Drata

Firms preparing for a SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA audit know the scramble: screenshots, access logs, and policy documents pulled together in the weeks before an assessor arrives. Drata replaces that scramble with continuous evidence collection and control monitoring that runs in the background across the tools a firm already uses. When an auditor asks for proof of access controls, background checks, or encryption settings, the evidence is already collected and organised rather than assembled in a last-minute sprint.

For accounting firms, the main reason to look at Drata is showing enterprise clients that the firm's data handling meets recognised security standards. SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 are the most common frameworks larger clients ask for; Drata also covers HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, and others from a single dashboard. Firms running advisory practices can use Drata to track client control readiness and flag remediation tasks before they become audit findings.

Drata works with AWS, GCP, GitHub, Okta, Jira, Slack, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365. The platform includes policy templates, personnel management workflows, and a risk register for residual risks that automated tests cannot fully close.

Pricing is not published. All plans are quoted after a demo call; there is no free trial or free tier. Drata fits small and mid-sized firms better than solo practitioners, where the overhead of a formal compliance programme is usually driven by client contract requirements.