ISMS Applications

What ISMS Applications does

ISMS Applications is a Maryland-based private LLC headquartered in Linthicum, MD, that develops AI-powered compliance automation software for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating in regulated supply chains, with particular emphasis on the U.S. Department of Defense industrial base. The company's flagship product, VendorVerifier, applies natural language processing (NLP), semantic technology, and machine learning to guide users through a four-step policy lifecycle (Develop, Assess, Revise, Review), performing clause-by-clause scoring of policy documents against frameworks including NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. The platform incorporates a proprietary KENI assessment methodology and is also distributed in white-labeled form as PolicyPro through channel partners. A senior AI/technology advisor with a Carnegie Mellon PhD in AI supports the technical positioning, and management is shared with the affiliated ASC Partners, LLC holding entity. No external institutional funding rounds are disclosed.

The company's commercial model combines SaaS subscriptions (PolicyPro priced at $1,499 per license), technology licensing of VendorVerifier to channel partners, and revenue share arrangements with distributors. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct self-serve acquisition via the company website, sales-led for larger enterprise and prime contractor accounts, and channel-led through the Exostar Marketplace, which reaches more than 150,000 organizations across 150+ countries in aerospace, defense, life sciences, and healthcare. A second channel was added through the SAP App Center. Target customer segments span SMBs, DoD contractors and subcontractors, large prime contractors, and channel resellers. The recent disclosure that ProcessUnity has acquired AI/NLP technology assets from ISMS Solutions indicates a partial divestiture of core technology components, with the strategic implication still unfolding.

Name

ISMS Applications

Legal name

ISMS Applications, LLC

Website

https://ismsapps.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISMS Applications is a Maryland-based SaaS company providing AI-powered compliance automation software (VendorVerifier and the white-labeled PolicyPro) that helps SMBs in regulated supply chains, particularly DoD contractors, build, assess, and maintain policies against frameworks such as CMMC 2.0 and NIST 800-171.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Rules & Decision Management Platforms (BRMS/DMN) (HDAEAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

IT Service Management (ITSM) Platforms (HDAEALAA)

Keywords

• Compliance automation software
• Policy management platform
• NIST 800-171 compliance
• CMMC compliance tools
• Vendor risk management

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (PolicyPro): PolicyPro is sold as a cloud-based SaaS subscription through the Exostar Marketplace. Users can purchase subscriptions and access the policy management platform for building, assessing, and maintaining compliance policies.
2. VendorVerifier Platform: Technology platform sold or licensed to channel partners and large organizations that customize the technology to meet their industry regulatory standards, enabling third-party SMB providers to prepare for compliance.
3. Channel Partner Revenue Share: With customized versions of the platform, channel partners can participate in a revenue share model, monetizing their distribution channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ISMS Applications provides an AI-powered compliance automation platform (VendorVerifier) that enables small and medium sized businesses to develop, assess, revise, and score security policies against regulatory standards including NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF. The technology is also white-labeled to Exostar as PolicyPro for distribution to the DoD supply chain, and can be customized for channel partners under a revenue-share arrangement.

Product overview

ISMS Applications offers a unified compliance automation platform centered on VendorVerifier, which provides a structured four-step workflow (Develop, Assess, Revise, Review) for building and maintaining security policies. The platform consists of three integrated modules — Policy Builder, Policy Assessment, and Support Materials — and supports multiple compliance standards including NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF. ISMS Applications also white-labels its core AI/ML technology to Exostar, which distributes a co-branded version called PolicyPro through its marketplace, targeting specifically the DoD supplier base with 14 policy templates and NIST 800-171/CMMC-specific features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VendorVerifier: AI-powered compliance platform that enables SMBs to achieve cost-effective compliance through policy development, assessment, and scoring against standards including NIST 800-171, CMMC, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF.
• PolicyPro

Products and services

• VendorVerifier AI-powered compliance automation platform that enables SMBs to develop, assess, revise, and score security policies against regulatory standards including NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF, using a step-by-step four-stage workflow (Develop, Assess, Revise, Review).
• PolicyPro (via Exostar Marketplace) Cloud-based SaaS policy management platform co-branded and distributed by Exostar, powered by ISMS Applications' proprietary technology, designed for DoD suppliers to build, customize, and assess policies against all 14 control family requirements within NIST 800-171 and CMMC 2.0 on a control-by-control basis. Includes 14 policy templates, keyword gap analysis, 6-month policy review reminders, version history with audit trail, and Word-format download.

Quantifiable outcome

• Users report gaining confidence in their existing policies and identifying critical gaps through KENI assessments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ExostarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 July 2019Exostar serves as the primary distribution channel for ISMS Applications' PolicyPro product. The partnership was announced on July 9, 2019, with Exostar launching PolicyPro as a SaaS-based policy management solution. Exostar extends their risk management suite by offering ISMS Applications' AI-powered technology to organizations throughout the DoD supply chain. Exostar reaches over 150,000 organizations in 150+ countries in highly-regulated industries including aerospace and defense, life sciences, and healthcare.
• ASC Partners, LLCcoreOthersISMS Applications is associated with ASC Partners, a Maryland-based firm that owns and operates businesses in the government, financial, and data sectors. Several ISMS Applications founders (Tony O'Brien, Carr Davis, Neil Maslansky, Selcuk Ozturk) are members or executives of ASC Partners. ASC Partners provides strategic direction and shared resources across affiliated companies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LogicGate: LogicGate offers a no-code GRC platform for risk and compliance workflow automation, including policy management. Closely comparable to ISMS Applications' VendorVerifier platform in using rules-based logic for compliance decisioning.
• Vanta: Vanta is a leading compliance automation platform that automates security audits and certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, CMMC). Direct competitor to ISMS Applications in AI-driven compliance policy management for SMBs in regulated industries.
• ProcessUnity: ProcessUnity provides third-party risk management and compliance workflow automation, notably referenced on ISMS Applications' own website as having acquired AI/NLP technology from related ISMS Solutions entity. Competes on TPRM and supplier compliance workflows.
• Secureframe: Secureframe automates compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, and more, serving SMB and mid-market customers. Direct overlap with ISMS Applications' automated policy management and framework-mapping approach.
• Drata: Drata provides automated compliance and continuous monitoring for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and other frameworks. Competes directly with ISMS Applications in serving SMBs needing streamlined, automated compliance workflows.

Emerging players

• Hyperproof: Hyperproof is a SaaS compliance operations platform that centralizes controls, evidence, and audit prep. Emerging direct competitor for SMB/mid-market compliance automation with similar AI-assisted workflow features.

Broad incumbents

• MetricStream: MetricStream provides enterprise GRC solutions covering policy management, compliance, audit, and risk. Incumbent comparable in the compliance/policy management category, though traditionally serving larger regulated enterprises.
• OneTrust (Tugboat Logic): OneTrust is a broad privacy/security/governance platform that acquired Tugboat Logic to serve SMB compliance automation. Broader incumbent offering overlap with ISMS Applications' automated policy and compliance tooling.
• ServiceNow GRC: ServiceNow's GRC and Integrated Risk Management modules serve large enterprises with policy and compliance management. ISMS Applications competes where ServiceNow is over-priced or over-engineered for SMBs.

Others

• Exostar: Exostar is simultaneously ISMS Applications' primary distribution partner and a provider of secure collaboration and risk management solutions to defense/aerospace suppliers. Partner-but-adjacent comparable as a regulated-industry compliance and risk platform serving the same DoD supply chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ISMS31854454

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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