NamedraWhich Compliance automation software vendors do AI assistants recommend?
Across 22 AI answers to 10 buyer prompts about compliance automation software, Vanta is named most often (68% of answers), followed by Drata (55%), Secureframe (50%). Thoropass appears in under a quarter of answers. The most cited third-party sources are capterra.com, g2.com, onetrust.com, securityscorecard.com.
- 10 buyer-intent prompts across discovery, evaluation, comparison, alternatives, pricing and trust (audit mode: 10 prompts x 1 run per engine)
- Engines: Google AI Overviews (via SerpAPI) (9 answers), GPT-OSS 120B via Groq (web browsing) (3 answers), GPT-OSS 20B via Groq (no web access) (10 answers)
- A vendor counts as named when its name or domain appears in the answer. Share of voice = a vendor's mentions / all tracked vendors' mentions.
- Score formula: AI Visibility Score. Raw answers available to clients; aggregate data is CC BY 4.0: download JSON.
Mention rate by vendor
| Vendor | Mention rate | Share of voice | Avg position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanta | 68% | 36% | 1.27 | 60 |
| Drata | 55% | 29% | 1.83 | 48 |
| Secureframe | 50% | 26% | 3 | 39 |
| Thoropass | 18% | 10% | 1 | 32 |
Sources the engines cite
These are the pages AI engines attached to their answers. Review sites and comparison articles are where a vendor earns a place on the list.
| Domain | Type | Answers citing |
|---|---|---|
| vanta.com | vendor | 7 |
| capterra.com | review site | 5 |
| g2.com | review site | 4 |
| drata.com | vendor | 4 |
| onetrust.com | blog / docs / other | 4 |
| secureframe.com | vendor | 3 |
| securityscorecard.com | blog / docs / other | 3 |
| convercent.com | blog / docs / other | 3 |
| capterra.ie | blog / docs / other | 2 |
| cybersierra.co | blog / docs / other | 2 |
Who is named, prompt by prompt
| Prompt | Stage | Vendors named (answers) |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best SOC 2 and compliance automation software tools in 2026? | discovery | Vanta (3), Drata (3), Secureframe (3) |
| Best compliance automation software for startups | discovery | Vanta (3), Drata (2), Secureframe (2) |
| Vanta vs Drata vs Secureframe - which should I choose? | comparison | Vanta (2), Drata (2), Secureframe (2) |
| Vanta alternatives | alternatives | Vanta (2), Drata (2), Secureframe (2) |
| Recommend a compliance automation platform for a company that needs SOC 2 | discovery | Vanta (2), Drata (2), Secureframe (1) |
| Which compliance automation vendors should I shortlist for fintech companies? | discovery | Vanta (1), Drata (1), Secureframe (1) |
| Which compliance automation vendors are best reviewed on G2 and Capterra? | trust | no tracked vendor named |
| How much does compliance automation software cost? | pricing | Thoropass (1) |
| Thoropass vs Vanta: which is better? | comparison | Vanta (2), Thoropass (2) |
| Is Thoropass a good compliance automation platform? | evaluation | Thoropass (1) |
Reading the index
A mention rate above 60% means a vendor is on the default shortlist. Between 25% and 60% the vendor appears for some segments or prompts only. Below 25% the vendor is effectively invisible to AI-assisted buyers for this category. The index is a sample from a point in time; answers vary between runs, which is why monthly tracking reports rates rather than single answers.
Published 2026-10-13 by Namedra. Vendors are public companies measured through public AI outputs; no vendor paid to be included or excluded. Corrections: hello@namedra.com.
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