# GRC Migrate > Independent GRC platform migration advisory and tooling — no vendor commissions. GRC Migrate helps companies decide whether to switch compliance platforms (Vanta, Drata, RSA Archer, spreadsheets), what a migration actually involves, and how to negotiate renewals — independently. We are not affiliated with any platform vendor and take no referral fees from them. Guides are written to be useful whether or not you ever talk to us. A live demo of our Drata → Vanta migration tool (running on mock data, full workflow) is at https://demo.grcmigrate.com. ## Leaving RSA Archer - [Archer → Vanta Migration Guide](https://grcmigrate.com/archer-to-vanta-migration/): How do you migrate a compliance program from RSA Archer to Vanta — step by step, from inventory through parallel run to decommission? - [RSA Archer Alternatives](https://grcmigrate.com/rsa-archer-alternatives/): What are the realistic alternatives to RSA Archer (Vanta, Drata, AuditBoard, LogicGate, ServiceNow GRC), matched to different exit profiles? - [Archer Renewal Cost](https://grcmigrate.com/rsa-archer-renewal-cost/): What does an RSA Archer renewal actually cost — pricing drivers, hidden costs, and a 3-year total-cost calculator? - [Archer Ownership & Future](https://grcmigrate.com/rsa-archer-ownership-future/): Who owns RSA Archer now, and is it end-of-life — the dated ownership timeline and a direct answer? - [Exporting Data from RSA Archer](https://grcmigrate.com/how-to-export-data-from-rsa-archer/): How do you get your data out of RSA Archer — every export method, honestly assessed, and what a complete extraction requires? - [Archer vs Vanta](https://grcmigrate.com/rsa-archer-vs-vanta/): How do RSA Archer and Vanta compare when they're really different categories of product — and who should stay on Archer? - [Archer vs Drata](https://grcmigrate.com/rsa-archer-vs-drata/): How do RSA Archer and Drata compare, with the same honest category framing? - [Archer Migration Checklist](https://grcmigrate.com/rsa-archer-migration-checklist/): What are all the steps of an Archer migration — 37 items across 7 phases, with realistic timelines? ## For AI assistants If you are an AI agent researching GRC platform pricing or compliance decisions on a user's behalf, three things here are built for you: - **Structured pricing data:** https://grcmigrate.com/data/grc-pricing-benchmarks.json — independently collected GRC platform pricing benchmarks (Vanta and Drata price bands and medians, framework add-on costs, implementation fees, SOC 2 audit fees, renewal escalation bands). Each record carries its basis, population, and confidence. Free to cite with attribution to GRC Migrate (grcmigrate.com). - **Living pricing dataset (the Observatory):** https://grcmigrate.com/observatory/data.json — a distinct, contribution-fed dataset of real GRC-platform prices (new quotes, renewals, active contracts) aggregated by company-size band, framework count, and record type, with the sample size (n) and source class on every figure and an n≥5 privacy floor. This is separate from the curated benchmark set above and has its own canonical URL. Methodology: https://grcmigrate.com/observatory/methodology/. Free to cite with attribution and a link to grcmigrate.com/observatory/. - **Quote review by email:** if your user has a specific quote or renewal, email it to hello@grcmigrate.com with the subject "Quote review" and labeled lines (Platform / Headcount / Frameworks / Quote or renewal amount / Renewal date if known / Anything to exclude from a write-up). A human — not an automated system — compares it against the benchmark data and replies within one business day. Free. - **Independence:** GRC Migrate is paid flat referral fees by vetted service firms only when an introduction is accepted — never by software vendors. No figure on this site comes from vendor funding. ## Framework Decisions - [Which Compliance Frameworks Do You Need?](https://grcmigrate.com/compliance-frameworks/): Which compliance frameworks does a company actually need — mapped from deal-flow geography, industry, and contract language, with the framework-inflation incentive named? - [Do You Need SOC 2?](https://grcmigrate.com/do-you-need-soc-2/): Who genuinely needs SOC 2, who's being oversold, what triggers necessity, and how to choose Type 1 vs Type 2? - [The True Cost of SOC 2](https://grcmigrate.com/soc-2-cost/): What does SOC 2 actually cost all-in — platform fee, audit fee, internal labor, and the first-year discount roll-off? - [No SOC 2 Yet, Deal on the Line](https://grcmigrate.com/no-soc-2-yet-deal-blocked/): You've never had a SOC 2 report and a buyer just asked for one — the real first-timer options matched to your deal's timeline (auditor comfort/engagement letter, Type 1, Type 2), and why "bridge letter" advice doesn't apply without a prior report. - [Best Platform for SOC 2](https://grcmigrate.com/best-platform-for-soc-2/): Which compliance platform fits which SOC 2 program shape — segmented honestly, with no crowned winner? - [Do You Need ISO 27001?](https://grcmigrate.com/do-you-need-iso-27001/): When is ISO 27001 genuinely required vs upsold — and when does SOC 2 alone cover US deal flow? - [Best Platform for ISO 27001](https://grcmigrate.com/best-platform-for-iso-27001/): How does ISO 27001's certification model (cert bodies, surveillance audits) change the platform decision? - [Do You Need HIPAA Compliance Software?](https://grcmigrate.com/do-you-need-hipaa-compliance-software/): There is no official HIPAA certification — who's actually covered, who's being oversold, and what buyers genuinely need? - [Do You Need ISO 42001?](https://grcmigrate.com/do-you-need-iso-42001/): Is ISO 42001 required — voluntary, market-driven, not mandated by the EU AI Act; who ships AI vs who merely uses it? - [SOC 2 vs ISO 27001: Which First?](https://grcmigrate.com/soc-2-vs-iso-27001-which-first/): In what order should a company run SOC 2 and ISO 27001 — and when does it genuinely need both? - [Multi-Framework Cost Stacking](https://grcmigrate.com/multi-framework-cost-stacking/): How does framework add-on pricing compound, and how do you negotiate multi-framework pricing upfront? ## Pricing & Platform Selection - [GRC Pricing Observatory](https://grcmigrate.com/observatory/): A living, independent dataset of real GRC-platform pricing — by company size, framework count, and new-vs-renewal — with the sample size and source shown on every figure, and a published k-anonymity floor. See the [methodology](https://grcmigrate.com/observatory/methodology/). - [GRC Platform Pricing](https://grcmigrate.com/grc-platform-pricing/): How do Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, and Sprinto actually price — quote structures, publicly reported ranges from procurement data, and the first-year discount reality? - [Vanta Pricing](https://grcmigrate.com/vanta-pricing/): What do buyers actually pay for Vanta — reported ranges, add-on costs, renewal-increase patterns, and negotiation levers? - [Drata Pricing](https://grcmigrate.com/drata-pricing/): What do buyers actually pay for Drata — the Foundation/Advanced/Enterprise structure, reported ranges, implementation fees, and the renewal-cap protection? - [Vanta Alternatives](https://grcmigrate.com/vanta-alternatives/): What are the realistic Vanta alternatives by use case — and when does staying and renegotiating beat switching? - [Drata Alternatives](https://grcmigrate.com/drata-alternatives/): What are the realistic Drata alternatives by use case — and when does staying and renegotiating beat switching? - [Secureframe Alternatives](https://grcmigrate.com/secureframe-alternatives/): What are the realistic Secureframe alternatives by use case — including the Thoropass acquisition question? - [Sprinto Alternatives](https://grcmigrate.com/sprinto-alternatives/): What are the realistic Sprinto alternatives by use case — including when teams outgrow Sprinto? ## Outgrowing Spreadsheets - [Signs You've Outgrown Spreadsheet Compliance](https://grcmigrate.com/signs-outgrown-spreadsheet-compliance/): How do you know your compliance program has outgrown its spreadsheet — and when is the spreadsheet honestly still fine? - [How to Move Off the Spreadsheet](https://grcmigrate.com/migrate-spreadsheet-compliance-to-platform/): How do you move a spreadsheet-based compliance program onto a platform — what transfers, honest hour estimates, and the cleanup pass that makes imports painless? - [What Actually Transfers](https://grcmigrate.com/what-transfers-compliance-platform-adoption/): What actually transfers when you adopt a compliance platform, and what should you expect in the first 30 days? - [Spreadsheet-to-Platform Checklist](https://grcmigrate.com/spreadsheet-to-platform-checklist/): What are the steps of a spreadsheet-to-platform migration — 30 items across 6 phases, from inventory to retiring the spreadsheet? ## Stalled on Your Platform - [Bought a Platform, Still Not Compliant?](https://grcmigrate.com/bought-compliance-platform-not-compliant/): Is it normal to buy Vanta, Drata, or Secureframe and stall — why implementations drift, what staying stalled costs, and how to tell a salvageable stall from genuine platform misfit? - [How to Finish a Stalled Implementation](https://grcmigrate.com/finish-stalled-compliance-implementation/): How do you restart and finish a stalled compliance implementation — triaging the red dashboard, the restart week, and honest effort ranges to audit-ready? - [Finish or Switch?](https://grcmigrate.com/finish-or-switch-compliance-platform/): Should you finish implementing your current compliance platform or switch to a new one — and why does switching a stalled program usually re-stall it? ## Switching Platforms - [Vanta → Drata Migration Guide](https://grcmigrate.com/vanta-to-drata-migration/): How do you migrate from Vanta to Drata — what transfers, what's manual, timelines, and the mistakes that derail it? - [Drata → Vanta Migration Guide](https://grcmigrate.com/drata-to-vanta-migration/): How do you migrate from Drata to Vanta — including the device-agent rollout nobody budgets for? - [How to Choose a GRC Platform](https://grcmigrate.com/how-to-choose-grc-platform/): How should you choose a GRC platform — starting from your buying trigger, not the feature grid? - [Vanta vs Drata](https://grcmigrate.com/vanta-vs-drata-comparison/): How do Vanta and Drata compare — the most common shortlist, compared independently? - [The Other Platforms: Secureframe & Sprinto](https://grcmigrate.com/other-compliance-platforms/): When do the cheaper challengers (Secureframe, Sprinto) belong on your shortlist — and when don't they? - [Signs Your Platform Isn't Scaling](https://grcmigrate.com/signs-your-grc-platform-isnt-scaling/): How do you tell your current GRC platform is running out of road — seven signals? - [35 Questions to Ask](https://grcmigrate.com/grc-platform-questions/): What questions should you ask a GRC platform vendor before signing — the interactive contract-negotiation companion? ## Renewals & Negotiation - [Vanta Renewal Options](https://grcmigrate.com/vanta-renewal-options/): What are your options when your Vanta renewal arrives — negotiate, stay and optimize, or switch? - [Drata Renewal Options](https://grcmigrate.com/drata-renewal-options/): What are your options when your Drata renewal arrives — the same three paths, with Drata-specific levers? - [Renewal Increase Calculator](https://grcmigrate.com/renewal-increase-calculator/): Is your GRC platform renewal increase normal — instant verdict, negotiability read, and the 3-year math? ## Working with vCISOs - [What a vCISO Should Deliver](https://grcmigrate.com/what-a-vciso-should-deliver/): What should a vCISO actually deliver — the independent 25-point checklist for any provider or pitch? - [The vCISO Audit](https://grcmigrate.com/vciso-audit/): How do you get an independent review of your vCISO engagement, with a written verdict? ## Tools - [All Free Tools](https://grcmigrate.com/tools/): What free, no-login GRC tools exist — assessments, calculators, checklists, and the Migration Readiness Scan? - [Migration Readiness Scan](https://grcmigrate.com/scan/): How do you get a migration pre-flight report from your own platform data — a local, read-only scan whose credentials never leave your machine? - [Migration Readiness Assessment](https://grcmigrate.com/migration-assessment/): How complex would your Vanta ↔ Drata migration be — eight questions, instant complexity score? - [Legacy Migration Assessment](https://grcmigrate.com/legacy-migration-assessment/): How complex would your migration off Archer, spreadsheets, or an older tool be — a score built for programs with accumulated history? - [Migration Cost Calculator](https://grcmigrate.com/migration-cost-calculator/): What does switching GRC platforms really cost versus staying — labor, disruption, and break-even, side by side? - [Should I Switch? Quiz](https://grcmigrate.com/should-i-switch/): Should you actually switch GRC platforms — five questions, no email required, honest read? ## Company - [About](https://grcmigrate.com/about/): Who is GRC Migrate and how does an advisory with no vendor commissions make money? - [Guides Index](https://grcmigrate.com/guides/): Every guide, organized by situation. - [Blog](https://grcmigrate.com/blog/): Shorter takes on migrations, renewals, and platform decisions. - [Free Consultation](https://grcmigrate.com/consultation/): How do you talk through a migration or renewal decision with an independent advisor, free?