CYBERWHITE vs Drata vs Vanta vs Secureframe
For Australian businesses and MSPs comparing compliance automation platforms.
Drata and Vanta are great products. They're also designed for US SaaS chasing SOC 2 with $100K ARR deals at stake, priced at $10K–30K a year, six-month contracts, sales-led. CYBERWHITE is different.
We won't pretend we're bigger than them. We'll show where we win and where we don't.
Our pick
CYBERWHITE
Built in Australia
US tier
Drata
8,000+ customers
US tier
Vanta
16,000+ customers
US tier
Secureframe
6,000+ customers
$99 / mo
Direct: $99 AUD
MSP: from $199 AUD
SOC 2: $499 USD
~$10,000 / yr
Sales-gated
~$10–30K / yr
Sales-gated
~$8–12K / yr
Sales-gated
Yes
Contact sales
Contact sales
Contact sales
Month-to-month
Cancel anytime
12 months
12 months
12 months
15 min to first scan
Demo required
Demo required
Demo required
Verified policy library
E8 + SMB1001
Reports only
Reports only
Reports only
Native
107 controls (ML1+ML2)
Cross-map only
No deploy
Cross-map only
No deploy
Limited
DSI Licensed
All 5 levels
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Type I + II
Their strength
Their strength
Their strength
Native
Manage 20–100 clients (Enterprise 100+)
Partner program
Single-tenant per acct
Partner program
Single-tenant per acct
Limited
AU-owned, AU-hosted
AWS Sydney
US-based
US-based
US-based
Founding Program
Early AU customers
8,000+
16,000+
6,000+
New entrant
4.8 / 5.0
4.6 / 5.0
4.7 / 5.0
Competitor pricing estimates based on publicly reported customer data + analyst reports. Updated 2026-05-22.
Where Drata, Vanta & Secureframe win
We won't pretend otherwise. Here's the honest list.
Brand & scale
Drata 8,000+, Vanta 16,000+ customers. We're a Founding Program. If your CISO wants "the safe choice nobody got fired for picking," they win.
Enterprise SOC 2 depth
If you're a Series B SaaS chasing SOC 2 Type II with US enterprise prospects, Drata/Vanta have years of audit-firm partnerships and Big Four playbooks we don't.
US data residency
If your customers contract you to keep their data in US-AWS regions only, Drata/Vanta are US-hosted. Our AWS Sydney hosting may be a concern (or an advantage for AU customers).
Where CYBERWHITE wins
The things they structurally can't do.
AutoFix actually deploys the fix
Drata reports the gap. Vanta reports the gap. Secureframe reports the gap. CYBERWHITE pushes verified Microsoft Graph policies for Essential 8 + SMB1001, snapshot, deploy, verify, roll back with one click.
Plus baseline SOC 2 M365 actions (MFA + access review). NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF and CIS v8 are assessment + CARS + evidence only.
10–30x cheaper at entry
$99/mo direct, from $199/mo MSP. Drata starts ~$10K/yr (~$700–1,200/mo). Vanta $10–30K/yr. Month-to-month, cancel anytime, no 12-month lock-in.
Public pricing on the site. Drata and Vanta require a sales call before they tell you a number.
Australian frameworks, AU-built
Essential 8 (ML1/ML2/ML3) and SMB1001 are the frameworks AU government and AU enterprise actually require. We're DSI SMB1001 Licensed. Drata, Vanta, Secureframe aren't.
ABN 31 598 198 475 · AU-owned · AU-hosted (AWS Sydney)
MSP multi-tenant native
Manage 20 client tenants for $199/mo. Manage 100 for $999/mo. Enterprise pricing for 100+. Drata and Vanta partner programs are bolt-ons, one account per client, billed separately.
Single dashboard, cross-client compliance view, per-client AutoFix deployment.
15 minutes to first scan
Self-serve signup. OAuth into M365. Scan in 5 minutes. No demo required, no procurement cycle, no "let me check with my account exec."
Drata/Vanta require a discovery call before they'll let you see a demo.
Honest about scope
We'll tell you what AutoFix does NOT do. NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF and CIS v8 are assessment + CARS + evidence only, not one-click deploy. No fabricated capability claims.
See /features/autofix-ai for the honest framework-by-framework breakdown.
Which one's right for you?
Plain-English self-disqualification. We'd rather you pick the right tool than churn from us in 6 months.
Pick CYBERWHITE if…
- You're an Australian business needing Essential 8 for a government tender
- You're an MSP managing 5–100 client tenants on Essential 8 / SMB1001 (Enterprise pricing for 100+)
- You want pricing under $5K/yr, not $10K+
- You want a tool that deploys the fix, not just reports the gap
- You want AU data sovereignty
Pick Drata or Vanta if…
- You're a US Series B+ SaaS chasing Big Four SOC 2 audit
- Your CISO insists on the "G2 leader" for procurement
- $10K–30K/yr is rounding-error in your security budget
- You're fine with US-hosted data + 12-month contracts
- You don't need Essential 8 / SMB1001. SOC 2 is enough