Does Sprinto replace the QSA and ASV for PCI?

No. Sprinto automates the evidence and monitoring work and coordinates with QSAs through its partner network, but it is not itself a Qualified Security Assessor and it is not an Approved Scanning Vendor. A Level 1 merchant still needs a QSA (Sprinto's partner network can supply one) to produce the Report on Compliance, and any merchant with internet-facing systems still needs a separate ASV for the quarterly external scan. Budget the QSA and ASV as separate line items on top of the Sprinto subscription.

Is Sprinto cheaper than Vanta, Drata, and Secureframe for PCI?

Not on the platform dimension, which is worth stating plainly because it is the intuitive assumption. Sprinto and Secureframe both list their platform at exactly $7,500 per year for up to 100 employees; they are identical on that line, not lower. Where Sprinto's listing is lower is the framework dimension: Sprinto's first framework is described as starting at $2,000 each, against Secureframe's $7,500 first framework and Drata's flat $7,500 per framework. Drata also lists a $25,000 platform fee, against Sprinto's and Secureframe's $7,500, though Drata describes its platform fee as capacity for a 100 FTE org. Vanta is not comparable on this axis at all: it prices packages rather than frameworks, its Essentials package is $14,000 for a 1-20 employee band rather than up to 100, and it publishes no PCI DSS line item. All checked July 2026. Compare dimension by dimension for your own employee count and framework count; the vendors do not publish combined totals and neither do we.

Is Sprinto worth it for PCI compliance?

Sprinto pays back for cloud-native SMB and mid-market companies that want a lower-cost automation path and value AI-assisted evidence collection, and for teams stacking PCI DSS with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 on one platform. For a Level 4 merchant whose entire obligation is a short SAQ A plus a quarterly ASV scan, even Sprinto's lower published floor is hard to justify against SecurityMetrics' published $399 per year small-business bundle, which covers a single-IP scan and an SAQ portal (securitymetrics.com, checked July 2026). The automation economics still improve with scope and with the number of frameworks sharing one evidence base.

Does Sprinto cover PCI DSS v4.0.1?

Yes. Sprinto maps its controls and evidence automation to the current PCI DSS v4.0.1 requirement set, including the v4.0 additions that became mandatory in March 2025 such as the Requirement 6.4.3 payment-page script management obligation for e-commerce merchants. The platform runs continuous automated checks to detect drift and misconfiguration against the live standard. It still does not perform the script-monitoring function itself for Requirement 6.4.3 (that needs a dedicated tool), and the QSA partner still validates the evidence.

Automation platform pricing

Sprinto PCI compliance cost 2026: the published list prices

Q: Does Sprinto support PCI DSS SAQ and ROC?

Yes. Sprinto automates PCI DSS evidence collection, scoping, continuous monitoring, control mapping, and auditor-ready documentation, and it streamlines both SAQ completion and the Report on Compliance (ROC) review path. Sprinto works with Qualified Security Assessors through its partner network and connects to PCI ROC auditors for the formal audit, including the review and testing of security controls. The platform itself produces the evidence and the SAQ workflow; the QSA partner conducts the formal ROC assessment where a merchant level requires one.

Sprinto publishes list prices on AWS Marketplace: a $7,500 Starter platform for up to 100 employees, plus frameworks starting at $2,000 each. It leans on AI-driven evidence automation and connects to QSAs through a partner network, but it does not replace the QSA, the ASV, or the pen test.

AWS Marketplace list prices checked July 2026

Starter platform

$7,500/yr

Core features up to 100 employees

First framework

from $2,000

Listed as starting at $2,000 each

PCI support

SAQ + ROC via partner QSAs

What Sprinto actually does for PCI

Sprinto is a cloud-native compliance-automation platform, not a QSA and not an ASV. For PCI DSS it connects to your cloud infrastructure, identity provider, code repositories, and ticketing, then automates evidence collection, scoping, control mapping, and continuous monitoring of the cardholder data environment. Sprinto reports that its AI-assisted evidence automation can eliminate up to 95 percent of the manual workload, streamlining SAQ completion and accelerating the ROC and AOC review path. It works with Qualified Security Assessors through its partner network and connects to PCI ROC auditors for the formal audit.

What it does not do: it does not run the quarterly external ASV scan, it does not itself produce the Report on Compliance (a partner QSA does that), and it does not perform the payment-page script monitoring that PCI DSS v4.0 Requirement 6.4.3 requires of e-commerce merchants. Sprinto feeds clean evidence into those engagements and coordinates the QSA relationship; it does not replace the assessment.

What Sprinto publishes on AWS Marketplace

Sprinto lists its platform on AWS Marketplace with public list prices on named 12-month contract dimensions. The framework line is worded as a starting price, so treat the platform-plus-framework floor as a from figure rather than a fixed total. These are separate line items and AWS does not publish a combined total.

Published dimension	List price	As described on the listing
Starter platform	$7,500/yr	Core features up to 100 employees
First compliance framework	from $2,000	Described as starting at $2,000 each, so a floor not a fixed price

Read off Sprinto's AWS Marketplace listing, checked July 2026. These are list prices on that surface, not a quote, and AWS shows no price-effective date. Because the framework line is a starting price, and larger headcounts sit above the Starter platform's 100-employee band, the figure for your specific PCI scope is set through Sprinto's sales team.

When Sprinto wins and when it does not

Sprinto wins for cloud-native SMB and mid-market companies that want a lower-cost automation path, for teams that value AI-assisted evidence collection over manual control mapping, and for buyers stacking PCI DSS with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 on a single platform. The partner QSA network also simplifies the ROC path for merchants who need a formal assessment but do not have an existing QSA relationship.

Sprinto does not win for a PCI-only Level 4 merchant on hosted checkout (a bundled SAQ-plus-ASV product is an order of magnitude cheaper), for large enterprise estates above the Starter platform's 100-employee band, or for anyone expecting the platform to replace the QSA or ASV. It makes you assessable faster and cheaper; it does not perform the assessment.

Sprinto supports PCI DSS SAQ and ROC

Sprinto automates PCI evidence and connects to QSAs through its partner network. Its AWS Marketplace listing prices a $7,500 Starter platform for up to 100 employees plus frameworks starting at $2,000 each. Check the listing for the current dimensions, and budget the QSA and ASV separately.

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Frequently asked

Sprinto publishes list prices on AWS Marketplace (checked July 2026) on two separate 12-month contract dimensions. The Starter platform lists at $7,500 per year, covering core features up to 100 employees. The first compliance framework is described on the listing as starting at $2,000 each. AWS publishes no combined figure for the two, so adding them is arithmetic rather than a quoted price, and because the framework line is explicitly a starting price the result would be a floor rather than a total in any case. Treat the two dimensions separately and price your own scope. The platform fee is also separate from the QSA, the ASV scanning vendor, and any pen test, none of which Sprinto provides directly; Sprinto connects to QSAs and ROC auditors through its partner network.

Vanta PCI cost

Published package prices, no PCI line item.

Drata PCI cost

PCI DSS framework lists at $7,500/yr.

Secureframe PCI cost

Platform and first framework listed separately.

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