# Drata — Information Security

Drata by Drata, Inc. holds a panel rating of 3/5 from 6 AI judges (category median 3/5), as of 2026-10-15. Provenance: provenance unknown; sovereignty: not determined.

- Vendor: Drata, Inc. (https://drata.com)
- Category: [Information Security](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security.md)
- Provenance (editorial classification): provenance unknown
- Canonical page: https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/drata
- Alternatives: https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/drata/alternatives ([markdown](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/drata/alternatives.md))
- Data as of: 2026-10-21 · evaluated 2026-10-15 · oldest source captured 2026-10-01

**AI-generated.** Every score, rationale and verdict here is written by a panel of AI judges from public evidence — an analysis, not a hands-on test. Every fact quotes the vendor page it was read from. No score can be bought. How scores are made: https://whats-best.ai/methodology

## At a glance

- Vendor: Drata, Inc.
- Headquarters: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026
- Data hosting: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026
- Free plan: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026

## The panel's verdict

Drata, from vendor of record Drata, Inc., is a SaaS compliance platform whose strongest showing is framework coverage, scored 8 with no spread: roughly thirty regimes — NIS 2, DORA, SOC 2 and both editions of ISO 27001 — pre-mapped onto one control set, so one control answers many frameworks. Audit readiness scores 6-7 on pre-audit evidence packages that auto-regenerate and reach connected auditors through an auditor API; integrations and automation scores 6-8 on a documented public API (500 requests per minute) and a Jira Cloud connector that monitors tickets and collects evidence automatically. Sovereignty is the weak point at 0-2: no sovereignty attributes are on record, and we found no public information on hosting location, a data-processing agreement or a subprocessor list. Judges split 4-7 on controls and SoA: the 7 reads live readiness plus global scope marking as a statement of applicability that keeps itself current, while the 4s point to no public information on statement-of-applicability generation, measure ownership with due dates, or findings management. Information security management sits at 4-5, with asset classification living in a notes column.

**Speaks for it:**
- Roughly thirty regimes, NIS 2 and DORA among them, pre-mapped onto one control set so one control answers many frameworks (framework coverage scored 8 with no spread)
- Pre-audit evidence packages auto-regenerate when things change and reach connected auditors automatically through an auditor API, with no manual resending
- Controls cannot be deleted to preserve the audit trail, and in/out-of-scope marking applies globally across every framework a control is mapped to
- A documented public API with scoped keys, IP allow-listing and a 500 requests per minute rate limit, plus a Jira Cloud connector doing automated ticket monitoring and evidence collection
- Automated cloud queries keep a digital asset inventory of virtual machines, servers, repositories, security agents and user accounts current

**Held against it:**
- Sovereignty scored 0-2: no sovereignty attributes are on record, and we found no public information on hosting location, a data-processing agreement or a subprocessor list
- Asset classification lives in a notes column, and we found no public information on a documented risk methodology or incident handling with statutory reporting clocks
- Outdated pre-audit package versions are removed, and we found no public information on reconstructing the state on a given date or on management-level reporting
- The captured pages name Jira as the single native connector, and we found no public information on webhooks, SCIM provisioning or ServiceNow-class ticketing and CMDB connectors
- No prices, editions or billing periods appear on the captured pages, and expanding to additional frameworks requires contacting your account manager

**Best for:**
- You pursue or maintain several regimes at once and want one control set to answer many frameworks without duplicated effort
- You want audit evidence that assembles and refreshes itself, with updated packages reaching your connected auditor automatically
- Your team already runs on Jira Cloud and wants automated ticket monitoring and evidence collection for vulnerability-management controls
- You need NIS 2 or EU DORA content in the same platform as regimes such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001

**Avoid if:**
- You must place the system holding your risk register under European jurisdiction — the captured pages record no sovereignty attributes, and sovereignty scored 0-2
- You need revision-safe history and a defensible answer to the state of your records on a given date — outdated package versions are removed and the bench found no public information on point-in-time reconstruction
- Your workflows depend on ticketing or CMDB integrations beyond Jira Cloud — Jira is the single native connector named on the captured pages
- Your risk program needs incident handling with statutory reporting clocks or a documented risk methodology — information security management scored 4-5

## Scores by judge and criterion

Scores out of 5, each judge scoring independently against the published rubric (v1). "n/r" = not rated: the vendor publishes no price.

| Criterion | The CISO | The GRC Consultant | The Drafted IT Officer | The Lead Auditor | The Evidence Integrator | The Skeptic |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asset & risk management depth | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2.5/5 | 2/5 |
| Controls, SoA & measures | 3/5 | 3.5/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| Framework & standard coverage | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Audit readiness & evidence | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3/5 |
| Integrations & automation | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| European sovereignty | 0/5 | 1/5 | 0.5/5 | 0/5 | 0.5/5 | 0.5/5 |
| Pricing transparency | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r |
| **Weighted verdict** | **2.5/5** | **3/5** | **2.5/5** | **3/5** | **3/5** | **2.5/5** |

### The judges

- **The CISO** (v1.0): Owns the ISO 27001 certificate and the NIS2 exposure of a 400-employee company. Optimizes for a real risk backbone: methodology, inheritance, incident clocks, a statement of applicability that is never stale. Rejects checklist theater and risk registers that cannot answer who accepted what.
- **The GRC Consultant** (v1.0): Builds and runs ISMSs for a dozen clients at once. Optimizes for reusable control catalogs, multi-framework mapping that answers a control once, and templates that make client twelve cheaper than client one. Rejects single-tenant tools and frameworks bolted on as checklists.
- **The Drafted IT Officer** (v1.1): SME IT admin who became the information security officer by an email from management. Optimizes for guided setup, sane defaults, plain-language controls and a tool that runs alongside the day job. Rejects platforms that assume a security team and a consultant on retainer.
- **The Lead Auditor** (v1.0): Certifies ISMSs for a living and has seen every folder of screenshots. Optimizes for revision-safe history, an SoA generated from live control status, and a defensible answer to "show me the state on date X". Rejects audit trails assembled the week before the audit.
- **The Evidence Integrator** (v1.0): Believes evidence that is typed is evidence that is stale. Optimizes for connectors to the live estate — directory, CMDB, ticketing, cloud — continuous control checks, and an API with parity to the UI. Rejects data islands with a CSV drawbridge.
- **The Skeptic** (v1.1): Hunts "100% audit success" claims, framework logos that link nowhere, "coming soon" integrations sold as shipped, consulting bundled as software, and customer counts that disagree between pages. Exists to keep the rest of the bench honest.

## European sovereignty — proven facts

No sovereignty finding yet.

## Key facts

Each fact is the vendor's own statement, cited to the source page it was read from ([S*n*] → Sources).

**Compliance**
- Dora governance reporting: DORA includes provisions on governance, reporting obligations, and contractual management [S6]

**Integrations**
- API docs URL: https://developers.drata.com/docs/ [S9]
- API key expiration options: 12 months · 12 months · Never · Custom [S9]
- API key ip restriction: yes · yes [S9]
- API key revocation: yes [S9]
- API key scope editable: yes [S9]
- API key scopes: Custom · All read · All read and write [S9]
- API key shown once: yes [S9]
- API key statuses: Active · Expires soon · Expired · Revoked [S9]
- API rate limit: unique source IP · 500 [S9]
- Auditor API: Auditors connected via Drata Auditor API automatically receive updated pre-audit packages [S7]
- Jira admin prereq: yes · yes [S10]
- Jira cloud: Jira Cloud · automate ticket monitoring and evidence collection for vulnerability management controls [S10]
- Jira evidence: yes [S10]
- Jira monitoring: yes [S10]
- Jira multiple accounts: yes [S10]
- Jira scopes: view:jira-user · view:jira-work · update:jira-work [S10]
- Jira ticket creation: yes [S10]
- Jira ticket identification: label · jql [S10]
- Jira write access option: yes [S10]
- Public API available: Drata Public API enables push/pull data, custom workflows, third-party integration [S9]

**Product**
- Asset page notes column: Drata's Asset page has a Notes column usable for asset/data classification [S1]
- Audit creation setup: framework selection · audit period [S8]
- Bulk control selection: yes [S4]
- Cis benchmarks reference: Policy template references CIS benchmarks for hardening guidance, noted as a suggestion [S1]
- Control scope effect: yes [S4]
- Control scope global: yes [S4]
- Control scope marking: yes [S4]
- Control scope marking: yes [S4]
- Control scope roles: Administrators · Information Security Leads [S4]
- Controls management video: Training video covering how to view, manage, and update controls in Drata [S3]
- Controls not deletable: no [S4]
- Digital asset inventory automation: Drata automates queries across cloud-based infrastructure to record digital assets: virtual machines, virtual servers, virtual repositories, security agents, source code repositories, user accounts [S1]
- Digital assets tracked: virtual machines · virtual servers · virtual repositories · security agents · source code repositories · user accounts [S1]
- Dora framework: EU DORA · yes [S6]
- Dora microenterprise threshold: 10 · 2000000 [S6]
- Dora proportionate application: yes [S6]
- Dora scope third parties: yes [S6]
- External auditor addition: yes [S8]
- Framework alignment: Controls can stay aligned with framework requirements and remain audit-ready [S3]
- Framework count basis: framework control count and readiness based on in-scope controls mapped to in-scope requirements [S4]
- Framework expansion contact: Expanding usage to additional frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, DORA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, ISO 27701, Microsoft SSPA, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, FFIEC, CMMC, SOX ITGC, COBIT) requires contacting your account manager [S5]
- Framework management actions: enable · disable · remove [S5]
- Framework page permissions: Account Administrators · Information Security Leads [S5]
- Framework readiness based on inscope mappings: in-scope controls mapped to in-scope requirements [S4]
- Framework types: Pre-mapped (mapped to DCF controls) · Requirement-only (not pre-mapped, can be mapped to DCF or custom controls) [S5]
- Interface versions: New Experience · Classic Experience · 2026-02-24 [S4]
- Internal audit capabilities: create internal audit · assign Internal Auditors from synced user directory · manage requests and evidence like external audits · distinguish internal from external audits [S8]
- Internal audit labeling: yes [S8]
- Internal audit workflow reuse: request list · Messages panel · evidence workflow [S8]
- Internal auditor idp sync: yes [S8]
- Internal audits: Internal audits can be planned, run, and managed directly in Drata using the same workflow as external audits [S8]
- ISO addon frameworks: ISO 27017 (and ISO 27018) are add-ons to ISO 27001 and can be audited as part of it [S5]
- Jira ticket automation: yes · Settings page [S10]
- Media sanitization nist only: Media Sanitization section of the policy is specifically for NIST SP 800-53 [S1]
- Monitored vs not monitored controls: Drata distinguishes monitored and not monitored controls, with status indicators and resolution workflows for failed monitoring tests, missing evidence, and pending approvals [S3]
- Multiple frameworks: Supports pursuing or maintaining multiple security frameworks without duplicating efforts [S5]
- Nist csf external assets optional: External asset inventory inclusion is specific to NIST CSF and optional for other frameworks [S1]
- Out of scope excluded from readiness: yes [S4]
- Out of scope visibility: yes · yes [S4]
- Physical asset inventory integration: Drata is a SaaS-based asset management system for tracking company-owned physical computing equipment (servers, workstations, laptops, printers, networking equipment) [S1]
- Policy roles guidance: Policy template includes roles and responsibilities guidance linked to a separate article; policy owner e.g. CISO can be customized [S1]
- Policy supported topics: asset inventory · asset ownership · physical/digital asset inventory · asset retirement · baseline endpoint configurations · system hardening · virtualization security · patching · capacity management · media management · return of assets… [S1]
- Policy template asset management: Drata provides an Asset Management Policy template with guidance statements in brackets [S1]
- Pre audit auto regen: Package auto-regenerates on audit attribute or category changes and outdated versions are removed [S7]
- Pre audit categories: Assets · Company info · Control mapping · Evidence library (manual only) · Infrastructure accounts · Personnel · Policies · Vendors · Version control accounts · Public documents and contacts [S7]
- Pre audit enable later admin: Admin can enable the package later; all categories default selected and package generates immediately [S7]
- Pre audit optional: yes [S7]
- Pre audit package: Pre-audit evidence packages can be generated and shared with auditors [S7]
- Records kept current via drata: yes [S1]
- Related capabilities: related articles cover custom frameworks, scope management, control-to-requirement export, personnel scope, requirement scope [S4]
- Required roles: Drata Admin · Internal Auditor [S8]
- Risk assessment considerations: Identifying Risks, Scoring Risks and Treating Risks [S2]
- Risk assessment module: Drata has a Risk Assessment module [S2]
- Risk assessment training parts: Identifying Risks · 5 · Scoring Risks · 4 · Treating Risks · 5 [S2]
- Scope global: global · yes [S4]
- Scope roles restricted: Administrators · Information Security Leads [S4]
- Supported frameworks: CCPA · CCM · CIS 8.1 · CMMC 2.0 · Cyber Essentials · Cyber Essentials v3.2 · DORA · Drata Essentials · FedRAMP · GDPR · HIPAA · ISO 27001:2013 · ISO 27001:2022 · ISO 27017 · ISO 27017:2015 · ISO 27018 · ISO 27701:2019 · ISO 42001:2023 · NI… [S5]
- Template customizable: The policy template can be customized, including replacing Drata references with another asset management system [S1]

**Support**
- Audit hub troubleshooting: troubleshooting steps for Audit Hub access issues: try other browsers/incognito, clear cache and cookies, restart system [S4]

## Questions

### Is Drata European?

Not determined: the vendor’s pages as captured do not say where Drata is based.

### Where does Drata store data?

Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026.

### Does Drata have a free plan?

Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026.

### What are the best alternatives to Drata?

As of 21 Oct 2026, the panel rates [6clicks (3.5/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/6clicks), [preeco | informationssicherheit (3.5/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/preeco-informationssicherheit) and [Secfix (3.5/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/secfix) highest among the other 26 Information Security products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is [preeco | informationssicherheit](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/preeco-informationssicherheit) (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: [how scores are made](https://whats-best.ai/methodology#ordering). The full list, with European products first: [Drata alternatives](https://whats-best.ai/software/information-security/drata/alternatives).

## What this page leaves out

- We found no public information on pricing on the pages we read (help.drata.com/en/articles/6568646-asset-management-policy-guidance, help.drata.com/en/articles/10194103-drata-risk-assessment, help.drata.com/en/articles/8532440-drata-controls, help.drata.com/en/articles/13381764-mark-controls-in-or-out-of-scope, help.drata.com/en/articles/5329593-frameworks, help.drata.com/en/articles/10512090-eu-dora-framework-overview and 4 more). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page.
- 5 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 1 integrations fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 6 of the readings below were written against an earlier fact sheet — a fact has been corrected, added or pulled since. Until the panel next runs on this product you are reading the older judgement.

## Sources

- [S1] Asset & risk management depth — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/6568646-asset-management-policy-guidance (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S2] Asset & risk management depth — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/10194103-drata-risk-assessment (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S3] Controls, SoA & measures — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/8532440-drata-controls (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S4] Controls, SoA & measures — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/13381764-mark-controls-in-or-out-of-scope (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S5] Framework & standard coverage — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/5329593-frameworks (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S6] Framework & standard coverage — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/10512090-eu-dora-framework-overview (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S7] Audit readiness & evidence — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/14324952-pre-audit-evidence-packages-in-drata-new-experience (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S8] Audit readiness & evidence — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/13893566-internal-audits-in-drata-new-experience (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S9] Integrations & automation — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/6695964-drata-public-api (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S10] Integrations & automation — found from sitemap: https://help.drata.com/en/articles/4663378-jira-integration-guide (checked 2026-10-13)

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