Checkpoint vs Vanta
Vanta is a widely used compliance automation platform with a large integration catalogue. Checkpoint is built for organisations that run on Microsoft 365 and want their compliance records to stay in their own tenant. Here is how they differ, from each vendor’s own published information.
| Vanta | Checkpoint | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your records live | In Vanta’s cloud platform. Vanta announced a Sydney data centre on AWS for ANZ customers in October 2024. | SharePoint lists in your own Microsoft 365 tenant. Compliance365 has no database holding your registers. |
| Pricing | Not published. The pricing page lists Essentials, Plus, Professional and Enterprise tiers and asks you to request a demo for a quote. | Published: from $7,000 a year per framework (AUD, ex GST), SOC 2 from $8,999. Enterprise from $14,999. |
| Trying it | Request a demo. Check with Vanta for current trial terms. | A public demo of the real console with sample data, no sign-up, and a 7-day free trial. |
| Evidence from your systems | A large catalogue of integrations across cloud, identity, HR and developer tools. | 49 checks read from Microsoft Graph with delegated, read-only permissions. Optional collectors for AWS (10 checks) and GitHub (7 checks). Fewer integrations than Vanta beyond these. |
| Australian frameworks | Vanta lists Essential Eight (maturity levels 1–3) and CPS 234 among its frameworks. | Essential Eight, IS18, RFFR, CPS 234, DISP / IRAP and the Privacy Act, alongside ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 42001, ISO 27701 and NIST CSF. |
| People | Software. Your auditor is engaged separately. | Run it yourself, or get it at no extra cost in a fixed-price Compliance365 consulting engagement. |
What we say about Vanta comes from its own published information, checked October 2026: Vanta: Plans and pricing; Vanta: Accelerating ANZ momentum with a new Australian data centre; Vanta: Essential Eight compliance automation. Products change, so check the current details with Vanta. Something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Vanta may suit you better if
- Your evidence lives across many SaaS and cloud tools beyond Microsoft 365, and you want one platform that connects to all of them.
- You are happy for compliance records to sit in a vendor’s platform.
Checkpoint suits you if
- You run on Microsoft 365 and want risks, controls, evidence and the audit log to stay in your own tenant.
- You want to see the price before talking to sales, in Australian dollars.
- You want an Australian consultant who can take you through certification with the same tool.
Questions
- Does Vanta support Essential Eight?
- Yes, Vanta lists Essential Eight maturity levels 1–3 on its website. Checkpoint does too, and also covers IS18, RFFR, CPS 234 and DISP / IRAP.
- Can I move from Vanta to Checkpoint?
- Yes. Checkpoint imports registers from Excel or CSV with a mapping and duplicate check, so risks, assets and suppliers come across without retyping.
- Is Checkpoint cheaper than Vanta?
- Vanta does not publish prices, so we cannot compare like for like. Checkpoint’s prices are on our pricing page: from $7,000 a year per framework, AUD.
