The operating system for CMMC assessments.
Upload what you already have. Athena tells you, in plain English, whether you’ll pass your CMMC assessment — and exactly what to fix before the assessor shows up.
Every deliverable an assessor asks for (the report, the plan-of-action, your SPRS score, your eMASS / OSCAL bundle) is built for you continuously — with the receipts to defend it.
Pricing ladder
Free score/$129 Survival Report/$299/mo Compliance Pro/$2,499 Evidence Sprint/$4,995 C3PAO Pack
Regulatory anchor
32 CFR Part 170
The CMMC Program rule, finalized by DoD in October 2024. CMMC requirements now appear in DoD solicitations and flow down to subs.
Read the rule on eCFRWhere Athena fits
Readiness GRCs stop at the contractor. Athena ships the assessor's package.
Secureframe, Strike Graph, Paramify, Risk Cognizance, SMPL-C, and Kiteworks each optimize one slice of contractor readiness. Few cross into the submission layer — SAR drafting, eMASS packaging, OSCAL output, and cryptographic provenance — that an assessor actually reviews on engagement day.
| Platform | What they optimize | Assessor submission layer? |
|---|---|---|
Secureframe | Live SPRS tracking, SSP/POA&M generation across many frameworks | Broad multi-framework GRC — no SAR / eMASS / OSCAL output |
Strike Graph | AI-connected controls, evidence, and POA&M dashboard | Contractor-side AI; no assessor package or signed manifests |
Paramify | Fast SSP/POA&M/CRM documentation, gap-assessment entry point | Documentation engine — stops before C3PAO/DIBCAC handoff |
Risk Cognizance | Continuous control monitoring inside a unified GRC | Telemetry forward, no assessor-bound export pipeline |
SMPL-C | LLM-driven document analysis; one-click SSP/POA&M/SRM | Single-shot doc generation; no provenance or eMASS / OSCAL |
Kiteworks | CUI data network and audit-log substantiation | Substantiates data movement, not the assessment artifact itself |
Athena | Conduct → Document → Export → Defend, end-to-end | Yes— SAR drafts, eMASS JSON, OSCAL packages, SHA-256 + chain-of-custody provenance — the layer the assessor opens |
Comparison reflects each vendor's public positioning as of 2026 and Athena's product surface. Use Athena alongside your existing GRC — it picks up where readiness platforms hand the contractor a binder.
Stuck on CMMC?
You don't need more spreadsheets.
You need a way out.
Six problems we hear every week from DIB primes, subs, and their assessors — and exactly what Athena does about each one.
"My SPRS score is wrong and I don't know why."
Upload your SSP and POA&M. Athena re-scores all 110 controls, shows the math behind every point, and drafts the corrections.
"My SSP is 200 pages of fiction and I have 90 days."
Athena generates a control-by-control SSP grounded in your actual evidence — every paragraph traceable to a source artifact.
"A prime just sent us a CMMC flowdown questionnaire."
Drop the questionnaire in. Athena drafts every response from your live posture and flags the gaps before you sign.
"My C3PAO assessment is in 30 days and I'm not ready."
Run a Mock DIBCAC. Athena predicts the verdict, lists every objective at risk, and builds the evidence binder you'll need.
"I need POA&Ms, SAR text, and eMASS JSON — yesterday."
One click exports SAR sections, POA&M rows, SPRS scores, eMASS JSON, and OSCAL — all hashed with a SHA-256 manifest.
"My subs are a black box and the affirming officer is on the hook."
Audit every subcontractor's posture, watch their drift over time, and shield your affirming officer with defensible records.
Continuous Capabilities
Six signals. One operational truth.
Athena runs continuously — not on a quarterly cadence — so every assurance signal reflects what's true right now.
Live Assurance Scoring
A score that moves with operational reality — not a quarterly attestation. Every point traceable to the evidence beneath it.
Drift Detection
Catches configuration, identity, and policy drift the moment it happens.
Control Validation
Proves each control is operating — not just documented — using live telemetry.
Evidence Freshness
Monitors evidence age so assessors only see proof that still reflects reality.
Framework Mapping
CMMC, NIST 800-171, and beyond — Athena does the cross-walk for you.
Board-Ready Signals
Executive trust signals land in Diligent and board packs — already explained.
How it works
From raw evidence to a defensible package.
Athena's domain-trained CMMC LLM doesn't just summarize logs — she drafts SSP sections, opens POA&Ms, writes SAR findings, and signs every artifact with provenance.
Step 01
Ingest
Live signal from cybersecurity, cloud, identity, AI, audit, compliance, and third-party systems streams in continuously.
Step 02
Validate
Athena correlates telemetry against controls, evidence, and framework requirements — flagging drift the second it appears.
Step 03
Govern
Operational trust signals land in Diligent, board packs, and audit committee dashboards — already explained.
Inside the Platform
Three live surfaces. One operational truth.
Sign in once and these surfaces are immediately available — each one a direct view into Athena’s operational intelligence.
Athena CMMC LLM
Mission control for live gap review — Athena extracts CMMC / NIST 800-171 findings from your evidence and explains every decision.
Athena Accuracy
Real-time accuracy dashboard — see how reviewer edits are folded back into the next extraction across every model version.
Insights Registry
Enable, disable, and reorder Power Insights served by the Athena dispatcher — a drop-in registry for every governance capability.
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