Is there a free alternative to Drata?

Keel has a Free plan at $0 with no credit card, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and AI Governance Essentials 1.0 are free on every plan. Every new workspace also starts on a 14-day Pro trial, so you can try Pro features before paying for anything.

What should I compare between Drata alternatives?

Which frameworks each one covers and how controls are shared between them, what each plan includes at your size, how evidence is collected, whether your auditor can work inside the tool, and whether you can export your data if you leave.

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What are the alternatives to Drata for compliance?

Short answer

Alternatives to Drata include Vanta, Secureframe, Sprinto, AuditBoard, and Hyperproof. Keel is a newer option that publishes prices for its list plans and has a free plan. Which one fits depends mostly on your budget and on whether you want a sales-led rollout or would rather set the tool up yourself.

Last updated September 29, 2026

Start from why you are switching

If the price is the problem, begin with vendors whose plans you can compare without a call. Teams running several frameworks should ask each vendor to show how one control counts toward all of them, and anyone still under contract should check what the current tool lets them export before the renewal date.

Vanta

Vanta is a well-established security-compliance automation platform, popular with venture-backed companies scaling their security programs. It suits larger or fast-scaling teams that want a widely adopted platform and are happy to start with a demo and a quote.

Secureframe

Secureframe is an established compliance automation platform covering a broad set of security and privacy frameworks. It suits teams that want a broad framework catalog through a sales-led platform.

Sprinto

Sprinto is a compliance automation platform focused on fast-moving cloud and SaaS companies. It suits cloud-native startups that want a guided, sales-led compliance rollout.

AuditBoard

AuditBoard is a well-established enterprise platform for audit, risk, and compliance, widely used by large organizations and public companies with dedicated GRC teams. It suits large enterprises and public companies with dedicated internal audit and GRC functions and enterprise budgets.

Hyperproof

Hyperproof is an established compliance operations platform for managing controls, evidence, and multiple frameworks. It suits mid-market and larger teams that want a dedicated compliance-operations platform and have the internal ownership to run one.

Keel

Keel is a self-serve GRC platform. It suits teams that want to start free and self-serve, reuse controls across frameworks automatically, and cover security and ISO 9001 quality in one place. It authors and scores 25+ frameworks on one crosswalked control library, and its plan prices are public: Free $0, Starter $99/mo, Pro $299/mo, Enterprise $1,999/mo; the MSP / Partner plan is quoted per client. For teams leaving Drata, keel-migrate, our open-source read-only tool, exports your vendors, risks, people and policies from Drata using its official API, and you import the bundle into Keel. Your credentials never leave your machine. Policies come across without their documents, and evidence files are not part of the export, so export both by hand.

About these descriptions

The summaries of other vendors are Keel’s reading of their public material as of 2026. Each vendor name is a trademark of its owner, and Keel is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Their pricing is typically quote-based; check each vendor’s pricing page, and confirm current plans and features with the vendor before you decide.

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Drata?: Keel has a Free plan at $0 with no credit card, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and AI Governance Essentials 1.0 are free on every plan. Every new workspace also starts on a 14-day Pro trial, so you can try Pro features before paying for anything.
Can I move my data out of Drata?: Into Keel, yes: keel-migrate, our open-source read-only tool, exports your vendors, risks, people and policies from Drata using its official API, and you import the bundle into Keel. Your credentials never leave your machine. Policies come across without their documents, and evidence files are not part of the export, so export both by hand. For any other tool, ask the vendor what its import accepts before you sign.
What should I compare between Drata alternatives?: Which frameworks each one covers and how controls are shared between them, what each plan includes at your size, how evidence is collected, whether your auditor can work inside the tool, and whether you can export your data if you leave.

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