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Modern GRC, Compliance & Trust Automation
Drata is a security and compliance automation platform that automates SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS by continuously monitoring controls and collecting evidence in the background. Drata's SOC 2 readiness assessment maps a company's current security posture to the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, surfaces control gaps, and tracks remediation through to audit. The platform centralizes governance, risk, and compliance in an AI-native workflow, integrates with a verified network of SOC 2 audit partner firms, and supports thousands of companies across North America, the UK, and Europe in maintaining continuous compliance and building stakeholder trust.
Framework coverage: SOC 2 type 1, SOC 2 type 2, iso 27001, hipaa, pci dss, gdpr, fedramp, cmmc.
Integrations: aws, google-workspace, github, okta, microsoft-365, azure, gcp, jira, slack, gitlab.
Drata supports SOC 2 (Type 1 and Type 2), ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, FedRAMP, and CMMC. Its platform description emphasizes continuous control monitoring across all supported frameworks through automated integrations with cloud and SaaS tooling.
Yes. Drata automates SOC 2 end-to-end: it ingests evidence from cloud and SaaS integrations (AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub, Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and 160+ more), maps the evidence to the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, runs continuous control tests against the SOC 2 framework, and flags drift in real time. The platform's Drata SOC 2 readiness assessment then quantifies remaining gaps before the auditor's fieldwork starts, which is how most Drata customers complete a Type 1 in 4–8 weeks rather than 3–6 months of manual evidence collection.
The Drata SOC 2 readiness assessment is the platform's automated gap analysis that runs continuously inside Drata before formal audit fieldwork. It compares the current state of each connected system against every SOC 2 Trust Services Criterion (security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, privacy), produces a remediation backlog ranked by impact, and re-tests as controls are implemented. Firms in Drata's Audit Alliance directory, such as A-LIGN, Schellman and Sensiba, are set up to work with Drata evidence.
Yes. Drata serves UK and European customers from its US-headquartered platform, with data residency and processing controls that customers can configure for GDPR and UK GDPR compliance. SOC 2 itself is a US AICPA attestation, but UK SaaS companies routinely use Drata to obtain SOC 2 reports for selling to US enterprise buyers while simultaneously maintaining ISO 27001 (which is the more common European certification). Drata's Trust Center documents its own SOC 2 Type 2 report and supports UK customer compliance workflows.
Drata runs an Audit Alliance with a public directory of partner firms (Drata says 175+ firms). Firms from our directory that appear there include A-LIGN, Sensiba and Insight Assurance (listed as Elite partners), 360 Advanced, BARR Advisory, Baker Tilly (formerly Moss Adams), Schellman and Prescient Security & Assurance (Advanced), and Dansa D'Arata Soucia and Johanson Group (Registered). You still sign a separate contract with the audit firm. Checked 2026-11-04.
Drata is not an audit firm and does not issue SOC 2 reports itself. Customers use Drata to prepare for the audit and then engage a licensed CPA firm, often one from Drata's Audit Alliance directory, such as A-LIGN, Schellman, BARR Advisory, Prescient Security & Assurance or Johanson Group. Many of these firms also offer ISO 27001, HITRUST, FedRAMP or PCI DSS assessments. Checked 2026-11-04.
Drata does not publish prices; pricing is quote-based and scales with company size, number of frameworks and complexity. Vendr's buyer data shows a median of $24,934 per year (low $9,415, high $68,250), and Vendr's guide puts companies under 50 employees at roughly $12,000 to $28,000 per year. These are observed contracts, not Drata list prices. Checked 2026-11-04.
Drata is positioned for startups through enterprise organizations, with particular strength in mid-market SaaS companies that run complex compliance programs across multiple frameworks. Its AI-native GRC approach and deep integration catalog make it a fit for teams that want to treat compliance as a proactive business function rather than a one-time audit.
Drata does not publish a specific time-to-audit figure on its website. A typical SOC 2 Type 1 using an automated platform like Drata takes 4–8 weeks of active control implementation; a Type 2 then requires a 3–12 month observation period. Actual timelines vary depending on your starting security posture.
Yes. Drata's Audit Alliance has a public directory of audit firms experienced with Drata evidence, tiered as Elite, Advanced and Registered. Firms from our directory listed there include A-LIGN, Sensiba, Insight Assurance, 360 Advanced, BARR Advisory, Baker Tilly (formerly Moss Adams), Schellman, Prescient Security & Assurance, Dansa D'Arata Soucia and Johanson Group. Checked 2026-11-04.
The most commonly compared alternatives to Drata are Vanta, Secureframe, and Sprinto. Vanta and Drata are direct market-leader competitors; Secureframe is often cited for its expert guidance model; Sprinto is popular for price-sensitive startup buyers.