Compare · Arkova + Drata
Private Beta · BuildingDrata is the strongest enterprise GRC platform on the market for evidence automation, framework coverage, and trust center. Arkova adds an independent verification layer on top — cryptographically anchored receipts that survive vendor migrations. Most pilot customers run them together, not instead of each other.
Where Drata is strongest
Where Arkova adds value on top
Feature comparison
Where each tool is strongest. Drata excels at the items in its column. Arkova excels at the items in its column. The combination covers more than either alone. Last verified against Drata's public documentation in April 2026; if you spot an inaccuracy tell us.
| Feature | Arkova | Drata |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 (Type 1 + Type 2) Drata's native automation depth is hard to beat for SOC 2 | ||
| ISO 27001 / 27017 / 27018 / 27701 | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| GDPR | ||
| PCI DSS | ||
| NIST 800-53 / CSF | ||
| SOX (financial reporting depth) Drata supports general controls; Arkova builds for ICFR depth | ||
| FERPA (US education) | ||
| GLBA, FCRA, ADA, FLSA | ||
| EU AI Act | ||
| DORA (EU operational resilience) | ||
| NIST AI RMF | ||
| SEC cybersecurity disclosure rule | ||
| APAC frameworks (PDPA, APPI, DPDP, APP) | ||
| African frameworks (POPIA, NDPR, Kenya DPA) | ||
| LATAM frameworks (LGPD, Law 1581) | ||
| Cryptographically anchored evidence Arkova's core moat — auditors verify each claim independently | ||
| Append-only audit log on public ledger | ||
| Independent third-party verifiability (no vendor trust required) | ||
| Client-side document fingerprinting (docs never leave device) | ||
| AI-search-friendly (llms.txt, AI crawler access, SSR JSON-LD) | ||
| Continuous evidence collection from cloud + SaaS integrations Drata has 100+ deep integrations including agent-based CSPM | ||
| Risk management module | ||
| Vendor risk management (TPRM) | ||
| Per-jurisdiction posture scoring | ||
| Severity-ranked gap detection | ||
| Audit-ready PDF export | ||
| Regulatory-change monitoring | ||
| Trust center / public compliance posture page | ||
| Pre-built auditor relationships Drata partners with most Big Four and mid-market audit firms | ||
| Enterprise pricing + contracting | ||
| Verification API | ||
| Webhook events | ||
| MCP server for AI agents | ||
| Open-source SDKs (TypeScript, Python) |
Architectural difference
Drata and Arkova solve adjacent but distinct problems. Drata builds the deepest automation pipeline for collecting compliance evidence from your existing systems and mapping it across overlapping framework controls. Their core value is engineering depth: agent-based CSPM, broad integration catalog, mature TPRM, and a control-mapping engine that handles SOC 2 + ISO 27001 + NIST simultaneously without manual remapping.
Arkova builds an evidence layer that does not depend on the system that produced the evidence. Every record gets a cryptographic fingerprint anchored to a public ledger. A regulator, auditor, or counterparty verifies your claims by checking the document against the ledger — they don't have to trust Arkova, your file system, or any other vendor.
These approaches are complementary more than competitive at the architecture level. A mature compliance program eventually wants both: best-in-class aggregation + independent verifiability. The difference is which one solves your most painful problem today.
If your audit pain is "I have evidence in 14 different SaaS tools and I need it continuously collected and mapped to 6 overlapping frameworks" — Drata is the right starting point. If your pain is "we operate across 8 jurisdictions, 4 of which are barely covered by the major US-EU GRC vendors, and our last vendor migration broke two years of audit history" — that's what Arkova was built to fix.
Common questions
Yes. Many compliance programs benefit from layering. Drata handles continuous evidence collection, control mapping, and trust center. Arkova anchors the high-stakes records — executed contracts, board approvals, ICFR sign-offs, AI risk assessments, regulatory submissions, multi-jurisdiction-specific evidence — for independent verifiability. Talk to us about integration patterns.
Arkova is in early access. Our SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 work is in progress and will ship before general availability. Architecture is privacy-first by design — documents never leave your device — so the surface our SOC 2 actually covers is intentionally small.
You don't have to migrate. Most pilot customers keep Drata running and use Arkova for the records that need independent verifiability. Our Verification API plugs into Drata's evidence-export workflow — anchored receipts get attached to the same auditor evidence package.
Arkova pricing is set in early-access partnerships, not public list pricing. We're deliberately working with a small number of pilot customers to nail product-market fit before going self-serve. If you're evaluating budget, we'll share concrete numbers in a discovery call.
Tell us about your jurisdiction footprint, your Drata coverage, and where you're feeling evidence pain. We'll show you which Arkova capabilities slot in alongside what Drata already handles.
Arkova is in private beta. Features described on this page are being built and refined with pilot customers right now. Some controls and integrations are live today; others are in active development. Talk to us about the parts most relevant to your workload.
Talk to ArkovaOr read The State of Compliance in 2026.