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Description

A-SCEND, developed by A-LIGN, is an innovative compliance management platform created by industry specialists, drawing inspiration from client feedback, and tailored to address both current and future demands throughout the audit process. This platform revolutionizes the audit and compliance experience, enabling organizations to shift their focus towards business transformation. By simplifying the audit process, A-SCEND establishes a strategic compliance framework that significantly reduces the costs associated with conducting multiple audits, while also decreasing the operational burdens caused by lost productivity. It transforms audits from mere tactical tasks into a more strategic compliance initiative by centralizing the collection of evidence and standardizing requests, facilitating the consolidation of audits into a single comprehensive annual review. Moreover, A-SCEND lowers the barriers to compliance, empowering users to perform audits from any location at any time, even if they lack prior audit experience, which enhances the overall accessibility and efficiency of compliance management. Ultimately, A-SCEND not only improves the audit lifecycle but also fosters a culture of continuous compliance within organizations.

Description

Vanta is the leading trust management platform that helps simplify and centralize security for organizations of all sizes. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate trust in a way that's real-time and transparent. Founded in 2018, Vanta has customers in 58 countries with offices in Dublin, New York, San Francisco and Sydney.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

AWS GovCloud No 
Aikido Security No 
DigitalOcean No 
EasyLlama No 
Freshteam No 
GitLab No 
Help Scout No 
Heroku No 
Indent No 
Jamf Pro No 
Linear No 
Okta No 
Paychex Flex No 
Pentest-Tools.com No 
Personio No 
Sigma No 
Snyk No 
Sumo Logic No 
Zendesk No 
monday AI work platform No 

Integrations

AWS GovCloud Yes 
Aikido Security Yes 
DigitalOcean Yes 
EasyLlama Yes 
Freshteam Yes 
GitLab Yes 
Help Scout Yes 
Heroku Yes 
Indent Yes 
Jamf Pro Yes 
Linear Yes 
Okta Yes 
Paychex Flex Yes 
Pentest-Tools.com Yes 
Personio Yes 
Sigma Yes 
Snyk Yes 
Sumo Logic Yes 
Zendesk Yes 
monday AI work platform Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

Please contact Vanta directly for pricing information.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

A-Lign

Founded

2009

Country

United States

Website

a-lign.com/a-scend/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Vanta

Founded

2018

Country

United States

Website

www.vanta.com

Product Features

Compliance

Archiving & Retention No 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) No 
Audit Management No 
Compliance Tracking No 
Controls Testing No 
Environmental Compliance No 
FDA Compliance No 
HIPAA Compliance No 
ISO Compliance No 
Incident Management No 
OSHA Compliance No 
Risk Management No 
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance No 
Surveys & Feedback No 
Version Control No 
Workflow / Process Automation No 

GRC

Auditing No 
Disaster Recovery No 
Environmental Compliance No 
IT Risk Management No 
Incident Management No 
Internal Controls Management No 
Operational Risk Management No 
Policy Management No 

Risk Management

Alerts/Notifications No 
Auditing No 
Business Process Control No 
Compliance Management No 
Corrective Actions (CAPA) No 
Dashboard No 
Exceptions Management No 
IT Risk Management No 
Internal Controls Management No 
Legal Risk Management No 
Mobile Access No 
Operational Risk Management No 
Predictive Analytics No 
Reputation Risk Management No 
Response Management No 
Risk Assessment No 

Product Features

Audit

Alerts / Notifications Yes 
Audit Planning Yes 
Compliance Management Yes 
Dashboard Yes 
Exceptions Management Yes 
Forms Management Yes 
Issue Management Yes 
Mobile Access No 
Multi-Year Planning No 
Risk Assessment Yes 
Workflow Management Yes 

Compliance

Archiving & Retention No 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) No 
Audit Management Yes 
Compliance Tracking Yes 
Controls Testing Yes 
Environmental Compliance No 
FDA Compliance No 
HIPAA Compliance Yes 
ISO Compliance Yes 
Incident Management Yes 
OSHA Compliance No 
Risk Management Yes 
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance No 
Surveys & Feedback Yes 
Version Control Yes 
Workflow / Process Automation Yes 

GDPR Compliance

Vanta stands out as the premier Agentic Trust Platform, offering a robust solution for GDPR compliance tailored for organizations that handle EU and UK personal information. It streamlines the implementation of privacy regulations through automated evidence gathering, ongoing monitoring, and structured workflows. With over 400 integrations, Vanta seamlessly connects with cloud services, HR platforms, and developer tools to facilitate GDPR compliance, eliminating the need for tedious checklists and spreadsheets. The platform features an integrated Data Inventory and Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) management system, enables the creation of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) complete with risk assessments, and employs AI to generate policies—all accessible via a consolidated compliance dashboard. Additionally, Vanta’s cross-framework mapping allows teams to leverage existing compliance efforts from standards like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, minimizing redundant work when managing various compliance frameworks.

Access Control No 
Consent Management No 
Data Mapping No 
Incident Management No 
PIA / DPIA No 
Policy Management No 
Risk Management No 
Sensitive Data Identification No 

GRC

Vanta stands out as the premier Agentic Trust Platform, serving over 15,000 businesses, including notable names like Atlassian, Duolingo, the Golden State Warriors, and Icelandair, by helping them build and demonstrate trust. The Vanta Agents act as dedicated GRC Engineers available around the clock, offering proactive guidance, automation, and enhancements to trust initiatives. Professionals in security, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), as well as IT specialists, turn to Vanta for automating the gathering of evidence across more than 35 frameworks, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001. It allows for the centralization of GRC processes such as risk management, the proactive oversight of vendor risk, and the acceleration of security reviews by up to five times. Vanta streamlines the security and compliance processes for organizations at all stages by substituting manual tasks with ongoing automation.

Auditing Yes 
Disaster Recovery No 
Environmental Compliance No 
IT Risk Management Yes 
Incident Management Yes 
Internal Controls Management Yes 
Operational Risk Management Yes 
Policy Management Yes 

Risk Management

Vanta stands as the premier platform for Agentic Trust, serving thousands of businesses by streamlining compliance processes, managing risks, and consistently demonstrating trustworthiness. Their risk management tool empowers startups to consolidate their entire risk framework—covering everything from the identification and evaluation of risk scenarios to the assignment of treatment strategies and monitoring remediation—within one unified platform. Companies can quickly initiate their risk management efforts through a comprehensive library of over 100 established scenarios that come with suggested control mappings, or they have the option to upload their current risk register. The platform features continuous oversight with automated notifications, adjustable risk scoring, and integrated reporting tools, which include heatmaps, trend analyses, and historical snapshots for audit purposes. Seamless integrations with tools like Jira, GitHub, and Asana ensure that remediation tasks are managed within the familiar environments of the teams involved. What distinguishes Vanta is its ability to connect risk management with the wider Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) framework—linking controls, policies, vendor risk assessments, and compliance evaluations back to the identified risk scenarios.

Alerts/Notifications No 
Auditing No 
Business Process Control No 
Compliance Management No 
Corrective Actions (CAPA) No 
Dashboard No 
Exceptions Management No 
IT Risk Management No 
Internal Controls Management No 
Legal Risk Management No 
Mobile Access No 
Operational Risk Management No 
Predictive Analytics No 
Reputation Risk Management No 
Response Management No 
Risk Assessment No 

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