Can I buy just the policy module from Vanta?

No. Vanta's policy management is bundled inside the full GRC platform; you cannot purchase it standalone. Real-world entry pricing commonly runs from roughly $10,000 to $28,000 per year for smaller orgs. Charter sells the policy layer on its own, starting free.

Is Charter a good Vanta alternative for policies only?

Yes, if your immediate need is documented, versioned, attested policies rather than a full continuous-monitoring GRC platform. Charter generates framework-mapped policies, version-controls them, and tracks attestation at a flat per-company price with a free tier.

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.

Try Charter free → SOC 2 templates

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

Full attestation lifecycle

Assign to a person or a whole SSO/SCIM group, escalate reminders all the way to the manager, auto re-attest when a version changes, and track coverage on a dashboard — each signature bound to the exact version hash.

EXPORT

Portable output

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

Side by side

Capability	Charter	Vanta policy module
Buy policy standalone	Yes	No — bundled in platform
Generates policies from a questionnaire	Yes	Templates only
Version control + diffs	Yes	Yes
Attestation + audit trail	Yes	Yes
Escalating reminders + auto re-attestation	Yes	Reminders; manual re-assign
SSO/SCIM group audiences + author≠approver SoD	Yes	Workflow roles
Framework breadth	8 families incl. HIPAA/FERPA/CMMC	SOC 2 / ISO lean
Published pricing · free tier	Both	Quote-only, no free tier
Entry price	Free · then $159–$299/mo	~$10k–$28k/yr

Vanta does not publish policy-module pricing; it is bundled in the platform. Real-world entry commonly runs ~$10k–$28k/yr for orgs under 50 employees. Verify current pricing with the vendor.

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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