RealCISO is a compliance intelligence platform — not compliance software. It compiles, tracks, and improves security posture over time through a connected compliance data graph. Used by 3,000+ organizations and enterprises to run assessments at scale, track maturity progression, and make compliance decisions based on real data.
For MSPs, MSSPs, and vCISO consultants: RealCISO automates assessment delivery across your entire book of business. White-label the platform, manage multi-tenant client billing, and run portfolio intelligence across your clients—"Across your 60 healthcare clients, access control is the highest-variance category. 12 are below L2." Service providers report 40% faster assessment cycles and measurable increases in recurring compliance revenue.
For enterprises and in-house teams: RealCISO replaces spreadsheets and point-in-time assessments with continuous compliance intelligence. Track maturity progression per control from L1 (Ad-hoc) to L5 (Optimizing) over time. Simulate impact before acting—"If I implement this control, how much does my risk score improve?" Run assessments against an infinite number of frameworks (NIST CSF 2.0, HIPAA 2.0, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, CIS Controls, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP) in a single project. One evidence set. Multiple frameworks simultaneously.
The core difference: Every competitor stores flat question-and-answer rows. RealCISO builds a connected graph: Controls → Risks → Evidence → Vendors → Policies → People. The AI reasons over that structure. That's why "AI + a spreadsheet" cannot replace RealCISO, and why maturity trajectory, portfolio intelligence, and impact simulation are only possible here.
Platform features available today:
- L1-L5 maturity trajectory — track progression per control over time (no competitor tracks control-level maturity)
- Impact simulation — rank open gaps by projected score improvement before acting ("what-if" analysis)
- Multi-framework single project — assess HIPAA + NIST CSF simultaneously; one evidence set mapped to both
- Bidirectional control-risk mapping — in production (competitors announced this; we shipped it)
- Evidence expiration signals — automatically surface aging evidence ranked by risk impact
- Portfolio intelligence — for partners: cross-client pattern recognition across your entire client base
- Immutable report versioning — full audit trail; every change tracked to actor and timestamp
- White-label — custom domains, logos, and billing models for partners
- AI assessment engine — enterprise-grade, provider-agnostic; executes assessments, not just assists
- Chat-integrated workflows — "Create 3 planner cards for my top gaps"; batch actions with context awareness
Biggest gaps vs. Vanta/Drata: Evidence collection integrations (Drata has 200+, Vanta has 300+). RealCISO's focus is on the intelligence layer, not the integration layer. Continuous monitoring is on the roadmap for 2026.