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Agentic trust management with compliance automation.
As of 29 August 2026, Drata's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Drata is a compliance automation platform that automates evidence collection, control monitoring and governance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA and other frameworks. Softwr lists it under Cybersecurity. Drata is available on Web, API.
Overview
What Drata does
Drata is an agentic trust management platform designed to help organisations automate compliance management and demonstrate their security posture. The platform automates evidence collection and control monitoring through 'Continuous Real-Time Trust', automatically tracking compliance status rather than requiring point-in-time audits. Core capabilities include compliance automation across multiple frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS and others), enterprise GRC with AI automation, and a Trust Center for securely sharing security documentation with prospects and customers. The platform uses AI agents to automate questionnaire completion, saving claimed 375+ hours per year by removing manual workflows. Third-party risk management capabilities include autonomous vendor assessment and risk evaluation using AI agents, alongside automated criteria creation and document collection from vendors. Drata recently introduced AI Agent Governance features for discovering, monitoring and enforcing policies on enterprise AI agents, reflecting emerging compliance needs around AI systems. Drata serves 8,500+ global customers ranging from startups to enterprises, with a 4.8/5.0 rating on G2. The platform is positioned for organisations at different maturity levels, with solution tiers for Startup ('Launch Trust Fast'), Growth ('Accelerate Trust Smoothly') and Enterprise ('Command Trust at Scale') stages.
What people use it 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
- Organisations seeking continuous compliance monitoring rather than point-in-time audits
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Drata costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Startup
On request
- 'Launch Trust Fast' with automated evidence collection
- SOC 2 and other framework support
- Basic compliance automation
Growth
On request
- 'Accelerate Trust Smoothly' as teams expand
- Multi-framework compliance
- Enhanced AI automation
Enterprise
On request
- 'Command Trust at Scale' for complex needs
- Advanced GRC capabilities
- Dedicated support
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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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.
SourceDoes Drata automate questionnaires?
Yes. Drata's AI uses approved content to draft consistent responses, automating questionnaire completion and saving claimed 375+ hours per year.
SourceHow 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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