Vendor comparison
DeshCyber DECIMA vs Drata
Drata is a compliance-automation platform that monitors controls continuously through integrations with cloud, identity and HR systems, maps them across a large library of frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, CMMC and NIST, and adds risk management and a trust center. DECIMA also monitors continuously, but stores each read as a dated observation evaluated against a published rule version, and extends the same record to SEC and ESEF financial reporting, SWIFT CSP and the Bangladesh Bank ICT Security Guideline.
The word "continuous" appears in both descriptions. The difference is whether the record is a status that updates or a history that can be replayed.
What each platform produces
Five dimensions buyers ask about when both are on the shortlist.
- How control status is captured
- DrataIntegrations poll connected systems and mark each monitored control passing or failing.
- DECIMACollectors read operating-system, network, application and ledger state on a scheduled cadence; every read is stored with its timestamp.
- Framework focus
- DrataBroad library of security, privacy and industry frameworks with cross-mapping, aimed at cloud-native companies.
- DECIMARegulated-industry mandates: PCI DSS v4.0, CMMC Level 2 and NIST 800-171, SWIFT CSP, SEC 8-K and ESEF reporting, and the Bangladesh Bank ICT Security Guideline.
- What the assessor receives
- DrataCurrent control status, evidence attachments and auditor access to the workspace for the review period.
- DECIMAA verdict per control per read, the rule version applied, and the raw observation, covering the whole period rather than the audit window.
- Financial and regulatory reporting
- DrataNot a financial-reporting product; SEC and ESEF filings are out of scope.
- DECIMAAssembles 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K and ESEF content from ledger and control data and files to EDGAR on the same evidence base.
- Regional mandates and presence
- DrataUS-headquartered SaaS with global customers; no Bangladesh or South Asian banking mandates.
- DECIMAOffices in New York and Dhaka; native support for Bangladesh Bank and South Asian banking mandates alongside US and EU frameworks.
Where Drata is the better fit
Honest limits, so the comparison is usable.
- A cloud-native company that wants many frameworks mapped from one control set, with an auditor working inside the platform, is squarely what Drata serves.
- If the requirement is framework breadth first and financial reporting is handled elsewhere, Drata covers more frameworks out of the box.
See DECIMA against a real mandate
Each console shows the evidence model applied to one rule set.
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Questions buyers ask about Drata and DECIMA
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Compare on your own controls
Bring one framework and one system; we will show the same control as a posture check and as a dated, re-verifiable verdict.
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