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ThirdProof vs. Vanta
Two Different Approaches to Vendor Risk

Vanta automates compliance workflows. ThirdProof investigates vendor risk. They solve different problems — and many teams use both.

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What Vanta does well

Vanta is a compliance automation platform that excels at internal compliance: continuous monitoring of your own infrastructure, automated evidence collection for SOC 2/ISO 27001 audits, employee security training, and policy management. For organizations pursuing their own SOC 2 certification, Vanta streamlines the entire process. Their platform is well-designed, well-supported, and has earned its market position.

Where Vanta's vendor risk falls short

Vanta's vendor risk module relies primarily on security questionnaires sent to vendors. This means you're dependent on vendor response times (weeks), receiving self-reported answers (no independent verification), and limited to what the vendor chooses to disclose. Vanta doesn't independently investigate vendor risk — it helps you manage the questionnaire workflow.

What ThirdProof does differently

ThirdProof takes the opposite approach: zero vendor contact. Every investigation queries 24 public intelligence sources in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certification registries, SEC filings, and more. Results arrive in under 2 minutes, and every finding cites its exact source. Your auditor sees independently gathered evidence, not vendor self-attestations.

When to use Vanta, when to use ThirdProof, when to use both

Use Vanta when you're pursuing your own SOC 2/ISO 27001 certification and need to automate internal compliance evidence collection. Use ThirdProof when you need to assess vendor risk with independently verified intelligence. Use both when you want Vanta for your internal compliance program and ThirdProof for the vendor risk investigation that feeds into it. Many teams generate ThirdProof reports and upload them to Vanta as vendor evidence.

Vanta
ThirdProof
Primary purpose
Compliance automation (your own SOC 2)
Vendor risk investigation
Vendor assessment method
Questionnaires (vendor self-report)
24 public intelligence sources (independent)
Time per vendor assessment
2-6 weeks (questionnaire dependent)
Under 2 minutes
Vendor cooperation required
Yes — vendor must respond
No — fully autonomous
Sanctions screening
Not included
OFAC, EU, UN automated screening
Certification verification
Vendor self-report
Independent registry + trust page scanning
Output format
Dashboard-based
Audit-ready PDF with source citations
Pricing
Custom ($7K-$30K+/year typically)
$399/month (Starter)

Common questions

Can ThirdProof replace Vanta?+
Not exactly — they solve different problems. Vanta automates your internal compliance program (SOC 2, ISO 27001). ThirdProof investigates your vendors' risk. If you're only looking for vendor risk assessment, ThirdProof is the focused solution. If you need both internal compliance automation and vendor risk, many teams use Vanta for the former and ThirdProof for the latter.
Does Vanta do vendor risk assessment?+
Vanta includes a vendor risk module, but it's primarily questionnaire-based — you send questions to vendors and manage their responses. It doesn't independently investigate vendor risk from public sources. ThirdProof takes the opposite approach: autonomous investigation across 24 intelligence sources without any vendor contact.
Can I use ThirdProof reports inside Vanta?+
Yes. Many teams generate a ThirdProof investigation, download the PDF report, and upload it to Vanta as vendor evidence. This gives you independently verified vendor intelligence within your Vanta compliance workflow.
How does pricing compare between ThirdProof and Vanta?+
Vanta's pricing is custom and typically ranges from $7,000-$30,000+ per year depending on features and company size. ThirdProof starts at $399/month for 25 vendor investigations. The comparison isn't entirely apples-to-apples since Vanta includes internal compliance automation, while ThirdProof focuses specifically on vendor risk investigation.
Which should I buy first — Vanta or ThirdProof?+
If you're pursuing SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, start with Vanta for your internal compliance program. Add ThirdProof when you need to document vendor due diligence — which SOC 2 CC9.2 requires. If you only need vendor risk assessment and aren't pursuing your own certification, ThirdProof alone may be sufficient.

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