COMPETITOR PRICING · RE-VERIFIED SEPTEMBER 2026
Secureframe pricing: Fundamentals starts at $7,000 a year, Complete and Defense are quoted
Secureframe now publishes a starting figure. Its entry package, Fundamentals, states Starting at $7,000 a year, while Complete and Defense remain quote-only. Here is what that $7,000 actually covers, what buyers report paying above it, and how the whole category compares.
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What does Secureframe cost?
Secureframe publishes a starting price for one of its three packages. Read off secureframe.com/pricing on September 3, 2026, Fundamentals states Starting at $7,000 a year, while Complete and Defense both read Get a quote with no figure attached. That is a change worth knowing about, because most write-ups of this category, including an earlier version of this page, still describe Secureframe as publishing nothing at all. The $7,000 is a floor rather than a rate card: the package comparison shows Fundamentals covering one compliance framework and one custom automated test, so a second framework moves you into quoted territory. For what companies actually pay above that floor, the one credible benchmark is Vendr, which publishes anonymized data from contracts it has handled. As of February 2026 Vendr reports a median Secureframe contract of $20,000 a year, ranging from $7,733 to $32,575. Treat that as a third-party estimate of what companies paid, not a rate card. The package structure tells you where the money goes. Fundamentals is the startup tier aimed at one framework and early sales-driven compliance. Complete adds the automation and controls a growing team needs: unlimited automated tests, SSO and SCIM, and advanced vendor risk. Defense is a separate track for defense contractors pursuing CMMC, with an SPRS score tracker, a System Security Plan, and CUI tooling, so if you are not in the DoD supply chain it is not your tier. The two levers that move a Secureframe quote are the same as everywhere in this category: how many frameworks you carry, and how many employees you have. Both are negotiated, not published. Complies takes the opposite approach and publishes the whole range, $79 to $499 a month, with all five frameworks cross-mapped from Growth. Budget your auditor separately in every case, since the CPA firm is a different company and a different bill, typically $5,000 to $20,000 for a SOC 2 Type 1.
Complies assists with compliance workflows. It is not legal advice, and it does not certify you or guarantee audit outcomes. Your auditor decides; Complies gets you ready.
Last updated July 2026
Three things that decide what you actually pay
Framework count drives the quote
Secureframe Fundamentals starts at $7,000 a year and its published comparison shows it covering a single compliance framework, and adding SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or GDPR on top scales the price. That is the lever nobody prices in at signature: the day a customer asks for a second framework, the quote you agreed to is no longer the quote you pay. Complies cross-maps all five from Growth, so a control you map once counts everywhere and a new framework requirement never triggers a re-quote.
control mapping softwareHeadcount is the other lever
Secureframe prices by company size, and the quote scales with employee headcount the way most of this category does. It does not publish the bands, so you find out where the thresholds sit during the sales conversation. The pattern is that growing costs more, which is normal, but you cannot plan for it when the number was never on the page in the first place.
obligation tracking softwareThe auditor is a separate bill
No compliance platform can issue your SOC 2 report. A licensed CPA firm does that, it is a different company, and it invoices you separately from whatever you pay Secureframe. Any comparison that quietly folds the audit into the platform price is not comparing the same thing. A SOC 2 Type 1 typically runs $5,000 to $20,000 in CPA firm fees, independent of tooling.
audit readiness softwareSecureframe vs Vanta vs Complies: how each one prices
This table compares pricing models, not marketing. Everything in the Secureframe and Vanta columns is either published by the vendor or labeled as a third-party estimate, because we would rather be useful than flattering. Re-verified September 3, 2026, when Secureframe was found to have started publishing an entry figure it did not publish before. Both vendors can change this at any time.
| Dimension | Secureframe | Vanta | Complies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price published? | Partly. Fundamentals starting at $7,000/yr; Complete and Defense quoted | No. Four tiers named, no figures | Yes. Every tier and both billing terms |
| How you get a number | Entry figure on the pricing page, everything above it from sales | Request a demo for personalized pricing | Read the pricing page, no sales call |
| Tier names | Fundamentals, Complete, Defense | Essentials, Plus, Professional, Enterprise | Starter, Growth, Scale, Enterprise |
| Published list price | Fundamentals from $7,000/yr. Complete and Defense none | None | $79, $199, $499 per month billed yearly |
| Monthly billing | Not published | Not published | Yes: $95, $239, $599 per month |
| Entry tier frameworks | One framework on Fundamentals | One compliance framework (published) | All five cross-mapped from Growth |
| CMMC / defense track | Yes, the Defense package (SPRS, SSP, CUI) | Not a published tier | Not offered. Complies does not do CMMC |
| Reported real contracts | Median $20,000/yr, $7,733 to $32,575 (Vendr, Feb 2026) | Median $20,000/yr, $7,500 to $57,236 (Vendr, Feb 2026) | Starter $948/yr, Growth $2,388/yr, Scale $5,988/yr |
Two honest notes on that table. The Vendr figures are third-party estimates from contracts Vendr handled, not vendor rate cards, and your quote may land well outside them. And a $20,000 median is not evidence Secureframe is overpriced: it is a deeper product with a bigger integration catalog and a dedicated onboarding team. It is evidence the two products are aimed at different companies. If you need CMMC specifically, Secureframe's Defense tier is a real answer and Complies is not. For a feature-level comparison rather than a pricing one, read Secureframe alternatives, Vanta alternatives and Drata alternatives.
What you get on every Complies plan from Growth
The price is on the page
Starter $79 a month, Growth $199, Scale $499 at the yearly rate, or $95, $239, and $599 billed monthly. No demo gate, no discovery call, no personalized pricing that quietly depends on your last funding round.
All five frameworks, no re-quote
SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS are cross-mapped from Growth. When a prospect asks for a framework you did not plan on, you add it, not negotiate it. Finishing SOC 2 pre-fills roughly 60 percent of ISO 27001.
Monthly billing exists
You can pay monthly and leave. That is a real constraint on us, and it is the point: the product has to earn its seat every cycle instead of coasting on an annual renewal you signed in a hurry.
No headcount cliff
Growing from 45 to 55 people does not trigger a conversation about your tier. We do not publish a headcount cap because we do not price against one.
Evidence that collects itself
Access reviews, change logs, and monitoring settings stream in from AWS, GitHub, Google Workspace, and Okta on a schedule, attached to the control they prove and the human who owns them.
A readiness score that will not flatter you
One number, plus a ranked gap list naming what is missing and who owns it. It never reads 100, because no tool can promise an audit outcome, and a score that always shows green is decoration.
How to buy compliance software without overpaying
Work out what you are actually buying
Count the frameworks you need now and the ones a customer will ask for within a year, and whether you need the Defense track for CMMC. That scope, more than anything in the demo, is what moves a Secureframe quote.
Get the quote, then read the term
Ask directly what a second framework costs, where the headcount thresholds sit, and what renewal looks like. Get it in writing before signature, because that is when you have leverage.
Price the auditor separately
The CPA firm is a different company and a different invoice. A SOC 2 Type 1 typically runs $5,000 to $20,000 in audit fees. Compare platforms against platforms.
Or skip the sales cycle
Complies publishes the number, so you can sign up, connect AWS, GitHub, Google Workspace, and Okta, and see a readiness score today. If it is not the right fit, you cancel, and you have lost a month at $199 rather than a year at five figures.
Who this is for, and who it is not
A GOOD FIT WHEN
- You want to know what compliance software costs before you sit through a discovery call.
- You are 5 to 200 people and a five-figure annual contract is a real budget decision, not a rounding error.
- You expect a second framework later and refuse to pay twice for the same controls.
- You want monthly billing, or at least the option of it.
- You got a Secureframe quote and want an honest read on what the alternatives actually cost.
LOOK ELSEWHERE WHEN
- You need CMMC for the DoD supply chain. Secureframe's Defense tier is built for exactly that, and Complies does not do CMMC.
- You need Secureframe's breadth: a very large integration catalog and a dedicated onboarding team. Buy Secureframe. It is a good product and this page will not pretend otherwise.
- You have a dedicated GRC team and multi-entity governance, where an enterprise suite earns its price.
- Your procurement process requires an annual contract and a named account team.
Common questions about Secureframe pricing
Secureframe publishes one figure: its Fundamentals package states Starting at $7,000 a year, read off secureframe.com/pricing on September 3, 2026. Complete and Defense are quote-only. Because Fundamentals covers a single compliance framework, most multi-framework buyers land above that floor, and the most credible third-party benchmark for what they actually pay is Vendr, which reported a median Secureframe contract of $20,000 a year as of February 2026, ranging from $7,733 to $32,575.
Partly, and this changed recently. Checked on September 3, 2026, secureframe.com/pricing shows Fundamentals at Starting at $7,000 a year. Complete and Defense still show Get a quote with no figure. So there is now a published floor but no published rate card, and any specific figure above $7,000 circulating online is still a buyer report rather than a list price.
Secureframe publishes three packages: Fundamentals at Starting at $7,000 a year, plus Complete and Defense, both quoted. Fundamentals targets startups on one framework, Complete adds automation and controls for growing teams (unlimited automated tests, SSO and SCIM, advanced vendor risk), and Defense is a separate track for defense contractors pursuing CMMC, with an SPRS score tracker, a System Security Plan, and CUI tooling.
Secureframe now publishes an entry figure of $7,000 a year and Vanta publishes nothing, so at the very bottom of the range Secureframe is the only one of the two you can budget against without a call. Above that floor neither publishes a rate card, so the comparison stays uncertain. Vendr's February 2026 data puts both at a $20,000 median, though the reported ranges differ: $7,733 to $32,575 for Secureframe versus $7,500 to $57,236 for Vanta. Your framework count, headcount, and negotiation matter far more than the logo.
Yes, through its Defense package. That tier adds an SPRS score tracker, a System Security Plan, a Plan of Action and Milestones, and Controlled Unclassified Information tooling for the DoD supply chain. If CMMC is your requirement, that is the relevant Secureframe tier. Complies does not do CMMC, so this is one case where Secureframe is the right answer and we are not.
No. Secureframe is software; it cannot issue your SOC 2 report. A licensed CPA firm performs the audit and bills you separately, typically $5,000 to $20,000 for a SOC 2 Type 1. This is true of every platform in the category, including Complies, so when you compare tools, compare the software line only.
Complies publishes its prices: $79 a month for Starter, $199 for Growth, and $499 for Scale at the yearly rate, with all five frameworks cross-mapped from Growth. It is built for companies of 5 to 200 people where compliance is someone's second job. It is a smaller product than Secureframe with a narrower integration catalog and no CMMC, and if you need that breadth, the cheaper tool is the wrong purchase.
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