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Drata competitors worth evaluating

Eight compliance platforms buyers shortlist against Drata, each described from its own public pages — no scores, no rankings, and the source one click away.

The platforms most often compared with Drata are Vanta and Secureframe, which sell a similar one-framework entry tier; Sprinto and Scrut, which state larger framework catalogues; Thoropass, which sells the audit and the software together; Comp AI, which is open source; OneTrust, for privacy-led enterprise programmes; and Noru, for EU-based teams whose obligations run into GDPR, NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act.

Disclosure: Noru publishes this page and is one of the platforms on it. The entries are unranked, each one describes the vendor from its own public pages, and those pages were last checked on .

Why teams look beyond Drata

A 50-employee entry tier

Drata's Foundation tier is capped at 50 full-time employees and one pre-mapped framework, so a growing team prices Advanced as soon as it crosses either line.

Frameworks priced one at a time

Drata lists additional frameworks as an add-on on every tier. Teams carrying several standards compare that with platforms that license by scope instead.

EU AI Act still limited

Drata covers the EU AI Act within its AI agent governance product, which it marks as limited availability. Teams with AI Act obligations now want it as a supported framework.

Vendor risk sold separately

Drata sells third-party risk management as a separate offering from its compliance tiers, with an agentic assessment as an Enterprise add-on.

8 Drata competitors to evaluate

In no particular order after Noru. Each summary paraphrases the vendor's own positioning; follow the link to check it.

  1. Noru

    Suits: EU-based teams carrying privacy and EU regulation alongside a security framework.

    Product overview · Noru vs Drata

    Our product. A compliance platform built in Stockholm that runs SOC 2 and ISO 27001 alongside GDPR, NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act from one control library across 30+ frameworks, with EU data residency for every customer.

    Its difference is privacy operations: Article 30 records and a data map derived from source code and CI rather than maintained by hand. Noru publishes no prices; it licenses the platform plus capability packages, priced per deployment.

  2. Vanta

    Suits: Buyers who want the largest stated catalogue among the established platforms.

    Vanta's own description · Vanta vs Drata

    Describes itself as one automated platform for compliance, risk and customer trust, covering SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and 35+ frameworks, including NIS 2, DORA, the EU AI Act and FedRAMP.

    No published prices; four tiers, with one framework on Essentials. Professional services are outside the subscription, with an optional auditor bundle. EU hosting in Frankfurt on request.

  3. Secureframe

    Suits: Teams that want a published starting price to budget against, or a CMMC tier.

    Secureframe's own description · Drata vs Secureframe

    Describes compliance, risk and trust automation backed by in-house experts, with named frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, the EU AI Act, ISO 42001 and FedRAMP.

    Publishes a starting price for its Fundamentals tier and quotes the rest, including a CMMC-focused Defense tier. One framework per tier, more can be added. Hosts on AWS US East or AWS London.

  4. Sprinto

    Suits: Startups on a first certification that want a broad framework directory and EU hosting.

    Sprinto's own description · Noru vs Sprinto

    Calls itself an autonomous trust platform with AI agents for evidence, remediation, vendors and trust. Its pricing page cites 25+ frameworks automated out of the box and 200+ digitised, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 42001 and DORA, with a NIS 2 offering.

    No published prices; Foundation and Growth tiers, with additional frameworks as an add-on. Sprinto states the audit fee and subscription are separate bills, and hosts on AWS with a primary EU region in Frankfurt.

  5. Thoropass

    Suits: Teams that want one contract covering software and audit.

    Thoropass's own description · Noru vs Thoropass

    A licensed audit firm that also builds the compliance software, so the audit and the platform come from one vendor. Lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, HIPAA, HITRUST and PCI DSS among others, with ISO 42001 audits.

    No published prices; the quote reflects both the software and the audit and scales with frameworks, audit scope and company size. Announced an MCP server for AI agents in July 2026.

  6. Scrut

    Suits: Teams that want the broadest stated framework catalogue.

    Scrut's own description · Noru vs Scrut

    Describes AI agents that do the groundwork of a compliance programme, with pre-built controls for 70+ frameworks.

    No published prices; the site offers demos and a cost-savings calculator.

  7. Comp AI

    Suits: Teams that want code they can inspect or self-host, on a short framework list.

    Comp AI's own description · Noru vs Comp AI

    Positions compliance as a way to close deals, and publishes its code on GitHub under AGPL-3.0, with a portion under a commercial licence and a Docker-based self-hosting guide.

    Lists eight frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 42001, ISO 9001 and NEN 7510. No rate card is published; the pricing page shows a money-back guarantee badge without stated terms.

  8. OneTrust

    Suits: Large enterprises that want consent, data subject requests and GRC from one vendor.

    OneTrust's own description · Noru vs OneTrust

    Describes an AI-ready governance platform across privacy, data, AI and technology risk. Its privacy products cover data mapping, records of processing, privacy risk assessments, data subject requests and a consent management platform.

    Tech Risk & Compliance claims 50+ frameworks, alongside third-party management and AI governance with EU AI Act and ISO 42001 templates. No published prices; packages are quoted.

How to narrow the list

  1. Write down the frameworks and regulations you must meet in the next 18 months, not just the one a customer asked for this quarter. Price every platform against that list.
  2. Decide where your compliance data has to live. Some platforms host in the EU by default, some on request, and some only in the UK or US.
  3. Ask whether the audit is included, and if not, get an audit firm's quote before you compare platform quotes.
  4. Check how privacy is handled: as one more framework checklist, or as records of processing kept current from the systems that hold personal data.
  5. Run a demo against your own systems and evidence, and ask each vendor how you would export your programme if you left.

FAQ

Drata competitors: questions answered

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What is the closest alternative to Drata?

Vanta and Secureframe are the closest substitutes: both automate evidence collection for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and a broad framework catalogue, and both sell an entry tier with one framework. Our Vanta vs Drata and Drata vs Secureframe pages compare them line by line.

Which Drata competitors publish prices?

Of the platforms listed here, only Secureframe publishes a figure, a starting price for its entry tier. Drata, Vanta, Sprinto, Thoropass, Scrut, Comp AI, OneTrust and Noru quote on request. Our Drata pricing guide sets out the third-party figures on the public record.

Which Drata alternative supports the EU AI Act?

Vanta and Secureframe list the EU AI Act among their frameworks, OneTrust offers EU AI Act templates in its AI governance product, and Noru supports the EU AI Act alongside ISO 42001. Drata covers it within an agent governance product it marks as limited availability.

Which Drata alternative bundles the audit?

Thoropass is itself a licensed audit firm and sells the audit with its software. Vanta offers an optional auditor bundle. Sprinto states that the audit fee and subscription are separate bills.

Does Noru train AI on our compliance data?

No. Noru never uses customer data to train, fine-tune or evaluate a model, and every AI feature runs under zero data retention terms — both written into its Terms and DPA. Ask every vendor on your shortlist for the same commitments in writing.

Primary sources

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