Drata is a strong continuous-compliance platform: automated control monitoring, deep integrations, evidence collection, and an auditor network that helps capable teams reach SOC 2 on their own. What software cannot do is own the program. traztech is the operator who runs the controls, remediates the failures, writes the policies, and answers the auditor, and we can run it on top of Drata. Here is the honest comparison.
We would rather tell you the truth than win a bad-fit client. Here is when the alternative is genuinely the better choice.
If that describes you, Drata is a great pick and we will help you get value from it. Plenty of teams stand up Drata, then realize the platform does not do the human work, and that is when they ask us to run it.
| traztech | Drata | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A person who runs the whole program plus the tooling | Software: continuous control monitoring, integrations, evidence |
| Typical cost | Roughly $3K to $8K per month, tooling coordinated | Annual software subscription, plus your team's time to run it |
| Automation depth | We deploy and operate it for you | Excellent, automated and developer-friendly |
| Who remediates findings | We do, hands-on with your engineers | You do, the platform flags what is failing |
| Who writes and owns policies | We write and tailor them to your stack | Templates you adapt and own yourself |
| Who answers the auditor | We sit in the audit and answer the controls | You, the platform gathers evidence but does not speak |
| Offensive / pentest | Run with our partner Lorikeet Security | Not included, you source it separately |
| Canadian startup fit | Toronto-based, CAD pricing, PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25 aware | US-oriented platform |
Drata tells you which controls are failing. It does not configure your infrastructure, write your policies, or run your access reviews. We do that work, on top of Drata if you already run it.
When the auditor asks how a control operates, software cannot answer. We can, because we built the program and we are in the room.
The program is led by a published CVE researcher with six disclosed vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-45163, a CVSS 9.1 Mirai botnet kill-switch. Offensive testing runs with our partner Lorikeet Security.
Toronto-based, priced in CAD, and fluent in PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25 alongside SOC 2, so compliance maps to where you actually do business.
Not strictly. Drata is the automation and monitoring layer, and it is very good at it. traztech is the operator who configures Drata, runs the program on top of it, remediates what it flags, and takes you through the audit. For most teams the right answer is Drata plus an operator, not one or the other.
Yes. If Drata is already in place, we adopt it, tidy the configuration, close the open controls, and run it from there. No switching tools, no starting over.
Because a SOC 2 audit examines how your company genuinely operates, not a checklist a dashboard finishes. Someone still writes the policies, fixes misconfigurations, runs access reviews, collects the evidence automation cannot, and answers the auditor. Drata supports that work rather than replacing it.
Drata is a compliance-automation company. traztech is led by a published CVE researcher with six disclosed vulnerabilities, including a CVSS 9.1 Mirai botnet kill-switch, and partners with Lorikeet Security for offensive testing. Your controls reflect real attacker behaviour, not only what the tool tracks.
The subscription looks cheaper by itself, but it leaves the program work to your team, which is rarely free. traztech bundles the operator and coordinates the tooling for roughly $3K to $8K per month, and the outcome is a passed audit rather than a dashboard you staff yourself.
It can. traztech is Toronto-based, bills in CAD, and works across PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25 as well as SOC 2. Drata is a capable US-oriented platform, but the local privacy nuance is on you to handle.
Keep the automation. Add an operator who configures it, closes the failing controls, and carries you through the audit, instead of a platform you have to run alone.
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