Comparison
Standardise vs Vanta
Vanta is built for US SOC 2 compliance. Standardise is purpose-built for Australian organisations pursuing ISO 27001 with native Essential Eight, IRAP, and Privacy Act support.
At a glance
Starting price
$299/mo
Vanta: ~$10,000+/yr
AU compliance modules
4 built-in
Vanta: None
Data residency
Sydney, AU
Vanta: US-hosted
Encryption
Per-tenant keys
Vanta: Shared
Feature comparison
| Feature | Standardise | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 ISMS | ||
| Statement of Applicability (93 controls) | ||
| Risk register with heat map | ||
| 27 ISO 27001 document templates | ||
| Evidence collection & file storage | ||
| Internal audit management | ||
| Incident response & NDB tracking | ||
| Asset register | ||
| Essential Eight maturity tracking | ||
| IRAP assessment readiness | ||
| Privacy Act APPs tracker | ||
| NDB 72-hour deadline enforcement | ||
| Australian data residency (Sydney) | ||
| Per-tenant AES-256-GCM encryption | ||
| SSO / SCIM directory sync | ||
| Slack & Teams notifications | ||
| Jira & GitHub integrations |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of April 2026.
Native Australian compliance
Standardise includes Essential Eight maturity tracking, IRAP assessment readiness, Privacy Act Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) monitoring, and NDB 72-hour deadline enforcement out of the box. These are first-class modules, not bolt-on extras. Vanta focuses primarily on US frameworks like SOC 2 and HIPAA, with no coverage of AU-specific regulatory requirements.
Australian data residency
All data is stored in AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) to meet APP 8 cross-border data transfer requirements. Vanta operates from US data centres, which means Australian organisations must manage additional cross-border data transfer obligations and risk assessments under the Privacy Act.
Per-tenant encryption
Every organisation gets its own AES-256-GCM envelope encryption with dedicated key encryption keys (KEKs) and data encryption keys (DEKs). Sensitive fields like risk descriptions and incident details are encrypted at the application layer, not just at rest. This exceeds typical platform-level encryption offered by competitors.
10x more affordable
Standardise starts at $299/month with all core ISMS modules included. Vanta pricing typically starts at $10,000+ per year, putting it out of reach for many Australian SMBs. Our 27 production-ready ISO 27001 document templates alone save thousands in consultant fees.
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