How much is compliance actually costing you?
Based on Scrut customer research and industry benchmarks 2026.
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Your estimate combines Scrut’s BVI customer research with published salary and compliance benchmarks. Here’s how each part of the calculation is modeled.
Estimated annual hours spent by Engineering, GRC, and Security teams, adjusted by organization size and number of frameworks managed.
Annual salary benchmarks are converted to hourly costs based on 2,080 working hours per year. The model uses benchmark salaries of all the teams across engineering, GRC, security, and consultancy.
Source: Robert Half 2026 salary benchmarks
Customer-reported reductions are used to estimate potential post-Scrut effort and spend. The model applies 55% less Engineering effort, 60% less GRC effort, 35% less Security effort, and 45% less consultant spend.
Estimated external audit and compliance consulting costs are modeled based on organization size and the number of consultants used. Consultant spend is reduced by 45% in the post-Scrut estimate.
Source: A-LIGN Compliance Benchmark
Additional Security team time spent resolving audit findings is modeled separately from ongoing compliance work. For organizations with 500+ employees managing 4+ frameworks, the model assumes 150 remediation hours per year before Scrut.
This calculator shows your estimated annual compliance cost today, potential annual savings with Scrut, estimated percentage reduction, and a breakdown across Engineering, GRC, Security, and external consultants.
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