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KaitoSec vs Drata

Drata automates evidence collection for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and more than 30 frameworks, with integrations built for engineering-heavy teams. What German audits ask for on top of that runs in KaitoSec in one system: Grundschutz, NIS2 under the German implementation law, continuity and AI governance as an operated management system.

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Drata is a US compliance automation platform, founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco. It automates evidence collection across more than 30 pre-built frameworks, among them SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, NIS2 and TISAX, and runs as cloud-only SaaS. Since October 2025 it reaches the DACH region through a distribution partnership with Exclusive Networks, not through its own local entity.

Feature	KaitoSec	Drata
BSI IT-Grundschutz	Yes	No
NIS2 under the German implementation law	Yes	Partial
GDPR with German supervisory practice	Yes	Partial
ISO 27001	Yes	Yes
SOC 2	Yes	Yes
TISAX	Yes	Yes
ISO 42001	Yes	Yes
ISO 22301	Yes	No
On-premise deployment	Yes	No
German-speaking advisory from the same vendor	Yes	No
Integrations for US cloud and SaaS tooling	Partial	Yes
Integrations for German mid-market IT (i-doit, Docusnap, Matrix42, macmon)	Yes	No

Last reviewed in September 2026 against Drata's public product information at drata.com. Product scopes change, so ask both vendors about the rows that decide your case.

When KaitoSec can be a good fit

Grundschutz and NIS2 without a second system

Drata's 30-plus framework library covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2 and TISAX, but BSI IT-Grundschutz is not among them, either on the current pre-built list or as a dedicated page. KaitoSec carries the Grundschutz Bausteine natively and maps them to ISO 27001 and NIS2 in the same control catalogue. Federal and state authorities, and the suppliers who report to them, would otherwise run that part of the work outside Drata and keep a second record.

Deployment where your data has to stay

Drata runs cloud-only, and its own GDPR page names a single-tenant SaaS database with no published EU hosting region. Its October 2025 distribution partnership with Exclusive Networks gives DACH resellers access to the product, not a German legal entity or local hosting. KaitoSec offers on-premise deployment in the Enterprise plan for organisations whose IT security policy keeps security data in their own infrastructure.

ISO 22301 as an operated system, not a partner add-on

Drata's own pre-built framework catalogue does not include ISO 22301; it is reachable only through a service partner's custom framework build, unlike Vanta, which has carried ISO 22301 natively since 2026. KaitoSec runs a full BCMS under ISO 22301 in its own data model: business impact analysis, recovery strategies, exercises and their findings, linked to the same assets and risks as the ISMS.

Four management systems on one data model, not a framework counter

Drata's pitch is breadth: more than 30 pre-built frameworks plus a custom-framework builder, each one a separately mapped set of controls. KaitoSec operates ISMS, BCMS, DSMS and AIMS as management systems that share assets, risks and controls, so a critical asset feeds control selection and recovery planning at once and one management review covers all four. A framework added to a catalogue is not the same as a management system that actually runs the PDCA cycle behind it.

A price you can put in a budget line before the first call

Drata does not publish prices; every deal is quoted after a demo, for a specific scope. Third-party procurement data (Vendr and similar trackers) puts typical annual contracts in a wide band, commonly cited from roughly $10,000 to $50,000-plus, with separately reported per-framework and implementation fees on top — treat those figures as directional third-party estimates, not Drata's own word. KaitoSec publishes list prices per user below the Enterprise plan and quotes advisory as a separate line, so procurement can model the total before the first conversation.

When Drata can be a good fit

Deep, engineering-native automation

Users consistently rate Drata as the more technical, engineering-aligned platform: tighter integrations with CI/CD and developer tooling, granular real-time control status, and a workflow built for teams that live in their own stack. If your infrastructure is cloud-native throughout and your auditors ask for SOC 2 and ISO 27001, that depth turns into evidence with comparatively little manual work.

The broadest framework catalogue for a US-facing sales motion

Drata lists more than 30 pre-built frameworks, including FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-53, HITRUST, DORA and Microsoft SSPA, well beyond what a DACH-focused platform needs to carry. A company selling primarily into the US federal or enterprise market, where these attestations are part of the sales cycle, gets a wider shelf of certificates from one vendor.

AI agent governance that watches live behaviour, not just a checklist

Drata's AI Agent Governance inspects, and can block, individual tool calls that AI agents make in production, mapped to ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act, currently shipping end-to-end for Anthropic Claude agents with other providers in development. That is a genuinely different problem from certifying an AI management system on paper, and Drata is early and credible at it.

FAQ

Does Drata support BSI IT-Grundschutz?

No. Grundschutz is not among Drata's 30-plus pre-built frameworks, and there is no dedicated framework page for it on drata.com. Organisations bound by it, above all federal and state authorities and their suppliers, would model Bausteine, Schutzbedarf and the Sicherheitskonzept outside Drata and keep two sets of records. KaitoSec carries Grundschutz natively and maps it to ISO 27001 and NIS2 where the content overlaps.

Is Drata now available in Germany through Exclusive Networks?

Since October 2025, Exclusive Networks distributes Drata to resellers and managed service providers in the DACH region, alongside the UK, Ireland and the Nordics. That widens the sales channel; it is not a German Drata entity, a German-language product, or local hosting. Confirm directly with Drata or the reseller which support language and contract jurisdiction apply before you sign.

Where is our compliance data processed if we use Drata?

Drata is a US company. Its own GDPR page describes a single-tenant SaaS database and a SOC 2 Type 2 report, but does not name an EU hosting region or data residency option. Whether that is acceptable follows from your Schutzbedarf and your own policy. KaitoSec offers on-premise deployment in the Enterprise plan for organisations that have ruled out US-hosted SaaS for security data.

How does pricing compare?

Drata does not publish prices; every deal is quoted after a demo, for a specific scope. Third-party procurement trackers report typical annual contracts anywhere from roughly $10,000 to $50,000 or more, plus separately reported per-framework and implementation fees — treat those figures as directional, not as Drata's word. KaitoSec publishes list prices per user below the Enterprise plan and quotes advisory as a separate line, so put the same scope in front of both: frameworks, users, integrations, advisory days and the internal hours your team spends operating the system.

We already use Drata for SOC 2. Should we switch?

Not necessarily. If SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are the whole requirement and your infrastructure is cloud-native, Drata's automation is mature and well regarded by its users. The question changes when NIS2 under the German implementation law, DSGVO evidence read the way German supervisory authorities read it, Grundschutz obligations, or a real BCMS under ISO 22301 enter the scope, because those are the points where a second system and a second set of records start.

How does Drata's AI Agent Governance compare to KaitoSec's ISO 42001 support?

They solve different problems. Drata's AI Agent Governance discovers and can block what autonomous AI agents actually do at runtime, shipping first for Anthropic Claude agents. KaitoSec operates ISO 42001 as a full AIMS: AI system inventory, risk assessment, human oversight and EU AI Act obligations linked to the same assets and risks as the ISMS. A team running its own agents in production may want both; ask which gap you are actually closing.

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