A Canadian alternative to Vanta
Vanta is a compliance automation and GRC platform for organizations from startups to enterprises (source). Lavawall® is a Canadian alternative for compliance and GRC, owned and hosted in Canada, with the closest match for each Vanta capability listed below.
On this page: Vanta at a glance, feature by feature, Vanta and Canada, and moving over.
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Vanta at a glance
What Vanta says about itself, with a link to the page each fact comes from.
| Made for | Organizations from startups to enterprises (source) |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Tiered plans (Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise); contact sales for a quote (source) |
| Free trial or free plan | None stated (free demo only) (source) |
| Platforms | Device monitoring agent for macOS, Windows 10/11, and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) (source) |
| Integrations it lists | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, GitHub, and Okta (source) |
| Data export | Section-by-section exports (CSV, PDF, ZIP); no single export-all (source) |
Vanta feature by feature
Vanta lists these capabilities on its own website; each links to its source. Beside each is the closest Lavawall® feature and the article that shows how to use it.
| What Vanta says it does | Closest Lavawall® feature | How-to article |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance automation (source) | Compliance for over 75 frameworks from one control set | Compliance Frameworks |
| Automated evidence collection for audits (source) | Automatic evidence collection from the agent and connected services | Evidence Library |
| Continuous controls monitoring (source) | Automatic compliance checks against live data | Automatic Compliance Checks |
| Third-party vendor risk management (source) | Vendor inventory and vendor risk management | Vendor Inventory |
| Security questionnaire automation (source) | Security questionnaire answers from an approved library | Security Questionnaires |
| Public Trust Center for compliance status (source) | Trust Centre | Trust Centre |
| Risk management (source) | Risk register with treatment and acceptance | Risk Register |
| User access and permissions control (source) | Microsoft 365 access reviews and access certification | Access Review |
Lavawall® has a close match for 8 of these 8 Vanta capabilities.
For a longer comparison, see Lavawall® compared with Vanta.
Vanta and Canada
Vanta says it is headquartered in San Francisco. Vanta offers regional hosting in the US, EU, and Australia.
| Canadian criterion | Lavawall® | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and ownership | Calgary, Alberta; fully Canadian-owned | San Francisco, California |
| Hosting in Canada | Yes, by default | Documented: US, EU, Australia (source) |
| Canadian-dollar pricing | Yes, with GST, HST, PST, and QST | See Vanta’s pricing |
| Console in French | Yes: Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person (details) | No: the central platform is not translated; employee tasks and policy templates are available in French (source) |
Taken from Vanta’s own website and documentation in September 2026 and linked on this page. Tell us if something has changed and we will correct it.
Lavawall® is built and owned by ThreeShield Information Security Corporation in Calgary, hosted in Canada by default, billed in Canadian dollars, supported from Canada, and available in Canadian French. What makes Lavawall® Canadian.
Moving from Vanta to Lavawall®
- Export what you need from Vanta. Its documentation describes this: section-by-section exports (CSV, PDF, ZIP); no single export-all.
- Start a free Lavawall® trial and add your companies.
- Start the GRC module, pick your frameworks, and install the Lavawall® agent through your current RMM so evidence starts collecting on its own. GRC and RMM work together but can be used separately.
- Set up each feature from the table above. The how-to articles to start with: Compliance Frameworks, Evidence Library, Automatic Compliance Checks, Vendor Inventory.
- Run both side by side and turn Vanta off one company at a time, when your team is ready.
Where Vanta may fit better
If SOC 2 is your only framework and you plan to keep a separate RMM indefinitely, a SOC 2-focused tool such as Vanta may be enough on its own.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lavawall a Canadian alternative to Vanta?
- Yes. Lavawall® is Canadian-owned and hosted in Canada by default. Of the 8 Vanta capabilities listed on this page, Lavawall has a close match for 8.
- Does Vanta host data in Canada?
- Not according to its own documentation. Vanta offers regional hosting in the US, EU, and Australia. Lavawall® hosts data in Canada by default.
- How is Vanta priced?
- Its own website describes its pricing as tiered plans (Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise); contact sales for a quote. Lavawall® publishes its prices in Canadian dollars on its pricing page, month-to-month.
- Does Vanta offer a free trial?
- Its own website lists this: none stated (free demo only). Lavawall® offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
- Can Lavawall replace Vanta?
- Yes, for most organizations, especially those with Canadian obligations or more than one framework. Lavawall® maps over 75 frameworks and collects evidence from the same agent that manages the computers.
- Can I export my data from Vanta?
- Vanta’s documentation describes this: section-by-section exports (CSV, PDF, ZIP); no single export-all.
- Is Vanta available in French?
- No. Vanta says its central platform is not translated; employee tasks and policy templates are available in French. Lavawall® works in Canadian French, Canadian English and US English, chosen by each person.
Vanta is a trademark of its owner. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Lavawall is not affiliated with Vanta.