Comparison · Vanta policy module alternative

The policy layer, unbundled.

Vanta's policy management is good — but you can't buy it on its own, and the platform it's bundled into starts in five figures a year. If your need right now is documented, versioned, attested policies, Charter delivers exactly that, standalone, with a free tier.

Charter vs the Vanta policy module

Same job — documented, mapped, attested policies — at a fraction of the commitment.

UNBUNDLED

Buy policy alone

Vanta bundles policy into the full GRC suite. Charter is the standalone policy product — no platform purchase required.

PRICE

Published & flat

Vanta's pricing is quote-driven and seat-sensitive. Charter is flat per company, published, with attestation seats included in tier caps.

FREE TIER

Start at $0

Vanta has no free policy tier. Charter's free tier generates a full mapped policy set with versioning and basic attestation.

MAPPING

Multi-framework

Charter maps clauses to HIPAA, FERPA, CMMC/800-171, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS and NIST — leading with the regulated wedges, not just SOC 2.

ATTEST

Sign-off tracking

Read, e-sign, immutable record binding the exact version hash — the proof an auditor wants, without the suite.

EXPORT

Portable output

Branded PDF, Markdown and a ZIP bundle with a coverage report — no platform lock-in to hand evidence to an auditor.

When Vanta is the right call

Confident, not absolutist.

If you need continuous control monitoring, automated evidence collection across dozens of integrations, and an all-in-one audit platform, a full GRC suite like Vanta does more than a focused policy tool. Charter's wedge is the policy layer specifically — done well, priced flat, free to start — and policies that flow as evidence into the rest of the DosanjhLabs suite. Many teams start with Charter for policies and add broader monitoring later.

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Get your policies without the platform

Free tier. For US and Canadian SMBs and MSPs.

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