Guardian360 vs Drata
Works alongside Drata
Guardian360 works alongside Drata, covering the ground that vendor leaves open. A US trust-management and compliance-automation platform, a direct peer of Vanta, covering 30+ frameworks with agentic GRC, a Trust Center and third-party risk management.
What Drata is good at
Drata automates evidence collection and audit readiness across 30+ pre-built frameworks, using agentless API integrations across a modern SaaS stack. Its third-party risk management and questionnaire automation are genuinely strong, and its Trust Center helps a company shorten its own sales cycle. It is a popular choice for organisations whose priority is reaching and maintaining certifications quickly.
Side by side
How they compare
| Guardian360 | Drata | |
|---|---|---|
| Company origin & data residency | Netherlands, EU-only | United States; AWS/GCP, no EU region published |
| Partner model | Partner-only | Direct + channel; Launch programme, three tiers |
| Deployment approach | Agentless SaaS | Agentless API integrations; optional agent |
| Compliance coverage | 25+ frameworks, continuously mapped | 30+ pre-built frameworks; no Dutch norms |
| Intrusion detection | Built-in honeypots | No |
| Microsoft 365 insight | Included | M365 and Intune integrations for evidence only |
| Container & cloud scanning | Planned for 2026 | No scanner; ingests third-party findings |
| Mobile app | Yes (Android & iOS) | Not published |
| Automation & ease of use | High | Very high (agentic AI throughout) |
| Pricing / MSP model | MSP pricing per employee / IP | Quote only; FTE bands, frameworks extra |
| Auto-remediation | Partner-guided | No (guided remediation only) |
| Free trial / quick scan | Yes, incl. free WordPress plugin | No (demo only) |
| Smallest client size | From 10 employees / IPs | Startups; entry plan capped at 50 FTEs |
| Data sovereignty (EU-only) | Yes | No (US transfer under DPF and SCCs) |
| Supply-chain compliance | Yes, NIS2/Cbw + CRA questionnaires | Yes, strong: TPRM + questionnaire automation |
Based on publicly available information at the time of writing. Vendors evolve quickly, always verify the latest details with each provider.
When Drata may fit better
A company whose main goal is certification and supplier-risk automation, with deep third-party risk management and a Trust Center to speed up its own sales.
When Guardian360 fits better
An organisation that wants to find and fix the technical issues underneath the evidence: Guardian360 Lighthouse scans continuously, maps findings to 25+ frameworks including the Dutch norms, adds built-in detection and Microsoft 365 insight, and keeps data in the EU, delivered through a partner from 10 employees up.
Common questions
Guardian360 vs Drata, answered
Is Guardian360 an alternative to Drata?
They solve related but different problems. Drata automates compliance evidence and third-party risk; Guardian360 Lighthouse scans your environment for real technical issues and maps them to 25+ frameworks. Many organisations run the two side by side, with Lighthouse supplying the technical evidence underneath the GRC workflow.
What is the main difference?
Drata has no scanner of its own and ingests findings from other tools, while Lighthouse does the scanning and detection itself, maps the results to frameworks including Dutch norms such as NEN 7510 and BIO, and hosts entirely in the EU.
See it on your own environment
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