Vanta Questionnaire Automation Alternative: published pricing, EU-hosted by default
Vanta sells Questionnaire Automation as a standalone product or as an add-on to an existing Vanta plan, with pricing on request. Here's where it fits, where a self-serve tool with published prices and EU hosting by default fits better — and the Vanta pages every statement comes from.
TL;DR
If you already use Vanta for compliance automation, or want questionnaires, Trust Center and GRC from one vendor, Vanta Questionnaire Automation keeps them together and draws on the policies already in Vanta. If answering incoming questionnaires is the main job and you want to start today without a demo call, Compliance Concierge publishes its prices, hosts every account in the EU by default, and exports nothing until a person has approved every answer.
When Vanta Questionnaire Automation is the right choice
When Compliance Concierge fits better
Side-by-side comparison
| Dimension | Vanta Questionnaire Automation | Compliance Concierge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not published — personalized pricing after a demo request | Published: free tier, Pro €299/mo, Business €699/mo, single questionnaire €199 |
| How it's sold | Standalone product or add-on to an existing Vanta plan; included in the Plus and Professional plans | Standalone product |
| Getting started | Request a demo | Self-serve sign-up, no sales call |
| Questionnaire allowance | Per year: 25 (Plus), 144 (Professional or Questionnaire Automation), 288 (Advanced Questionnaire Automation) | Per month: 1 (Free), 5 (Pro), 15 (Business); extra questionnaires €199 each |
| EU data residency | EU region available (AWS Frankfurt); an organization based in Europe can be on the US region unless an EU tenant was requested | Default for every account (Frankfurt; AI inference in Paris) |
| Spreadsheet import | Question and answer columns are matched by the user after upload | Question column detected automatically |
| Human approval | All answers must be approved before a questionnaire is marked complete | Enforced: export is blocked until every answer is approved |
| Scope | Part of Vanta's trust platform: compliance automation, Trust Center, risk and vendor management | Questionnaire answering, plus a hosted trust center (Pro and up) and the NIS-2 Cockpit |
Vendor information as of 21 September 2026, taken from Vanta's own pages; Vanta publishes no prices. Sources: vanta.com/products/questionnaire-automation, vanta.com/pricing, help.vanta.com/en/articles/14667543, help.vanta.com/en/articles/11345451 and vanta.com/resources/accelerating-international-momentum-announcing-vantas-eu-data-centre.
Feature deep-dive
Published pricing, small entry point
Every plan's price is on the pricing page, so there's no demo to book just to find out what it costs. Free covers one questionnaire a month, Pro five and Business fifteen; a questionnaire that arrives only now and then can be bought on its own for €199, without a subscription.
EU hosting by default
Database and the Node.js application run on our Hostinger server in Frankfurt, while AI processing uses Mistral AI's EU-hosted inference in Paris — for every customer and every plan. There's no enterprise sales conversation required to get it. Full detail on the Trust & Privacy page.
Automatic column detection
Upload the .xlsx or .csv your customer or auditor sent — Compliance Concierge detects which sheet and column hold the questions, so there is no mapping step before the first drafts.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy Vanta Questionnaire Automation on its own?+
Yes. Vanta's product page (as of September 2026) offers Questionnaire Automation as a standalone product or as an add-on to an existing Vanta plan. It is also included in some platform plans: according to Vanta's pricing page, 25 questionnaires a year in Plus and 144 in Professional.
What does Vanta Questionnaire Automation cost?+
Vanta doesn't publish prices. Its pricing page asks you to request a demo for personalized pricing, so the only reliable figure is the quote Vanta gives you. Compliance Concierge's prices are published: free to start, €299/month for Pro, €699/month for Business.
How many questionnaires are included?+
Vanta counts per year: the standalone Questionnaire Automation package includes 144 questionnaires and Advanced Questionnaire Automation 288; the Plus platform plan includes 25 (upgradable to 144) and Professional 144. Compliance Concierge counts per month: 1 on Free, 5 on Pro, 15 on Business, with single extra questionnaires at €199.
Does Vanta offer EU data residency?+
Yes. Vanta runs an EU region on AWS in Frankfurt. According to Vanta's help center, the region is set per account — an organization based in Europe can be on the US region unless an EU tenant was requested — and some supporting services or subprocessors may operate outside the chosen region. Compliance Concierge stores and processes questionnaire and evidence data in the EU for every account by default.
Do I have to map spreadsheet columns?+
In Vanta, according to its help center, you match the question and answer columns after uploading a .csv or .xlsx file. Compliance Concierge detects the question column itself, so there is no mapping step.
Is Vanta the better choice if I already use Vanta?+
Often, yes. Vanta's questionnaire knowledge base pulls in the policy documentation you already keep in Vanta, and questionnaires, Trust Center and compliance work stay in one place. Compliance Concierge fits better when questionnaires are the main job and you prefer a separate, self-serve tool with published pricing.
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Published pricing, EU-hosted — try it free
No demo call, no annual contract. Upload your policies and your first questionnaire and see the cited drafts for yourself — free to start.