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, sales-led, on annual contracts that you only learn the price of after a sales call. 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
$199 / mo
MSP: from $199 AUD
Business: from $199 AUD
SOC 2: from $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 AutoFix actions (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
Client-tenant bands to 50; Enterprise for 50+
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, customer counts and G2 scores are estimates based on publicly reported data and analyst reports, accurate as of 2026-06-09. Verify current figures with each vendor.
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 2 SOC 2 M365 AutoFix actions (enforce MFA + block legacy auth, both CC6.1). NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF and CIS v8 are assessment + CARS + evidence only.
A fraction of the entry cost
From $199/mo for both MSP and Business plans. SOC 2 from $499 USD. Drata, Vanta and Secureframe are sales-gated annual contracts, commonly multiple thousands of dollars a year. Month-to-month, cancel anytime.
Public pricing on the site. Drata and Vanta require a sales call before they tell you a number. See /pricing.
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
MSP plans run from $199/mo (Launch) to $1,499/mo (Portfolio) by client-tenant band, with Enterprise pricing for the largest portfolios. Drata and Vanta partner programs are oriented around one account per client.
Single dashboard, cross-client compliance view, per-client AutoFix deployment. See /pricing.
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 client tenants on Essential 8 / SMB1001 (Enterprise pricing for the largest portfolios)
- You want transparent pricing that starts at $199/mo, published on the site
- 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
- A multi-thousand-dollar annual contract 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