Free to run yourself. Enterprise when you need your own instance.
There is no feature tier. Free and Enterprise are the same product. What differs is where it runs, who runs it, and what is contracted around it.
Free
£0forever
A single-tenant workspace on our shared cloud, with every framework, every module and unlimited portals. No card needed.
Set up your programmeEnterprise
Contact usper deployment
A dedicated, self-hosted instance in the region you specify, with a named contact, an SLA, assisted migration and contractual terms.
Talk to us| Feature | Free | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £0 | Contact us |
| Deployment | Shared cloud, single-tenant workspace | Dedicated self-hosted instance |
| Frameworks | Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, Defence Cyber Certification L0-3 | All of them |
| Core modules | All - controls, policies, evidence, risk, security, monitoring | All |
| Integrations | Included | Included |
| Portals | Supplier, training and Trust Centre - all login-free | Same, on your own domain |
| Usage | Unmetered evidence, controls and portal links | Uncapped |
| Data residency | UK and EU infrastructure | The region you specify |
| Support | Community and in-product | Named contact with an SLA |
| Onboarding | Self-serve guided first run | Assisted deployment and migration |
| Managed services | Available as optional add-ons | Included in contract |
| Commercials | Standard terms | MSA, DPA and security review |
Why it is free
The organisations with the least security budget are the ones attackers find easiest, and a supply chain is only as strong as its smallest member. Pricing compliance software per user or per framework puts it out of reach of exactly those organisations, so we took the invoice out of the decision. Apexward earns from Enterprise deployments, managed services and Cyber Essentials certification through Apexward Group, none of which depend on making the free platform worse.
The longer argument is in Free compliance software: what is the catch?.