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Looking for a Drata alternative? Here is an honest comparison.
Drata is a compliance automation platform with a third-party risk management module. Vendorapp is a vendor management and third-party risk platform for startups and growing companies, with published pricing and a free plan. This page compares the two using each company’s own published information, checked on 28 October 2026, and says plainly when Drata is the better choice.
Facts checked 28 October 2026 · Sources: each vendor’s own site · When to choose them, too · Free forever plan
At a glance
Vendorapp and Drata, side by side.
| Vendorapp | Drata | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Vendor management and third-party risk platform (its own product, not a module) | Compliance automation platform with a third-party risk management module |
| Best fit | Startups, SMEs and regulated teams that need audit-ready vendor evidence without a GRC team | Teams already running their compliance programme in Drata |
| Pricing | Published: free, $149, $259 and $599 per month (lower on yearly billing) | Not published; pricing by demo |
| Free plan | Yes, free forever for up to 15 active vendors | None published |
| Getting started | Self-serve sign-up, no card, vendors assessed the same day | Through a Drata demo (quote) |
About Drata
What Drata does well.
Drata (San Diego, founded 2020) is a compliance automation platform. Its third-party risk management module brings vendor inventory, risk tiers, assessments and evidence together, and leans into AI-assisted review: AI-generated assessment criteria, one-click assessments that collect documents from vendor trust centres, AI summaries of SOC reports and questionnaires, a risk register and executive reporting. Vendor lists can sync from procurement and contract-management systems. Pricing is by demo.
- AI-assisted, one-click vendor assessments
- Vendor lists sync from procurement and contract-management tools
- Risk register and executive reporting built in
How to choose
When to choose Drata, and when to choose Vendorapp.
Choose Drata if
- Your compliance programme already lives in Drata and its third-party risk module covers what you need
- You want vendor lists synced from procurement and contract-management systems you already run
Choose Vendorapp if
- You want vendor management as its own system of record, with sanctions screening and contract renewals alongside the risk ratings
- You want published pricing and a free plan rather than a demo and a quote
- You do not use Drata, or you only need the vendor-risk part of a compliance platform
Or use both
The two can work side by side. Drata runs your wider compliance programme; Vendorapp holds the vendor register, screening and contracts, and you export its reports into Drata as evidence for the vendor control. Vendorapp does not have a direct Drata integration today.
What Vendorapp covers
Vendor management in one system of record.
- Smart Lookup: add a vendor by name or website from 22M+ indexed companies
- Vendorapp Intelligence exposure and ESG risk ratings, plus your own inherent and residual scores
- Sanctions and watchlist screening, including OFAC, UN, EU, UK OFSI and DFAT lists
- Contracts and DPAs with key terms extracted and renewal alerts
- Breach and incident alerts between reviews
- Audit trail and evidence export for SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA and similar frameworks
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Disclosure: Vendorapp wrote this comparison. Every fact about Drata comes from its own website, pricing page or help centre, checked on 28 October 2026; we do not quote third-party price estimates. If we have a fact wrong, email support@vendorapp.co and we will correct it.
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Common questions
FAQ
What is a good Drata alternative for vendor risk management?
If you only need the vendor-risk part of Drata, a dedicated vendor management platform such as Vendorapp covers the register, risk ratings, sanctions screening, contracts and audit evidence, with published pricing and a free plan. If you need Drata’s wider compliance automation too, the realistic alternatives are other compliance suites such as Vanta or Secureframe.
How much does Drata’s third-party risk management cost?
Drata does not publish prices; pricing is by demo, so the cost depends on your plan and quote.
Is Vendorapp a replacement for Drata?
Not for Drata as a whole. Drata automates a whole compliance programme; Vendorapp covers vendor management and third-party risk only. Vendorapp replaces Drata’s vendor-risk module if that is what you need, and otherwise works alongside it.
Can I use Vendorapp with Drata?
Yes. Teams manage vendors in Vendorapp and export its vendor register, assessments and monitoring records as evidence in Drata. There is no direct integration between the two today.
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