Buying GRC

Can I try GRC software for free before buying?

Short answer

Often, yes. Some GRC platforms offer a self-serve trial, and others start with a demo and a quote. Keel offers a 14-day Pro trial that every new workspace starts on with no credit card, a public read-only demo with no signup, and a guided demo with the team.

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Step by step

  1. Apply the framework you are being asked for. Start with the framework a customer or auditor wants and read the requirements the tool scores against. Your own gap list tells you more than a sample workspace can.
  2. Load real data. Add a few of your real vendors, risks and policies, and see whether the tool fits the way your team already works.
  3. Connect one integration. Connect a system you already use and check what evidence arrives without anyone uploading it. In Keel, integrations are part of the Pro plan, which is the plan the trial runs on.
  4. Bring your auditor in. Invite your auditor on their own seat and ask whether they could work from it. In Keel that seat is free on every plan and never counts against your seat limit.
  5. Check what happens when the trial ends. Ask whether you will be charged automatically, and whether your data stays if you decide not to buy.

Trials and demos

A trial unlocks a paid plan for a fixed number of days. A demo is a guided tour, either on a call with a salesperson or in a sample workspace you click through. Vendors that sell through a sales team often start with the demo, so you see the product before you can try it with your own data.

How Keel’s trial works

Every new workspace starts on a 14-day Pro trial with no card. New workspaces also get 500 AI credits to spend while it runs. When the trial ends nothing is charged and nothing is deleted: your controls, evidence, policies, risks and vendors stay where you left them, and the paid capabilities switch off until you choose a plan. To choose one, book a demo and Keel quotes the plan to your scope.

Looking around without an account

Keel also has a public, read-only demo workspace with a sample company already set up. It needs no signup, so you can see how controls, evidence and vendors fit together before you create a workspace of your own.

FAQ

Do I need a credit card to try Keel?

No. The 14-day Pro trial does not ask for a card, and neither does the public demo workspace.

What happens to my data when a GRC trial ends?

That depends on the vendor, so ask before you start. In Keel the workspace keeps everything you added, and the paid capabilities switch off until you choose a plan.

Is a trial long enough to judge a GRC platform?

Usually, if you use it on real work. Apply the framework you are being asked for, load a few real vendors and policies, and connect one integration. In 14 days that tells you whether the tool fits your team better than a sample workspace can.

Next step

Get audit-ready with Keel

The AI-native GRC platform for SMBs: one control-and-evidence graph across SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, and more. Book a demo, or start a trial with no credit card.