The answer in 60 words
Choose PreVeil when your CUI problem is mostly email and file sharing and you want an encrypted enclave without moving your whole tenant to GCC High. Choose Custodia when you need the whole 110 requirement self assessment run and reviewed, not the enclave alone.
Side by side
| Dimension | PreVeil | Custodia |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | End to end encrypted email and file sharing built for CUI, sold with a Compliance Accelerator (documentation and guided modules for all 110 controls), an AI compliance advisor, compliance calls and a partner directory. | 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 | Level 2 (CUI). | Level 1 and Level 2, on one platform. |
| Price | Published in part: a free account, and PreVeil Pass for small and medium businesses from $450 a month on the home page. | 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 as a credentialed officer inside the product. PreVeil offers compliance calls with its team and a Find a Partner directory. | Yes, inside the price: a credentialed compliance officer reviews every step, year round. |
| Start without a sales call | Yes, a free account to start. | Yes. 30 days free, no card, no call. |
Where PreVeil is the better choice
Your CUI problem is mostly email and file sharing and you want an encrypted enclave without moving your whole tenant to GCC High.
- ✓Encrypted email and Drive that keep CUI out of your main tenant
- ✓A free account to start
- ✓Documentation for the controls the product itself covers
Where Custodia is the better choice
You need the whole 110 requirement self assessment run and reviewed, not the enclave alone.
- ✓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
Common and sensible. PreVeil holds the CUI; Custodia runs the assessment against it and never stores the CUI itself.
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 PreVeil: FAQ
Can I use PreVeil for CMMC?
End to end encrypted email and file sharing built for CUI, sold with a Compliance Accelerator (documentation and guided modules for all 110 controls), an AI compliance advisor, compliance calls and a partner directory. Level 2 (CUI). It is the better choice when your CUI problem is mostly email and file sharing and you want an encrypted enclave without moving your whole tenant to GCC High.
Does PreVeil include a compliance officer?
PreVeil: Not as a credentialed officer inside the product. PreVeil offers compliance calls with its team and a Find a Partner directory. Custodia: Yes, inside the price: a credentialed compliance officer reviews every step, year round.
Should I switch from PreVeil to Custodia?
Not necessarily. Common and sensible. PreVeil holds the CUI; Custodia runs the assessment against it and never stores the CUI itself.
What does PreVeil cost compared with Custodia?
PreVeil: Published in part: a free account, and PreVeil Pass for small and medium businesses from $450 a month on the home page. 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 PreVeil were read from its own pages on and describe its public positioning on that date. Confirm current features and pricing with PreVeil before you buy. Sources:
- PreVeil home page (PreVeil Pass price, the Compliance Accelerator, the AI compliance advisor) (https://www.preveil.com/)
- PreVeil CMMC page (https://www.preveil.com/cmmc/)
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Try CMMC on Custodia beside PreVeil, 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.