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Secureframe Pricing: Plans & Cost Calculator 2026

No public price. Secureframe runs three annual, quote-only tiers, with third-party trackers putting a single-framework entry near $15,000 a year.

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Secureframe plans and pricing

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Custom

Complete

Growing programs

Custom

Everything in Fundamentals

Custom Automated Tests

Contact sales

Custom

Defense

Defense contractors (CMMC readiness)

Custom

Everything in Complete

Secureframe Defense for CMMC (Defense Navigator)

Contact sales

Plan

Fundamentals

Getting started with compliance

from $15,000/yr

Compliance Automation

Questionnaires

Trust Center

Risk Management

Third-Party Risk Management

Custom Frameworks, Controls & Tests

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Secureframe pricing: the quick answer

Quick answerHigh· Verified July 8, 2026

Secureframe hides its prices behind a sales call. There are three annual plans, all quote-only: Fundamentals for startups under 50 people on one framework, Complete for mid-market teams running two or more, and Defense for DoD contractors needing CMMC, SSP, and POA&M. The number tracks your headcount and how many frameworks you cover, not seats. Third-party trackers, not Secureframe, put the Fundamentals entry near $15,000 a year. The SOC 2 audit itself is a separate bill from the auditor, and none of the vendor figures are public, so expect the opening quote to be negotiable.

Fundamentals$15000/yr, annual
CompleteCustom
DefenseCustom

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Secureframe Hidden Costs & Pitfalls

What sits on top of the plan fee

Secureframe publishes no rate card, and the software line is only part of the spend. These are the real cost drivers, plus the third-party numbers to gauge whether a quote is fair.

Base subscription by size and framework count

Third-party trackers (Costbench, Vendr, Sprinto) put a single-framework start near $7,500 a year for up to 100 employees, small-team deals at $14,000 to $20,000, and enterprise multi-framework rollouts past $80,000. Secureframe confirms none of it, so a 30-person startup should read $7,500 as the optimistic end and expect the first quote higher.

~$7,500/yr start (3rd-party estimate, not vendor-confirmed)

Each additional framework

Adding a second or third framework (say ISO 27001 on top of SOC 2, or HIPAA) is estimated at roughly $7,500 a year each by the same third-party sources. A team that starts on one framework and later needs three is looking at the base plus two add-ons, so map your full framework list before signing rather than bolting them on later at list rate.

+~$7,500/yr per framework (3rd-party estimate)

The SOC 2 audit itself

Secureframe automates the prep, but the actual audit is billed by an outside auditor, not by Secureframe. Teams that budget only for the software get surprised when the auditor's invoice lands on top. Price the audit separately before you commit, because it is a real line no compliance tool removes.

separate auditor fee, not published

Secureframe Cost Analysis

Secureframe pricing, read against its live plans and category

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Positioning

Secureframe does not publish prices, so there is no rate card to check. It sells three annual tiers: Fundamentals for startups under 50 on one framework, Complete for mid-market teams running two or more, and Defense for government and defense contractors needing CMMC, SSP, and POA&M. Fundamentals covers infrastructure monitoring and risk management, but SSO and SCIM live in Complete. Given a steep, negotiated entry point, the platform earns its price only if you value the high-touch audit readiness support.

Cost drivers

1Each additional compliance framework adds roughly $7,500/yr by third-party estimate, so a multi-framework program stacks up fast.
2The SOC 2 audit fee is billed separately by the auditor, not by Secureframe, so the software quote is never the full number.
3Advanced automation, SSO, and SCIM sit in the higher Complete and Defense tiers, not the entry plan.

Watch-outs

Secureframe has a reputation for opaque, highly variable pricing that shifts with company size and how hard you push back. Buyers often report inflated opening quotes that take real pushback to bring down.

Strengths

Faster SOC 2 audit prep than manual evidence collection
Questionnaire automation saves 5 to 10 hours per enterprise deal
Compliance engineers available to guide the process

What users say

“pricing is notorious for being steep”

“As far as I can tell, they”

re 99% identical." - Reddit

Editor’s take

Startups needing basic SOC 2 or ISO 27001 should push for the Fundamentals plan; mid-market teams needing automated vendor risk management want Complete. If you would rather see a price before the sales call, compare Vanta as a more transparent alternative.

Oleh KemFounder & Lead Analyst

ComparEdge EditorialUpdated: July 8, 2026

Secureframe price history

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