Ostendio
Audit management software
Enterprise risk management (ERM) software
Security compliance software
IT risk management software
Vendor security and privacy assessment software
Risk assessment software
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What is Ostendio
Ostendio is a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform used to manage security compliance programs, audits, and risk registers in a single system. It supports teams that need to align controls and evidence to common frameworks (for example SOC 2 and ISO 27001) and coordinate remediation work across stakeholders. The product combines policy/control management, audit workflows, risk assessments, and vendor assessments with reporting for ongoing compliance operations. It is typically used by security, compliance, and risk teams in regulated or security-sensitive organizations.
Broad GRC module coverage
Ostendio brings together controls, policies, risk management, audit activities, and third-party assessments in one platform. This reduces the need to maintain separate tools for evidence tracking, risk registers, and audit coordination. For organizations that want a single system of record for compliance operations, this breadth can simplify governance and reporting.
Framework and control mapping
The platform is designed around mapping controls to multiple compliance frameworks and tracking evidence against those controls. This structure supports re-use of evidence across audits and reduces duplicated work when pursuing more than one standard. It also helps teams maintain traceability from requirements to controls, tasks, and artifacts.
Workflow for audits and tasks
Ostendio supports assigning tasks, tracking remediation, and managing audit requests as part of ongoing compliance operations. This helps coordinate work across security, IT, and business owners who provide evidence or implement controls. Centralized status tracking and reporting can improve audit readiness compared with spreadsheet-driven processes.
Implementation requires process maturity
To get consistent value, teams typically need defined control ownership, evidence standards, and risk processes before configuring the system. Organizations without established GRC workflows may spend time normalizing terminology, control catalogs, and responsibilities. This can lengthen time-to-value compared with lighter-weight checklist tools.
Automation depth varies by use case
Some compliance programs rely heavily on automated evidence collection from cloud and IT systems. Depending on the environment and required integrations, teams may still need manual evidence gathering and validation steps. This can increase ongoing operational effort relative to products that emphasize automated data collection as the primary workflow.
May be heavy for narrow needs
Organizations seeking only a simple vendor questionnaire workflow or a basic audit checklist may find a full GRC suite more complex than necessary. The breadth of modules can introduce additional configuration and user training overhead. Smaller teams with limited compliance scope may prefer simpler, single-purpose tools.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Select | $2,994 per year (starting) | "Secure your start" — listed on Ostendio pricing page. Includes auditor collaboration in-app, internal gap assessments, policy & procedure templates, data inventory & access management, SSO enablement, document wiki/distribution, document acknowledgement, automated audit task workflows, unlimited frameworks & audits, control mapping across 150+ frameworks, vendor risk assessments, API support, basic implementation/onboarding. |
| Premium | $23,940 per year (starting) | "Secure your growth" — pricing page lists the same feature set as Select (auditor collaboration, gap assessments, templates, data inventory, SSO, document wiki, automated workflows, unlimited frameworks & audits, control mapping 150+, vendor risk assessments, customized dashboards, API support). Premium is presented as a higher-tier annual package (Get Started / contact sales). |
| Enterprise | $119,400 per year (starting) | "Secure your advantage" — pricing page lists an expanded/higher-tier offering (same platform features shown on page including Dedicated Client Success Manager, Dedicated Integration Specialist for custom APIs, Enterprise Risk Management, Policy Control Manager). Enterprise shows a "$119,400 /yr (from)" starting price and invites contacting Ostendio (Get Started). |
