Compliance Automation ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Compliance Automation. We recorded 150 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 150 ads from 30 advertisers. Most often shown: Ironclad, Capterra and getastra.com.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Compliance Automation conversations
top 25 of 30Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 150 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironclad | 79 | 52.7% |
| 2 | Capterra | 11 | 7.3% |
| 3 | getastra.com | 9 | 6.0% |
| 4 | SecurityPal AI | 8 | 5.3% |
| 5 | ESET | 4 | 2.7% |
| 6 | eSilo | 4 | 2.7% |
| 7 | GetApp | 4 | 2.7% |
| 8 | trycomp.ai | 3 | 2.0% |
| 9 | CoreView USA | 2 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Jotform | 2 | 1.3% |
| 11 | ManageEngine | 2 | 1.3% |
| 12 | StackAdapt | 2 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Torq | 2 | 1.3% |
| 14 | vendorcorral.com | 2 | 1.3% |
| 15 | 360 Advanced | 1 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Abnormal AI | 1 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Box | 1 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Carta | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Cyberneza | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | DataBank Holdings | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | evo-networks.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | federalgovadvisors.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | healow | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | myaip.app | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Netwrix | 1 | 0.7% |
5 more advertisers shared the other 5 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 150 | 100.0% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 0 | 0.0% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- IroncladText ad
Contract SOC2 Compliance for IT
Shown 48 times
- getastra.comText ad
Astra Security
AI + Human Pentesting
Shown 7 times
- CapterraText ad
GRC Platforms for SOC 2 & ISO 27001
Shown 6 times
- SecurityPal AIText ad
Vendor Risk Assessment Without the Manual Work
Shown 5 times
- eSiloText ad
Failed Audits Stall Deals
Shown 4 times
- ESETText ad
ESET® MDR: Audit-Ready Security & Compliance
Shown 4 times
- TorqText ad
2026 AI SOC Leadership Report
Shown 2 times
- GetAppText ad
Compliance Software
Shown 2 times
- vendorcorral.comText ad
Corral Software LLC
Track Every Vendor Renewal for Free
Shown 2 times
- JotformText ad
HIPAA agreement form -Health care operations.
Shown 2 times
- trycomp.aiText ad
Comp AI
Get ISO 27001 Certified
Shown 1 time
- 360 AdvancedText ad
HITRUST® Certifications Made Easy
Shown 1 time
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “we're a us based saas selling into germany and customers want iso 27001 certification, how should a 50 person company tackle that this year?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Ironclad.
Text ad: “Contract ISO 27001 Compliance for IT”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 22:48 ET
In a conversation that began “how much does iso 27001 certification cost for a 100 person us company including surveillance audits”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from trycomp.ai.
Text ad: “Get ISO 27001 Certified”
Price question · Oct 3, 22:02 ET
In a conversation that began “vanta vs a compliance consultant for getting soc 2 done at a 10 person startup”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from getastra.com.
Text ad: “AI + Human Pentesting”
Comparison question · Oct 3, 21:23 ET
In a conversation that began “what does a cmmc level 2 compliance program cost for a 30 person machine shop”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from eSilo.
Text ad: “Failed Audits Stall Deals”
Price question · Oct 3, 22:12 ET
In a conversation that began “hitrust certification”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from 360 Advanced.
Text ad: “HITRUST® Certifications Made Easy”
Short search question · Oct 3, 21:35 ET
In a conversation that began “is sprinto worth it for soc 2”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from TalentLMS.
Text ad: “Simplify Compliance Training”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 21:23 ET
In a conversation that began “is compliance automation worth it if we only need soc 2 once a year”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Capterra.
Text ad: “GRC Platforms for SOC 2 & ISO 27001”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 21:42 ET
In a conversation that began “soc 2 audit”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from GetApp.
Text ad: “Compliance Made Manageable”
Short search question · Oct 3, 22:24 ET
In a conversation that began “what are good alternatives to auditboard for a smaller internal audit team”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from SecurityPal AI.
Text ad: “Vendor Risk Assessment Without the Manual Work”
Comparison question · Oct 3, 21:55 ET
In a conversation that began “how to choose a compliance platform when our stack includes azure, gitlab and on-prem servers”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from ManageEngine.
Text ad: “Enterprise CIS Compliance Management”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 22:33 ET
In a conversation that began “I lead engineering at a 15 person ai startup and enterprise buyers ask about soc 2 and ai governance, what compliance tool covers both?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Torq.
Text ad: “2026 AI SOC Leadership Report”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 22:48 ET
In a conversation that began “how to answer security questionnaires faster”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from ReliaQuest.
Text ad: “Penetration testing any team can run”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 22:01 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 30 | 20.0% |
| Comparison | 23 | 15.3% |
| Price | 23 | 15.3% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 14.7% |
| Long scenario | 22 | 14.7% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.0% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.0% |
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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