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ISO 27001 cost calculator

What will ISO 27001 certification cost your organisation?

Answer five questions. We estimate the first-year cost of ISO/IEC 27001 certification for an Indian organisation — line by line, with every assumption spelled out. No email, no account, and we store nothing.

Full-time employees and contractors
Physical offices or data-processing locations covered by the certification
Starting from zero controls costs more than tidying up an already-decent programme.

Example for a 100-person general-sector organisation, 1 site, starting from no formal controls — the defaults below. Change any answer to see your own figure update.

This is an estimate, not a quotation. Actual costs depend on the certification body you choose, negotiation, and your specific compliance posture.

Low ₹5.6 L
Most likely ₹13.6 L
High ₹33.8 L
  • Gap assessment one-off ₹53,125 – ₹2.1 L

    One-off. Assumes a readiness review against ISO/IEC 27001 Annex A for a 100-person organisation in the general sector across a single site, starting from no formal controls, with an in-house team. Mid-point: ₹1.1 L at base scale.

  • ISMS documentation one-off ₹42,500 – ₹1.8 L

    One-off. Assumes policies, the Statement of Applicability, and supporting ISMS documentation drafted for a 100-person organisation, scaled by scope and existing maturity. Mid-point: ₹90 K at base scale.

  • Risk assessment & treatment plan one-off ₹31,875 – ₹1.4 L

    One-off. Assumes a structured risk assessment and treatment plan covering a single site, scaled by sector and scope. Mid-point: ₹70 K at base scale.

  • Certification audit (Stage 1 + Stage 2) one-off ₹85,000 – ₹1.6 L

    One-off. Assumes an accredited certification body's Stage 1 + Stage 2 audit fee for the Indian SME range, scaled by headcount and site count. Surveillance audits in years 2-3 (typically ₹60K-80K each) are not included in this first-year total. Mid-point: ₹1 L at base scale.

  • Internal audit programme annual ₹37,188 – ₹1.9 L

    Annual. Assumes a 2-4 day internal audit cycle at ₹15K-40K/day consultant rates, scaled by scope and maturity. Mid-point: ₹90 K at base scale.

  • ISMS manager / security lead annual ₹2.7 L – ₹11.7 L

    Annual. Assumes a fractional allocation of an information-security lead (₹12-23 LPA average Indian salary), scaling toward a full-time senior hire for larger, multi-site scopes. Mid-point: ₹5.5 L at base scale.

  • Staff security training annual ₹42,500 – ₹2.7 L

    Annual. Assumes security-awareness training at ~₹1,200/employee for in-house delivery, scaled by headcount bracket. Mid-point: ₹1.2 L at base scale (~100 employees).

  • GRC / ISMS tooling annual ₹0 – ₹10.6 L

    Annual. Low: manual, spreadsheet-based programme — the common path for a first-time SME certification. High: a named automated evidence-collection platform (Vanta/Sprinto/Scrut-class), whose Indian deployments run ₹7-15L/year at the entry tier. Mid-point: ₹1.5 L at base scale.