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by Drata · SOX & Internal Controls

AI-driven GRC platform automating continuous compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX ITGC and more.

G2 4.8

Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.

Deployment
Cloud
Company size
Startup, Growth-stage, Enterprise
Pricing
Annual subscription, quote-based by headcount, frameworks and modules
Founded
2020
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States

Overview

Drata is a cloud-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform that automates evidence collection, control monitoring and audit readiness across security and regulatory frameworks. Founded in 2020 by former aerospace and cybersecurity engineers, it grew out of the observation that compliance teams were manually screenshotting cloud console settings to prove controls to auditors, and built a product that instead pulls that evidence continuously through API integrations. Among the 30+ frameworks it supports out of the box is SOX ITGC, IT General Controls that sit within a company's broader Sarbanes-Oxley internal control set and cover the reliability of the financial reporting systems -- including ERPs -- that feed a company's books.

The platform's core mechanism is shared control mapping: a team defines a control once, maps it to every applicable framework requirement, and Drata's monitoring layer continuously tests it against live system state rather than a point-in-time audit snapshot. Beyond compliance automation, Drata's Enterprise GRC product adds cross-framework risk registers and task ownership, its Trust Center gives customers a self-serve portal to review a company's security posture, and its newer AI agent features draft responses to security questionnaires and run automated third-party vendor risk assessments.

Drata reports serving more than 8,500 customers globally, spanning startup, growth-stage and enterprise companies, and holds a 4.8/5.0 rating on G2. It is privately held and venture-backed, having raised a $200M Series C in December 2022 led by ICONIQ Growth and GGV Capital.

Modules & capabilities

Drata covers 14 of 44 capabilities we track in this category (+3 partial)

32%
  • Centralized control matrix / repositoryControl ownership assignment with deadline tracking and automated reminders
    Supported
  • COSO / assertion framework mapping
    Not evidenced
  • Control classification (key/non-key, preventive/detective)
    Not evidenced
  • Control version history
    Not evidenced
  • Risk-to-control linkage
    Not evidenced

“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.

Common use cases

  • Automating evidence collection for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits instead of manual screenshotting
  • Supporting an annual SOX ITGC audit by continuously testing IT general controls over financial-reporting systems
  • Mapping a single control across multiple frameworks (e.g. SOC 2 and SOX ITGC) to cut duplicate audit work
  • Running standardized third-party vendor risk assessments before onboarding new suppliers
  • Operating a public Trust Center so prospects can self-serve security documentation during sales cycles
  • Drafting responses to inbound customer security questionnaires with AI assistance
  • Centralizing a multi-framework compliance program (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX ITGC) as a company scales

Strengths & considerations

Strengths

  • Shared control mapping across 30+ pre-built frameworks, including SOX ITGC, so evidence and testing are reused rather than duplicated per framework
  • Continuous, API-driven control monitoring rather than point-in-time evidence gathering
  • Native AI agent features for questionnaire response drafting and third-party risk assessment
  • Customer-facing Trust Center for self-serve security posture sharing tied to live control status
  • 8,500+ customers reported and a 4.8/5.0 G2 rating

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Pricing

Full Drata pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs

Model
Annual subscription, quote-based by headcount, frameworks and modules
Starting price
Quote-based; reported $7,500-$100,000+/year

Drata publishes no list prices and quotes every deal on headcount, frameworks and required modules, with reported contracts spanning $7,500 to over $100,000 a year. It competes directly with Vanta on much the same footing, so a competing quote is the strongest negotiating lever available. As with Vanta, the auditor's fee is separate — the platform automates evidence collection and monitoring, it does not perform the audit. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.

What does Drata cost?

Drata prices by quote, like most of this category. Here is what actually drives your number — and what to ask before you get one.

  • Named usersa per-seat subscription, so cost scales with how many people need access (3 of 11 vendors here).
  • Employee countpriced per employee on payroll, not per person who logs in (3 of 11 vendors here).
  • Modules selecteda base platform fee plus whichever functional modules you switch on (3 of 11 vendors here).

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6 of the 11 vendors we track in this category publish no list price at all.

Technical & security

Hosting
SaaS (multi-tenant, hosted on AWS)
Compliance
SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, FedRAMP

About the vendor

Founded
2020
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Ownership
Private (venture-backed; $200M Series C led by ICONIQ Growth and GGV Capital, December 2022)
Notable customers
Asana, Brex, Okta, GitLab, UiPath, Instacart, Fortinet, Mural

Alternatives to Drata in SOX & Internal Controls

Drata — frequently asked questions

Does Drata support SOX compliance?

Yes. Drata lists SOX ITGC (IT General Controls) as one of its 30+ pre-built frameworks, covering the subset of Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls that ensure the integrity of data and financial-reporting systems. It does not have a dedicated public product page for SOX ITGC; it is configured through the standard framework selection flow.

Does Drata integrate directly with ERP systems like NetSuite or SAP?

Drata's published integration catalog covers cloud infrastructure, identity, HR, version control, ticketing and security tooling; it does not document a dedicated NetSuite, SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics connector. Its SOX ITGC coverage addresses IT general controls over systems, including ERPs, but not direct ERP data integration.

How is Drata priced?

Pricing is quote-based across two product lines: a GRC platform (Foundation, Advanced, Enterprise tiers) and an Assurance/Trust Center platform (also Foundation, Advanced, Enterprise). No list prices are published; a company must request a demo for a quote.

How many frameworks does Drata support?

Drata lists 30+ frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, DORA, CMMC, FedRAMP, HITRUST, NIST CSF 2.0, COBIT, SOX ITGC and custom frameworks, with shared control mapping across all of them.

Who uses Drata?

Drata reports more than 8,500 customers globally across startup, growth-stage and enterprise companies, including named customers such as Asana, Brex, Okta, GitLab, UiPath and Instacart, and holds a 4.8/5.0 rating on G2.

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