Vanta review

Vanta is the platform most startups shortlist first for SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and its documented scope explains why. It connects to 400+ tools, with dozens of resource types each for AWS, Azure and GCP, so evidence for access reviews, encryption and logging is collected automatically rather than by screenshot. The entry Essentials plan already covers one framework, a policy generator, continuous controls monitoring, a Trust Center and an Auditor API that lets your audit firm read evidence directly. Plus and Professional add questionnaire automation (25 and 144 questionnaires a year), access management and deeper risk reporting, which matters once enterprise buyers send security reviews. The weak point for a cost-conscious founder is price transparency: Vanta publishes plan contents but no numbers, so you only learn the cost after a demo. Budget for the audit itself separately, since Vanta connects you to partners rather than performing the audit.

Who it is for

VC-backed startups that need SOC 2 first and more frameworks later

Price

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Key features

• Integrations pull data from 400+ tools, including 40+ AWS, 30+ Azure and 25+ GCP resources
• Essentials plan covers one framework with an agentic policy generator, automated evidence collection and continuous controls monitoring
• Trust Center and an Auditor API are included from the Essentials plan
• Plus adds AI questionnaire automation for 25 questionnaires a year; Professional raises that to 144
• Professional adds custom monitoring tests, risk management dashboards and six customizable reports

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Widest integration catalog on this list at 400+ tools
• Strength: Supports SOC 2, ISO 27001 and 35+ more frameworks, so a second framework does not mean a new tool
• Strength: Trust Center is included even on the entry Essentials plan
• Weakness: No published prices; every plan is quoted after a demo
• Weakness: Questionnaire automation is capped at 25 a year on Plus
• Weakness: Risk management customization and custom tests need the Professional plan

Key facts

• Integrations: 400+
• Frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and 35+ more
• Plans: Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise
• Published price: No, quote only

Where it ranks

Vanta is No. 1 in our Best Compliance Automation Software verdict.