Manual evidence collection
Teams spend hours gathering and uploading evidence despite automation promises
Comparison
A Modern Alternative to Vanta
If you're evaluating Vanta but need more flexibility, faster implementation, or advanced AI automation, Noru offers a compelling alternative built for modern compliance needs.
Why alternatives
Why Teams Look for Alternatives
Common reasons teams evaluate other options.
A second framework means a second programme
Evidence gathered for one standard does not carry to the next unless controls are mapped once and reused
Cost that scales with the wrong thing
Compliance spend should track the scope you actually govern, not seat count or the number of standards you carry
Sales integration gaps
No native way to leverage compliance in sales processes or customer communications
Noru vs Vanta: Key Differences
| Feature | Noru | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| Published framework catalogue | 30+ frameworks, mapped once and reused | 40+ frameworks |
| SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2 | Supported | Supported |
| Pricing model | Platform plus capability packages, scoped per deployment | Not published; four named tiers |
| Privacy records from source code | Article 30 records derived from code and CI | Not stated |
| Data residency | EU data residency | Not stated |
True AI Automation
Noru's AI agents don't just monitor-they actively gather evidence from your integrated systems, map controls across frameworks, and identify compliance gaps automatically.
Multi-Framework Ready
Start with SOC 2, add ISO 27001, GDPR, and NIS2 without additional setup. All 30+ frameworks work from day one with intelligent control mapping.
Faster Time to Compliance
Most teams are audit-ready in days, not months. AI-powered GAP analysis prioritizes what matters and automates evidence collection.
Sales Enablement
Embed compliance in your sales process. AI chatbot answers security questions instantly. Always-updated trust pages close deals faster.
Why Noru
Why Teams Switch to Noru
What sets Noru apart for faster, smarter compliance.
Switching is Easy
We've helped dozens of companies migrate from Vanta with zero compliance disruption. Our team handles the technical migration while you stay focused on your business.
Dedicated migration support from day one
Evidence and control mapping preserved
No gaps in your compliance timeline
Typical migration completed in no time
What is the best Vanta alternative?
Noru is a Vanta alternative for teams whose obligations run past security into privacy and EU regulation. Noru covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2 and more from one control library, so adding a framework reuses the evidence you already collect, and derives Article 30 records from your codebase rather than asking you to author them. Vanta publishes a larger framework catalogue at 40+ standards; compare both against the list you actually carry.
How is Noru different from Vanta?
Noru is built AI-first and API-first: controls are mapped once across 30+ frameworks, privacy records are derived from source code and CI rather than authored by hand, everything runs with EU data residency, and AI assistants can query your live compliance programme over the Model Context Protocol.
Is it hard to migrate from Vanta to Noru?
No. Noru offers free migration assistance that imports your existing evidence and controls, with a dedicated onboarding specialist and no compliance gaps during the transition. Most teams move over without downtime.
Does Noru train AI on our compliance data?
No. Your controls, evidence, policies and prompts are never used to train, fine-tune or evaluate a model, and every AI feature runs under zero data retention terms with its model provider — nothing stored, nothing queued for human review, nothing kept for training. Both are written into our Terms and DPA rather than offered as a plan upgrade.
Is Noru cheaper than Vanta?
Neither company publishes prices. Vanta names four tiers and asks buyers to request a demo for personalised pricing. Noru licenses the platform plus the capability packages you need and prices against the scope you run. Book a demo for a written quote against your scope.
See Why Teams Choose Noru Over Vanta
See how Noru can transform your compliance process. Book a demo and we'll run it against your own systems, frameworks and evidence.