Vanta was built to help engineering teams pass their SOC 2 audit. Its vendor risk module handles CC9.1 — and stops there. If you need DORA Article 28 registers, APRA CPS 230 evidence packs, insurance certificate tracking, or sub-processor mapping, you need a tool built for vendor risk — not audit prep. VendorAuditly is $49/month.
Vanta is a compliance automation platform built for technology companies pursuing SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR certifications. Its vendor risk module was added to address CC9.1 and CC9.2 controls — a specific SOC 2 requirement. TPRM is not the product. It is a feature inside the product.
Vanta’s primary value proposition is continuous compliance monitoring: agent-based evidence collection, automated control testing, and audit-ready SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA reports. Its vendor questionnaire module exists to satisfy CC9.1 — it is not a standalone third-party risk management platform. Teams that need TPRM beyond SOC 2 quickly find it insufficient.
Vanta does not publish pricing. It requires a sales engagement and annual contract. The platform starts at approximately $15,000/year for small teams, rising to $30,000–$50,000/year when additional framework modules are included. There is no standalone vendor risk management plan — you purchase the full compliance automation platform to access the TPRM module.
No self-serve optionVanta’s integrations, workflows, and terminology are built for CISOs and engineering leads at SaaS, fintech, and healthtech companies pursuing their first SOC 2 or ISO 27001. Its agent-based monitoring connects to AWS, GitHub, Jira, and Okta. Operations managers, COOs, and compliance leads at non-technology companies have limited use for most of the platform.
Vanta’s vendor module does not generate DORA Article 28 register exports, APRA CPS 230 evidence packs, NIS2 supplier documentation, or cyber insurance renewal bundles. It does not track vendor insurance certificates, manage sub-processor disclosures, or support fourth-party mapping. Teams subject to DORA, NIS2, or APRA regulations have to manage these requirements entirely outside Vanta.
Vanta automates your compliance certification programme. VendorAuditly manages your vendor risk programme. They solve different problems — and the pricing reflects it.
Vanta and VendorAuditly are not direct competitors. Vanta is designed for engineering teams that need to automate continuous control monitoring and pass a SOC 2 audit. VendorAuditly is designed for operations managers and compliance leads who need to run a vendor risk programme — questionnaires, risk registers, insurance certificates, sub-processor mapping, and regulatory evidence packs. If TPRM is your primary need, you don’t need Vanta’s full stack.
Every feature in VendorAuditly exists to handle a specific moment when your vendor risk programme is put to the test — by an auditor, a regulator, a customer, or your insurer.
When your SOC 2 auditor requests vendor risk controls evidence, VendorAuditly generates a CC9.1 and CC9.2 evidence pack in one click — vendor inventory, risk classifications, due diligence records, questionnaire completion, and insurance certificate status. Valid for Type I and Type II audits with BSI, Ernst & Young, and all major audit firms. Unlike Vanta’s CC9.1 module, VendorAuditly also covers DORA, NIS2, and APRA requirements in the same workflow.
When your regulator requests DORA Article 28 evidence, VendorAuditly generates a regulator-formatted ICT third-party risk register — supplier inventory, concentration risk indicators, sub-processor chain documentation, contractual clause audit, and incident notification chain. Exported as a DORA-compliant CSV. This is not available in Vanta. Required for all financial entities in scope of DORA (EU financial institutions and their ICT providers).
When a NIS2 regulator requests evidence under Article 21(2)(d), VendorAuditly generates supplier risk assessment documentation — Essential and Important entity variants, vendor tier breakdown (Critical/High/Medium/Low), security measure verification, and supply chain incident response chain. Required for organisations in scope of NIS2 across the EU and their managed service providers.
When your broker requests vendor attestation evidence at renewal, VendorAuditly generates a Cyber Insurance Readiness Report formatted for underwriting questionnaires — the exact evidence Coalition, Beazley, and At-Bay request. Third-party breaches account for 31% of all cyber insurance claims in 2024 (WTW). Carriers now require documented vendor risk programmes at renewal. Organisations with documented programmes receive 10–40% premium reductions.
When your Australian banking or insurance clients request CPS 230 compliance evidence, VendorAuditly generates an APRA-submission-ready Material Service Provider register — materiality classification, 7-clause contract compliance status, AI vendor supply chain mapping, and board-level governance summary. The only SMB tool with a CPS 230 evidence pack. Not available in Vanta.
DORA, NIS2, APRA CPS 230, SOC 2 CC9.1, cyber insurance — one-click evidence packs at $49/month. No $15k minimum, no sales call, no implementation project.
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