Vanta for SOC 2 compliance: scores, plans and fit (2026)
Short answer
Vanta ranks 2 of 6 at 7.38/10. It leads or ties on Integrations and evidence automation, AI assistance and Trust center and questionnaires; its two lowest scores are Pricing transparency (5/10) and Expert guidance model (6/10). Best for integration breadth.
By the SOC 2 Vendor Compare ledger desk · Reviewed 2026-09-29 · Editorial assessment
What is Vanta?
Compliance, risk, audit and trust platform with the largest published integration count in this lineup and a partner model for expert services.
Source: Vanta homepage · read 2026-09-29
Vanta at a glance
| Customers stated | 16,000+ customers (stated on its homepage) Source: Vanta homepage · read 2026-09-29 |
|---|---|
| Frameworks stated | 35+ compliance frameworks Source: Vanta homepage · read 2026-09-29 |
| Integrations stated | 400+ tools; AWS 40+ resources, Azure 30+, GCP 25+ Source: Vanta integrations · read 2026-09-29 |
| Pricing | No prices published. Vanta asks buyers to request a demo for personalized pricing. Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29 |
| Expert model | Expert services through partners (vCISOs, MSPs, MSSPs); Essentials lists access to expert partners. Source: Vanta service providers · read 2026-09-29 Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29 |
| Audit path | Sells a Vanta Audit product; its startup page states 26k audits completed with AICPA peer-reviewed auditors. Source: Vanta homepage · read 2026-09-29 Source: Vanta for startups · read 2026-09-29 |
How does Vanta score on each criterion?
| # | Vendor | Frameworks · 18 | Integrations · 18 | Experts · 18 | Audit · 14 | Pricing · 12 | AI · 10 | Trust · 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | VantaBest for integration breadth | 7/10+1.26 → 1.26 | 9/10+1.62 → 2.88 | 6/10+1.08 → 3.96 | 8/10+1.12 → 5.08 | 5/10+0.60 → 5.68 | 8/10+0.80 → 6.48 | 9/10+0.90 → 7.38 | 7.38/10 |
Weights reflect a buyer choosing a SOC 2 platform this quarter: framework reach, evidence automation and the service model carry the most weight.
Show reasons
Vanta 7.38/10
- Framework coverage and cross-mapping7/10
States 35+ frameworks, including ISO 42001, NIS2, DORA, Essential Eight and custom frameworks.
Source: Vanta additional frameworks · read 2026-09-29
- Integrations and evidence automation9/10
Publishes 400+ tools, the highest count in this lineup, with 40+ AWS, 30+ Azure and 25+ GCP resources.
Source: Vanta integrations · read 2026-09-29
- Expert guidance model6/10
Expert services come through partners (vCISOs, MSPs, MSSPs); Essentials lists access to expert partners.
Source: Vanta service providers · read 2026-09-29
- Audit path8/10
Sells an Audit product and states 26k audits completed with AICPA peer-reviewed auditors.
Source: Vanta for startups · read 2026-09-29
- Pricing transparency5/10
No prices, but four plans with published inclusions, including questionnaire allowances of 25 and 144 a year.
Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29
- AI assistance8/10
Vanta AI Agent drafts policies, suggests questionnaire answers, monitors vendor risk and writes remediation snippets.
Source: Vanta AI · read 2026-09-29
- Trust center and questionnaires9/10
Trust Center on every plan, questionnaire automation from Plus, and an advanced Trust Center on Professional.
Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29
- Framework coverage and cross-mappingweight 187/10
States 35+ frameworks, including ISO 42001, NIS2, DORA, Essential Eight and custom frameworks.
Source: Vanta additional frameworks · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Sprinto
- Integrations and evidence automationweight 189/10
Publishes 400+ tools, the highest count in this lineup, with 40+ AWS, 30+ Azure and 25+ GCP resources.
Source: Vanta integrations · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Vanta
- Expert guidance modelweight 186/10
Expert services come through partners (vCISOs, MSPs, MSSPs); Essentials lists access to expert partners.
Source: Vanta service providers · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Scytale
- Audit pathweight 148/10
Sells an Audit product and states 26k audits completed with AICPA peer-reviewed auditors.
Source: Vanta for startups · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Thoropass
- Pricing transparencyweight 125/10
No prices, but four plans with published inclusions, including questionnaire allowances of 25 and 144 a year.
Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Secureframe
- AI assistanceweight 108/10
Vanta AI Agent drafts policies, suggests questionnaire answers, monitors vendor risk and writes remediation snippets.
Source: Vanta AI · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Scytale and Vanta (tie)
- Trust center and questionnairesweight 109/10
Trust Center on every plan, questionnaire automation from Plus, and an advanced Trust Center on Professional.
Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29
Leader: Vanta
What plans does Vanta publish?
- Essentials: One framework, Vanta AI Agent, automated evidence, Trust Center, access to expert partners for additional compliance services
- Plus: Adds Questionnaire Automation at 25 per year and Access Management
- Professional: Labelled Most popular: 144 questionnaires per year, risk management, advanced Trust Center, custom tests
- Enterprise: Custom
No prices published. Vanta asks buyers to request a demo for personalized pricing.
Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29
What AI features does Vanta describe?
- Vanta AI Agent drafts policies
- Questionnaire answer suggestions
- Vendor risk monitoring
- Remediation snippets in Terraform, AWS CLI and CloudFormation
Source: Vanta AI · read 2026-09-29
Does Vanta have a trust center and questionnaire automation?
- Trust Center on every plan
- Questionnaire Automation: 25 per year on Plus, 144 per year on Professional
Source: Vanta pricing · read 2026-09-29
Vendor claims, not verified by us
Questionnaire suggestions with a 95% acceptance rate
Source: Vanta AI · read 2026-09-29
Strengths and watch points
Strengths
- 400+ published integrations with cloud resource counts per provider
- Questionnaire allowances published per plan
- Broad framework list including ISO 42001, NIS2, DORA and Essential Eight
Watch points
- No prices published
- Expert services come through partners rather than an in-house expert
Who should shortlist Vanta?
Teams with many SaaS and cloud tools that want evidence pulled from as many of them as possible, and teams that answer a high volume of security questionnaires (Professional lists 144 a year). Buyers who want expert help should plan to work with one of Vanta's service partners.
How does Vanta compare?
- Drata vs VantaVanta leads, 7.38 to 6.18
- Scytale vs VantaScytale leads, 7.52 to 7.38
- Secureframe vs VantaVanta leads, 7.38 to 6.82
- Sprinto vs VantaVanta leads, 7.38 to 6.90
- Thoropass vs VantaVanta leads, 7.38 to 5.16