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Drata
What Drata is
Drata helps companies manage compliance, internal and third-party risk, and customer assurance. It automates control monitoring, evidence collection, and mapping across frameworks. Its Trust Center gives customers a secure self-service portal to review security posture and request document access. Vendor risk features include inventory synchronization, questionnaire automation, risk tiering, agentic risk scoring, and automated assessment reports. Drata says it integrates with hundreds of tools across a technology stack. Its REST-based Open API supports granular read and write permissions for API keys. Frameworks listed include SOC 2, ISO 27001:2013 and 2022, ISO 42001:2023, DORA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, several NIST frameworks, and others. Plans are listed for compliance and assurance, but prices are not provided. There is no free plan; approved customers may receive a trial until its period ends, a subscription begins, or Drata terminates it. Support is available by chat and ticket Monday through Friday, 24 hours per day except specified holidays, at no additional charge. Trust Center Essential and Pro are not currently supported on mobile screens.
Who it suits
Drata suits companies coordinating compliance work, vendor risk, and customer security assurance across multiple frameworks. It may also fit teams that need a customer-facing Trust Center or API access.
What it does well
- Automates control monitoring, evidence collection, and framework mapping.
- Vendor tools include questionnaire automation and risk tiering.
- Trust Center lets customers review posture and request documents.
- Integrates with hundreds of technology tools, according to Drata.
- Chat and ticket support carries no additional charge.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Free trials may be limited to approved customers.
- Trust Center Essential and Pro are not supported on mobile screens.
Limits
GRC Foundation covers up to 50 FTEs and includes one pre-mapped framework. Assurance Foundation covers up to 100 approved domains and includes 10 questionnaires; the free trial is limited to the period communicated by Drata and ends when a subscription starts or Drata terminates it.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GRC Foundation | Up to 50 FTEs · 1 pre-mapped framework · Trust Center Standard · Open API Access | On request |
| GRC Advanced | Everything in Foundation · Any available framework · Custom Connections and Tests · Custom Fields and Formulas | On request |
| GRC Enterprise | Everything in Advanced · Risk Management Pro · Compliance as Code Pro · User Access Review | On request |
| Assurance Foundation | Up to 100 approved domains · 10 questionnaires · Trust Center · AI Questionnaire Assistance | On request |
| Assurance Advanced | Everything in Foundation · SCIM · Open API Access (1) · Webhook Access (1) | On request |
| Assurance Enterprise | Everything in Advanced · Unlimited Open API Access · Unlimited Webhook Access · Enterprise Dashboards | On request |
| Foundation (Compliance Automation) | Up to 50 FTEs · 1 pre-mapped framework limited to SOC 2, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, or GDPR · pre-built integrations · Trust Center Standard · AI Questionnaire Assistance Standard · risk management · custom controls · Compliance as Code · Open API access | On request |
| Advanced (Compliance Automation) | Everything in Foundation · any available framework · custom connections and tests · custom fields and formulas · optional Risk Management Pro · workspaces · custom frameworks | On request |
The first 8 of 12 plans, as drata.com lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Visit https://drata.com/.
- Request pricing for the GRC or Assurance plan that fits your needs.
- Ask whether your company qualifies for a free trial; trials are available to approved customers.
- Choose a GRC or Assurance tier based on its included frameworks, domains, questionnaires, API access, and other listed features.
- Install the Drata Agent on Windows, Ubuntu Linux, or macOS if using the agent.
Verdict
Drata combines compliance automation with vendor-risk tools and a customer-facing Trust Center. There is no free plan, pricing requires an inquiry, and the Trust Center Essential and Pro mobile limitation is worth noting.
Questions
How much does Drata cost?
Pricing is available on request. There is no free plan.
Does Drata offer a free trial?
Approved customers may receive Free Trial Services. The trial ends when its communicated period expires, a purchased subscription starts, or Drata terminates it.
What platforms does Drata support?
Its listed platforms are API, extension, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Agent documentation covers Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and macOS.
What do the Foundation plans include?
GRC Foundation supports up to 50 FTEs, one pre-mapped framework, Trust Center Standard, and Open API access. Assurance Foundation includes up to 100 approved domains, 10 questionnaires, Trust Center, and AI Questionnaire Assistance.
Which frameworks does Drata support?
Supported frameworks include SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, DORA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, NIST CSF 2.0, and others.
Does Drata have an API and integrations?
Drata says it integrates with hundreds of tools. Its REST-based Open API supports granular read and write permissions for API keys.
Facts from Drata's own pages
- Acquisitions
- Crunchbase lists three acquisitions: SafeBase, oak9, and Harmonize.io. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Agent operating systems
- Drata Agent documentation covers installation and use on Windows OS, Ubuntu Linux, and macOS. · help.drata.com, 1 Oct 2026
- AI agent governance
- Drata advertises discovery of enterprise AI agents, policy enforcement before actions, and auditor-ready decision evidence. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- AI questionnaire assistance
- AI Questionnaire Assistance drafts responses from approved trust content and can handle questionnaire uploads and collaboration workflows. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API
- The Drata Open API uses REST API standards and supports granular read and write permissions for API keys. · drata.com, 1 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- Help documentation describes API keys and OAuth 2.0 client credentials as the recommended machine-to-machine authentication method. · help.drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API scope
- The API reference covers assets, audits, controls, evidence, frameworks, personnel, policies, risks, tasks, vendors, workspaces, custom connections, and an MCP server. · developers.drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Chrome extension
- Chrome Extension AI Search is available to all Drata customers using SafeBase. · drata.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- Crunchbase lists Drata as founded in 2020 by Adam Markowitz, Daniel Marashlian, and Troy Markowitz. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Drata as privately held, headquartered in San Francisco, with 501–1,000 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance automation
- The platform continuously collects evidence, monitors controls, and maps requirements across multiple frameworks. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Custom connections
- Custom Connections and Tests use JSON-based integrations to push structured evidence and create custom compliance tests. · help.drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Drata publishes a help center with six API articles plus connection, framework, policy, monitoring, personnel, auditor, and readiness guidance. · help.drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise GRC
- Enterprise GRC centralizes controls, risks, policies, evidence, ownership, deadlines, and cross-framework governance. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2020 · drata.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Framework coverage
- Official pages list SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, DORA, FedRAMP, CMMC, and custom frameworks. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Free trials
- Approved customers may receive Free Trial Services until the communicated trial period ends, a purchased subscription starts, or Drata terminates the trial. · drata.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Funding news
- Drata announced a $200 million Series C investment on December 7, 2022, after previously reaching unicorn status with a $100 million Series B. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States · drata.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Drata lists hundreds of integrations across HRIS, cloud infrastructure, identity, ticketing, version control, security, training, and data-export categories. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- License
- Drata does not publish an open-source license for its platform and its terms prohibit modifying, sublicensing, reverse engineering, or distributing the services. · drata.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: auditor workflow
- Reviewers reported difficulty seeing additional auditor evidence requests and unreliable notifications. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: framework gaps
- A Software Advice reviewer reported that HITRUST was not available out of the box and required time-consuming manual mapping. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: incident response
- A TrustRadius reviewer requested a built-in incident-response workflow. · trustradius.com, 15 Oct 2026