Comparison
Vanta is profiled from its own public positioning, then compared with Noru on the dimensions we can evidence for both. Where a claim could not be sourced, it is left out rather than guessed at.
Vanta is a compliance automation and trust management platform. Its framework page describes the product as a way to automate evidence, reuse controls, and track progress in one place, and to manage a programme today while expanding to new frameworks over time.
Vanta publishes a broad framework catalogue — 40+ standards spanning security (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST CSF 2.0, HITRUST, NIS 2, TISAX, BSI C5), privacy (GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27701), AI governance (ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act), government (FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0, CJIS) and financial services (DORA, 23 NYCRR 500). NIS 2 has a dedicated product page.
Pricing is not published. Vanta names four tiers — Essentials, Plus, Professional and Enterprise — and directs buyers to request a demo for personalised pricing, with the Essentials tier described as covering one compliance framework.
Decision
A quick way to evaluate which platform matches your compliance goals.
Privacy is a first-class obligation rather than a module: you need Article 30 records, DPIAs and a data map derived from the systems that actually hold personal data, alongside security frameworks, run from one EU-hosted control library.
You want the largest published framework catalogue and the most established auditor and partner network in the category, and you are buying primarily on breadth of certification coverage and market familiarity.
| Feature | Noru | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| Published framework catalogue | 30+ frameworks, mapped once and reused | 40+ frameworks |
| SOC 2 | Supported | Supported |
| ISO 27001 | Supported | Supported |
| GDPR | Supported | Supported |
| NIS2 | Supported | Supported |
| EU AI Act / ISO 42001 | Supported | Supported |
| DORA | Supported | Supported |
| Pricing model | Platform plus capability packages, scoped per deployment | Not published; four named tiers |
| Framework scope at entry | Packages licensed to the obligations you carry | One framework on the entry tier |
| Privacy records from source code | Article 30 records derived from code and CI, using an open privacy taxonomy | Not stated |
| Data residency | EU data residency | Not stated |
| AI client access (MCP) | Model Context Protocol server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others | Not stated |
Privacy records of processing derived from source code and CI rather than authored by hand
An open privacy taxonomy so personal data is described once and reused across GDPR, CCPA and other regimes
EU data residency by default, with DPA and SLA in every deployment
A Model Context Protocol server so AI clients can query the live compliance programme
One control library mapped across 30+ frameworks, so adding a standard reuses existing evidence
The largest publicly listed framework catalogue in the category, at 40+ standards
Dedicated coverage for specialised regimes including FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0, TISAX and BSI C5
An established auditor and partner network and a large reference customer base
A tiered packaging model with a low-friction entry point for a single framework
Every statement about Vanta is taken from Vanta's own public pages, listed under Primary sources below.
Where Vanta does not state a position publicly, the cell says so rather than inferring one.
Capability claims about Noru are our own and are not attributed to Vanta.
Claims were last checked on 2026-08-19. Competitor products change; if you spot something out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Breadth versus depth on privacy. Vanta publishes the larger framework catalogue at 40+ standards. Noru covers 30+ and adds privacy operations that derive Article 30 records and a data map from the systems and source code that actually hold personal data, rather than treating privacy as documentation you maintain separately.
Yes. All three appear in Vanta's public framework catalogue, and NIS 2 has its own product page. If you have seen a comparison claiming otherwise, it is out of date.
Neither publishes prices. Vanta names four tiers and asks buyers to request a demo for personalised pricing. Noru licenses the platform plus the capability packages your obligations require, scoped per deployment, with a written quote after a demo. Any specific figure you see quoted for either is not from an official source.
Yes, both support SOC 2. If SOC 2 is the only thing you need and you want the largest partner network, Vanta is a strong choice. Noru is the better fit when SOC 2 sits alongside GDPR, NIS2, DORA or AI governance obligations that you want run from one control library.
Yes. Because controls are mapped once and evidence is collected from your own systems rather than stored only in the incumbent, migration is mostly reconnecting integrations and re-mapping controls. Book a demo and we will scope it against what you run today.
No. Customer data is never used to train, fine-tune or evaluate any model — Noru's or a provider's — and every AI feature runs under zero data retention terms, so the model provider returns the output and keeps no copy of the prompt or response. Both commitments are contractual, in Section 4.6 of our Terms and Sections 3.5–3.6 of our DPA. Ask any vendor you shortlist for the same in writing.
Noru runs with EU data residency, encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access control and a published subprocessor list, with a DPA and SLA in every deployment.
Every claim about Vanta on this page comes from their own public pages, last checked on . Competitor products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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