MEOK vs Vanta
Vanta is excellent. It just doesn't cover Europe.
Vanta is the gold-standard for SOC 2 + ISO 27001 + HIPAA + GDPR baseline. We use it. We recommend it. But the EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, and the EU CRA aren't on Vanta's roadmap. That's our lane.
Frequently asked
Does Vanta cover the EU AI Act?
No. Vanta covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR baseline, PCI DSS, and a handful of US/global security frameworks. The EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, and the EU CRA are not on Vanta's roadmap as of this page's last review (27 April 2026). For EU AI/cyber regulations you need a bolt-on like MEOK.
Can I run Vanta and MEOK together?
Yes — recommended. Vanta is your operational evidence platform for SOC 2 + ISO + HIPAA + GDPR baseline. MEOK is your EU-regulatory evidence layer for EU AI Act + DORA + NIS2 + CRA + ISO/IEC 42001. The two don't conflict because they target different control families and different auditor audiences.
How does Vanta pricing compare to MEOK?
Vanta starts around $7,500/yr at the entry tier and scales to $25,000+/yr for mid-market with full multi-framework coverage. MEOK Pro is £79/mo (£790/yr annual) and Enterprise is £1,499/mo (£14,990/yr annual). Combined Vanta entry + MEOK Pro is approximately £6,000-£8,000/yr for SOC 2 + EU AI Act + DORA + NIS2 + CRA — typically less than half of Vanta+Drata side-by-side.
Does Vanta sign cryptographic attestations?
No. Vanta produces dashboards and trust pages with auditor-readable evidence, but the evidence isn't cryptographically signed in a way an external auditor can independently verify by URL. MEOK signs every attestation with HMAC-SHA256 and exposes a public verify_url any auditor can curl without contacting MEOK.
If I'm EU-only, can I drop Vanta?
It depends on your auditor and customers. If you sell to US enterprise customers they will ask for SOC 2 (Vanta's strength). If you're EU-only B2B and your auditors are continental European they may accept ISO 27001 + EU AI Act evidence stacks instead — that's where MEOK alone can carry compliance evidence.
How long to add MEOK on top of Vanta?
The free /scorecard takes 90 seconds. Bias Detection (Article 10) is a 7-day free trial then £299/mo. The Audit-Prep Bundle is a 14-day engagement at £4,950. No data migration — MEOK is API-side + signed-evidence side, Vanta is dashboard-side; they don't share storage.
Already on Vanta? Add EU coverage in 14 days.
Free 30-min triage call: bring your Vanta dashboard, we map gaps to EU AI Act + DORA + NIS2 + CRA. You leave with an action list and a 14-day quote if you want one.
We respect Vanta. They built one of the best compliance products in the world. This page is here because their users keep asking us "do you do EU AI Act?" — yes. That's all.
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