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Ever spent weeks prepping for a compliance audit, only to realize you’re missing half the evidence? Welcome to the nightmare most companies face: spreadsheets everywhere, screenshots of every config, endless manual checks—and auditors still find gaps.
Secureframe was built to solve this mess. Instead of juggling SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, NIST, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, and CMMC across spreadsheets, it automates evidence collection, monitoring, and audit prep across your tech stack. Over 6,000 companies use it—think Nasdaq, Ramp, Coda, AngelList.
The appeal is simple: connect your existing tools, automatically collect evidence, monitor controls, and flag issues before your auditor does. Compliance becomes proactive instead of reactive, saving time, reducing errors, and actually strengthening security.
Secureframe is a compliance automation platform designed to make audits and certifications manageable. It pulls evidence directly from your systems—AWS, Google Cloud, Okta, Github, GSuite—so no more screenshots or hunting for documentation.
Its real-time monitoring scans infrastructure, flags vulnerabilities, and keeps controls audit-ready. AI-driven features handle risk assessments, policy creation, and tedious security questionnaires. Common controls are mapped across multiple frameworks, so you’re not duplicating work when adding SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or others.
The Trust Center provides a public portal showing your security posture, letting prospects self-serve documentation. Combined with task management, alerts, and guidance from 30+ in-house compliance experts and former auditors, Secureframe ensures collaboration across engineering, IT, security, HR, and leadership. Users report faster compliance, stronger security posture, and measurable time and cost savings—making it a tool for teams serious about scaling compliance efficiently.
Secureframe isn’t just a checkbox tool—it’s a compliance operating system running continuously in the background. It automates monitoring, evidence collection, risk management, and audit preparation so your team can focus on building, not scrambling for documentation.
Secureframe continuously validates your infrastructure, ensuring controls stay in place and configurations don’t drift.
This feature keeps compliance proactive and reduces the time your team spends troubleshooting, catching issues before auditors do.
The platform eliminates redundant work by applying controls across frameworks automatically.
Secureframe ensures you test once and apply everywhere, simplifying multi-framework compliance.
Secureframe connects tools across your stack to automate evidence collection efficiently.
These integrations keep your evidence centralized, accurate, and ready for audits without wasted effort.
Secureframe reduces the administrative burden of questionnaires and documentation.
Your team spends less time responding to requests and more time improving compliance posture.
Risk workflows and vendor oversight are automated end-to-end.
Automation ensures risk and vendor management is continuous, accurate, and audit-ready.
Secureframe monitors people and devices with minimal manual effort.
Teams get a single source of truth for personnel and assets, reducing errors and improving visibility.
Looking for straight answers on Secureframe pricing? Good luck. The website doesn’t list numbers, sales calls usually end with “it depends,” and quotes vary widely depending on your situation. Welcome to enterprise software in 2024.
Secureframe runs on a quote-based model with two main tiers: Fundamentals for startups needing one framework and basic automated tests, and Complete for larger teams with unlimited testing, SSO, SCIM, and advanced automation.
Pricing breaks into two parts:
A startup pursuing SOC 2 pays $15,000 in the first year. Add ISO 27001 later? That’s another $7,500, though multi-framework purchases sometimes include discounts.
Employee count drives your quote more than anything else. Across 16 verified purchases, the median annual payment hits $20,000. Companies with 201–500 employees? Median jumps to $46,000.
Typical ranges by headcount:
These ranges show how team size heavily influences Secureframe costs, helping you anticipate your annual investment before requesting a quote.
Subscription covers software access, not audits. External audits run $8,000–$50,000 per framework. Penetration tests cost $5,000–$20,000, and internal setup often adds $5,000–$15,000 in labor. Renewals can creep up 5–15% annually unless you negotiate caps upfront. Premium support, extra workspaces, and additional admin services are separate line items.
Payback usually happens in under six months. Small teams (~50 employees) recover costs in 3–6 months once integrations start working. Mid-market companies (~200 employees) see ROI in 3–5 months as questionnaire automation kicks in. Enterprises justify $60,000–$100,000 subscriptions by saving $300,000+ in labor costs, with first-year returns often hitting 200–400%.
Secureframe sets up faster than most enterprise software, but your timeline depends on team availability, framework choice, and integrations. Admins, IT, HR, and executives all need to be aligned.
Onboarding happens in three phases. Phase one is simple: accepting invites, filling out profiles, inviting admins, and exploring the dashboard. Phase two involves integrations, selecting frameworks, and configuring evidence collection. Phase three confirms audit-readiness via scoping, risk assessments, and monitoring test health.
Most organizations complete onboarding in 30–60 days with a dedicated project lead. Exceptional cases finish in under a week with experienced admins. Full onboarding requires personnel invited, policies published, training assigned, background checks started, integrations connected, vendors and risks added, control ownership assigned, and auditor selected.
Secureframe connects with 300+ tools: AWS, Azure, GCP, Gusto, BambooHR, Rippling, Okta, Google Workspace, Jamf, Kandji, CrowdStrike, and more. Daily automatic syncs keep data current; manual syncs take seconds.
Assisted vendors like Ceridian Dayforce need manual steps, usually taking two weeks for initial data intake. Some integrations, like AWS, GitHub, and Jira, offer advanced configuration options after connection.
SOC 2 Type I generally takes 1–3 months; Type II, 4–12 months due to the observation period. ISO 27001 pre-audit prep runs ~4 months for SMBs, with Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits adding 2–3 months. HIPAA moves faster thanks to continuous monitoring after integration setup. Delays can occur due to slow approvals, unexpected integration issues, policy misalignments, or missing evidence. Teams that plan ahead usually achieve faster audit-readiness.
Admins or project leads run the process, IT and security manage technical controls, HR handles personnel and training, and executives review policies and scope decisions. Multiple admins can invite users, connect integrations, assign ownership, publish policies, and manage readiness tasks.
Effective communication, clear responsibilities, and cross-functional coordination are critical. Any bottleneck in IT, HR, or executive approvals can significantly slow overall onboarding. The platform itself moves quickly; delays usually come from team availability. Swamped IT or slow HR can stretch a 30-day onboarding into 60–90 days.
User feedback is clear: some love it, some find it pricey, but nearly everyone agrees Secureframe’s automation saves time, reduces manual compliance work, speeds audits, and keeps controls accurate.
The numbers speak for themselves. Users report measurable results:
G2 reviewers echo these points: Secureframe "cut audit prep time by weeks" and "made evidence collection nearly automatic." Integrations with AWS, Google Workspace, and Okta are lifesavers for small security teams. Users highlight the real-time dashboard showing audit progress and Slack-based support resolving questions quickly. Automation plus integrations make compliance faster, easier, and more accurate.
Pricing frustration is common, especially for startups. Early teams often find costs steep for SOC 2 certification. Add-ons for extra workspaces or premium support aren’t always clear. Renewal increases of 5–15% catch finance teams off guard. The learning curve matters too—teams need time to understand how controls, evidence, and automated tests connect. It isn’t complicated, but not immediately obvious. Some spend extra hours figuring out workflows and integrations before fully leveraging the platform.
Secureframe holds a 4.7-star rating on G2 from 786 reviews and 4.8 stars on Capterra from 30+ reviews. The overall platform score is 4.8/5 from 1,388 references. These numbers show strong satisfaction and reliability but don’t capture nuances like pricing perception, learning hurdles, or differences between startups and enterprises. Ratings are strong, but detailed user feedback gives the full story.
Company size shapes perception. Enterprises justify higher costs easily, saving labor and managing multiple frameworks. $60,000–$100,000 annual spend can yield $300,000+ in savings. Startups use Secureframe mainly for first SOC 2 certification. Some feel the platform “does too much” for basic needs—they want simple, they get comprehensive. Feedback reflects priorities, expectations, and value differences between small organizations and large enterprises managing multiple certifications.
Choosing compliance software isn’t just about features. It impacts audits, team sanity, and budgets for years. The real test is how it handles your frameworks, integrations, support, and costs.
Secureframe covers 40+ frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, CMMC, and ISO 42001. Federal contractors get System Security Plans, POA&M tracking, and dynamic SPRS scoring. With 300+ integrations across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, Microsoft GCC High, and standard cloud environments, automation reduces duplicate work. 95% of users report time savings through automated evidence collection, monitoring, and controls, making audits faster, smoother, and less stressful.
Integration coverage determines how much manual effort remains. Secureframe connects to your existing tools for automatic evidence collection and continuous monitoring. APIs and custom integrations fill gaps without extra development. Customers implementing NIST 800-171 or CMMC report saving roughly 500 hours over two years—about three months of full-time work. Teams can focus on core operations instead of chasing audit tasks, keeping compliance predictable and efficient.
Responsive support matters when deadlines loom. Secureframe boasts a 97.5% customer satisfaction score, median email replies in 49 minutes, live chat in 30 seconds, with 51% of issues resolved in one touch and 43% within 24 hours. Support runs 24/5 via email, chat, and knowledge base. Users say fast guidance plus automation reduces stress and keeps audits on track.
Subscription cost is only part of the picture. Users report a 26.73% average compliance cost reduction, with 70% cutting at least 25% through automation. Companies spending $100,000 annually on audits and prep can save $25,000 per year. Secureframe scales from startups to enterprises managing multiple frameworks, making ROI predictable and measurable as compliance complexity grows.
Secureframe delivers what it promises: automated compliance that actually saves time. The 97% user satisfaction and measurable efficiency gains aren’t marketing fluff—they’re real.
That said, it has drawbacks. Pricing is opaque, and you’ll spend hours on calls just to get a number. Small startups may end up paying $15,000–$20,000 for features they barely need, especially if they only want basic SOC 2 certification.
Enterprises tell a different story. Managing multiple frameworks? Spending $40,000–$80,000 annually can make sense thanks to labor savings and automation. The platform shines when compliance complexity matches its capabilities.
Secureframe works best for teams serious about scaling compliance across multiple frameworks. If it’s your first certification, simpler and cheaper tools might suffice. And if you sign on, lock in renewal caps—5–15% annual increases are real and add up fast. A solid platform, just make sure it aligns with what you actually need.
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