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We feed them; we don’t replace them. Vanta and Drata check that pull requests were reviewed and run hundreds of other controls. Aspian Cloud adds the deploy-level proof they don’t collect: who approved this exact change, and whether it is what is running.
Checked on 8 November 2026 against Vanta and Drata sources linked in each row. Products change; follow each source before relying on a row.
- What it is
Vanta and Drata
Compliance automation platforms that connect to source control and other systems, run continuous tests mapped to framework controls (SOC 2, ISO 27001), and collect audit evidence.
help.vanta.comAspian Cloud
Change control for software: it approves, records and proves every production change, made by people, contractors or AI agents, on any deploy tool.
/product- Approval workflow
Vanta and Drata
Vanta Code Changes checks each change for approval by someone other than the author plus an automated check. Its GitHub test reviews each PR merged to the default branch, accepting a documented exception as an alternative.
help.vanta.comAspian Cloud
Built in. Policy approves routine changes; risky ones go to named approvers with the full card, by Slack, Teams, WhatsApp or email. The requester can never approve.
/product/approvals- Code review checks
Vanta and Drata
Drata Test 8 (Formal Code Review Process) reads branch protection and rulesets to confirm reviews are required before merge. Tests 7 and 9 check who can write or merge to the default branch.
help.drata.comAspian Cloud
Review by someone other than the author is enforced per change, then tied to what was deployed.
/product/approvals- What is actually running
Vanta and Drata
Neither vendor's docs reviewed describe verifying that the deployed artifact matches the approved commit. Vanta's Code Changes article covers code changes only (not found in public docs).
help.vanta.comAspian Cloud
Signed snapshots by artifact fingerprint, a drift item within minutes for anything unapproved, and Unknown never shown as compliant.
/product/runtime-proof- Feeding Vanta
Vanta and Drata
Vanta private integrations push custom resources by PUT, where each push is the full current state. Custom Tests built in the dashboard turn that data into pass/fail evidence; resources alone produce none.
developer.vanta.comAspian Cloud
We push change records and drift items into a Vanta private integration, ready for your Custom Tests.
/integrations/vanta- Feeding Drata
Vanta and Drata
Drata Custom Connections accept JSON records by API (5 MB max, 500 req/min per IP). Custom tests built on them run daily and map to controls. Docs say this needs the Advanced or Enterprise plan.
help.drata.comAspian Cloud
We push change records into a Drata custom connection, mapped to your controls.
/integrations/drata- Deploy tools covered
Vanta and Drata
Vanta notes GitHub Actions/CI pipeline data is not collected by its GitHub integration; checks centre on source control merges.
help.vanta.comAspian Cloud
GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, AWS and Kubernetes, each at Observe, Gate or Hold, stated per integration. Hold covers deploys made outside any pipeline.
/integrations- Pricing
Vanta and Drata
Neither lists prices. Vanta offers Essentials, Plus, Professional and Enterprise via 'Get personalized pricing'. Drata offers Foundation, Advanced and Enterprise, with CTAs leading to demo and contact-sales pages.
vanta.comAspian Cloud
Published. Scan and Observe free; Team $24 / £18 / €21 / ₦15,000 a month; Business from $375 / £290 / €340 / ₦150,000.
/editions
When Vanta and Drata fits better
- Companies pursuing SOC 2 or ISO 27001 across many controls (HR, devices, vendors, policies), not just change management, need a full compliance platform.
- Teams that want an auditor-familiar dashboard and trust center, with code-review checks as one control among hundreds.
- Organisations whose auditors only need proof that PRs were independently reviewed, without runtime verification.
Running both
- 1Keep Vanta or Drata for your whole compliance programme.
- 2Connect Aspian Cloud to a Vanta private integration or a Drata custom connection.
- 3Your change-management controls now cover deploys and drift, not only pull requests.
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