Vanta for Startups

The fastest and most trusted way to prove security. Vanta’s Agentic Trust platform helps startups get compliant, build credibility, and win customers—faster. Save $1,0001 with the Vanta for Startups program, and join [customer_count]+ ambitious companies building trust from day one.

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The startup standard for security and compliance

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Founders love Vanta

1,000+
YC-backed and venture-funded startups trust Vanta to move faster
#1
Rated in SMB Security Compliance on G2 for 10+ consecutive seasons
9/10
Startups recommend Vanta to their peers (G2 NPS)
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Agentic compliance at startup speed

Get audit-ready, fast. Vanta offers the most automated path to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more—powered by AI and trusted by today’s top buyers.

The Vanta AI Agent handles the heavy lifting

Acting like your first security hire, the Vanta AI Agent creates tailored policies, validates evidence, and fixes failed tests with AI-generated code—so you can stay focused on building.

Built for credibility from day one

As the leader in continuous compliance, Vanta helps startups like Replit, Cursor, and Datacurve turn security into sales. Features like the Trust Center and Letter of Engagement prove you're ready for business—long before your first audit.

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A real security foundation—built for startup growth

Buyers won’t take chances on startups without proof of security and a clean audit report. Vanta helps startups build and prove an investor and buyer-ready foundation.

Real protection for infra, people, and vendors

Vanta delivers a complete stack—continuous cloud monitoring, workforce safeguards, vendor risk reviews, and automated access controls—right-sized for early-stage teams.

Securing user access

Vanta automates access management across the user lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, so access stays secure as your startup grows.

Tailor-made for startups

Everything you need to get compliant with SOC 2 and ISO 27001, fast—and build a security foundation for growth.

Essentials
The fastest, simplest path to compliance—for companies who want stay focused on building.
One compliance framework with agentic policy generator
Vanta AI Agent, including agentic search and asking questions (across policies, controls, frameworks, tests, documents), evidence checks, policy template library, evidence collection
Automated evidence collection for audit readiness
Basic reporting and audit workflows, code change, and continuous controls monitoring
Auditor API
Access to expert partners for additional compliance services
Plus
A strong compliance foundation plus security—for companies who want to build trust and credibility early.
Everything in Essentials, and:
Expanded Vanta AI Agent features including automated policy onboarding, control mapping to policies, policy change summaries, and SLA tracking and remediation
AI-powered Questionnaire Automation (25 questionnaires per year)
Access Management (reviews and requests)

Serious startups start up with Vanta

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Prove trust from Day 0

Vanta's your first step to building trust—and closing big deals fast. We help accelerate audit prep by pulling real evidence from [integrations_count] continuously monitored integrations—saving time while building a real security foundation.

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Make Vanta your first security hire

Keep up with rising expectations as you grow—even before your first audit. Vanta acts like your startup’s first security hire—automatically handling evidence collection and guiding you step by step.

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Grow with Vanta—from Seed to the moon

Vanta keeps you ahead of evolving requirements as you scale, so you never have to context switch. With [integrations_count] integrations, always-on monitoring, and 20,000+ audits under our belt, Vanta grows right along with you.

Trusted partners to scale security and compliance

Vanta works with leading MSPs, vetted auditors, and cloud providers like AWS to bring you tailored compliance services, automation, and procurement flexibility. From stack integrations to AWS Marketplace availability, our partners help you build a strong security foundation and get compliant fast.

Expert support at startup speed

From live chat to scoping calls, Vanta’s customer success team and help center keep you moving fast, every step of the way.

Security partners, built for startup speed

Vanta’s service partners offer tailored vCISO support, implementation services, and security guidance to help you get audit-ready fast.

Audits you can trust

Vanta partners with startup-friendly, AICPA peer-reviewed audit firms and provides a clear, structured audit process. No shortcuts, no surprises.

Continuous compliance for your cloud—and your AWS stack

Vanta’s tools give you real-time cloud visibility, stronger security, and audit readiness. Our deep AWS integration automates infrastructure monitoring, maps controls to frameworks, and speeds compliance with Marketplace-ready procurement.

1 This discount may not be combined with any other offers or promotions, is applicable for new customers only, and may not be applied if you are already engaged with the Vanta sales team.

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