Poesis
If your goal is a fast, well-supported path to a specific attestation, the compliance-automation category is purpose-built for it.
A Vanta alternative where compliance is computed, not checked
Compliance automation tools like Vanta made audit preparation dramatically less painful by automating evidence collection against control checklists. Poesis for IT goes one layer deeper: your regulatory posture is computed continuously from a governed definition of the estate itself.
Credit where due
What the compliance automation category does well.
The compliance-automation category — of which Vanta is a leading example — excels at streamlining certification audits: integrations that collect evidence, prebuilt control frameworks, and auditor workflows. For getting to a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestation fast, the category serves that intent well.
Where the approaches differ
Description versus definition.
The difference is the object being checked. Checklist automation verifies that declared controls have evidence; Poesis evaluates whether the system, as defined and observed, satisfies its obligations.
| Dimension | Compliance-automation approach | Poesis for IT |
|---|---|---|
| Unit of compliance | A control on a checklist, with evidence attached | A Norm bound to governed definitions — machine-evaluable, with deterministic verdicts |
| Coverage model | Prebuilt certification frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, …) | A composable ontology catalogue sourced into GSM — GDPR, NIS2, DORA, ISO — evaluated on the same model |
| Relation to the estate | Integrations sample evidence from tools | The estate itself is defined and sourced — findings trace to the exact definitions and revisions they derive from |
| Between audits | Monitors control status for the next attestation | Appraisal indicators computed continuously — posture is a live dashboard, not an audit artifact |
| Beyond compliance | Purpose-built for certification | The same governed model drives architecture, impact simulation, artifact generation, and AI-agent context |
An honest answer
When to choose which.
If compliance is one facet of governing your estate — and you want posture computed from the same governed model that drives architecture and AI enablement — that is Poesis for IT.
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