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Compliance Audit Cost Calculator

Estimate compliance audit costs for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and CMMC including preparation and remediation.

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Total First Year Cost

$183,000.00

≈ 12 used cars

Auditor Fees$60,000.00
Gap Assessment$18,000.00
Remediation$45,000.00
Tooling & Technology$24,000.00
Internal Labor$36,000.00
Annual Maintenance$60,000.00
Timeline9months
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Select the compliance framework (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, or CMMC).
  2. Choose your company size category (Startup, Mid-market, Large, or Enterprise) and current security maturity level (Ad-hoc through Optimized).
  3. Select your internal GRC resources (None, Partial, or Dedicated GRC team) and whether this is a first-time certification or a renewal audit.
  4. Review the estimated total first-year cost broken down by auditor fees, remediation, tooling & technology, and internal labor.
  5. Use the annual maintenance estimate and timeline (in months) to budget ongoing compliance spend.

What each input means

Framework
Select the framework
Company Size
Select the company size
Security Maturity
Select the security maturity
Internal GRC Resources
Select the internal grc resources
First Audit
Select the first audit

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Framework = 1, Company Size = 2, Security Maturity = 2, Internal GRC Resources = 2 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total First Year Cost
    Total First Year Cost = auditFee + gapAssessment + remediationCost + toolingCost + internalLaborCost
    183000 = $183,000
  3. Calculate Auditor Fees
    Auditor Fees = baseCost * sizeMult * firstAuditMult
    60000 = $60,000
  4. Calculate Gap Assessment
    18000 = $18,000

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