CMMC is what the US Department of Defense requires from every contractor in its supply chain. No CMMC level — no DoD contract. It is NIST 800-171 with a third-party assessor.
CMMC requires defense contractors to prove cybersecurity practices for protecting Federal Contract Information and Controlled Unclassified Information. Evidence, access control, vulnerability management and audit discipline matter heavily.
Each requirement of the chosen framework, scored against each tool. Coverage is editorial — based on public documentation, vendor demos and user reports.
| Requirement | 🇵🇱 $200 / month | 🇺🇸 from $59 / endpoint / year | 🇺🇸 from $3 / user / month | 🇺🇸 from ~$8 | 🌐 Free (self-hosted) | 🇺🇸 Quote required | Editor's note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Access control (AC family) Authorized access only, MFA, sessions. | Via integration | Implemented | Strong | Strong | Partial | Implemented | ›Per-practice evidence routing for AC.L1/L2. |
Audit & accountability (AU) Logs and review evidence. | Via integration | Strong | Strong | Partial | Strong | Implemented | ›Aggregates AU evidence across SIEM and EDR. |
Configuration management (CM) Baselines tracked and enforced. | Implemented | Implemented | Implemented | Partial | Strong | Strong | ›Drift detection mapped to CM controls. |
Incident response (IR) Plan, drills, reporting. | Implemented | Strong | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | ›Built-in CMMC IR playbook + drill evidence. |
POAM tracking Plan of Action & Milestones for gaps. | Implemented | Not included | Not included | Implemented | Not included | Not included | ›Built-in POAM tracker with assessor export. |
Continuous evidence between assessments Don't go cold between audits. | Implemented | Partial | Partial | Implemented | Partial | Partial | ›Always-on evidence pipeline keeps you assessment-ready. |
Methodology: public docs, vendor demos, practitioner interviews. Verify with each vendor before purchase.
CMMC is what the US Department of Defense requires from every contractor in its supply chain. No CMMC level — no DoD contract. It is NIST 800-171 with a third-party assessor.
DoD supply chain.
Practice evidence, assessment results.
Continuous evidence between assessments.
Practice-mapped evidence and POAM workflow.