# Drata alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 532 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Drata holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/drata/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- UpGuard: 66
- Vanta: 39
- Sprinto: 19
- MetricStream: 16
- ProcessUnity: 16
- OneTrust Third-Party Risk Management: 12

## Compliance automation

**Small business**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #3 of 6 at 8%).

- Sprinto: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Vanta: first choice in 6 of those 48
- ComplyJet: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Scrut Automation: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Aneidot: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Keel GRC: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Klaay: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Process Street: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Mid-market**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #1 of 9 at 34%).

- Sprinto: first choice in 6 of those 41
- Vanta: first choice in 3 of those 41
- LowerPlane: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Comp AI: first choice in 1 of those 41
- ComplyJet: first choice in 1 of those 41
- OneTrust Certification Automation: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Scrut Automation: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Scytale: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #2 of 10 at 26%).

- AuditBoard: first choice in 6 of those 47
- Vanta: first choice in 6 of those 47
- ZenGRC: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Hyperproof: first choice in 2 of those 47
- IBM OpenPages: first choice in 2 of those 47
- OneTrust Tech Risk & Compliance: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Complyance: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Eramba: first choice in 1 of those 47

## GRC platforms

**Small business**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #3 of 12 at 16%).

- SimpleRisk: first choice in 5 of those 36
- Sprinto: first choice in 5 of those 36
- Secureframe: first choice in 3 of those 36
- AuditBoard: first choice in 1 of those 36
- CISO Assistant: first choice in 1 of those 36
- ClickUp: first choice in 1 of those 36
- ComplyJet: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Eramba: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #4 of 14 at 12%).

- Hyperproof: first choice in 5 of those 53
- SimpleRisk: first choice in 5 of those 53
- ZenGRC: first choice in 3 of those 53
- AuditBoard: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Eramba: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Sprinto: first choice in 2 of those 53
- LogicGate: first choice in 1 of those 53
- LogicGate Risk Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #5 of 13 at 6%).

- MetricStream: first choice in 16 of those 68
- ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management: first choice in 7 of those 68
- ZenGRC: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Archer: first choice in 2 of those 68
- IBM OpenPages: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Optro: first choice in 2 of those 68
- 6clicks: first choice in 1 of those 68
- AuditBoard: first choice in 1 of those 68

## Third-party risk management

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Drata.

- UpGuard: first choice in 34 of those 78
- Vanta: first choice in 20 of those 78
- SecurityScorecard: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Bitsight: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Bold Matrix: first choice in 1 of those 78
- ComplyJet: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Conveyor: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Creditsafe: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Drata (Drata is #6 of 15 at 2%).

- UpGuard: first choice in 26 of those 79
- Prevalent: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Vanta: first choice in 4 of those 79
- ProcessUnity: first choice in 3 of those 79
- LT-VRM: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Bitsight: first choice in 1 of those 79
- ComplyJet: first choice in 1 of those 79
- CyberGRX: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Drata.

- ProcessUnity: first choice in 13 of those 82
- OneTrust Third-Party Risk Management: first choice in 12 of those 82
- Bitsight: first choice in 9 of those 82
- UpGuard: first choice in 6 of those 82
- ServiceNow Third-Party Risk Management: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Aravo: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Prevalent: first choice in 3 of those 82
- SecurityScorecard: first choice in 3 of those 82

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