BRISBANE, Australia - AussieJournal -- CertCrowd  launches the world's first freemium GRC SaaS—making governance, risk and compliance simple, affordable and accessible for every SME

CertCrowd today announced what it believes is the world's first freemium Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) platform, purpose-built to help small and mid-sized businesses achieve and maintain certification without the usual cost and complexity. The new freemium plan puts powerful compliance tooling in reach of every team, "GRC for the rest of us", so no SME is closed out.

"For too long, GRC software has been priced and designed for enterprises, not the 3–50 person businesses that actually need it to win tenders and prove trust," said Paul Lindsay, founder of CertCrowd. "We're changing that with a freemium model that removes the gatekeeping. If you're serious about ISO or SOC 2, you can start today—no credit card—build momentum, and only upgrade when it makes sense."

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"Our promise is simple: make GRC faster, clearer and fairer," Lindsay added. "Guided workflows, templates and automation do the heavy lifting; evidence is captured as you go; and real-time readiness shows exactly where you stand before an audit."

What's in CertCrowd

A unified, modular platform that supports multiple frameworks from day one:

• Frameworks & Controls: ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001/14001/45001, ISO 42001 (AI), NIST CSF, Essential 8—pre-mapped control library with cross-walks.
• Risk & SoA: End-to-end risk assessments, treatment plans, and a live Statement of Applicability.
• Policies & Docs: Version-controlled policies/procedures, approvals, training acknowledgements, distribution.
• Evidence & Tasks: Structured evidence capture, assignments, due dates, reminders, and approvals.
• Audits & Findings: Internal audit planner, checklists, nonconformances, corrective actions (CAPA), closure tracking.
• Incidents & Vendors: Incident log with workflow; vendor/supplier management and due-diligence records.
• Assets & Change: Asset inventory links to controls; change control and release notes.
• Dashboards & Reports: Real-time readiness, KPIs for management review; one-click exports for auditors.
• Collaboration & Access: Role-based access, SSO, auditor guest/portal access, full audit trail.
• Security & Hosting: Built on AWS; encryption in transit/at rest; regional hosting options.

Why freemium matters

• Start now, not "someday": Remove budget and procurement delays; teams can begin capturing evidence immediately

CertCrowd Freemium is available globally today at certcrowd.com. Paid tiers add scale features such as advanced reporting, expanded frameworks, enterprise SSO/SCIM and multi-workspace administration.

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About CertCrowd

CertCrowd is a modern GRC platform that helps organisations build, run and audit management systems for ISO, SOC 2 and leading cybersecurity frameworks. With guided workflows, pre-mapped controls and structured evidence capture, CertCrowd shortens audit prep and keeps teams continuously audit-ready.

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https://certcrowd.com