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Drata vs Trend Micro Vision One

Drata logo

Drata

Cybersecurity

Agentic trust management with compliance automation.

From
On request
Rated
-
Trend Micro Vision One logo

Trend Micro Vision One

Cybersecurity

XDR platform correlating Trend Micro's endpoint, email, server, cloud and network sensors, licensed through a shared credit pool.

From
$75/year
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Drata no published pricing for any tier; requires contacting sales team for quotes; Trend Micro Vision One licensing is a credit pool consumed at different rates by different modules, so forecasting a renewal means modelling which capabilities you will activate rather than counting users, and switching on a new module silently draws down the budget for an existing one.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Drata and Trend Micro Vision One actually diverge.

Attributes where Drata and Trend Micro Vision One differ
AttributeDrataTrend Micro Vision One
Starting priceOn request$75/year
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Desktop, Cloud
FoundedUnknown1988

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Drata

Nothing recorded that Trend Micro Vision One does not also cover.

Only in Trend Micro Vision One

  • Cross-layer correlation
  • Virtual patching
  • Workbench and search
  • Email sensor
  • Attack surface risk management
  • Container and cloud posture
  • Response actions
  • Credit-based licensing

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Drata

  • SaaS companies automating SOC 2 certification for enterprise salesnot Trend Micro Vision One
  • Organisations managing multi-framework compliance simultaneouslynot Trend Micro Vision One
  • Vendor management programmes requiring third-party security assessmentsnot Trend Micro Vision One
  • Enterprises implementing AI governance and monitoring AI systemsnot Trend Micro Vision One
  • Organisations seeking continuous compliance monitoring rather than point-in-time auditsnot Trend Micro Vision One

Trend Micro Vision One

  • A datacentre estate carrying unpatchable or end-of-life servers where virtual patching provides cover that patching cannotnot Drata
  • An organisation already running Trend endpoint and email that wants correlation across them without buying a separate XDR vendornot Drata
  • Mid-market security teams that want one console and one contract rather than integrating four vendors themselvesnot Drata
  • Regulated organisations needing a specific hosting region for detection telemetry rather than a single global instancenot Drata

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Drata

  • No published pricing for any tier; requires contacting sales team for quotes
  • Solution tiers (Startup, Growth, Enterprise) are marketing categories with no corresponding published prices or feature differentiation
  • No transparency on cost per framework, per user, or based on organisational size
  • AI questionnaire automation claims 375+ hours saved annually but does not publish per-questionnaire costs or limits
  • Compared directly with Vanta by customers, but pricing opaque for cost-benefit analysis

Trend Micro Vision One

  • Licensing is a credit pool consumed at different rates by different modules, so forecasting a renewal means modelling which capabilities you will activate rather than counting users, and switching on a new module silently draws down the budget for an existing one.
  • Retention in the XDR data lake beyond the included window is bought with additional credits, so the retrospective hunting the platform is sold on is precisely the part with an ongoing meter attached, and teams shorten retention to control spend.
  • The correlation that justifies the platform only exists over deployed Trend sensors, so an organisation running only the endpoint agent gets an EDR with a large console, and reaching the advertised value means a de facto single-vendor commitment across email, network and workload.
  • Legacy management planes persist: Apex Central, Deep Security Manager and the older Cloud One consoles overlap with Vision One and migrations have run for years, so administrators frequently maintain two consoles for the same agents and learn both.
  • The agents hook file and network operations, so on build servers, database hosts and developer machines the overhead is noticeable, and the standard remedy is broad path exclusions that remove protection from exactly the directories where attackers stage tooling.

Pricing, plan by plan

Drata

On request
  • Startup$undefined/variable
    • 'Launch Trust Fast' with automated evidence collection
    • SOC 2 and other framework support
    • Basic compliance automation
  • Growth$undefined/variable
    • 'Accelerate Trust Smoothly' as teams expand
    • Multi-framework compliance
    • Enhanced AI automation
  • Enterprise$undefined/variable
    • 'Command Trust at Scale' for complex needs
    • Advanced GRC capabilities
    • Dedicated support

Trend Micro Vision One

$75/year
  • Vision One Essentials$75/year
    • XDR analytics
    • Threat intelligence
    • Risk insights
  • Vision One Standard$125/year
    • All Essentials features
    • Attack surface management
    • Automated response
  • Vision One Advanced$200/year
    • All Standard features
    • Managed XDR
    • 24/7 monitoring

Which should you pick?

Choose Drata if

  • You work on Web, API.

Choose Trend Micro Vision One if

  • You need cross-layer correlation.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Cloud.
  • You also want virtual patching.

Questions people ask

Is Drata or Trend Micro Vision One better?
Neither clearly leads. Drata starts at On request and Trend Micro Vision One at $75/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Drata or Trend Micro Vision One?
Drata starts at On request and Trend Micro Vision One at $75/year.
Does Drata or Trend Micro Vision One run on more platforms?
Drata runs on Web, API. Trend Micro Vision One runs on Web, Desktop, Cloud.
What is Drata best used for?
Drata is most often used for saas companies automating soc 2 certification for enterprise sales, organisations managing multi-framework compliance simultaneously, vendor management programmes requiring third-party security assessments, enterprises implementing ai governance and monitoring ai systems. Of those, saas companies automating soc 2 certification for enterprise sales and organisations managing multi-framework compliance simultaneously are not what Trend Micro Vision One is typically brought in for.
What can Drata do that Trend Micro Vision One cannot?
Trend Micro Vision One covers Cross-layer correlation, Virtual patching, Workbench and search, Email sensor.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Drata: What compliance frameworks does Drata support?

Drata supports multiple frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS and others, with multi-framework management capabilities.

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Trend Micro Vision One: What are Trend Micro Credits?

A single purchased pool of licensing units drawn down by whichever Vision One modules you activate, at different rates per module and per protected object. It replaces separate per-product subscriptions and shifts the forecasting problem onto you.

Drata: Does Drata automate questionnaires?

Yes. Drata's AI uses approved content to draft consistent responses, automating questionnaire completion and saving claimed 375+ hours per year.

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Trend Micro Vision One: Is this the same thing as Deep Security?

Not the same, but related. Server and workload protection in Vision One descends from Deep Security, and Trend has been migrating Deep Security and Cloud One Workload Security customers onto the Vision One platform. Existing Deep Security deployments still exist in the field.

Drata: How many customers does Drata have?

Drata serves 8,500+ global customers ranging from startups to enterprises, with a 4.8/5.0 rating on G2.

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Trend Micro Vision One: Does it replace my SIEM?

No. It correlates and retains telemetry from Trend sensors and selected third parties, but it is not a general-purpose log store for every system in the estate, and compliance log retention requirements are usually still met elsewhere.

Trend Micro Vision One: Do I have to use Trend endpoint protection?

To get real value, effectively yes. Third-party ingestion exists but the correlation quality depends on Trend's own sensor telemetry, and a Vision One deployment over someone else's endpoint agent is not what the platform is designed around.

Trend Micro Vision One: Where is the data held?

In the regional instance you choose at onboarding. Confirm the specific region against your residency obligations before deployment, because moving afterwards is a migration.

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