ISO 27001 software pricing: ISO 27001 compliance software cost per year, vendor by vendor

Most ISO 27001 compliance platforms cost roughly $7,000 to $25,000 a year. Secureframe publishes a $7,000 a year floor for one framework, Hicomply lists $6,995 and $13,995 a year, and Vendr reports medians near $15,000 for Sprinto, $20,000 for Vanta and $24,868 for Drata as of February 2026. Complies includes ISO 27001 from $199 a month billed yearly.

The software covers the control library, the Statement of Applicability, policies, risk register, evidence collection and readiness tracking. The certification audit is always a separate fee paid to an accredited certification body, commonly $5,000 to $15,000 for a US company under 50 people, plus smaller surveillance audits in years two and three. Consultants and pen tests are extra unless bundled.

Very few. Among the common ISO 27001 vendors, Secureframe publishes a starting price for its Fundamentals plan, Hicomply publishes both of its tiers, and Complies publishes all three of its plans. Vanta, Drata, Sprinto, Scytale and ISMS.online are quote-only, so brokered contract data from Vendr is the only external benchmark for them.

For a US company under 50 people, 2026 guides put the full first year at roughly $15,000 to $50,000 including software, the certification audit, any consulting and staff time. The spread comes mostly from whether you hire a consultant and how large the scope is. A team that runs the program itself on published-price software sits near the bottom of that range.

Usually, for the ongoing work. A consultant is paid for the project and often again for each surveillance year, while software is a fixed annual line that keeps the controls, evidence and reviews on schedule between audits. Many small companies use both in year one, a consultant for the initial scoping and risk assessment and software for everything after it.

No. Certification must be performed by an independent, accredited certification body, so no software vendor can issue your certificate. Some platforms introduce partner audit firms or bundle services into a package, but the audit remains a separate engagement with its own fee. Complies does not certify companies; you choose your own certification body.

Framework count is the clearest driver in the published prices: Secureframe and Hicomply both price their entry plans for one framework and charge for more. Headcount and the number of connected systems also move quotes on the sales-led platforms, though none of them states a formula publicly. Ask for the per-framework split in writing.

On single-framework plans, adding SOC 2 means a second framework charge or a move to a higher tier; Hicomply quotes around £5,300 a year per extra framework on its UK list. Because SOC 2 and ISO 27001 share a large share of their controls, cross-mapped tools let the same evidence satisfy both. On Complies, both sit in the same Growth plan.

Yes, many small companies certify without a consultant when the platform provides policy templates, a guided risk assessment and scheduled evidence collection. You still need someone in-house who owns the ISMS, and you still pay a certification body for the audit. Software removes the coordination work, not the need for an accountable owner.