# AWS Artifact vs Drata Comparison
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## AI Generated Summary
- **G2 reviewers report** that Drata excels in user experience, particularly with its real-time monitoring and clear dashboards, which significantly streamline the audit process. Users appreciate how it automates compliance tasks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, saving them considerable manual effort.
- **Users say** AWS Artifact provides a centralized location for accessing essential compliance documents, such as ISO certifications and SOC reports. This feature is particularly valued by those who need to evaluate their compliance status quickly and efficiently.
- **Reviewers mention** that while Drata's onboarding process can be challenging for newcomers to compliance management, its comprehensive alerts on tasks and control statuses ultimately help users stay on track. This indicates a learning curve but a rewarding payoff in the long run.
- **According to verified reviews** , AWS Artifact is praised for its robust security features, with users highlighting its multi-layered defense against cyber threats. However, some users feel that it lacks the intuitive interface that makes daily tasks easier compared to Drata.
- **G2 reviewers highlight** Drata's superior support quality, with many users noting that the assistance they received was instrumental in passing audits. In contrast, AWS Artifact's support has received mixed feedback, suggesting that users may not always find the help they need promptly.
- **Users report** that Drata's policy creation module is a game-changer, allowing companies to efficiently create or update their policies. This feature is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to maintain compliance without excessive manual intervention, a contrast to AWS Artifact's more static approach.



| | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 20 | 1,331 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (50.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (48.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Contact Us | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS Artifact

Pros:
- Security Protection (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Not User-Friendly (1 reviews)
- Poor Interface Design (1 reviews)

### Drata

Pros:
- Customer Support (161 reviews)
- Ease of Use (148 reviews)

Cons:
- Limited Integrations (47 reviews)
- Improvements Needed (42 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 9.2 (1051 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 9.1 (1101 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 8.9 (945 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 9.2 (853 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.8 (13 reviews) | 9.5 (1019 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 9.6 (851 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.5 (14 reviews) | 9.6 (1010 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS Artifact

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Drata

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Startup

Price: Contact Us

Description: Everything your company needs to
get and stay audit-ready.

Key Features:
- Unlimited Admins
- Unlimited Integrations (140+ to choose from)
-  Dynamic Policy Builder

[Learn more about Drata](https://www.g2.com/products/drata/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Cloud Compliance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | 8.8/10 | 518 |

#### Security

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (476 reviews) | 
| **Anomoly Detection** | Not enough data | 8.2 (386 reviews) | 
| **Data Loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.4 (381 reviews) | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Governance** | Not enough data | 9.0 (432 reviews) | 
| **Data Governance** | Not enough data | 8.8 (411 reviews) | 
| **Sensitive Data Compliance** | Not enough data | 9.0 (417 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | 9.2 (453 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | 9.0 (428 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 8.2 (411 reviews) | 

### Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | 8.4/10 | 496 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customized Vendor Pages** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Centralized Vendor Catalog** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Questionnaire Templates** | Not enough data | 8.5 (417 reviews) | 
| **User Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.8 (447 reviews) | 

#### Risk assessment

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Risk Scoring** | Not enough data | 8.8 (403 reviews) | 
| **4th Party Assessments** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Monitoring And Alerts** | Not enough data | 9.0 (435 reviews) | 
| **AI Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.2 (38 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI - Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 
| **Text Generation** | Not enough data | 7.7 (38 reviews) | 

### Audit Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Workflows - Audit Management

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Planning & Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Documentation - Audit Management

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates & Forms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Checklists** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting & Analytics - Audit Management

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Industry Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Policy Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform AI Features - Policy Management

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Governance Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | N/A | N/A |

#### AI Compliance

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Regulatory Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Trails** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Risk Management & Monitoring

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Risk Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Lifecycle Management

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lifecycle Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Access Control and Security

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pole-based Access Control (RBAC)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Collaboration and Communication 

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Model Sharing and Reuse** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - AI Governance Tools

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Vendor Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Vendor Management

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Revenue Recognition

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Usage Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deferred Revenue** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Revenue Accrual** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | N/A | N/A |

#### Cloud Visibility

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Identity

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Security Compliance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Artifact** | N/A | N/A |
| **Drata** | 7.4/10 | 88 |

#### Generative AI - Security Compliance

| Feature | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Risk** | Not enough data | 7.0 (84 reviews) | 
| **Automated Documentation** | Not enough data | 7.8 (86 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Compliance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-compliance)


**Unique to Drata (6):** [ AI Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-governance-tools), [Security Compliance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-compliance), [Vendor Security and Privacy Assessment Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vendor-security-and-privacy-assessment), [Audit Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/audit-management), [Policy Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/policy-management), [Vendor Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vendor-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS Artifact | Drata | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 50.0% | 47.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 11.1% | 48.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 38.9% | 4.4% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS Artifact

- **Information Technology and Services:** 33.3%
- **Computer Software:** 11.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.6%
- **Retail:** 5.6%
- **Real Estate:** 5.6%
- **Law Practice:** 5.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 5.6%
- **Food & Beverages:** 5.6%
- **Financial Services:** 5.6%
- **Other:** 11.1%

#### Drata

- **Computer Software:** 33.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.9%
- **Financial Services:** 7.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8%
- **Human Resources:** 2.1%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.0%
- **Insurance:** 1.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.5%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 1.3%
- **Other:** 19.0%

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## Top Discussions

### AWS Artifact

No discussions available for this product.

### Drata

- Title: [What is Drata used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-drata-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Drata is a platform used to automate security & compliance controls monitoring and auditing (including integrations with common cloud infrastructure and web..."
- Title: [How are others coping with slower support, chatbot inconsistencies, and login / chat issues?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-are-others-coping-with-slower-support-chatbot-inconsistencies-and-login-chat-issues) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Try leveraging Drata's continuous monitoring feature that automatically tests controls and surfaces issues early. The..."
- Title: [Has anyone else felt friction between Drata’s control depth and their own compliance approach or frameworks?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/has-anyone-else-felt-friction-between-drata-s-control-depth-and-their-own-compliance-approach-or-frameworks) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have you explored building custom integrations through Drata's API? You can push data into the platform from systems it..."
- Title: [What’s your workaround when Drata’s integrations and automation do not go deep enough?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-your-workaround-when-drata-s-integrations-and-automation-do-not-go-deep-enough) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For better navigation, try using Drata's automated workflow features to streamline control monitoring and evidence..."
- Title: [How are you all dealing with confusing navigation and policy / control relationships in Drata?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-are-you-all-dealing-with-confusing-navigation-and-policy-control-relationships-in-drata) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have you tried using Drata's SOC 2 Compliance Kit with free policy templates and readiness checklists? Starting with..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-artifact-vs-drata)