Is Paramify a Good Fit for Your Organization?

What is Paramify

Paramify is software that simplifies security strategy and compliance documentation generation.

Our goal is to make excellent risk management accessible for everyone.

What does Paramify do

Paramify’s strategic focus, implementation management, and one-click document generation helps strengthen your organization’s security posture without the soul-crushing agony of manual compliance documentation.

We:

Simplify security planning
Streamline the control implementation process
Automate compliance documentation to be less expensive, faster, and more accurate
Enable pain-free POAMs

1- Improve your security strategy

Get your security right from the start. Any math equation that starts wrong, ends wrong.

Getting your security strategy wrong?

That’s going to cost you. A lot.

You’ll build an excellent security strategy the easy way with a living security assessment from Paramify. Your assessment includes an easy-to-use dashboard that reflects your real-time risks and provides suggested solutions.

Paramify also helps align teams across your org. We provide technical and non-technical roles with easy workflows to make sure security planning is accurate and implementation and buy-in is easy.

Ever sent 100 slack messages to your HR director to find out how often they are reviewing access agreements? Yeah, no more of that.

→ See Paramify in action: Request a demo

2- Streamline control implementation

Your team uses the assessment roadmap to implement solutions to your gaps and update your security assessment as you go.

You’ll stay on track and avoid expensive errors and lost time by using the Paramify dashboard.

3- Quickly create accurate compliance documentation – for less

Too many orgs spend millions of dollars and waste thousands of hours creating compliance documentation manually.

You can move faster and save money when you generate accurate documentation in 1 to 7 days with Paramify.

Automated compliance documentation allows you to:

Generate full compliance documentation in 1-7 days
Spend less time and $$ on documentation
Enjoy speedier audits with more accurate documentation
Get to market faster
Reduce consulting costs if you need an advisor
Update once and apply to every relevant control
Convert previous SSP to digital (OSCAL) format in hours

See how we helped one business transition their documentation for Rev 5 in under 4 hours.

→See it in action: Request your free demo

4- POA&Ms without pain

A CEO of a FedRAMP authorized org once told us “There is no monitor large enough to view all the spreadsheet cells that I have to look at.”

The dark spreadsheet days are over. Your team can save 40+ hours a month managing POA&Ms with Paramify’s intuitive, user-friendly POA&M dashboard.

Automate POA&M documentation
Quickly import scans
Easily track action items

Frameworks we support

Unique features

Living gap assessment dashboard & personalized set of Risk Solutions
Automated documentation
Simplified POA&Ms
Automated workflows
Evidence collection

Does Paramify Have FedRAMP Authorization?

Paramify is FedRAMP High Ready on the FedRAMP marketplace.

Paramify pricing

Gap assessment only

If you purchase the Paramify software the assessment is included with the annual fee.

If you’d like to just get a gap assessment to use as a security planning guide the price ranges from $5,000 - $7,000 depending on your system and your compliance goals.

Paramify SSP & ATO package pricing

Your data impact level, framework, and whether you need ConMon support will affect your price for Paramify.

Expect these ranges:

How much you'll pay for Paramify for compliance documentation and planning will depend on the type of data you use

Feel free to reach out with any questions, or to get specific pricing for your organization.

Paramify’s Results

60% faster security planning
90% faster compliance documentation
40% fewer remediation rounds
100% fewer GRC headaches

What Paramify doesn’t do:

Paramify does not implement solutions to your gaps.

Our gap assessment guides implementation with real-time updates on what needs to be done, but you’ll either need an internal team or a GRC advisor to do the implementation.

Read up on whether or not an advisor would be right for your organization.

→ Looking for an advisor? We can connect you with the best in the industry.

We don’t use or provide templates for documentation.

Templates are outdated.

Slapping your info into a stale template doesn’t improve your efficiency or provide the long-term benefits available with Paramify.

Our Risk Solutions platform enables automation and simplifies documentation in a real and lasting way.

→ Watch to learn about Risk Solutions:

Paramify is a good fit for:

Your business is a good fit for Paramify if you want to improve security and documentation, spend less, and meet compliance goals faster.

Companies of all sizes at any stage of the compliance journey can benefit.

Organizations new to compliance

You’re starting the most efficient way possible when you use Paramify.

Expect to save massive time, hassle, and money with our one-of-a-kind, living gap assessment, roadmap and automated documentation generation.

Whether you’re pursuing CMMC, FedRAMP High, or something in between, we can help from planning to ConMon.

→ Schedule your Gap Assessment to get started

Experienced compliance organizations

Ah, hello, Compliance Jedi. Yes, it’s true, we have helped many organizations with strong compliance backgrounds improve their security and documentation process.

Paramify can ingest your previous SSP to provide you with all the benefits of our unique Risk Solutions and POA&Ms platforms. Individual Risk Solutions can be customized to your organization’s needs.

Your new SSP will have all the benefits of Paramify:

Easy to update and manage
Digital (OSCAL-based) format
Seamless POA&M integration
Evidence collection – update once, apply everywhere even across multiple ATO packages

GRC advisors & consultants

Paramify works with top GRC advisors. Our partners provide the benefits of their expertise and the time and cost savings of Paramify to their clients.

Advisors can work faster and take on more clients with better overall results.

→ Partner with Paramify
→ Need an advisor? Request our partner list.

Paramify may not be right for you if:

Your ROI isn’t there

Your goals may not be worth the cost of our software. This is especially true if you’re seeking something like CMMC level 1 without a heavy documentation or ConMon lift.

We don’t have your framework

We don’t have every framework in our platform yet.

We’re working toward adding more, but as of now, we don’t have in-platform support for SOC 2 or ISO 27001.

We can still help you produce documentation and strategy for these frameworks, but they won’t be as seamless as the in-platform frameworks.

You’re not ready for change

Paramify is a new way to do security risk management. It is much more efficient, but we know not everyone is ready to make a big change.

Your organization may be hesitant to adjust to new methods, especially if your security posture is very mature.

Please feel free to reach out with your concerns about making the adjustment. Our team loves to answer questions.

Pros and Cons of Paramify

Pros:

85% faster SSP or ATO package for CMMC, FedRAMP, FISMA, etc
Built-in, living control implementation guide
60% less expensive than traditional compliance
Much more accurate documentation
Easier, faster assessments and audits
Digital, easy to update SSP
Streamlined POA&M management
Seamless evidence collection
Easy to manage internal and external assurance

→ Sign up for your demo today!

Cons:

Support for some frameworks, including SOC 2, is not available in-platform (yet!).
Learning curve – Paramify is built to be easy to use, but change comes with an adjustment period

Paramify vs Competitors

Paramify’s automation process is unique so we don’t have any direct competitors, but several other companies can help speed up your manual documentation process or help you move to an OSCAL-based, digital SSP.

If Paramify isn’t quite what you’re looking for you may want to consider other documentation options like RegScale or Tellos.

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Customer Quotes

→ Hear directly from our customers.

Get started with Paramify

Finding the right tools for your compliance journey shouldn’t be so complicated. Now that you understand Paramify and who we are, you can narrow down whether our solution is the best fit for your organization’s goals.

Schedule a demo today to learn more about Paramify’s process or request an interactive video demo below:

→ What are POA&Ms?

→ Manual compliance documentation is outdated – find out why

Becki Johnson

Jan 2025

Once authorized, can I sell to any federal agency?

Yes — authorization can be reused by multiple agencies via the FedRAMP Marketplace, but some agencies may request additional requirements.

How is FedRAMP 20x different from traditional FedRAMP?

20x introduces automation, key security indicators (KSIs), continuous monitoring validation, and streamlined authorization (sometimes without sponsor requirements).

→ Compare KSIs to Rev 5 controls

What are the most common reasons for delays or failures in FedRAMP authorization?

Incomplete documentation, insufficient evidence, failing initial gap assessments, lack of executive support, and underestimating resource requirements.

→ How to create the most accurate documentation for audit success

What's the difference between FedRAMP and other frameworks (SOC 2, CMMC, ISO 27001)?

FedRAMP is U.S. government-specific and NIST-based, more prescriptive and granular than commercial standards.

How do inherited controls from my cloud infrastructure provider (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) work?

FedRAMP allows CSPs to “inherit” controls from IaaS providers; you must document and verify this inheritance with shared responsibility models.

What kind of technical controls are required under FedRAMP?

Controls follow NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (with additional FedRAMP overlays) — covering access control, incident response, risk assessment, configuration management, etc.

→ Get your custom accelerated FedRAMP implementation roadmap

How often do I need to update and submit security documentation?

At minimum:

Monthly POAMs and vulnerability scans
Annual security assessments
Ad hoc submissions for significant changes.

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What is a POA&M?

Plan of Action and Milestones: a document tracking remediation plans for open vulnerabilities, findings, and compliance issues.

→ Learn more about POAMs

What is continuous monitoring (ConMon) and why is it important?

ConMon involves ongoing assessments, vulnerability scanning, reporting POAMs, and keeping security posture current post-authorization.

What documentation is required for FedRAMP?

Major deliverables include a System Security Plan (SSP), Security Assessment Plan (SAP), Security Assessment Report (SAR), Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M), Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) documentation, policies/procedures, and more.

Do I need an agency sponsor?

Yes, for now. But, agency sponsorship requirements are evolving — FedRAMP 20x does not require a sponsor.

How do I pick the best 3PAO for my project?

Consider experience with similar environments, references, price, and knowledge of specific cloud implementations.

→ Find the best assessor for your CSP with these tips

What is a 3PAO?

A Third Party Assessment Organization is an accredited independent assessor that conducts key security testing and assessment for FedRAMP.

→ Find a recommended 3PAO

How much does FedRAMP Authorization cost?

Initial costs range from ~$150k to $3M+ for gap assessments, remediation, 3PAO audits, and documentation/reporting.
Annual costs can range from $50k to $1m to maintain documentation, do continuous monitoring, and resource allocation.

→ Learn more about what FedRAMP could cost your organization and whether or not it’s worth the effort

How long does it take to achieve FedRAMP Authorization?

Typical processes take 6–24 months. Paramify accelerates the process to take between 1-10 months with a fully prepared package in less than a month.

Your timeline will vary depending on your impact level, whether you take a manual or automated approach to implementation & documentation, and PMO wait times.

→ Learn about the FedRAMP Authorization process and what it costs.

What’s the difference between FedRAMP Ready, FedRAMP In Process, and FedRAMP Authorized?

Ready: Preliminary review for capability and documentation.
In Process: CSP is actively working toward authorization, usually with an agency sponsor or as part of the JAB program.‍
Authorized: Successfully completed security assessment and continuous monitoring.

What are the different impact levels for FedRAMP?

Low, Moderate, and High — based on the type and sensitivity of federal data hosted (FIPS 199 categories: confidentiality, integrity, availability).

→ Get the details on impact level to know which impact level is right for you.

Do You Need FedRAMP?

Any cloud service provider (CSP) that wants to sell cloud products or services to U.S. federal agencies must be FedRAMP authorized.

→ Learn more to find out if FedRAMP is a good choice for your cloud-based business.

What is FedRAMP

FedRAMP stands for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program; it standardizes the security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services used by U.S. federal agencies.

How long will it take to generate my SSP?

If you’re new to FedRAMP: The time required depends on how long it takes to implement your security controls. With Paramify’s living gap assessment dashboard, you can build your compliance roadmap and generate documents instantly with one click.

If you’re already FedRAMP authorized: It can take as little as 3.5 hours or up to a week.

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Can you help me transition from NIST 800-53 Rev 4 to Rev 5?

Yes! No one will help you transition to FedRAMP Rev 5 as affordably and painlessly as Paramify. Learn how you can make a seamless, inexpensive transition to Rev 5.

I already have an advisor or very capable GRC team. Why do I need Paramify?

Use Paramify's Risk Solution platform to automate ATO packages, improving cost efficiency, speed, and accuracy. This frees your team to focus on more valuable efforts like security posture enhancement and compliance improvements.

Can I really generate my SSP in hours?

Are your security controls in place and do you have the certifications and authorizations you need? Then yes, hours it is.

Here’s how one company got their SSP in 3.5 hours.

If you’re in an earlier stage, you may have some security controls in place, but aren’t quite sure which controls need to be satisfied to meet your compliance goals.

Paramify will help you find the gaps in your security program and help you coordinate with your team to address them.

After our intake, you can print your documents at any point. How quickly you can implement your security goals is the only factor in how long it will take you to have a fully accurate and complete SSP.

Do Paramify ATO packages pass audits?

A well-known 3PAO has told us that our customers “are better prepared than other CSPs.”

Our customers have received positive feedback on the accuracy and consistency of their ATO Packages. The Risk Solutions methodology has also been successful at increasing the efficiency and ease of the auditing process.

So yes, the audits are going well.

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Can I use my existing SSP?

Yes, we offer this service and have provided it for many clients. Most of our customers, including those for whom we’ve ingested their SSP, have found that starting from scratch and adopting the full power of Risk Solutions was the better option.

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Can I install Paramify on premises in five minutes?

Probably.

Paramify leverages an open-source technology KOTS (Kubernetes-Off-The-Shelf) to make self-hosted installations as fast and straight-forward as possible. Paramify can be deployed to most cloud providers that support Kubernetes such as AWS, Azure, and others.

Air-gapped and bare-metal solutions are also available.

Depending on the configuration, you may need to provide some capabilities, such as persistent storage, SMTP, SSO (Google, Okta, etc.), and Ingress Controllers/Load Balancers.

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What are Risk Solutions?

Risk Solutions is Paramify’s unique method for streamlining and accelerating the compliance document process. With Risk Solutions you can create OSCAL SSPs in days, not months.

A Risk Solution is a capability your organization uses, plans to use, or does not yet have. Updating one Risk Solution will automatically update every control and document that it maps to. Importantly, they satisfy controls from most any framework.

Paramify keeps a library of battle-tested Risk Solutions that are audited and certified many times over. You can use Risk Solutions as-is, customize them, or write your own.

Learn more about how Risk Solutions simplify compliance.

See our blog post for a step-by-step guide on how to build and deploy a Risk Solution framework.

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