Vanta

Rationale

Vanta  is our compliance automation tool.

These are the reasons why we chose it over other alternatives:

• It is a leader in the compliance automation market.
• The platform is robust and intuitive.
• It allows a simple cross-mapping analysis between all the frameworks added to the platform.
• The platform has many out-of-the-box (OOTB) integrations that support control validation through security frameworks.
• The platform offers a straightforward approach to evidence analysis, continuous monitoring, and risk management, allowing an efficient audit process.
• It has similar functionality to CSPM or SSPM solutions. For example, we can gain deep visibility into cloud infrastructure and services and quickly identify compliance risks through continuous monitoring of security configurations across integrated applications.
• The monitoring of tests related to every framework is continually refreshed. As soon as it identifies any non-compliant or failed tests, it quickly sends notifications via email to the concerned or assigned users.
• Broad experience working on compliance processes and frameworks.
• Quick support response and good documentation.
• New features are being added continuously.
• It is a well-known solution used by audit firms.
• The company complies with international frameworks and standards, such as SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 42001, GDPR, CCPA, and Trusted Cloud Provider (CSA).

Alternatives

Secureframe

The platform is less intuitive than Vanta.

Scrut

The platform lacks enough integrations and is less robust than those of other competitors. By the time of the analysis, they had some features in the development phase.

TrustCloud

The platform is less intuitive than others. Each feature is divided into sections, making it more complex to navigate.

Auditboard

It’s more focused on risk management. When we analyzed it, they were still working on more integrations.

Usage

We use Vanta to support all our compliance frameworks and standards activities. It also helps us in general security control and monitoring.

The following are the tasks we use Vanta for:

• Security control monitoring through the platform’s integrations with AWS, Cloudflare, Okta, Google Workspace , etc.
• Third-party risk management
• Trust Center portal management
• Create, edit, assign, approve, and track policies for each framework
• Track inventory items
• The primary source of evidence for audit processes
• Track employee’s compliance tasks