The answer in 60 words
Choose MotherBear when you are an MSP or consultant running CMMC for several clients and want a tracker built for that workflow. Choose Custodia when you are the contractor, your own team will do the work, and you want the credentialed review and the published price without a demo first.
Side by side
| Dimension | MotherBear | Custodia |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A CMMC native platform for defense contractors, MSPs and consultants: requirements tracking, a documentation builder, an evidence repository and task management. | 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 | CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 tracking; the home page does not itemize levels. | Level 1 and Level 2, on one platform. |
| Price | Quote gated. No price published; every call to action is Schedule Demo. | 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 | Not in the price. MotherBear states it does not directly provide advisory, consulting or MSP services (its own FAQ, captured 2026-07-28); the platform is built for consultants and MSPs to use with their clients. | Yes, inside the price: a credentialed compliance officer reviews every step, year round. |
| Start without a sales call | No. Demo only. | Yes. 30 days free, no card, no call. |
Where MotherBear is the better choice
You are an MSP or consultant running CMMC for several clients and want a tracker built for that workflow.
- ✓Requirements tracking with built in mappings
- ✓A documentation builder for the SSP, policies and procedures
- ✓An evidence repository and task management
- ✓Built for MSPs and consultants serving many clients
Where Custodia is the better choice
You are the contractor, your own team will do the work, and you want the credentialed review and the published price without a demo first.
- ✓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
If your MSP runs MotherBear for its tracking, your team can still self assess and attest on Custodia, and the officer reviews the record your MSP helps build.
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 MotherBear: FAQ
Can I use MotherBear for CMMC?
A CMMC native platform for defense contractors, MSPs and consultants: requirements tracking, a documentation builder, an evidence repository and task management. CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 tracking; the home page does not itemize levels. It is the better choice when you are an MSP or consultant running CMMC for several clients and want a tracker built for that workflow.
Does MotherBear include a compliance officer?
MotherBear: Not in the price. MotherBear states it does not directly provide advisory, consulting or MSP services (its own FAQ, captured 2026-07-28); the platform is built for consultants and MSPs to use with their clients. Custodia: Yes, inside the price: a credentialed compliance officer reviews every step, year round.
Should I switch from MotherBear to Custodia?
Not necessarily. If your MSP runs MotherBear for its tracking, your team can still self assess and attest on Custodia, and the officer reviews the record your MSP helps build.
What does MotherBear cost compared with Custodia?
MotherBear: Quote gated. No price published; every call to action is Schedule Demo. 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 MotherBear were read from its own pages on and describe its public positioning on that date. Confirm current features and pricing with MotherBear before you buy. Sources:
- MotherBear Security home page (https://www.motherbearsecurity.com/)
- MotherBear plans and FAQ pages, owner capture of July 28, 2026 (the advisory, consulting and MSP statement) (https://www.motherbearsecurity.com/)
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Try CMMC on Custodia beside MotherBear, free for 30 days
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.