vCISO Cost Calculator

A virtual CISO (vCISO) typically costs between $2,400 and $18,000 per year depending on your organization's size and needs. GetCybr's AI-powered vCISO platform starts at $2,400/year for organizations with 1–49 employees, scaling up to $18,000/year for 500–999 employees. This compares to $180,000–$420,000 per year for a full-time CISO when accounting for salary, benefits, and tooling — representing potential savings of 90% or more.

A virtual CISO (vCISO) provides the same strategic security leadership as a full-time Chief Information Security Officer, but on a fractional or platform-based model. While a full-time CISO requires 3–6 months to hire, costs $180K–$420K in salary alone (plus 30% in benefits and $50K–$150K in tooling), and can only manage manual processes for 1–2 compliance frameworks at a time, a vCISO platform like GetCybr deploys in 5 business days, automates 12+ compliance frameworks, and provides 24/7 AI-powered monitoring — at a fraction of the cost.

GetCybr supports 12+ compliance frameworks including SOC 2 Type I & II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, NIS2, DORA, GDPR, CIS Controls, CMMC, and NCA. All plans also support unlimited custom frameworks, so you can meet any regulatory requirement specific to your industry or geography.

GetCybr deploys in 5 business days. Once you sign up, our onboarding team connects your existing tools (200+ integrations), runs an automated baseline assessment, and delivers a prioritized gap analysis and security roadmap — all within your first week. Compare this to 3–6 months to recruit, hire, and onboard a full-time CISO.

Yes. GetCybr is built with security-first architecture — the same principles we help you enforce. Your data is stored in isolated, encrypted environments (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 compliant infrastructure). For organizations with strict data residency requirements, GetCybr offers EU and US data regions, plus a Self-Hosted tier where you deploy the platform in your own infrastructure and your data never leaves your control.

Yes. GetCybr's AI-powered vCISO platform is designed to scale with enterprise-grade requirements: multi-framework compliance automation, continuous AI risk assessment, real-time board reporting, third-party risk management (TPRM), and integration with 200+ enterprise tools. Organizations with 1,000+ employees can work with our team on a custom Enterprise plan that matches their exact requirements. The platform handles the operational and compliance burden — freeing your leadership to focus on strategy.