Keel GRC

Keel is a proactive Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform designed for growing businesses, particularly SMBs and MSPs. It offers a self-serve approach to achieving and maintaining compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and more. The platform is built around a crosswalk-native architecture that maps a single control to multiple framework clauses, reducing duplication of effort. Keel provides transparent pricing, including a free forever tier, and requires no sales calls to get started. Key modules include controls and crosswalk management, risk register, policy management, vendor risk, evidence collection, audit programme, quality management (ISO 9001), complaints and feedback, and AI tools for questionnaire automation and access reviews. Keel also offers a trust center, readiness reports, statement of applicability, and integrations via API/webhooks and Zapier. The crosswalk dataset is published as open data under CC BY 4.0, enabling external use and verification. Keel supports 21 crosswalked frameworks and 123 crosswalked controls with over 680 control-to-clause mappings. Keel is positioned as practical and connected, helping organizations collect evidence once and comply everywhere. The platform includes features for nonconformities and CAPA, objectives and KPIs, and is suitable for auditors and MSP partners, with a live demo available for exploration.

Category: AI/ML
Pricing: Free

Problem solved

Keel addresses the complexity and overhead of managing multiple compliance frameworks manually. It enables growing businesses to centralize risk management, map controls to many standards, automate evidence collection, and prove compliance to auditors without expensive consultants or lengthy implementations.

Use cases

Achieve and maintain SOC 2 compliance
Prepare for ISO 27001 certification
Manage vendor risk assessments
Automate evidence collection for multiple audits
Generate readiness reports for auditors and customers
Map internal controls across frameworks like NIST, PCI DSS, and GDPR

Audience

Business Users
Enterprise
Startups

Pros

Transparent pricing with free forever tier
Self-serve onboarding without sales calls
Crosswalk-native mapping across 21 frameworks
Open dataset under CC BY 4.0
Covers GRC, quality, and AI governance

Cons

Limited information on advanced customization
Primarily focused on SMB and MSP segments
No on-premise deployment option
May require additional integrations for full automation

Official website: https://keelgrc.com/

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Keel GRC

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Keel is a proactive Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform designed for growing businesses, particularly SMBs and MSPs.

Use Cases ▼

Achieve and maintain SOC 2 compliance

Prepare for ISO 27001 certification

Manage vendor risk assessments

Automate evidence collection for multiple audits

Generate readiness reports for auditors and customers

Map internal controls across frameworks like NIST, PCI DSS, and GDPR

What Problem It Solves ▼

Key Features ▼

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Transparent pricing with free forever tier

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Self-serve onboarding without sales calls

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Crosswalk-native mapping across 21 frameworks

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Open dataset under CC BY 4.0

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Covers GRC, quality, and AI governance

Overview

Full Description ▼

Key modules include controls and crosswalk management, risk register, policy management, vendor risk, evidence collection, audit programme, quality management (ISO 9001), complaints and feedback, and AI tools for questionnaire automation and access reviews. Keel also offers a trust center, readiness reports, statement of applicability, and integrations via API/webhooks and Zapier. The crosswalk dataset is published as open data under CC BY 4.0, enabling external use and verification. Keel supports 21 crosswalked frameworks and 123 crosswalked controls with over 680 control-to-clause mappings.

Keel is positioned as practical and connected, helping organizations collect evidence once and comply everywhere. The platform includes features for nonconformities and CAPA, objectives and KPIs, and is suitable for auditors and MSP partners, with a live demo available for exploration.