The answer in 60 words
Choose ComplianceForge when you have a security team that will write, tailor and maintain the documents, and templates are all you need. Choose Custodia when you want the documents drafted with your team from your own facts, kept living, and reviewed by a credentialed officer, inside the same place the evidence and the affirmation live.
Side by side
| Dimension | ComplianceForge | Custodia |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Editable cybersecurity documentation sold as products: policies, standards, procedures, SSP and POA&M templates, bundled for NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Levels 1 to 3. | A compliance firm with a platform built only for CMMC: your own team self assesses and self attests, Charlie the gov safe AI guide drafts with you, a credentialed officer reviews every step and never signs, and your senior official signs. |
| CMMC levels | Documentation bundles for Level 1 to Level 3. | Level 1 and Level 2, on one platform. |
| Price | Products are sold at listed store prices on the product pages, as one time purchases or subscriptions; there is no platform to run. | Published on every page, one plan per level. Level 1 $5,000/yr or $458.34/mo; Level 2 $15,000/yr or $1,291.67/mo. |
| A compliance professional in the price | No. Self service: order online, download, edit yourself. | Yes, inside the price: a credentialed compliance officer reviews every step, year round. |
| Start without a sales call | Yes. | Yes. 30 days free, no card, no call. |
Where ComplianceForge is the better choice
You have a security team that will write, tailor and maintain the documents, and templates are all you need.
- ✓Deep, editable documentation sets aligned to the Secure Controls Framework
- ✓Buy online and download the same day; no platform to run
- ✓Documentation for Level 1 through Level 3
Where Custodia is the better choice
You want the documents drafted with your team from your own facts, kept living, and reviewed by a credentialed officer, inside the same place the evidence and the affirmation live.
- ✓All 110 requirements worked at the objective level (320 objectives), scored the official way
- ✓The POA&M rules enforced live: the 88 point floor, one point eligibility, the requirements that can never be deferred, the 180 day clock
- ✓Read only connections to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, including GCC, GCC High and DoD; nothing turns MET on its own
- ✓Custodia never stores CUI
- ✓A sealed, hash chained record kept six years, security awareness training at Level 2, the annual affirmation and triennial reassessment loop
- ✓A public verified status page, contract opportunities matched to you, and an MCP gateway for AI agents
Using both
A ComplianceForge policy set can be filed in Custodia as evidence beside the platform's own policies, which are the ones your team adopts, keeps living and has the officer review against the evidence.
What Custodia does not do as well
Said plainly, because a comparison that only flatters the author is not worth reading:
- Hundreds of integrations against our handful
- Live drift detection on cloud configurations against our scheduled checks
- Many frameworks in one place; Custodia is CMMC only, on purpose
- FedRAMP authorization and a brand a CFO already knows
Custodia vs ComplianceForge: FAQ
Can I use ComplianceForge for CMMC?
Editable cybersecurity documentation sold as products: policies, standards, procedures, SSP and POA&M templates, bundled for NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Levels 1 to 3. Documentation bundles for Level 1 to Level 3. It is the better choice when you have a security team that will write, tailor and maintain the documents, and templates are all you need.
Does ComplianceForge include a compliance officer?
ComplianceForge: No. Self service: order online, download, edit yourself. Custodia: Yes, inside the price: a credentialed compliance officer reviews every step, year round.
Should I switch from ComplianceForge to Custodia?
Not necessarily. A ComplianceForge policy set can be filed in Custodia as evidence beside the platform's own policies, which are the ones your team adopts, keeps living and has the officer review against the evidence.
What does ComplianceForge cost compared with Custodia?
ComplianceForge: Products are sold at listed store prices on the product pages, as one time purchases or subscriptions; there is no platform to run. Custodia: Level 1 $5,000/yr or $458.34/mo, Level 2 $15,000/yr or $1,291.67/mo, the credentialed officer included, with a 30 day free trial and no card.
Facts about ComplianceForge were read from its own pages on and describe its public positioning on that date. Confirm current features and pricing with ComplianceForge before you buy. Sources:
- ComplianceForge home page (https://complianceforge.com/)
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No card and no call. Bring your real facts, walk the requirements with Charlie, and watch a credentialed officer review the work. Keep whatever else you run.