4 categories · RankedVanta
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance automation | Security operations | 23% | 2 of 54 | 25% | 59 | criticized challenger |
| GRC platforms | Security operations | 14% | 1 of 77 | 16% | 37 | accepted challenger |
| Third-party risk management | Security operations | 6% | 3 of 72 | 17% | 30 | accepted challenger |
| Attack surface management | Security operations | 0% | 58 of 104 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Intruder at 59% |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“For most mid-sized B2B companies today, Vanta is the default recommendation for getting a SOC 2 Type 1 report completed as fast as possible” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Compliance automation · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Vanta stands out as the leading GRC platform in 2026, with its powerful automation, intuitive interface, and unmatched scalability” Claude Haiku 4.5 · GRC · direct prompt · first choice
“Vanta wins on breadth (widest integrations + auditor network, hourly monitoring) → best default for a fast first audit” DeepSeek V4 Flash · Compliance automation · comparative prompt · first choice
“Vanta is the most recognized brand in the category... Choose Vanta if your primary goal is to satisfy enterprise prospects” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Compliance automation · comparative 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.
“Limited customization in reporting and dashboards, integration problems, limited integrations with niche tech stacks” GLM 4.7 FlashX · TPRM · negative prompt · hard negative
“Vanta (~$10K–$50K/year) ... are enterprise-tier and will far exceed most limited budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · GRC · budget prompt · hard negative
“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
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 332 of the 408 answers that named Vanta and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
833 of the 994 domain citations in answers naming Vanta came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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