Enterprise-Grade GRC. Built for Small Business.
No compliance team. No prior framework experience. No six-figure software budget. Your first assessment in one session — AI guides every step, and the price is on the page.
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Small businesses face the same compliance requirements as large enterprises — HIPAA if you handle patient data, CMMC if you work in the DoD supply chain, SOC 2 when your customers ask for it, cyber insurance requirements regardless. What small businesses don't have is a compliance team, a GRC consultant on retainer, or a budget for enterprise software. RealCISO gives you the same capability, sized for your organization — starting free.
Every Framework Small Businesses Face — Included
No per-framework fees. Assess against one or several simultaneously. Start where you need to and expand as your business grows.
NIST CSF 2.0
The industry standard for cybersecurity posture and the practical baseline for showing security governance to customers and insurance carriers. v1.1 is available too.
SOC 2
Enterprise customers ask for it. RealCISO guides you through Type I and Type II readiness with evidence management built for audit preparation.
CMMC 2.0 & NIST 800-171
If you're in the DoD supply chain, CMMC is required. RealCISO covers Levels 1 and 2, maps them to NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3, and scores your SPRS submission as you go.
CIS Controls v8
An implementation-first framework: 18 controls in three Implementation Groups that shut down the most common attack paths. Ideal for small teams starting a program.
HIPAA
If you handle patient data or work with covered entities, HIPAA is non-negotiable. The AI maps your environment to the Security Rule safeguards automatically.
FTC Safeguards · GLBA · NYS DFS 500 · PCI-DSS · GDPR
Sector rules small firms hit early — all pre-built, all included, plus ISO/IEC 27001:2022 when a customer asks for it.
Eight Reasons RealCISO Works for Small Teams
Designed for the reality of small-business compliance — no compliance team, limited time, real deadlines.
You Don't Need to Know the Frameworks
Answer questions about your environment — what systems you use, what data you handle, who has access — and Cleo maps the answers to the right controls across any framework. No framework expertise required.
First Assessment in One Session, Not Months
No implementation team, no six-month onboarding. Answer the assessment questions, review the AI-generated gap analysis and remediation roadmap, and have a documented compliance posture the same day.
A Risk Register That Explains Itself
Likelihood and impact scoring for your actual risks. Each risk is connected to the controls that reduce it — when a control improves, the linked risks re-score automatically. See risk management →
Remediation You Can Actually Track
Assign gaps to the right person, set due dates, track completion. Impact Simulation ranks gaps by score improvement so limited resources go to what matters most.
Proof for Customers and Carriers
Share a live Trust Center with customers, cyber insurance underwriters and auditors — a link reflecting your current posture, not a PDF that's stale the day you send it. Included in every paid plan.
Cyber Insurance Readiness
Switch on the insurance readiness questions and see which controls your underwriter is likely to ask about, where you stand, and what evidence to prepare before renewal.
Evidence That Doesn't Go Stale
Evidence is tracked by period with Current, Expiring and Missing states. When a period opens, the owner gets a Planner card; connect your cloud or identity provider and much of it collects itself.
L1–L5 Maturity — Show Progress Over Time
Track your program from Ad-hoc to Optimizing across quarters, with revisions sealed automatically. Show customers and insurers that your posture is improving — not just a snapshot of today.
Go deeper on any capability
The capabilities small teams use first, each on its own page.
Start Free. Grow Into Essentials.
No implementation fees. No per-framework add-ons. Transparent annual pricing built for teams that count every dollar.
$0
free forever · no credit card
- 1 environment, 1 compliance set
- 1 watermarked report
- 1 GB evidence storage
- Cleo AI chat credits
$3,600
per year, billed annually
- 1 compliance set, 6 team members
- Editable reports + .docx export
- AI evidence analysis, 50 GB storage
- Trust Center + auditor access
- Email/chat support, 1 business day
Add Continuous Compliance (automated evidence from your cloud and identity providers) or Third-Party Risk for $100/mo each. Need several frameworks at once? Professional is $15,000/yr. See every plan and entitlement →
Small Business GRC FAQ
What is a GRC platform, and why does a small business need one?
A GRC platform is where you assess your security controls against a framework, track the risks and fixes, keep the evidence, and produce the reports customers, insurers and auditors ask for. Small businesses face the same requirements as large ones — HIPAA if you handle patient data, CMMC if you're in the DoD supply chain, SOC 2 when enterprise customers ask — without a team to run them. RealCISO does the assessment work so one person can run the program.
Do I need a compliance team or framework expertise?
No. Answer plain-language questions about your systems, data and access, and Cleo maps your answers to the right controls, scores maturity and builds your remediation roadmap. You review and decide; the platform handles the framework.
What frameworks does RealCISO support for small businesses?
All of them, on every plan: NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2, CMMC 2.0 Levels 1 and 2, NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 with SPRS scoring, CIS Controls v8, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, PCI-DSS, FTC Safeguards, GLBA, NYS DFS Part 500 and more. Start with one and add others without starting over — your evidence carries across through cross-framework mapping.
How fast can I complete my first assessment?
The same session you start it. There is no implementation project — create an environment, pick a framework, answer the questions with Cleo's guidance, and you have a documented posture, a gap list and a prioritized plan. Most small teams reach a first sealed revision within days.
Can RealCISO help with cyber insurance readiness?
Yes. Turn on the insurance readiness questions in any environment and RealCISO shows which controls underwriters ask about, where your gaps are, and the evidence to have ready before renewal. Share your live Trust Center with the carrier instead of a stale PDF.
What does it cost for a small business?
Start free — $0, no credit card — with one environment and one compliance set. Essentials is $3,600 per year: one compliance set, six team members, editable and exportable reports, AI evidence analysis, 50 GB of evidence, Trust Center and auditor access. Onboarding is free and every framework is included. Continuous Compliance and third-party risk are $100 a month each if you want them.
Start your GRC program today — no compliance team required.
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