# Comparisons

> How Control+S compares with compliance automation platforms, vCISO platforms and spreadsheets for consultants who assess clients.

Canonical: https://controls.run/compare

Where Control+S fits next to the tools consultants already know, and when another tool is the better choice.

- [Control+S vs spreadsheets for security assessments](https://controls.run/compare/spreadsheets): When a spreadsheet is enough for a client security assessment, where it breaks down across frameworks and cycles, and what a dedicated tool changes.
- [Control+S vs Cynomi](https://controls.run/compare/cynomi): Control+S vs Cynomi for consultants and vCISO teams: Cynomi runs ongoing programs across many clients; Control+S runs evidence-based assessments.
- [Control+S vs Vanta and Drata for consultants](https://controls.run/compare/vanta-drata): Vanta and Drata help a company certify its own compliance. Control+S helps a consultant assess a client from evidence. How they differ and when to use each.