When is Cynomi the better pick?
Cynomi now calls itself "the Security Growth Platform for Service Providers" (Cynomi), and it's built to make vCISO work repeatable. Cynomi says its assessments can start proving value in under an hour. It tailors policies and plans for each client, and clients get custom-branded, board-ready reports (Cynomi).
It also plugs into the security tools you already run. It pulls findings from Microsoft Secure Score, AWS Security Hub, Tenable, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Qualys and others. Tasks sync to HaloPSA, and to other PSAs through its public API (Cynomi).
The channel model is clean. Cynomi sells only through service providers, so it won't compete with you for a client (Cynomi). Its vCISO Academy is free for your team, too (Cynomi).
It's also well funded: Cynomi raised a $37 million Series B in April 2025, co-led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital (Cynomi).
Say your service is a vCISO program for many SMB clients. If you want the platform to draft the policies, plans and reports, Cynomi's a strong fit.
What does using Cyber Verify look like?
UCS (the Unified Certification Standard) is the standard: 72 requirements across 5 domains, with the full text free at mspalliance.com/ucs. UCS has been around since 2004. Cyber Verify launched in 2023 and uses it as the framework for its certification program.
Cyber Verify is the certification you earn against UCS, and the platform where you do the work, first for your own MSP and then for your clients. MSPAlliance runs the program. An independent audit firm, pre-approved by MSPAlliance, performs the audit.
Here's what you'll do, step by step:
Assess. You answer the guided assessment (CVAT). It takes under an hour and scores you across the 5 UCS domains (MSP Verify).
Fix. You get a gap list sorted by impact and effort, plus templates for missing policies. Most MSPs close their critical gaps in 60 to 120 days (MSP Verify).
Prove. You upload evidence, and your compliance sherpa reviews it before the auditor does.
Get certified. The audit is part of certification. You get a written report signed by the audit firm, plus a seal to use in marketing and sales. Most MSPs finish in three to six months, and you renew each year.
Add frameworks. Certification is the foundation for this step. SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC and others sit on the same platform and reuse the evidence you've collected. Each framework's auditor still decides what they'll accept.
Sell it to clients. Each client gets its own tenant and white-labeled reports. We bill you per client, and you set the client's price and bill them yourself. For client audits, we connect you to CPA firms, ISO registrars and C3PAOs, and that firm works under its own engagement with you or your client.
When is Cyber Verify the better pick?
A vCISO program looks at your client's security. UCS looks at your MSP as a business, because that's what a prospect is betting on when they hand you their IT.
So it asks things a security assessment won't. Do you have a written plan for handing a client to a new provider (requirement 02.08)? Has your MSP made a profit in 6 of the last 12 months, or does it have a year of funding (10.01)? Does your largest client stay under 20% of managed services revenue, and your top five under 50% (10.02)?
Those answers tell a client whether you'll still be around, and whether you'll let them go cleanly if they leave. Neil Holme, Founder and CEO of Impact Business Technology, put it this way:
“MSPAlliance helps you prove you're well-run, making your company stronger, more efficient, and profitable.”
UCS isn't the only MSP certification. SPECTRA launched its Certification of Resilience for MSPs in June 2025 (SPECTRA), and Cynomi partners can prepare for it in the platform (Cynomi). If MSP certification is your goal, compare what each standard checks. The full UCS text is free to read, so you can do that before you talk to anyone.