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Cyber Verify vs Kaseya Compliance Manager GRC: which fits your MSP?

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Kaseya Compliance Manager GRC scans client networks and endpoints, scores each control and builds audit-ready documents. It plugs into the Kaseya stack. Cyber Verify starts with your own MSP: you get it certified against UCS, and an independent audit firm, pre-approved by MSPAlliance, does the audit. Kaseya automates the evidence. Cyber Verify takes you through the audit.

If you already run VSA or Datto RMM, this is a close call. The deciding question is whether you need documents for someone else's auditor, or a certification of your own practice.

How do Cyber Verify and Compliance Manager GRC compare?

Cyber Verify compared with Kaseya Compliance Manager GRC
AreaCyber VerifyCompliance Manager GRC
Built forMSPs certifying their own practice, then selling compliance to clients.MSPs and internal IT teams running compliance for their own organization or for clients (Kaseya).
Multi-clientAn isolated tenant per client, with white-labeled reports.MSP Edition with a brandable client portal (Kaseya) and a multi-site dashboard (Kaseya).
AutomationGuided assessment, gap list and templates, with a compliance sherpa reviewing your evidence.Collects data from the network, the cloud and each computer, then keeps checking endpoint settings (Kaseya).
Your own certificationCyber Verify Certified against UCS, audited by an independent firm pre-approved by MSPAlliance. Renewed annually.No MSP certification. You can license it per device to assess your own shop (Kaseya).
FrameworksUCS, plus SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA and more (see all frameworks).Templates for HIPAA, CMMC, NIST CSF 2.0, NIST 800-171, SOC 2, PCI DSS, CIS v8.1, Cyber Essentials, cyber insurance requirements and more, plus custom standards (Kaseya).
AuditThe UCS audit is part of certification. Client audits are done by CPA firms, ISO registrars or C3PAOs under their own engagement with you or your client.Audit-ready reports, and external auditors can get their own login (Kaseya). Kaseya doesn't audit; an outside firm does (Kaseya).
PriceNot published. Talk to us for a quote. A fixed fee for the platform and our team, with no billable hours, billed per client tenant.Not published. Licensed per site for MSPs (100 devices per site unless the order says otherwise) and per device for internal use (Kaseya).

When is Compliance Manager GRC the better pick?

Its big strength is automated evidence. It collects data from the network, the cloud and each computer. Then it scores every control and sends tasks to the people who own them (Kaseya). It builds a policy and procedure manual for each standard you manage, plus evidence reports and plans of action (Kaseya).

Kaseya bought RapidFire Tools, the maker of Network Detective, in September 2018 (Kaseya). It launched the product as Compliance Manager GRC in March 2022 (Kaseya).

Compliance Monitor arrived in March 2025 at no additional cost. It keeps checking each device's settings against CIS Benchmarks mapped to CMMC, HIPAA, NIST and other standards (Kaseya). In June 2026 Kaseya previewed automatic remediation of those findings through Datto RMM (Kaseya).

It connects to VSA, Datto RMM, IT Glue, Autotask and Kaseya's backup and security tools, so data you already collect flows in (Kaseya). One note: we didn't find it listed among the components of Kaseya 365 Endpoint, Ops or User (Endpoint, Ops, User), so plan to budget for it on its own.

Kaseya also helps you sell it. Its MSP page suggests charging "20-50% more than your base managed services" for these security services (Kaseya).

Say you run Kaseya tools, and your clients need HIPAA, CMMC or cyber insurance proof from many sites. Then Kaseya's tool is 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:

  1. Assess. You answer the guided assessment (CVAT). It takes under an hour and scores you across the 5 UCS domains (MSP Verify).

  2. 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).

  3. Prove. You upload evidence, and your compliance sherpa reviews it before the auditor does.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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?

Kaseya's tool gets you ready for an auditor. Kaseya is upfront that a successful scan doesn't guarantee compliance on its own (Kaseya). That's true of every readiness tool. With Cyber Verify, the audit of your own MSP is part of certification.

UCS also checks things no scanner can reach, because they live in your contracts and books. It looks for signed MSAs with your clients and accurate invoices (requirements 09.01 and 09.02). It checks that your MSP carries insurance (10.05). A prospect can't see any of that from outside, so an audit is how you show it.

And the process is built to get you through. Your compliance sherpa checks evidence before it's sent. Then an independent audit firm, pre-approved by MSPAlliance, does the audit. Neil Holme, Founder and CEO of Impact Business Technology, described MSPAlliance's approach like this:

“It's a friendly audit. They really want you to get through this and they will help you do it.”
Neil Holme, Founder and CEO, Impact Business Technology

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaseya Compliance Manager GRC the same as RapidFire Tools Compliance Manager?

Yes. Kaseya bought RapidFire Tools in 2018 and launched Compliance Manager GRC in 2022 (Kaseya). The RapidFire Tools name still shows up on its blog and license terms.

Does Compliance Manager GRC include an audit?

No. It builds audit-ready reports and can give your auditor a login (Kaseya). Kaseya doesn't audit your information; an outside firm does the audit (Kaseya). Cyber Verify certification includes the UCS audit of your MSP, done by an independent audit firm pre-approved by MSPAlliance. Client audits are done by a CPA firm, ISO registrar or C3PAO under its own engagement with you or your client.

How much does Compliance Manager GRC cost?

Kaseya doesn't publish prices, so you'll need a quote. MSPs license it per site, and each site covers 100 devices unless the order says otherwise (Kaseya).

Is Compliance Manager GRC included in Kaseya 365?

We didn't find it listed among the components of Kaseya 365 Endpoint, Ops or User (Kaseya). Ask your Kaseya rep how it's bundled for you.

Can I use Compliance Manager GRC on my own MSP?

Yes. Kaseya licenses internal use per device (Kaseya). You'll get reports for your own shop, and an outside firm would still do any audit.

Can I keep Kaseya and get UCS certified?

Yes. You get UCS certified through Cyber Verify, and it certifies your own MSP, so it doesn't replace the tool you scan client sites with. Just watch that you aren't collecting the same evidence twice.

See your UCS assessment next to a client tenant

Book a 30-minute Cyber Verify demo with a compliance specialist. Bring a client site you'd assess in Compliance Manager GRC today, and we'll show you your own UCS assessment next to that client's tenant in Cyber Verify.

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