Compliance evidence vs. cloud risk intelligence
Compliance automation platforms collect evidence that controls exist. Cloud risk intelligence platforms detect whether your environment is actually secure. Passing an audit and being secure are not the same thing — TENET ensures you know the difference.
Live risk detection
TENET continuously monitors your Azure and M365 environment — misconfigurations, anomalies, identity risks, and attack paths detected from live cloud data. Not a point-in-time evidence pull.
NIS2 from your actual environment
Every NIS2 finding is generated from your live Azure and M365 data — mapped to the specific article, tied to the specific resource, with remediation guidance. Not a framework checklist with integration-pulled evidence.
Azure + M365 depth
Identity governance, attack path analysis, anomaly detection, Defender alerts, Intune compliance, SharePoint exposure — purpose-built for the Microsoft stack, not a generic integration.
TENET vs. Vanta
Based on publicly available information. Vanta capabilities may vary by plan and configuration.
Compliance evidence says you were secure. TENET tells you if you still are.
Compliance automation platforms pull evidence from your tools at intervals — a configuration check, a log export, a policy attestation. That evidence proves a control existed at the time of collection. It does not tell you whether your environment is secure right now, or whether a configuration drifted an hour after the last pull.
TENET continuously monitors your Azure and M365 environment. Misconfigurations, identity risks, cost anomalies, and attack paths are detected as they appear — not at the next evidence collection cycle. When something changes in your environment, you know immediately.
START FREE TRIALNIS2 from your live environment, not a framework Vanta doesn't list
Vanta's published framework list covers SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, FedRAMP, and DORA. NIS2 is not among them. For an Azure-first organisation with EU regulatory obligations, that is a meaningful gap.
TENET generates NIS2 findings from your live Azure and M365 data. When an open NSG, a dormant privileged account, or a Defender alert creates a compliance gap, TENET identifies the article affected, the specific resource, and the remediation steps. Evidence is captured continuously — when your auditor asks for proof of a specific control at a specific point in time, the data is already there.
SEE COMPLIANCE MODULEYour Microsoft 365 environment is a threat surface, not just a compliance checkbox
Compliance automation platforms do not monitor Microsoft 365 for security risk. They may pull M365 configuration evidence for a compliance check, but they do not watch Defender alerts, track Intune device compliance, detect SharePoint data exposure, or flag OneDrive sharing risks in real time.
TENET monitors Defender, Intune, SharePoint, and OneDrive — and correlates every signal with your Azure identity and infrastructure data. One view of your full Microsoft estate, with security signals that compliance platforms do not capture.
EXPLORE M365 COVERAGEAsk questions. Get answers from your live environment.
Compliance dashboards show you a score. BriteAI tells you what is driving that score, which gaps an attacker can actually exploit, and what to fix first. Ask about attack paths, identity exposure, NIS2 compliance gaps, or anomalies in plain language — and get specific answers drawn from your live Azure and M365 data.
For teams running SRE agents, the TENET MCP lets those agents query your environment and execute targeted fixes — with human approval for sensitive operations.
We already use Vanta — do we still need TENET?
Vanta and TENET solve different problems. Vanta automates compliance evidence collection and audit readiness across 35+ frameworks — SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and others — pulling evidence continuously through 375+ integrations. It does not monitor your Azure infrastructure for security risk, detect anomalies, map attack paths, or govern Entra ID identities. If you need to pass audits efficiently across many frameworks, Vanta does that well. If you need to detect and understand the actual risks in your Azure and M365 environment, TENET fills that gap.
Does Vanta cover NIS2 compliance?
Vanta's published framework coverage spans SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, FedRAMP, and DORA — not NIS2 specifically. TENET maps every Azure and M365 finding directly to NIS2 articles and NIST CSF 2.0 controls from live cloud data. If NIS2 is a requirement for your organisation, TENET provides purpose-built coverage that Vanta's current framework list does not include.
Does TENET replace Vanta for SOC 2 or ISO 27001?
No. TENET focuses on NIS2 and NIST CSF 2.0 — the frameworks most relevant to Azure-first organisations with European regulatory obligations. It does not manage SOC 2 audit workflows, ISO 27001 certification, or the breadth of GRC frameworks Vanta covers. If SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is your primary compliance need, Vanta is built for that. If NIS2 compliance against your live Azure and M365 environment is the requirement, TENET provides deeper coverage.
How does setup compare?
Vanta connects to your tools through 375+ integrations and continuously pulls evidence once configured — typical onboarding for a first framework takes days to weeks depending on scope. TENET connects to your Azure tenant via read-only API in around two minutes. Microsoft 365 connects the same way. Your first findings and compliance posture appear in the same session you sign up.
Does TENET replace Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
TENET complements Defender for Cloud rather than replacing it. TENET ingests Defender signals as one of many data sources, then correlates them with identity risk, compliance posture, anomaly detection, and M365 signals — giving your team a unified view that Defender alone does not provide.
How does pricing compare?
Vanta's plans are custom-quoted and not published — reported pricing runs roughly $10,000 to $80,000 per year depending on tier and company size, with a median contract around $20,000 per year. TENET starts at $249/month with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required. TENET is also available directly through the Azure Marketplace.
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