [Scrut](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/scrut/) Best for regional frameworks outside the US 63 Adequate Sep 23, 2026 [Scorecard →](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/scrut/) 6th ![Thoropass logo](https://theauditrail.com/logos/thoropass.png) [Thoropass](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/thoropass/) Best for buying the audit and the platform as one engagement 47 Limited Sep 23, 2026 [Scorecard →](https://theauditrail.com/vendors/thoropass/) PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a set of security requirements maintained by the PCI Security Standards Council, a body formed by major payment card brands. It applies to organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data and specifies technical and operational requirements designed to protect that data from unauthorized access and fraud. Compliance requirements scale with transaction volume. Organizations that process large numbers of card transactions each year are required to undergo an annual audit by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), an independent auditor approved by the PCI SSC. Smaller organizations may be eligible to complete a Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) appropriate to their payment acceptance method, without a full external audit. PCI DSS requirements are organized into control objectives covering areas such as network security, cardholder data protection, vulnerability management, access control, monitoring, and information security policies. Organizations must also conduct quarterly network vulnerability scans through approved scanning vendors. Software companies and payment processors that integrate with card payment systems, e-commerce platforms, and point-of-sale environments typically need to demonstrate PCI DSS compliance as a condition of their relationships with card brands and payment processors. A growing number of enterprise procurement processes also ask for PCI DSS compliance as a signal of security maturity, even from companies that do not directly process card payments. Compliance automation platforms help organizations map their technical controls to PCI DSS requirements, collect evidence from their payment and infrastructure environments, and prepare documentation for their QSA audit or SAQ submission. Several platforms rated here support mapping a single control set across PCI DSS and SOC 2 in parallel. ## Which platforms cover PCI DSS All six platforms rated on The Audit Trail cover PCI DSS: Sprinto (rank 1, score 82), Vanta (rank 2, score 75), Drata (rank 3, score 73), Secureframe (rank 3, score 73), Scrut (rank 5, score 63), and Thoropass (rank 6, score 47). See the ranked table for full criteria breakdowns across all eight rubric criteria.