The Drata Alternative for Teams That Want Leadership, Not Just Automation
Drata does a good job at what it was built for: automating control monitoring and evidence collection across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA. But compliance platforms do not scope your audit, defend your risk decisions, answer investor security questions, or decide whether to accept a finding versus remediate it. Those are human calls. Z Cyber gives you the Glance platform for the workflow automation you expect from a modern GRC tool, plus a named senior advisor who owns your program, attends your board meetings, and is accountable for outcomes. One engagement, one number on the contract, one line of accountability.
What's Included
Senior fractional CISO named to your account and on call for audits
Glance platform for control monitoring, evidence, and framework mapping
SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or NIST CSF audit end-to-end
Executive-level reporting and board communication
Enterprise customer security review responses
Vendor and third-party risk program design
Incident response plan and tabletop facilitation
Security roadmap aligned to your growth stage
Who This Is For
Growth-stage companies using Drata or evaluating it that want their security program led by a senior practitioner, not a platform. Also teams that have hit the ceiling of what automation alone can solve and need human judgment for the harder questions.
Our Process
Review
Audit your current Drata setup, controls, evidence quality, and open audit findings. Identify what automation is doing well and where human judgment is missing.
Consolidate
Migrate to Glance or keep Drata alongside Z Cyber advisory. Either model gets you a named vCISO and clear accountability.
Operate
Your vCISO runs the program: audit management, vendor questionnaires, board reporting, incident response, and risk decisions.
Mature
Expand coverage to adjacent frameworks, mature governance, and shift from checklist compliance to risk-led security.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Z Cyber offer that Drata does not?
A senior fractional CISO accountable for your program. Drata is a platform. Z Cyber is a platform (Glance) plus a named advisor. If you need someone to own scoping, defend risk decisions to auditors, or present to your board, a platform cannot do that on its own.
Do we have to replace Drata to work with Z Cyber?
No. Many clients keep Drata for automation and bring in Z Cyber for the vCISO engagement. If you prefer a single integrated platform, we migrate you to Glance. Both paths work.
How fast can we transition from Drata to Glance?
A typical migration takes two to four weeks. We export your control mappings, policies, and evidence from Drata and import them into Glance. Your vCISO then takes over program ownership.
Is this more expensive than Drata?
Drata is a platform subscription. Z Cyber is a retainer that includes platform and advisory. Compared to Drata plus a full-time security hire, Z Cyber is meaningfully less expensive. Compared to Drata alone, it costs more because you are getting leadership, not just software.
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