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Vanta automates evidence. Kobalt.io runs the program. Together we get SMBs to SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and more, faster, at lower cost, with a security team behind every certification.
As Vanta's #1 Global Service Partner, we deliver Vanta implementation end-to-end: workspace configuration, custom policies, remediation, and auditor liaison through certification. Whether you already hold a Vanta licence or you're scoping your first framework, our team owns the program from day one.
Vanta is the leading trust management platform. It pulls evidence from your cloud, SaaS applications, and endpoints, maps it to control frameworks, and keeps it current in real time. That is transformative for SMB compliance.
What software won't do is write your custom policies, fix the AWS misconfiguration it just flagged, or defend your control design to an auditor. That is the work our team owns. Vanta handles the data; Kobalt handles the program. The result: a faster path to certification, a lower total cost, and a security posture that holds up beyond audit week.
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The Kobalt.io team has true thought leadership and expertise in the cybersecurity space and delivering high-value solutions to their customers and our customers. Together the Vanta and Kobalt.io partnership is deeply important for better security practices in organizations.
Vanta on its own is a powerful piece of software. Vanta with a service team that runs the program end-to-end is a different category. The proof is in the volume and the pace.
From 5-person SaaS startups to multi-region scale-ups, we've run more compliance programs than most internal teams will see in a career, with over 500 of those running on Vanta. The patterns are repeatable; the failure modes are known.
Vanta's automation plus our program management cuts the time from "we should get SOC 2" to "we have SOC 2" roughly in half versus DIY engagements that stall on policy writing and audit prep.
A Vanta implementation isn't just turning on integrations. It's the full path from a blank workspace to a certified audit report. Here's what an engagement covers.
Just acquired a Vanta licence? Eligible Vanta customers get 30 days of complimentary onboarding from our team to accelerate the path from licence to first certification.
"The Kobalt.io team is such a good team to work with. It didn't take long to recognize that they are extremely knowledgeable about the requirements of an ISO audit. We were very happy with the detailed report, and informative sessions we received."
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Every Vanta implementation Kobalt.io runs follows the same six workstreams inside your Vanta workspace. No deliverables left to your team's interpretation, no surprise scope at audit week.
We define your compliance objectives and scope, then configure Vanta to mirror the framework you're going after.
Vanta automates most of the evidence. We make sure integrations are clean and any manual evidence is collected on schedule.
We develop, review, and customize your policies and controls inside Vanta, tailored to how your business actually operates.
Our experts interpret Vanta's real-time gap output and turn it into prioritized, actionable work your team can ship.
A pre-audit run-through against the criteria your auditor will use. We act as the liaison between your team, Vanta, and the audit firm.
Certification is a milestone, not a finish line. We keep you compliant year over year and adapt the program as the regulatory landscape shifts.
Pick the path that matches where you are. From a light-touch Baseline Security Program to a fixed-fee FullStart Vanta implementation, every program is built to run inside your existing Vanta workspace, or we'll get you set up with one.
Compliance opens the door. The questions that come right after, "How do you test your apps?", "What's your incident response plan?", "Who's watching your endpoints at 2 AM?", are answered by these services. Bundle them with any program above, or run them stand-alone.
The independent perspective from Vanta on how the partnership works, plus our own brochures and the Partly case study, in one place.
Vanta's own write-up on how we deliver enterprise-grade security and compliance to SMBs through the partnership. The clearest external view of what working with us looks like.
Read on vanta.com BrochureSide-by-side overview of the four compliance programs, what's included, who they're built for, and how to choose between them.
Open the brochure MSP Case StudyHow we run managed security and compliance as a service for our clients, end-to-end, including the role Vanta plays in the model.
Read the case study Customer StoryThe full story behind Nathan Taylor's quote above, including timeline, scope, and what the engagement looked like week by week.
Read the case studyKobalt.io is Vanta's #1 Global Service Partner. We pair our deep expertise in cybersecurity, compliance, and data privacy with Vanta's leading trust management platform. The result for clients: certifications achieved faster, at lower cost, with a security team behind every step, not just software dashboards.
Not to start. If you already have a Vanta licence, we plug directly into your workspace and can offer eligible Vanta clients 30 days of free VIP onboarding. If you don't, we'll help you acquire one and configure it for your target framework as part of the engagement. Either way, the program runs on Vanta from day one.
SOC 2 (Type 1 and Type 2), ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR, CCPA / CPRA, PIPEDA, Law 25, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, PCI DSS, CMMC, CPCSC (Canadian defence), and FedRAMP. Most clients run a primary framework first (typically SOC 2 or ISO 27001) and add others as their go-to-market expands.
Vanta is a platform; you still need someone to write the policies, fix the cloud misconfigurations it surfaces, defend control design to the auditor, and own evidence ownership across the team. Most internal-only programs end up doing the work twice, once for the dashboard, once to actually pass. Our service team owns that program management end-to-end so your team stays focused on product and growth.
Absolutely. Our Security & Compliance Program for Startups ($2,275 / month) is designed for 1–20 person organizations running their first SOC 2 or ISO 27001. We've taken hundreds of early-stage teams through their first audit. The structured 30-day onboarding pulls everything that's "in your head" into Vanta and a documented program; you'll see the full roadmap to certification within the first two weeks.
Yes. Mid-program transitions are common, especially when a previous provider couldn't get a team across the audit line. We perform a quick state assessment, identify gaps in policy, evidence, and controls, then build a fast-track plan to certification. In most cases, we can have you back on track within four to six weeks.
Yes, and we recommend it for any team that knows two are coming. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 share roughly 80% of their control set. Adding HIPAA or GDPR on top of an existing program is a focused gap remediation, typically 30–40% smaller than starting from scratch. Vanta handles the shared-evidence mapping; we handle the bundled program management.
No, by design. Compliance auditors must be independent of the implementation team. We help you select a Vanta-certified audit firm, prepare the evidence package, run the mock audit, and act as the liaison through certification. Our managed programs include audit support; the auditor's fees are billed separately by the firm.