Drata vs SAP Access Control
SOX & internal controls head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Annual subscription, quote-based by headcount, frameworks and modules | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | On-premise, Private cloud |
| Company size | Startup, Growth-stage, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | None listed | SAP |
| Vendor | Drata | SAP |
Our take
Where Drata leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 16 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by control & attribute testing workflow and centralized risk register).
Where SAP Access Control leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 26 capabilities where they differ (led by segregation-of-duties (sod) conflict detection and self-service access request & provisioning).
- Stated SAP integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 26 capabilities (of 44 in the SOX & internal controls taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Control & attribute testing workflowSOX Program & Testing Management | Core strength Continuous control monitoring with pass/fail test status | Not evidenced |
| Segregation-of-duties (SoD) conflict detectionSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength SoD risk analysis across SAP and third-party systems; critical-access identification |
| Self-service access request & provisioningSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Self-service access requests with configurable multi-step approval workflows |
| Emergency / firefighter access managementSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength "Firefighter" login IDs with full audit trail and time-boxed automatic expiry |
| Periodic user access review / certificationSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Scheduled periodic user-access reviews with control-owner recertification |
| Business role design & role miningSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Business role design in business terms; role methodology and role mining |
| Preventive / blocking controlsContinuous Controls Monitoring | Not evidenced | Core strength Embedded preventative policy checks; risk-aware provisioning checks SoD conflicts before access is granted |
| Centralized risk registerRisk Management | Core strength Cross-framework risk register with internal, external and third-party risk visibility | Not evidenced |
| Third-party / vendor risk managementRisk Management | Core strength Standardized vendor risk assessment workflows with automated follow-ups | Not evidenced |
| Dedicated external-auditor workspaceAudit Management & Evidence | Core strength Audit workspace for sharing evidence directly with external auditors | Not evidenced |
| Automated evidence collectionAudit Management & Evidence | Core strength Automated evidence collection via API integrations to cloud, HR, identity and dev-tool systems | Not evidenced |
| Centralized evidence repositoryAudit Management & Evidence | Core strength Centralized evidence repository for annual SOX audit support | Not evidenced |
| Tamper-proof audit trailAudit Management & Evidence | Not evidenced | Core strength Full audit trail and activity logging of emergency sessions; audit-ready review documentation |
| Centralized policy managementPolicy Management & Framework Coverage | Core strength Centralized policy management and version history | Not evidenced |
| Cross-framework control crosswalkPolicy Management & Framework Coverage | Core strength Shared control mapping across 30+ pre-built frameworks incl. SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX ITGC | Not evidenced |
| Public trust center / posture sharingPolicy Management & Framework Coverage | Core strength Dedicated Trust Center with approved-domain access and NDA workflows | Not evidenced |
| Native / prebuilt ERP connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Core strength Native application built into SAP ERP (ECC) and SAP S/4HANA |
| Custom / no-code framework builderPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Custom framework builder for internal or contractual control sets | Not evidenced |
| Centralized control matrix / repositoryControl Library & Documentation | Supported Control ownership assignment with deadline tracking and automated reminders | Not evidenced |
| Privileged / just-in-time access managementSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Supported Delivered via Emergency Access Management (firefighter IDs), not a dedicated PAM module |
| Real-time control-failure alertsContinuous Controls Monitoring | Supported Automated reminders and pass/fail test status | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted testing & evidence reviewPlatform & Integrations | Supported AI-drafted security-questionnaire responses; AI agent governance | Not evidenced |
| SOX 302 / 404 program supportSOX Program & Testing Management | Partial SOX ITGC pre-built framework only; not full 302/404 financial-statement scoping | Not evidenced |
| Findings tracking & remediation workflowSOX Program & Testing Management | Partial Task management tied to control/framework status; no explicit deficiency workflow evidenced | Supported Risk remediation and mitigation-control tracking |
| Configuration & change trackingContinuous Controls Monitoring | Partial Compliance-as-code integrations for infrastructure-level checks | Not evidenced |
| IT general controls (ITGC) monitoringContinuous Controls Monitoring | Core strength SOX ITGC listed as a pre-built framework with continuous testing | Supported Ongoing (continuous) risk monitoring, not just point-in-time checks |
Both grade identically on the other 18 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Drata, SAP Access Control.
Drata vs SAP Access Control — FAQs
Is Drata or SAP Access Control better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: Drata lists no ERP integrations publicly; SAP Access Control lists SAP.
Which is cheaper, Drata or SAP Access Control?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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