What Garde1 costs, and what it replaces.
One subscription covers scoping, documents, evidence, fixes and the mock assessment, for as long as you hold the contract. Here is what it costs, next to what the alternatives cost. Works on your existing Microsoft 365, Google Workspace or AWS environment.*
* Your environment has to meet FedRAMP Moderate for CUI. ITAR and EAR data also need a government partition with US-person handling. Garde1 tells you whether yours does.
No credit card. Your first mock assessment runs during the trial.
| Feature | Trial Free · 14 days | Level 1 $150/mo, billed yearly | Starter $1,999/mo | Professional $3,499/mo | Enterprise Custom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | Unlimited |
| Connectors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Unlimited |
| Assessment boundaries | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Unlimited |
| Mock assessments / month | 1 | As evidence lands | 5 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Documents | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| System Security Plan (SSP) | — | Not required | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Status page you can share with primes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remediation workflow | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| C3PAO handoff portal | — | Not required | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCIM provisioning | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Audit logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Starter and Professional are an annual contract, billed monthly.
Buying through your cloud commitment? Ask about Azure and AWS Marketplace.
MSP, RPO or Prime? See the partner program.
Training by role is inside the subscription. Background checks run inside Garde1 through your own Checkr account, billed by Checkr at cost.
What the alternatives cost.
Self-attesting, Garde1 is the whole bill. Going to a C3PAO, it's still a fraction of the consultant route. Switch paths to compare.
What it typically costs a small business to reach Level 2 by self-assessment with outside help: the gap assessment ($3,500–$20,000 on its own), the SSP and POA&M ($10,000–$25,000), and fixes billed at $250–$400 an hour.
One and a half to three times a year of Garde1.
Source: Secureframe, 2026Click or hover any bar for what it covers. Ranges run from their low to their high end. Garde1 does not replace the C3PAO assessment; it gets you ready for it. See every alternative side by side.
Pricing questions.
How is Level 1 priced?
$150 a month, billed yearly at $1,800. Not sure whether you need Level 1 or Level 2? Answer three questions at garde1.com/level-check.
What does the trial include?
14 days, no credit card: two users, one connected system, one assessment boundary, unlimited documents and one mock assessment, which takes about 12 minutes. The SSP comes with Starter and up and generates once a mock assessment reaches SPRS 88; the assessor handoff comes with Professional.
Is Garde1 a C3PAO? Does passing your mock certify us?
No. Only a C3PAO can certify you, and Garde1 is not one. Garde1 runs a mock assessment against all 320 objectives so you find and fix gaps before you pay for the real one.
How is Starter or Professional billed?
Starter and Professional are an annual contract, billed monthly. Level 1 is billed yearly at $1,800.
Can we buy through Azure or AWS Marketplace?
Ask us. If your company has a cloud spending commitment, buying through the marketplace can count against it.
We are an MSP or RPO with several defense clients.
Talk to us about the partner program. Today each client is its own Garde1 organization; partner pricing and referral terms are set per partner.