What is the difference between Drata and Screenata?
How Are Drata and Screenata Different?
Drata is a compliance dashboard — it connects to AWS, GCP, and Azure, monitors infrastructure configurations, and organizes your policies and evidence in one place. But it doesn't write your policies, doesn't know your application code, and doesn't capture application-level evidence. You still need a consultant for that.
Screenata is a compliance operator — it reads your codebase and cloud setup, generates SOC 2 policies that reference your actual tech stack, and collects the evidence that Drata can't automate.
Feature Comparison
| Capability | Drata | Screenata |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure monitoring | Yes (AWS, GCP, Azure) | Yes |
| Policy generation | Templates you customize | AI-written from your codebase |
| Application-level evidence | Manual screenshots | Automated capture |
| Compliance expertise built in | No — need consultant | Yes — AI compliance officer |
| Starting price | ~$12K/year | $299 for Type I |
| Time to audit-ready | 3-6 months + consultant | Weeks |
When to Choose Drata
Drata works well for companies with 50+ employees that already have a security team or compliance lead. If you have someone who knows SOC 2 and can configure the platform, write policies, and manage the audit — Drata gives them a good workspace.
When to Choose Screenata
Screenata is built for startups that don't have compliance expertise in-house. If you're a founder or CTO handling SOC 2 for the first time and you don't want to hire a $10K consultant to tell you what Drata can't, Screenata handles both the expertise and the automation.