HIPAA compliance software

The short answer

• There is no official HIPAA certification. HHS says no rule requires you to "certify" compliance, and it doesn't recognize private "HIPAA certifications" (HHS FAQ). Software helps you run the program and produce evidence. It doesn't make you "HIPAA certified."
• If you handle PHI for a healthcare customer, you're a business associate. You'll sign a business associate agreement (BAA) and are directly liable for Security Rule safeguards (HHS).
• What buyers usually ask for: a risk analysis, policies, evidence of safeguards, and often a third-party report (SOC 2 with HIPAA mapping, a HIPAA assessment, or HITRUST).
• Lowest published entry prices: Secureframe (from $7,500/yr on its site) and Sprinto (AWS: $7,500/yr platform + first framework from $2,000, with HIPAA one of the eligible first frameworks).
• Need room to grow to about 50 people at list price: Drata Foundation ($15,000/yr, 1–50 FTE, with HIPAA one of its five pre-mapped options).

Published pricing at a glance

List prices from each vendor's site or its own AWS Marketplace listing, re-checked Nov 1, 2026. Real quotes vary by headcount, scope and term. No third-party assessment or audit fee is included unless stated.

Full tier detail: /pricing/vanta/ · /pricing/drata/ · /pricing/secureframe/ and the other /pricing/ pages. Total program cost: HIPAA compliance cost.

Where each fits, and when another wins

Secureframe: fits cost-conscious teams that want a published starting price and one framework of their choice. Another wins if you need published pricing for higher tiers (Complete is quote-only).

Sprinto: fits early teams that want HIPAA priced as its own line item on a platform covering up to 100 employees. Another wins if you want one bundled price, or a framework outside its core list as your first.

Thoropass: fits teams that want software plus an in-house SOC 2 audit from one company (it sells a SOC 2 audit subscription on AWS). Useful when a healthcare customer accepts SOC 2 with HIPAA mapping. Another wins if you want the platform and the assessor fully independent.

Delve: fits small teams (1–20) that also want HITRUST and AI frameworks in the same catalog. Another wins if you want published pricing above 20 employees.

Vanta: fits teams that want the broadest catalog (35+ frameworks, incl. HITRUST) and 400+ integrations, especially if HITRUST is on the horizon. Another wins if you're above 20 people and want a published list price at your size.

Drata: fits engineering-led teams of 21–50 that want Compliance as Code and Open API on the entry plan, with HIPAA as the included framework. Another wins if you want the lowest published entry price, or need HITRUST on the entry plan (Foundation's five options don't include it).

Scrut: fits teams that want a large framework library (70+ listed) at a published price up to 20 employees. Another wins if you're above 20 people.

Hyperproof: fits multi-framework GRC programs at mid-market and enterprise. Another wins if you want a published price or a startup-first product.

Strengths and limits that apply to all of them

• Strength: policy templates, risk-analysis workflows, workforce training tracking and continuous evidence collection map well to Security Rule safeguards.
• Limit: no platform makes you "HIPAA certified." HHS doesn't recognize such certifications.
• Limit: the platform doesn't sign your customers' BAAs for you, and you need your own BAAs with subcontractors that touch PHI (cloud host, support tools, etc.).
• Limit: published prices are entry bands. Adding frameworks (e.g., SOC 2 + HIPAA), headcount or modules raises the quote.

Third-party assessments and auditors

HHS lets the required periodic evaluation be done internally or by an outside organization. Many healthcare buyers still want an independent report. Common routes are a SOC 2 report that maps controls to HIPAA, a standalone HIPAA assessment, or HITRUST certification. - Shortlist firms: HIPAA auditors and assessors. Firms in our directory that list HIPAA include Schellman, BARR Advisory, Insight Assurance, KirkpatrickPrice and Sensiba (21 firms in total). Check each firm's HIPAA and HITRUST offering directly.

Compare head-to-head

Vanta vs Drata · Vanta vs Secureframe · Drata vs Secureframe · Drata vs Sprinto · Secureframe vs Sprinto · Vanta vs Thoropass · Drata vs Scrut

What's changing: the proposed Security Rule update

HHS proposed a major Security Rule update on Jan 6, 2025 (90 FR 898). It is not final. The federal regulatory agenda lists it as a long-term action with final action projected for July 2027. That's a projection, not a deadline (reginfo.gov). The current Security Rule remains in force. If a platform pitches "2027-ready" features, treat them as preparation, not a requirement.

How we compared

• Sources: each vendor's pricing page and its own AWS Marketplace listing (prices re-checked Nov 1, 2026), vendor framework pages, and HHS / Federal Register / reginfo.gov for regulatory facts.
• Published list prices only, with no private quotes and no invented numbers. "Contact for quote" means the vendor publishes no price.
• Same criteria for every vendor: entry price, the headcount that price covers, HIPAA on the entry plan, catalog breadth (incl. HITRUST), integrations and audit model.
• No hands-on trials for this page. This is not legal advice. Full method: /methodology/

Related: HIPAA hub · HIPAA auditors · HIPAA cost · SOC 2 cost calculator