Compare VisoTrust with Vanta

Overview of VISO TRUST and Vanta  

VISO TRUST and Vanta both appear in conversations around vendor risk and security programs, but they are built for very different organizational needs and program maturity levels.

Vanta is primarily a compliance automation platform, helping companies achieve certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 by automating evidence collection and control monitoring. As customers mature, Vanta has begun extending into adjacent areas, including basic vendor risk tracking.

VISO TRUST, by contrast, is purpose-built for enterprise third-party risk management, enabling organizations to assess, monitor, and govern risk across thousands of vendors and downstream providers through automation, intelligence reuse, and lifecycle orchestration.

In practical terms:

  • Vanta helps companies achieve compliance certifications.
  • VISO TRUST helps enterprises manage vendor risk at scale.

The Core Difference

Vanta: Compliance First, Vendor Risk Second

Vanta’s core value is automating internal compliance programs.

Organizations use it to:

  • Track internal controls
  • Automate evidence collection
  • Maintain compliance certifications
  • Demonstrate security posture to customers

Vendor risk functionality exists, but typically as:

  • Vendor inventory tracking
  • Basic questionnaire workflows
  • Manual vendor reviews
  • Point-in-time documentation collection

Vendor risk remains largely manual and limited in depth.

VISO TRUST: Vendor Risk as a Core Platform

VISO TRUST is designed specifically to operationalize vendor risk management at enterprise scale.

Capabilities include:

  • AI-enabled vendor risk assessments in seconds
  • Automated onboarding, reassessment, and offboarding workflows
  • Continuous monitoring across 3rd, 4th, and nth parties
  • Automated reassessments triggered by risk change
  • Evidence-backed assurance and audit-ready outputs
  • Executive and board-ready reporting
  • Vendor workflows designed for high completion rates

Rather than treating vendor risk as an add-on, VISO TRUST makes it the operational core.

Where Differences Matter Operationally

Program maturity

Vanta works well when:

  • Vendor count is small
  • Risk requirements are basic
  • Compliance certification is the primary goal

VISO TRUST becomes necessary when:

  • Vendor ecosystems scale into hundreds or thousands
  • Risk decisions affect procurement velocity
  • Continuous assurance replaces annual reviews

Operational scalability

Vanta:

  • Vendor reviews remain manual
  • Questionnaires must still be chased
  • Reviews grow with vendor count

VISO TRUST:

  • Automation reduces manual overhead
  • Intelligence reuse eliminates repetitive work
  • Programs scale without scaling staff

Risk depth and context

Vanta:

  • Vendor risk data is limited and static
  • Minimal contextual intelligence
  • Primarily compliance-focused

VISO TRUST:

  • Continuous monitoring tied to real vendor relationships
  • Evidence-backed control coverage
  • Contextual risk scoring tied to business impact

Executive expectations

Leadership increasingly expects:

  • Faster vendor onboarding
  • Continuous visibility into supplier risk
  • Evidence-backed assurance
  • Operational efficiency without added headcount

Vanta addresses internal compliance reporting.

VISO TRUST addresses enterprise risk governance.

Strategic Decision

Organizations comparing Vanta and VISO TRUST are often choosing between:

Extending a compliance platform into vendor risk

or

Deploying a platform purpose-built for vendor risk management

If vendor risk is a secondary compliance checkbox, Vanta may suffice.

If vendor risk directly impacts business velocity and enterprise risk posture, organizations typically adopt VISO TRUST.