eramba vs. RealCISO

The ongoing progress and refinement of eramba are propelled by its global user community, which benefits from our easy-to-navigate code, comprehensive documentation, interactive forums, strategic release plans, and business model. Leveraging over ten years of experience in community software management, we have adeptly shifted our focus towards creating enterprise software that provides unlimited email support, advanced features, and regular updates. Our remarkably transparent business strategy and competitive pricing structure are intentionally crafted to support this endeavor. Furthermore, we offer a community-curated repository of GRC templates at no cost to everyone, even those not utilizing eramba. Given the immense intellectual input from the GRC community, covering areas such as compliance, internal controls, policies, mappings, and questionnaires, charging for templates seems unjustifiable. By ensuring these resources remain accessible, we nurture collaboration and spark innovation across the industry, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders involved. This approach not only enriches our community but also enhances the overall quality of GRC practices.

RealCISO is a compliance intelligence platform for two audiences: MSPs and MSSPs managing security across multiple clients, and enterprise teams running compliance in-house. It gives MSPs, MSSPs, consultants, and in-house security teams a single place to run compliance assessments, manage risk, track remediation, and demonstrate security posture to boards and auditors — without the spreadsheet chaos. Built on NIST CSF and mapped to 30+ frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC, RealCISO turns assessment data into action. Over 3,000 security providers use it to deliver vCISO services at scale. Founded by Brian Haugli — former DoD, former VP & CSO at The Hanover Insurance Group, and co-author of the NIST CSF book published by Wiley — RealCISO was built by practitioners who ran these programs manually and knew there had to be a better way.