Secureframe vs Vanta pricing: what each publishes in 2026

Short answer

On the what the price buys weights, Secureframe scores 6.20 to 5.20 against Vanta. Secureframe scores higher on pricing transparency, entry plan contents and audit and pen test path; Vanta scores higher on stated plan limits, expert services in a plan and questionnaire allowance. Secureframe publishes a starting price (Starting at $7,500/year); Vanta does not, so a like-for-like cost comparison needs a quote from Vanta.

By The Cost Desk, Compliance Pricing · Published 2026-09-29 · Prices and plans as published on vendor pages, read 2026-09-29.

Which scores higher, criterion by criterion?

Weights on this page default to the what the price buys ranking; see the price transparency view for the six-criterion weights.

Secureframe and Vanta price clarity scores
Criterion (weight)	Secureframe	Vanta	Higher
Pricing transparency (20%)	95 Why Secureframe: The one vendor in this census with a published number: Fundamentals starting at $7,500/year. Complete and Defense are quote-based. Vanta: Lists four tiers with inclusions and questionnaire caps; no price, pricing is personalized after a demo.		Secureframe
Entry plan contents (20%)	76 Why Secureframe: Fundamentals lists one framework, 300+ native integrations, monitoring, evidence, personnel, risk and policy management, Trust Center and audit partner access. Vanta: Essentials lists one framework, Vanta AI Agent, automated evidence, Trust Center and access to expert partners.		Secureframe
Stated plan limits (0%)	68 Why Secureframe: States one compliance framework on Fundamentals; no other limits are published. Vanta: States one framework on Essentials and 25 or 144 questionnaires per year on Plus and Professional.		Vanta
Expert services in a plan (30%)	45 Why Secureframe: Fundamentals lists access to the Audit Partner Network; no consulting service is listed in a plan. Vanta: Essentials includes access to expert partners; services are delivered by partners such as vCISOs, MSPs and MSSPs.		Vanta
Questionnaire allowance (0%)	48 Why Secureframe: Questionnaire automation is listed on Complete; no annual count is published. Vanta: Publishes 25 questionnaires per year on Plus and 144 per year on Professional.		Vanta
Audit and pen test path (30%)	65 Why Secureframe: Fundamentals includes access to the Audit Partner Network; pen testing is not listed in a plan. Vanta: Sells an Audit product and cites 26k audits with AICPA-peer reviewed auditors (vendor figure); plan inclusion and pen testing are not listed.		Secureframe
Weighted total	6.20	5.20	Secureframe

What does each publish about price?

What Secureframe and Vanta publish
	Secureframe	Vanta
Published price	Starting at $7,500/year	Not published
Plans published	Fundamentals, Complete, Defense	Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise
Entry plan	Fundamentals	Essentials
Stated limits	1 compliance framework	One framework; Questionnaire Automation: 25 per year; Questionnaires: 144 per year
Questionnaires per year	Not published	25 (Plus), 144 (Professional)
Expert services	Audit partner network access	Via expert partners
Audit path	Access to the Secureframe Audit Partner Network is listed on Fundamentals.	Sells an Audit product; its startup page cites 26k audits completed with AICPA-peer reviewed auditors (vendor figure). Audit inclusion by plan is not published.
Penetration test	Not listed on the pricing page.	Not listed on the pricing page.
Integrations stated	300+ integrations	400+ tools
Frameworks stated	No total count published; the frameworks page lists SOC 2, ISO 27001:2022, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, NYDFS, FTC Safeguards, federal, privacy and AI frameworks	35+ compliance frameworks

Secureframe

RECEIPT NO. CP-2609-SEC
READ 2026-09-29
PLAN: Fundamentals

1 compliance frameworkLIMIT
300+ native integrationsINCL.
Infrastructure monitoringINCL.
Evidence collectionINCL.
Personnel managementINCL.
Risk managementINCL.
Policy managementINCL.
Trust CenterINCL.
Access to the Secureframe Audit Partner NetworkINCL.

TOTAL$7,500/yrPublished as: Starting at $7,500/year

Vanta

RECEIPT NO. CP-2609-VAN
READ 2026-09-29
PLAN: Essentials

One frameworkLIMIT
Vanta AI AgentINCL.
Automated evidenceINCL.
Trust CenterINCL.
Access to expert partners for additional compliance servicesINCL.

TOTALQuote required

Which should you choose?

Choose Secureframe if

You want to see a price or plan detail before talking to sales: The one vendor in this census with a published number: Fundamentals starting at $7,500/year. Complete and Defense are quote-based.
You want the entry plan to cover as much as possible: Fundamentals lists one framework, 300+ native integrations, monitoring, evidence, personnel, risk and policy management, Trust Center and audit partner access.

Choose Vanta if

You answer many security questionnaires and want a stated allowance: Publishes 25 questionnaires per year on Plus and 144 per year on Professional.
You want plan limits in writing up front: States one framework on Essentials and 25 or 144 questionnaires per year on Plus and Professional.

Questions buyers ask

Is Secureframe or Vanta cheaper?

Secureframe publishes a starting price (Starting at $7,500/year); Vanta does not, so a like-for-like cost comparison needs a quote from Vanta. Ask both for a quote on the same scope: frameworks, headcount, audit and pen test.

Which has clearer plan limits, Secureframe or Vanta?

Vanta scores higher on stated plan limits. Secureframe: States one compliance framework on Fundamentals; no other limits are published. Vanta: States one framework on Essentials and 25 or 144 questionnaires per year on Plus and Professional.

Which includes more expert help, Secureframe or Vanta?

Vanta scores higher on expert services in a plan. Secureframe: Fundamentals lists access to the Audit Partner Network; no consulting service is listed in a plan. Vanta: Essentials includes access to expert partners; services are delivered by partners such as vCISOs, MSPs and MSSPs.