5 categories · RankedDrata
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance automation | Security operations | 37% | 1 of 54 | 25% | 59 | criticized default |
| GRC platforms | Security operations | 5% | 8 of 77 | 12% | 40 | accepted challenger |
| Third-party risk management | Security operations | 0% | 24 of 72 | 20% | 5 | under 10 labels · led by UpGuard at 53% |
| Attack surface management | Security operations | 0% | 42 of 104 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Intruder at 59% |
| Cloud security posture management | Cloud and infrastructure | 0% | 47 of 53 | 100% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Wiz at 43% |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Drata is Vanta’s closest competitor and has grown rapidly by prioritizing deep, granular control, customizability, and automated testing.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Compliance automation · comparative prompt · first choice
“*Yes:* Drata is the top choice. Your technical team will love the customization, API access, and control ownership features.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Compliance automation · direct prompt · first choice
“For mid-sized companies specifically, Drata appears to offer the best balance of automation, ease of use, and scalability” Claude Haiku 4.5 · Compliance automation · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Drata often provides the best balance of automation depth, multi-framework management, and mid-market specialization” MiniMax M2.5 · Compliance automation · direct prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Avoid: Enterprise tools like Vanta/Drata (higher cost, sales-led pricing).” Grok 4.1 Fast · Compliance automation · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Vanta or Drata if budget is the main constraint” Perplexity Sonar · Compliance automation · budget prompt · hard negative
“avoid enterprise tools like Vanta/Drata (often $10k+)” Grok 4.1 Fast · GRC · budget prompt · hard negative
“Well-known giants in the space (like Vanta and Drata) are incredibly popular, but they frequently draw complaints from users regarding pricing structures and framework scaling.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Compliance automation · negative prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 242 of the 311 answers that named Drata and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
740 of the 740 domain citations in answers naming Drata came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
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