# Drata

Drata is a compliance automation platform rated 4.9/5 on G2 (1,100+ reviews) and 4.8/5 on Capterra. Profile: funding, pricing, leadership, and who it is best for.

**Category:** Compliance automation / security and trust management platform  
**Vendor:** Drata, Inc.  
**Founded:** 2020  
**HQ:** San Diego, California, US  
**Website:** https://www.drata.com  


## About

Drata is a security and compliance automation platform that continuously monitors an organization's security controls, collects audit evidence automatically, and maps that evidence to frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and more than 20 others. The company was founded in 2020 in San Diego, California by Adam Markowitz, Troy Markowitz, and Daniel Marashlian, all of whom worked together previously at a company that went through painful manual compliance audits. Drata raised $200 million in its Series C round in 2022 at a $2 billion valuation, and has since grown to serve thousands of companies including Notion, Postman, and Bamboo Health. The platform integrates with cloud providers, code repositories, HR systems, and SaaS tools to automate the evidence gathering that traditionally required weeks of manual work per audit cycle.

## Ratings

| Source | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.9/5 | 1,100+ |
| Capterra | 4.8/5 | 130+ |
| Gartner Peer Insights | 4.7/5 | 60+ |
| TrustRadius | 9.1/10 | 50+ |

## Funding

~$328M total across three rounds

| Round | Amount | Date | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | $3M | April 2021 | Cowboy Ventures |
| Series A | $25M | October 2021 | GGV Capital (with Cowboy Ventures and others) |
| Series B | $100M | May 2022 | ICONIQ Growth |
| Series C | $200M | December 2022 | Alkeon Capital (at $2B valuation; with ICONIQ Growth and others) |

## Viability

Low risk given the funding scale and category momentum. Drata raised $328 million across three rounds in roughly 20 months, including a $200 million Series C at a $2 billion valuation in late 2022. Compliance automation as a category is still early, and the regulatory pressure driving SOC 2 and ISO 27001 demand shows no sign of softening, which means Drata's pipeline likely remains strong. The company competes directly with Vanta, and both are well-funded; the risk is not financial collapse but category consolidation or a strategic acquisition. At 600 employees and with major customers like Notion and Postman publicly listed as references, Drata is well past early-stage fragility.

## Pricing

Drata does not publish pricing, which frustrates buyers doing initial research. Based on user-reported figures from G2 reviews, Reddit threads, and vendor community discussions as of mid-2026, small companies (10-50 employees) pursuing SOC 2 typically see quotes in the $15,000 to $25,000 per year range. Mid-market companies with broader framework needs often land between $40,000 and $80,000 annually depending on the number of frameworks, integrations, and seats.
Compared to the fully manual alternative, where a 50-person company might spend 200 to 400 person-hours preparing for a SOC 2 audit at an internal cost of $60-80 per hour, the math often works in Drata's favor. The sticker shock is real but tends to look different once buyers factor in auditor prep time and the recurring cost of maintaining compliance year over year.

| Plan | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Startup / SMB | ~$15,000-25,000/year (custom quote) | Companies under 100 employees pursuing their first SOC 2 Type II certification with a single cloud environment |
| Mid-Market | ~$40,000-80,000/year (custom quote) | Growing companies managing multiple frameworks (SOC 2 plus ISO 27001, HIPAA, or PCI DSS) with complex infrastructure |
| Enterprise | Custom (contact sales) | Large organizations with custom frameworks, vendor risk management, advanced reporting, and dedicated compliance support needs |

## What reviewers say

_1,100+ G2 reviews at 4.9/5 and 130+ Capterra reviews at 4.8/5, making it one of the highest-rated compliance tools across both platforms_

**Praised:**
- Automated evidence collection is the overwhelmingly most-cited strength; reviewers describe replacing what was previously a weeks-long spreadsheet-and-screenshot process with a system that collects evidence continuously in the background
- The implementation experience and customer success team receive specific praise, with reviewers noting that Drata assigns a compliance success manager who guides the team through audit readiness, not just software setup
- Multi-framework support gets consistent mention; companies pursuing SOC 2 and ISO 27001 simultaneously or adding HIPAA say the cross-framework control mapping saves significant duplicated effort

**Complaints:**
- Price is the most common friction point; reviewers note that Drata is not cheap, and smaller startups pursuing their first SOC 2 on a tight budget sometimes find the annual cost hard to justify against cheaper or one-time-fee audit prep alternatives
- The integration library, while broad, has depth gaps; some reviewers flag that certain cloud-native or niche tools require manual evidence upload rather than automated collection, which partially defeats the automation value proposition
- Reporting customization is limited in lower tiers; a subset of reviewers say that generating custom reports for specific stakeholder needs requires exporting to spreadsheets rather than being doable natively

## Compliance

- **SOC 2:** Yes (SOC 2 Type II, naturally, as a compliance platform)
- **GDPR:** Yes
- **HIPAA:** Yes
- **SSO:** Yes (SAML SSO included)

## Integrations

- AWS
- Google Cloud (GCP)
- Microsoft Azure
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Okta
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Jira
- Slack

## FAQs

### How much does Drata cost?

Drata uses custom pricing with no published rate card. From verified user reports as of 2026, small companies typically pay $15,000 to $25,000 per year for SOC 2 automation. Mid-market companies with multiple frameworks pay $40,000 to $80,000 or more. Request a demo and scoping call to get an actual quote based on your headcount, cloud environment complexity, and the number of frameworks you need.

### How long does it take to get SOC 2 ready with Drata?

Drata's compliance success managers typically quote 8 to 16 weeks from kickoff to audit-ready for companies starting from scratch, depending on how much infrastructure is already documented and how quickly the team closes open controls. The evidence collection automation compresses what used to take 6-plus months of manual preparation significantly, though readiness still depends on the company doing the work to fix gaps Drata surfaces.

### How does Drata compare to Vanta?

Drata and Vanta are the two dominant compliance automation platforms, and both score extremely well on G2. Drata has a slight edge in G2 review volume and rating as of 2026. Vanta tends to quote at similar price points and has a somewhat larger integration library. The practical difference for most buyers comes down to the sales experience, the quality of the implementation support, and which platform has better-built integrations for your specific tech stack. Both are strong choices for SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

### Does Drata support HIPAA and PCI DSS, not just SOC 2?

Yes. Drata supports more than 20 frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, NIST CSF, and the newer ISO 42001 AI management standard. The cross-framework control mapping means that evidence collected for SOC 2 often satisfies overlapping requirements in ISO 27001 or HIPAA, reducing duplicated work for companies pursuing multiple certifications simultaneously.

### Is Drata itself SOC 2 certified?

Yes. Drata maintains SOC 2 Type II certification and publishes its Trust Center publicly. SAML-based single sign-on is included across plans, which is notable because many compliance tools charge extra for SSO or reserve it for enterprise tiers. The company's own compliance posture is verifiable directly through its public Trust Center at trust.drata.com.


## Sources

- [G2: Drata reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/drata/reviews): rating 4.9/5, 1,100+ reviews
- [Capterra: Drata](https://www.capterra.com/p/10005481/Drata/): rating 4.8/5, 130+ reviews, feature and support breakdowns
- [Crunchbase: Drata](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/drata): Series C $200M December 2022, $2B valuation, Alkeon Capital lead, total funding ~$328M
- [LinkedIn: Drata company page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/drata-inc/): ~600 employees, San Diego HQ, founded 2020, specialties
- [Drata: Series C announcement](https://drata.com/blog/drata-raises-200m-series-c): $200M Series C, $2B valuation, December 2022
- [Drata: platform and integrations](https://drata.com/platform): supported frameworks, integration catalog, compliance workflows
- [TrustRadius: Drata](https://www.trustradius.com/products/drata/reviews): score 9.1/10, 50+ reviews
- [Drata Trust Center](https://trust.drata.com): public security posture, certifications, and compliance documentation