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APPTEGA VS DRATA

Compliance Beyond Checking the Box

Passing audits and earning trust with your clients is great and all — but what’s even better? To consistently ensure you’re covered against potential risks.

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Looking for a Drata alternative beyond audit readiness?

Drata is widely used by startups and growth-stage teams focused on fast SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audit readiness. As compliance programs grow beyond a single framework or a single organization, teams often start looking for a Drata alternative that supports broader cybersecurity program management, multi-client delivery, and compliance-as-a-service at scale.

Key Considerations
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Drata is often used by startups focused on fast audit readiness and compliance automation
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Teams may look for Drata alternatives when compliance needs expand beyond SOC 2 or ISO 27001
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Growing teams may need broader cybersecurity program management, not just audit preparation
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MSSPs, MSPs, consultants, and compliance teams may need multi-client and multi-framework support
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Apptega is built as a Drata alternative for teams that need framework crosswalking, risk management, audit management, and compliance-as-a-service delivery
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When to consider a Drata alternative

Drata is widely used by startups and growth-stage teams focused on fast SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audit readiness. As compliance programs grow beyond a single framework or a single organization, teams often start looking for a Drata alternative that supports broader cybersecurity program management, multi-client delivery, and compliance-as-a-service at scale.

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When compliance needs expand beyond basic SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audit readiness
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When teams need to manage multiple frameworks across one security program
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When MSSPs, MSPs, consultants, or vCISO teams need to manage multiple clients or entities
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When risk management, audit management, and third-party risk management become part of the compliance workflow
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When framework crosswalking is needed to reduce duplicate work across overlapping controls
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When teams need broader cybersecurity program management instead of only evidence collection and audit preparation
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Apptega vs Drata for cybersecurity compliance at scale

Apptega is the only security compliance platform purpose-built for MSSPs looking to offer better, stickier cybersecurity compliance programs.​ It’s made by experts for experts committed to improving their client’s cybersecurity posture on an ongoing basis.

Drata is often used for fast audit readiness and compliance automation within a single organization, while Apptega is multi-tenant by design, built for MSSPs, MSPs, and security providers delivering compliance-as-a-service programs across multiple clients.

Value for money1
3/5
4.8/5
5 Stars
Pricing
Can get too expensive as you grow
Built for scale
Ease of use1
4/5
4.6/5
Focus
Basic compliance
Broader cybersecurity
Best for
Fast-growing start-ups looking to increase trust by complying with basic frameworks.
Security, compliance, and information technology professionals looking to build compliance-as-a-service programs at scale.

1 As seen in Capterra


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Apptega vs Drata feature comparison

Drata is built for continuous monitoring, automated evidence collection, and fast audit readiness for a single organization, while Apptega adds multi-tenancy, framework crosswalking, and white labeling so MSSPs, MSPs, and security providers can deliver compliance programs across multiple clients at scale.

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Cloud-based Platform​
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# of Frameworks
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Assessments
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Risk Manager
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Audit Manager
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Vendor Risk Manager
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Integrations
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White Labeling
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Why Apptega is a Drata alternative for multi-client delivery

Apptega is purpose-built for MSSPs, MSPs, and security providers that need to deliver compliance programs across multiple clients and frameworks. Unlike single-tenant platforms built for one organization's internal audit readiness, Apptega is multi-tenant by design, with framework crosswalking, white labeling, and a full suite of GRC tools built in from the ground up.

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Purpose-built for MSSPs, MSPs, and security providers
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True multi-tenant architecture manages multiple clients from one dashboard
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Supports 30+ frameworks with crosswalking to reduce duplicate work across overlapping controls
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White labeling supports compliance-as-a-service delivery under your own brand
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Risk Manager, Audit Manager, Assessment Manager, and Third-Party Risk Manager work together as one integrated GRC platform
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Assessment Manager delivers up to 60% faster assessment turnaround with drag-and-drop workflows
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Customers cite cost-effectiveness, affordable licensing, framework cross-mapping, and managed compliance value
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Case studies including Foresite, Evolve, Guernsey, and Kalahari Resorts show measurable outcomes including a 75% reduction in senior staff escalations and faster time to compliance
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Why cybersecurity professionals love Apptega

Clearly, managed compliance represents a lucrative opportunity for the relative few services and security providers equipped to offer it. Unfortunately, most lack the technology, resources and know-how to deliver an impactful assessment and follow-on program. At CyberSecOp, we've partnered with Apptega to go to market with a differentiated continuous compliance offering that allows our world-class security expertise to shine.

Christopher Yula - VP of Sales & Strategy at CyberSecOp
Christopher Yula
VP of Sales & Strategy at CyberSecOp
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With Apptega, Foresite is able to go to market with highly differentiated continuous compliance offerings that empower us to better deliver and prove the value of our best-in-class cybersecurity services and consulting.

Marc Brungardt - President, Foresite Cybersecurity
Marc Brungardt
President, Foresite Cybersecurity
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Apptega is an excellent, to-the-point, cost-effective GRC platform for MSPs and MSSPs. Quickly spin up new clients, complete assessments against a myriad of frameworks, add risk, crosswalk between platforms, get excellent support, and affordable licensing.

J.J. Powel - vCISO, Cyber Defense Group
J.J. Powel
vCISO, Cyber Defense Group
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With Apptega, we’re able to take a cost-effective DIY approach to cybersecurity readiness and compliance. The built-in guidance for each of the sub-controls helps us quickly compare what we are actually doing with what we need to be doing. Gaps are readily identified, and remediation tasks are set up in the platform to give us a 360-degree view of our status and plans.

Ed Myers - Compliance Director, Cape Henry
Ed Myers
Compliance Director, Cape Henry
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Until Apptega, I couldn’t find a cost-effective GRC tool that measured and assessed risk and controls well. Not only does Apptega have a better price point than anyone else, it’s a powerful platform that helps me with my reporting, gives my clients instant feedback, and holds them accountable.

 Timothy Fawcett - Director of Cyber Security Consulting
Timothy Fawcett
Director of Cyber Security Consulting
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Having a presentable, useful platform that both my employees and clients can use to achieve consistent, tangible results increased our efficiency and availability while also strengthening our client relationships.

Amanda Adams - Founder and CEO, GSEC
Amanda Adams
Founder and CEO, GSEC
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Being able to cross-map between different frameworks is huge. I don’t want to have to gather the same data 16 different times.

Tim Everson - CISO, Kalahari Resorts
Tim Everson
CISO, Kalahari Resorts
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Apptega's primary value is that it lets us organize our advisory process around the needs of our customers, and give us a better way to convey the impact of the process.

Victor Marchetto - Advisory Services Manager, Evolve
Victor Marchetto
Advisory Services Manager, Evolve
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WHY APPTEGA IS #1

Apptega: The only security compliance platform purpose-built for MSSPs

Apptega is the #1 cloud-based software for security providers and organizations to manage their cybersecurity programs more efficiently.

Thousands of customers leverage Apptega to ensure they're adhering to the best practices and compliance standards in cybersecurity — making the daunting task of managing cybersecurity programs at scale straightforward and intuitive.

Apptega vs Drata FAQs

Is Apptega a good Drata alternative?
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Yes. Apptega is built for MSSPs, MSPs, consultants, and compliance teams that need multi-tenant, multi-framework compliance delivery. If your needs go beyond single-organization audit readiness, Apptega is designed for that use case.

How does Apptega compare to Drata?
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Drata is built for fast audit readiness and compliance automation within a single organization. Apptega is multi-tenant by design, built for service providers and compliance teams managing multiple clients and frameworks from one platform.

Who is Drata best for?
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Drata is a good fit for growth-stage SaaS companies and internal compliance teams focused on fast SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification within one organization.

Who is Apptega best for?
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Apptega is built for MSSPs, MSPs, vCISO teams, consultants, and security providers delivering compliance programs across multiple clients and frameworks, with multi-tenancy, white labeling, and framework crosswalking built in.

Is Drata better for fast audit readiness?
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Drata is commonly used for rapid SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audit preparation within a single organization. Apptega supports audit readiness across multiple frameworks and multiple clients simultaneously.

Is Apptega better for broader cybersecurity compliance management?
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Yes. Apptega includes Risk Manager, Audit Manager, Assessment Manager, and Third-Party Risk Manager as part of one integrated platform, supporting compliance programs that go beyond audit preparation.

Does Apptega support more frameworks than Drata?
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Apptega supports 30+ pre-built frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST, CMMC, and others, with the ability to build and deploy custom frameworks across the full client base.

Does Apptega include risk management and audit management?
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Yes. Apptega includes Risk Manager, Audit Manager, Assessment Manager, and Third-Party Risk Manager as part of one integrated GRC platform.

Is Apptega better for MSSPs, MSPs, consultants, and vCISO teams?
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Yes. Apptega is purpose-built for service providers, with true multi-tenancy, white labeling, framework crosswalking, and a partner program designed for managing compliance programs at scale across multiple clients.

When should a company choose Apptega over Drata?
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When compliance needs extend beyond a single organization or a single framework, when multi-tenant client management is required, or when the team needs a full GRC platform with risk management, audit management, and third-party risk management alongside compliance automation.

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Turn one-off projects into long-term customer relationships

Through Apptega's platform, you can gain a clear insight into your customer’s cybersecurity posture, identify areas of improvement, and work collaboratively with them to remediate existing issues and enhance their security measures — all in a streamlined and highly visible manner.

2-3x
Increase in advisory capacity for security providers
45%
Partner ROI on avg.
75%
Reduction in time to compliance
3
Months on avg. to recoup initial investment
110%
Increase in managed​ compliance clients​
40% ​
More profitability per engagement
260%
Increase in client retention
18%
Less overhead
233%
Increase in internal bandwidth

See for yourself how Apptega and Drata compare

Learn how you can get more bang for your buck with Apptega and manage more cybersecurity programs, more efficiently.