Drata vs Pathlock
SOX & internal controls head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Annual subscription, quote-based by headcount, frameworks and modules | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Startup, Growth-stage, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | None listed | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
| Vendor | Drata | Pathlock |
Our take
Where Drata leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 12 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by control & attribute testing workflow and centralized risk register).
Where Pathlock leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 15 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by segregation-of-duties (sod) conflict detection and self-service access request & provisioning).
- Stated SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 27 capabilities (of 44 in the SOX & internal controls taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Control & attribute testing workflowSOX Program & Testing Management | Core strength Continuous control monitoring with pass/fail test status | Not evidenced |
| Segregation-of-duties (SoD) conflict detectionSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Fine-grained SoD conflict detection across SAP, Oracle, Workday and PeopleSoft |
| Self-service access request & provisioningSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Compliant provisioning (joiner/mover/leaver) plus self-service access request portal |
| Emergency / firefighter access managementSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Emergency/firefighter access with full workflow tracking |
| Periodic user access review / certificationSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated manager access certifications and user access reviews |
| Business role design & role miningSegregation of Duties & Access Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Role management with automatic entitlement grouping; entitlement design/testing for compliant ERP roles |
| Transaction-level monitoringContinuous Controls Monitoring | Not evidenced | Core strength Enriched transaction monitoring analyzing 100% of transactions for financial impact |
| Centralized risk registerRisk Management | Core strength Cross-framework risk register with internal, external and third-party risk visibility | Not evidenced |
| Risk scoring (likelihood / impact)Risk Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Risk Quantification of financial exposure to prioritize remediation |
| Third-party / vendor risk managementRisk Management | Core strength Standardized vendor risk assessment workflows with automated follow-ups | Not evidenced |
| Dedicated external-auditor workspaceAudit Management & Evidence | Core strength Audit workspace for sharing evidence directly with external auditors | Not evidenced |
| Automated evidence collectionAudit Management & Evidence | Core strength Automated evidence collection via API integrations to cloud, HR, identity and dev-tool systems | Not evidenced |
| Centralized evidence repositoryAudit Management & Evidence | Core strength Centralized evidence repository for annual SOX audit support | Not evidenced |
| Tamper-proof audit trailAudit Management & Evidence | Not evidenced | Core strength Tamper-proof audit trails of who changed what data and when |
| Centralized policy managementPolicy Management & Framework Coverage | Core strength Centralized policy management and version history | Not evidenced |
| Cross-framework control crosswalkPolicy Management & Framework Coverage | Core strength Shared control mapping across 30+ pre-built frameworks incl. SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX ITGC | Not evidenced |
| Public trust center / posture sharingPolicy Management & Framework Coverage | Core strength Dedicated Trust Center with approved-domain access and NDA workflows | Not evidenced |
| Native / prebuilt ERP connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Core strength Pre-built connectors for SAP, S/4HANA, Oracle, Workday, Dynamics 365 and PeopleSoft |
| Custom / no-code framework builderPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Custom framework builder for internal or contractual control sets | Not evidenced |
| Risk-to-control linkageControl Library & Documentation | Not evidenced | Supported Centralized Controls Management maps controls to regulations, risks and policies |
| Configuration & change trackingContinuous Controls Monitoring | Partial Compliance-as-code integrations for infrastructure-level checks | Core strength Change Monitoring for critical configuration and master-data changes; transport/code-change control |
| Preventive / blocking controlsContinuous Controls Monitoring | Not evidenced | Supported Dynamic Access Control: real-time data masking and sensitive-transaction blocking |
| Risk dashboards & reportingRisk Management | Not evidenced | Supported Peer benchmarking and risk-impact simulation before access changes |
| Centralized control matrix / repositoryControl Library & Documentation | Supported Control ownership assignment with deadline tracking and automated reminders | Core strength Centralized Controls Management mapping controls to regulations, risks and policies |
| SOX 302 / 404 program supportSOX Program & Testing Management | Partial SOX ITGC pre-built framework only; not full 302/404 financial-statement scoping | Supported Marketed as SOX controls software for SAP, Oracle and Workday |
| Findings tracking & remediation workflowSOX Program & Testing Management | Partial Task management tied to control/framework status; no explicit deficiency workflow evidenced | Not evidenced |
| IT general controls (ITGC) monitoringContinuous Controls Monitoring | Core strength SOX ITGC listed as a pre-built framework with continuous testing | Supported Change monitoring and vulnerability management supporting ITGC evidence |
Both grade identically on the other 17 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Drata, Pathlock.
Drata vs Pathlock — FAQs
Is Drata or Pathlock better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: Drata lists no ERP integrations publicly; Pathlock lists SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Which is cheaper, Drata or Pathlock?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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