Comparison
A Vanta alternative where your data never leaves your servers
Scorifya Controls is a self-hosted SOC 2 compliance tool — 33 automated checks across AWS, GitHub, GCP, and Azure, 20 manual controls with evidence tracking, and an auditor portal. Flat annual fee. No per-seat pricing. Deploy in three Docker commands.
Why teams look for a Vanta alternative
Price
Vanta's pricing scales with headcount and is sold through a sales process. For teams under 50 people without a dedicated compliance budget, the cost arrives before the revenue that justifies it.
Data residency
Vanta is a SaaS product — your cloud credentials and compliance evidence live on Vanta's infrastructure. Teams with strict data residency requirements or security policies that limit third-party access need a different model.
Scope
Vanta covers a broad surface area — HR systems, MDM, endpoint agents, dozens of SaaS integrations. For teams that need cloud and code checks and nothing else, that breadth adds complexity without adding value at their stage.
How Controls compares to Vanta
| Dimension | Vanta | Scorifya Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | SaaS — managed by vendor | Self-hosted — runs on your server |
| Data location | Vendor's cloud infrastructure | Your own servers |
| Pricing model | Annual contract, scales with headcount | Flat annual fee, no per-seat charges |
| Pricing transparency | Requires a sales call | Published on product page |
| Automated cloud checks | Yes (AWS, GCP, Azure, + more) | Yes — 33 checks across AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub |
| Manual controls | Yes | Yes — 20 controls with evidence tracking |
| Auditor portal | Yes | Yes — read-only link, no account required |
| Cryptographic timestamps | No | RFC 3161 tokens from DigiCert on every attestation |
| HR / MDM / endpoint integrations | Yes (broad integration catalog) | No — cloud and code platforms only |
| Setup time | Onboarding process, implementation timeline | Three Docker commands, first scan in under an hour |
| Target team size | Any (pricing reflects scale) | Seed to Series B — teams where per-seat pricing is premature |
Vanta information based on publicly available documentation and common market knowledge. Controls information reflects the current shipped product.
What Controls delivers
- ✓33 automated checks across AWS (14), GCP (7), Azure (7), and GitHub (5) — all mapped to AICPA TSC 2017 criteria
- ✓20 manual controls with attestation, evidence file uploads, and next-review-date tracking
- ✓Posture score trend chart so you can show auditors improvement over time
- ✓Drift detection: automated Slack alerts when a control that was passing starts failing
- ✓Read-only auditor portal — share a time-limited link with your CPA firm, no account required
- ✓RFC 3161 cryptographic timestamps from DigiCert on every attestation record, independently verifiable by auditors
- ✓Audit period tracking with progress bar so you always know where you are in the observation window
- ✓Print-to-PDF report generation for your auditor package
- ✓Custom TSA support for air-gapped environments
- ✓Self-hosted: deploy on any machine that runs Docker — your cloud credentials never leave your infrastructure
The timestamp gap no SaaS compliance tool closes
When a SaaS tool timestamps your evidence, an auditor has to trust the vendor's clock. Controls uses RFC 3161 — an IETF standard for trusted timestamping. DigiCert signs each token; auditors verify it independently with OpenSSL. No Scorifya account needed. The token travels with the attestation record.
Common questions
Does Scorifya Controls replace Vanta completely?
It covers automated cloud checks, manual control tracking, evidence collection, and an auditor-facing portal — a meaningful subset of what Vanta does. Vanta has broader integrations (HR systems, MDM, endpoint agents, more SaaS tools). Controls is built for teams where Vanta's price isn't justifiable at their current stage but the compliance pressure is real.
Can my auditor work with Controls instead of Vanta?
Yes. Controls includes a read-only auditor portal with a time-limited access link. Your CPA or audit firm can view attestations, evidence files, and the RFC 3161 cryptographic timestamps on every record without needing a Scorifya account.
What cloud providers does Controls check?
AWS (14 checks), GCP (7 checks), Azure (7 checks), and GitHub (5 checks) — 33 automated checks total, all mapped to AICPA TSC 2017 criteria.
How is pricing different from Vanta?
Controls is a flat annual fee — no per-seat charges, no usage-based billing, no sales call required. The price is published on the product page. Vanta is typically sold through a sales process with pricing that scales with headcount.
Where does my compliance data live with Controls?
On your own server. Controls runs as a Docker container you deploy in your environment. Nothing is sent to Scorifya's infrastructure — not your cloud credentials, not your attestation records, not your evidence files.
How long does it take to set up Controls vs Vanta?
Controls is up in three Docker commands. There is no onboarding call, no sales process, no implementation timeline. Most teams have their first scan results within an hour of purchasing.
See everything Controls includes
Full feature list, pricing, and a Docker quick-start on the product page.