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Thoropass vs Vanta vs Screenata

Thoropass (formerly Laika) bundles compliance software with its own in-house CPA firm, so platform and audit come from one vendor; Vanta is the broad, integration-rich GRC dashboard that leaves the audit to a marketplace. The trade is single-vendor convenience vs ecosystem breadth. Screenata is auditor-neutral and agent-first: it prepares signed evidence any auditor can verify and runs the program for $499/month per framework.

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Thoropass, Vanta, and Screenata, line by line.

The capability and model differences that change how compliance actually gets done, not a checkbox grid.
Dimension
Screenata
Thoropass
Vanta
What it is
AI compliance operations platform
GRC platform + in-house auditor (CPA firm)
GRC platform (dashboard)
Policy generation
Written from infrastructure scans
Templates
Templates with AI monitoring
Policy-to-reality check
Overpromise detector flags unprovable claims
Not offered
Not offered
Evidence collection
70% fully automated, 500+ checks
Semi-automated
Semi-automated, broad integrations
Claim traceability
Policy → claim → test → signed evidence
Evidence → control
Evidence → control
Evidence integrity
RSA/ECDSA + RFC 3161 + BYOK, open spec
PDF export
PDF export
Primary interface
Slack + email + CLI + PRs + web
Dashboard
Dashboard
Continuous monitoring
Scheduled agents (daily → annual)
Continuous checks
Hourly checks
When a control fails
Collects evidence, drafts the fix, re-verifies
Flags a task, waits for a human
Flags a task, waits for a human
Multi-framework
SOC 2 + HIPAA share one evidence set
Multi-framework incl. SOC 1 & HITRUST
Multi-framework, priced per framework
Pricing model
$499/month per framework
Custom quote — audit bundled
$10–80K/year (est.)
Time to audit-ready
4–6 weeks
2–3 months
2–3 months

The detail

How Thoropass and Vanta actually differ.

Thoropass and Vanta both automate SOC 2 evidence from a dashboard, but they draw the vendor boundary in different places. Thoropass (formerly Laika) runs its own in-house, AICPA-registered CPA firm, so the platform and the audit come from a single company, and it covers SOC 1/2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA, and HITRUST. Vanta is software-only: the broadest integration catalog and deep market presence, but the audit is left to a marketplace of independent firms. The axis is single-vendor, audit-bundled convenience versus ecosystem breadth with an auditor of your choosing.

Thoropass wins when you want one throat to choke: platform plus audit under one roof removes handoffs and can simplify budgeting, and its multi-framework audit coverage suits teams facing PCI or HITRUST alongside SOC 2. Vanta wins on reach and neutrality, the largest connector library automates more evidence, and marketplace auditors let you pick or keep a firm you trust. The tradeoff is bundled convenience versus flexibility and breadth; either way, your team still drives the dashboard and shepherds the evidence a human must supply.

Screenata is deliberately auditor-neutral and agent-first. Vera reads your infrastructure, writes grounded policies, and drives roughly 70% of evidence into cryptographically signed, RFC 3161-timestamped artifacts any auditor can verify outside the platform, so you keep free choice of firm without giving up automation. Pick Thoropass to buy platform and audit together, Vanta for the widest integrations with a marketplace auditor, and Screenata if you'd rather an agent run the program from Slack and the CLI and hand any auditor independently verifiable evidence, at $499/month per framework.

The honest version

When to pick which.

Thoropass

Pick Thoropass to buy the platform and the audit from one vendor.

Screenata vs Thoropass

Vanta

Pick Vanta for the broadest integrations and market maturity.

Screenata vs Vanta

Screenata

Pick Screenata for an agent that runs the program and auditor-neutral, signed evidence.

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Questions

Thoropass vs Vanta, answered.

What's the difference between Thoropass and Vanta?

Thoropass runs an in-house CPA firm and bundles the audit with its platform; Vanta is a software-only GRC dashboard that leaves the audit to a marketplace. Screenata is auditor-neutral and agent-first: it prepares signed, externally-verifiable evidence any auditor can check and runs the program for you at $499/month per framework.

Does Thoropass include the audit, and does Vanta?

Thoropass bundles the audit through its own in-house, AICPA-registered CPA firm, so software and audit come from one vendor. Vanta is software-only and leaves the audit to a marketplace of independent firms. Screenata is auditor-neutral, it prepares signed, verifiable evidence any firm can check, at $499/month per framework.

Can I use my own auditor with Vanta or Thoropass?

With Vanta you choose an auditor from its marketplace or bring your own. Thoropass steers you toward its in-house CPA firm since the audit is bundled. Screenata is auditor-neutral and produces independently verifiable evidence, so you can keep whichever firm you trust.

Which frameworks does Thoropass cover versus Vanta?

Thoropass covers SOC 1 and 2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA, and HITRUST, with audits handled in-house. Vanta covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and many more, with audits via its marketplace. Screenata focuses on SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001, priced at $499/month per framework.

Is Thoropass or Vanta better for a startup's first SOC 2?

Thoropass suits teams that want platform and audit from one vendor to reduce coordination; Vanta suits teams that value the largest integration catalog and auditor choice. For a startup that wants the program actually run rather than configured, Screenata operates it and gets you audit-ready in roughly 4–6 weeks for $499/month per framework.

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