# Drata

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Drata and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Drata as simple, helpful compliance software for SOC 2 work. The most common caveat is that it is dangerous without compliance expertise.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple and helpful to use (1 comments): "it's really simple and helpful to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48145772))
- Great for people who know compliance (1 comments): "they're great if you know what you're doing, but dangerous if you don't" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153448))

## What people warn about

- Evidence gathering is tedious screenshot work (1 comments): "it's a huge pain grabbing screenshots for what feels like a very performative process" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172683))
- Dangerous for people unfamiliar with compliance (1 comments): "they're great if you know what you're doing, but dangerous if you don't" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153448))
- Auditor relationships may be conflicted (1 comments): "Vanta/Drata's auditor relationships are... let's say on the edge of conflicted?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310901))
- Risky evidence-gathering platform approach (1 comments): "this is a big risk with the evidence-gathering platforms like Drata, Delve, and Vanta" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47482097))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Vanta](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vanta.md): 12 recommend
- [Delve](https://hackerapproved.com/p/delve.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://drata.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Drata", https://hackerapproved.com/p/drata/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).