Is PCI DSS included in Drata, or is it an add-on?

PCI DSS is a separately priced framework on top of the platform fee. On Drata's AWS Marketplace listing every framework carries the same $7,500 per year list price: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, CCPA, CMMC, MS SSPA, and NIST CSF (checked July 2026). That flat structure means adding PCI DSS to an existing Drata subscription lists at the same price as adding any other standard, and the marginal decision is about whether the shared evidence base is worth the framework fee.

Does Drata replace the QSA and ASV for PCI?

No. Drata automates the evidence collection, control monitoring, and SAQ workflow for PCI DSS, but it is not a Qualified Security Assessor and it is not an Approved Scanning Vendor. A Level 1 merchant still engages a QSA for the Report on Compliance, and any merchant with internet-facing systems still contracts a separate ASV for the quarterly external scan. Drata reduces the manual hours those engagements consume; budget the QSA, ASV, and pen test as separate line items on top of the Drata subscription.

Is Drata cheaper than Vanta for PCI?

The two vendors publish on different shapes, so a like-for-like comparison of a PCI line item is not available. Drata's AWS Marketplace listing prices the platform and each framework separately, with every framework at $7,500 per year including PCI DSS. Vanta's AWS Marketplace listing prices packages rather than individual frameworks, and it carries no PCI DSS line, so there is no published Vanta PCI framework price to set against Drata's $7,500 (both checked July 2026). Compare the dimensions each vendor actually publishes for the scope you need, and treat any single-number comparison of the two as an assumption rather than a fact.

Is Drata worth it for PCI compliance?

Drata pays back for teams stacking several standards on one evidence base, since the same platform fee carries every framework and each additional standard lists at the same flat $7,500 per year, and for buyers whose PCI scope is SAQ D with continuous-monitoring obligations. For a Level 4 merchant whose entire obligation is a short SAQ A plus a quarterly ASV scan, the platform fee is hard to justify against a $300 to $1,000 bundled SAQ-plus-ASV product. As with all automation platforms, the economics improve with scope and with the number of frameworks sharing one evidence base.

Does Drata cover PCI DSS v4.0.1?

Yes. Drata maps its controls and evidence automation to the current PCI DSS v4.0.1 requirement set, including the v4.0 additions that became mandatory in March 2025 such as the Requirement 6.4.3 payment-page script management obligation for e-commerce merchants. The platform monitors control drift against the live standard between assessment cycles. It still does not perform the script-monitoring function itself for Requirement 6.4.3 (that needs a dedicated tool), and the QSA still validates the evidence.

Automation platform pricing

Drata PCI compliance cost 2026: the published list prices

Drata publishes list prices on AWS Marketplace: a platform fee and a flat per-framework fee, with PCI DSS priced the same as every other standard. It automates the evidence and monitoring work around PCI but does not replace the QSA, the ASV, or the pen test.

AWS Marketplace list prices checked July 2026

PCI DSS framework

$7,500/yr

AWS Marketplace list price, 12-month contract

Platform fee

$25,000/yr

Listed as capacity for a 100 FTE org

Framework structure

Flat $7,500 per standard, PCI DSS included

What Drata actually does for PCI

Drata is a compliance-automation platform, not a QSA and not an ASV. For PCI DSS it connects to your cloud infrastructure, identity provider, version control, ticketing, and HR systems, then continuously collects the evidence that maps to PCI controls (access reviews, MFA enforcement, encryption state, change management, vendor inventory). It alerts on control drift, runs the SAQ workflow, and assembles an auditor-ready evidence room for the QSA or for self-attestation. The value is the removal of the manual evidence grind, not the removal of the assessment.

What it does not do: it does not run the quarterly external ASV scan, it does not produce the Report on Compliance for a Level 1 merchant, and it does not perform the payment-page script monitoring that PCI DSS v4.0 Requirement 6.4.3 requires of e-commerce merchants. Drata feeds clean evidence into those engagements; it does not replace them.

What Drata publishes on AWS Marketplace

Drata lists its platform on AWS Marketplace with public list prices on named 12-month contract dimensions. Two of them determine the PCI bill. These are the figures as published; they are separate line items and AWS does not publish a combined total, so add the dimensions your scope needs.

Published dimension	List price	As described on the listing
Platform fee	$25,000/yr	Access to the Drata SaaS platform with capacity for a 100 FTE org
PCI DSS framework	$7,500/yr	Priced as a framework alongside the platform fee
Any other framework	$7,500/yr	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CMMC, MS SSPA and NIST CSF all list at the same flat rate

Read off Drata's AWS Marketplace listing, checked July 2026. These are list prices on that surface, not a quote, and AWS shows no price-effective date. Larger headcounts than the listed 100 FTE capacity, and anything bought through a private offer, are priced through Drata's sales team.

When Drata wins and when it does not

Drata wins for multi-framework teams, because the same platform fee carries every standard and each additional framework lists at the same flat rate, and for companies whose PCI scope is continuous-monitoring heavy. For these buyers the manual evidence work Drata removes is worth multiples of the subscription.

Drata does not win for a PCI-only Level 4 merchant on hosted checkout (a bundled SAQ-plus-ASV product is an order of magnitude cheaper), or for anyone expecting the platform to perform the assessment itself. Drata makes you assessable faster and cheaper; it does not make the QSA or the ASV optional.

Drata supports PCI DSS as a separately priced framework

Drata's AWS Marketplace listing prices PCI DSS at $7,500 per year alongside a $25,000 platform fee sized for a 100 FTE org. Check the listing for the current dimensions, and budget the QSA, ASV, and pen test separately.

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Frequently asked

Drata publishes list prices on AWS Marketplace (checked July 2026). Two dimensions matter for PCI. The platform fee lists at $25,000 per year, described on the listing as access to the Drata SaaS platform with capacity for a 100 FTE org. Each compliance framework lists at $7,500 per year, and PCI DSS is one of them. Both are 12-month contract dimensions and AWS publishes them as separate line items, so add the dimensions your scope actually needs rather than looking for a single headline number. The list price is what Drata publishes on that surface; what a given buyer pays after a sales conversation is a separate matter. The platform fee is separate from the QSA, the ASV scanning vendor, and any pen test, none of which Drata provides.

Vanta PCI cost

Published package prices, no PCI line item.

Secureframe PCI cost

Platform and first framework listed separately.

Sprinto PCI cost

Starter platform plus frameworks from $2,000.

Reduce PCI costs

Where automation fits among seven cost levers.

SAQ D cost

The scope where automation actually pays back.

QSA assessment cost

The engagement Drata does not replace.