HIPAA
Accountable vs Drata
Short answer
Short answer: Accountable suits small healthcare practices and health-tech startups whose main obligation is HIPAA and who want a published monthly price. Drata suits companies of up to 50 people that need one of SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR or Cyber Essentials, with room to add more frameworks later.
Accountable
$2,028 / year
Small health tech teams whose obligation is HIPAA alone: $169 a month billed yearly, every plan's price published.
vs
Drata
$15,000 / year
Companies of 21 to 50 people: its $15,000 Foundation list price covers up to 50 employees, where Vanta's covers 20.
Who each one is for
Accountable
- Best for
- Small healthcare practices and health-tech startups whose main obligation is HIPAA and who want a published monthly price. source ↗
- Not for
- Companies whose customers also ask for SOC 2 or ISO 27001; Accountable itself says to compare platforms that support those. source ↗
- Gaps
- Covers HIPAA only; SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are not supported. source ↗
- Its terms say subscriptions carry a 12-month minimum and monthly payments are not refunded, though the pricing page says you can cancel monthly. source ↗
- Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning are listed in Pro but marked 'Coming Soon' on Accountable's own pages. source ↗
From Accountable's own pricing and help pages, checked Nov 5, 2026.
Drata
- Best for
- Companies of up to 50 people that need one of SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR or Cyber Essentials, with room to add more frameworks later. source ↗
- Not for
- Teams that want to try it before a sales call, or pay month to month: there is no free plan or sign-up trial, and contracts renew yearly with no refunds. source ↗
- Gaps
- drata.com shows plan features but no prices; every Get Started button opens a demo request form. source ↗
- Foundation is capped at 50 FTEs and one framework from SOC 2, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA and GDPR; PCI DSS and the rest need Advanced. source ↗
- Free trials only if Drata approves one; Drata's terms say trial data is lost unless you buy or export it. source ↗
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless you give notice 30 days before the end, at Drata's standard rates; no downgrades mid-term and no refunds. source ↗
- User access reviews are included only on Enterprise (an add-on on Foundation and Advanced). source ↗
From Drata's own pricing and help pages, checked Nov 5, 2026.
Side by side
| Accountable | Drata | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $169/month billed annually ($2,028/year), or $199/month billed monthly | Quote only: no price on drata.com |
| Price checked | Nov 5, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Published list price | $2,028 a year (Basic HIPAA, $169 a month billed yearly) (Accountable's pricing page) | $15,000 a year, 1 to 50 employees (Foundation) (Drata's own AWS Marketplace listing) |
| Audit | No SOC 2 audit (it covers HIPAA only). All plans include an 'Audit Protection Guarantee': help preparing a response to a HIPAA OCR audit. Pro lists a yearly penetration test, but Accountable's penetration testing page says 'Coming Soon' and that an automated tool runs it. | Not included: you hire and pay an audit firm; Drata's Audit Alliance (175+ firms) helps you find one. |
| Frameworks | 1 | 30+ |
| Best For | Small healthcare practices and health-tech startups whose main obligation is HIPAA and who want a published monthly price. | Companies of up to 50 people that need one of SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR or Cyber Essentials, with room to add more frameworks later. |
| Not for | Companies whose customers also ask for SOC 2 or ISO 27001; Accountable itself says to compare platforms that support those. | Teams that want to try it before a sales call, or pay month to month: there is no free plan or sign-up trial, and contracts renew yearly with no refunds. |
Pros and cons
Accountable
Pros
- Prices, seats and extra-seat fees published
- Training, policies and BAAs in every plan
- Help answering an OCR audit
Cons
- HIPAA only: no SOC 2 or ISO 27001
- 7-day trial needs a card; terms say 12-month minimum
- Pen testing on Pro is marked Coming Soon
Drata
Pros
- List price covers up to 50 employees
- 175+ audit firms to choose from
- Auditors get their own workspace
Cons
- Foundation covers one framework
- No price on its own site
- Renews yearly; no refunds