Frameworks
FedRAMP — Federal Cloud Authorization
The authorization that opens the US federal market — heavyweight, but a moat once you hold it.
Book a demoFedRAMP authorizes cloud services for US federal use, built on NIST 800-53 baselines with continuous monitoring obligations. It's the most demanding compliance program most SaaS companies will ever consider — and one of the deepest competitive moats, because so few complete it.
Go in with open eyes
A Moderate authorization means hundreds of controls, a third-party assessment (3PAO), an agency sponsor, and permanent continuous monitoring — monthly vulnerability scans, POA&M management, significant-change control. Timelines run a year-plus and costs run well into six figures. The recent modernization push is streamlining paths, but nobody should mistake it for easy.
How Compriska helps
Compriska manages the control catalog, evidence, and POA&M discipline FedRAMP demands — and because your SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls cross-map into the baselines, the program starts from what you've built, not from zero.
Frequently asked questions
Should a startup pursue FedRAMP?
Only with federal demand in hand — a sponsoring agency or serious pipeline. The investment is too large to be speculative; until then, build on SOC 2/ISO 27001 controls that cross-map toward it.
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