Vanta
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Automate compliance, manage risk, and accelerate trust with AI
How to Replace VantaOverview
Features
132 features across 22 categories
AI(10)
Search across policies, controls, frameworks, tests, and documents with AI assistance
AI-powered suggestions to map existing tests to custom controls
Automatically generate remediation code for failed compliance tests
Automatically answer security questionnaires using AI
AI-powered automated inherent risk scoring for vendors
AI-powered chatbot to assist buyers with Trust Center inquiries
AI-powered mapping of controls to existing policies
AI-powered checks across policies, IRLs, and documents to ensure compliance readiness
AI-powered automatic generation of security policies
Guides through key compliance workflows and takes action on behalf of users, including search, evidence checks, policy generation, and SLA tracking
Access Management(2)
Automate system access review process to ensure right employees have access to right systems
Unlimited seats for customer access to Trust Center
Assessment(1)
Automated comprehensive assessment for specific frameworks that tests complete control sets and identifies gaps
Asset Management(2)
Inventory of software, hardware, and custom resources
Live, comprehensive inventory of all software, hardware, and custom resources with bulk attribute tagging
Automation(10)
Automatically answer questionnaires based on product, region, industry tags
Automatically generate required documents like SOC 2 System Description and ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability
Automate access request workflows for customers
Automate evidence collection for 35+ leading compliance frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, and more without spreadsheets
Run automated vendor security tests mapped to compliance frameworks
Answer multiple questionnaires from spreadsheet imports
Import multiple policies at once to streamline setup
Automated collection of evidence to support compliance audits
Automate the process of filling out lengthy security questionnaires using AI and an answer library
Exchange vendor evidence and automatically gather compliance data from vendors
Collaboration(2)
Allow auditors to log in and view audit state, review documents, and collaborate on evidence
Collaborate on questionnaires with question assignment and commenting
Compliance(6)
Advanced features for managing compliance controls
Full test coverage for CIS Benchmarks
Hundreds of pre-built controls mapped to 20+ leading frameworks with option to create or import custom controls
20+ pre-built security and privacy frameworks including SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA with option to create custom frameworks
Track and report on employee policy acceptance
Hundreds of pre-built controls mapped to 20+ leading compliance frameworks
Configuration(12)
Dynamically adjust scoping based on compliance requirements
Use custom domain for Trust Center
Add custom fields to control records
Define custom dimensions for risk scoring
Group and organize custom risk scoring
Define custom scope for resources, applications, devices, and employees
Define custom service level agreements for compliance tasks
Define custom SLAs for personnel management tasks
Customize branding and appearance of Trust Center
Easily scope out resources, applications, devices or employees not relevant for compliance
Organize and filter Trust Center content with custom tags
Customize and manage compliance for multiple business units with separate Workspaces and reusable content
Documentation(3)
Store and manage centralized knowledge base for questionnaire answers
Developer-friendly instructions for Infrastructure-as-Code test remediation
Central location for compliance documents and evidence with pre-built lists and auditor visibility
Integration(13)
Programmatic interaction with Vanta to automate and customize workflows and move data in/out of platform
API access for auditors to interact with Vanta platform
Integrate with Salesforce and HubSpot for two-way data sync
Two-way sync with third-party task management tools
Build custom integrations using Vanta APIs
Integrate with DocuSign for NDA sync and collection
Import groups from identity provider
300+ pre-built system integrations to automate 90%+ of compliance monitoring
Integrate vendor assessments with procurement request workflows
Integrate vendor risk with central risk register
System for Cross-Domain Identity Management for automated user provisioning
API for third-party risk management integration and automation
API endpoints for programmatic risk management
Monitoring(8)
Monitor code changes for compliance implications
Real-time monitoring of controls and tests in Trust Center
Real-time monitoring of security controls via automated tests
Move beyond point-in-time assessments with continuous controls monitoring, real-time alerts, and integrated risk management
Continuously monitor vendor risk and alert on changes
Create and deploy custom automated compliance tests
Track all events and activities within the Vanta platform
Monitor devices for encryption, lockscreen, and antivirus status
Notifications(3)
Automatically notify teams when tests fail
Auto-notify owners via email or Slack when failed tests or non-compliance areas are identified
Allow users to subscribe to compliance and security updates
Policy Management(1)
Leverage dozens of pre-built security policies or create custom ones in a central location with automated acceptance tracking
Reporting(18)
Customizable reports with six reporting options and advanced insights
Generate basic compliance and audit reports
Customize standard reports to match specific needs
Filter reports by various dimensions and criteria
Report on personnel compliance and task completion
Automated summaries of policy changes for stakeholders
High-level overview report of entire compliance and risk program
Report on questionnaire automation progress and metrics
Executive-level and product/capability-level reporting to measure, manage, and report on compliance and risk
Generate risk assessment reports
Visualize risk metrics and status in dashboard
Generate comprehensive risk reports
Report on return on investment and business value
Share compliance reports with stakeholders
Report on third-party risk management metrics and status
Analytics and insights for Trust Center usage and engagement
Generate reports on Trust Center activity and engagement
Report on vendor risk status and metrics
Risk Management(9)
Import existing risk scenarios and treatment plans
Create and maintain multiple risk registers
Pre-built library of common risk scenarios and suggested controls
Create remediation plans tailored to residual vendor risk
Automate and accelerate risk assessment process with risk scenario library, workflows, and reporting
Comprehensive risk assessment and management with customization, dashboards, and reporting
Central register of identified risks
Develop and track risk treatment plans
Fast, continuous, and complete vendor reviews with Vanta AI to stay ahead of new threats and save time
Security(11)
Manage user access and permissions within the platform
Enhanced access control and management features
Create unlimited custom roles for granular access control
Fine-grained control over which documents customers can access
Use identity provider groups to control scoping
Predefined roles for quick setup of access controls
Use pre-built or create unlimited custom roles for granular control on user visibility and actions
Single Sign-On authentication for secure access to Vanta
View which employees have access to third-party tools
Track and view vulnerability history for assets
Live view of all vulnerabilities prioritized by severity, shown by asset or vulnerability type
Templates(1)
Access to pre-built security policy templates powered by AI
Tools(1)
Browser extension to streamline questionnaire completion across web portals
Training(1)
Assign and track security awareness training
Trust Management(2)
Enhanced Trust Center with custom monitoring tests and automation
Showcase real-time proof of security and compliance posture to prospects, customers, partners, and investors via public or private links
Vendor Management(4)
Automatically discover and identify vendors in shadow IT
Conduct basic security reviews of vendors
Track all vendor security assessment decisions and outcomes
Maintain comprehensive inventory of vendors and their security information
Workflow Management(12)
Define approval workflows for questionnaire responses
Define custom tasks for employee onboarding and offboarding
Automate workflows for security training, onboarding, and offboarding with pre-built or custom tasks
Customize onboarding and offboarding by group
AI-assisted management of compliance and security issues
Require multiple approvals for policy changes
Support multiple approvers for risk decisions
Manage employee onboarding and offboarding workflows
Detailed remediation guidance with when, where, why, and how to fix, with optional bi-directional ticketing integration
Track SLAs and automate remediation workflows for compliance items
Assign and track risk management tasks
Assign team-based ownership of items in Vanta platform
Pricing
Essentials
- ✓One compliance framework with agentic policy generator
- ✓Vanta AI Agent with search and questioning
- ✓Evidence checks
- ✓Policy template library
- ✓Evidence collection
- ✓Automated evidence collection for audit readiness
- ✓Basic reporting and audit workflows
- ✓Code change and continuous controls monitoring
- ✓Auditor API
- ✓Trust Center access
- ✓Access to expert partners
Plus
- ✓Everything in Essentials
- ✓Expanded Vanta AI Agent features
- ✓Automated policy onboarding
- ✓Control mapping to policies
- ✓Policy change summaries
- ✓SLA tracking and remediation
- ✓AI-powered Questionnaire Automation (25 questionnaires per year)
- ✓Access Management
Professional
Popular- ✓Everything in Plus
- ✓AI-powered Questionnaire Automation (144 questionnaires per year)
- ✓Risk management with customization
- ✓Dashboard and reporting
- ✓Advanced Trust Center
- ✓Custom monitoring tests and automation
- ✓Automated access management
- ✓Advanced reporting (six customizable reports)
- ✓Advanced control management
- ✓Additional Vanta AI Agent features including agentic issue management
Enterprise
- ✓Fully customizable package
- ✓Advanced GRC needs
- ✓All features from lower tiers
- ✓Enterprise-grade security and controls
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Integrations
3 known integrations