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Medcurity vs SecurityMetrics: Which HIPAA Compliance Partner Is Right for Your Practice?

Compares each vendor’s own published site as of August 2026. SecurityMetrics does not publish a price for HIPAA services; where no figure exists to verify, this page says so rather than estimating one.

Quick Answer: Medcurity is a 100% healthcare-native HIPAA compliance platform with a starting price published on its site — starts at $499/year for small practices and scales with organization size — and an onsite physical safeguard assessment available as part of the guided SRA tier regardless of organization size. SecurityMetrics is a broader, PCI DSS-first compliance and cybersecurity firm; its HIPAA Onsite Audit is reserved for organizations with more than 25 employees, and neither of its HIPAA pages publishes a price — both route to a third-party price-range calculator or a sales conversation. If a published starting price and onsite eligibility from day one matter to your practice, Medcurity is built for that. If you need PCI DSS alongside HIPAA, SecurityMetrics’ breadth is a real advantage.

Quick Comparison Table

FeatureMedcuritySecurityMetrics
Primary focus100% healthcare HIPAA complianceBroad compliance/cybersecurity firm — PCI DSS is the flagship offering; HIPAA, HITRUST, CMMC, and GDPR are additional product lines serving healthcare, retail, hospitality, financial services, and government alike
Entry pricingStarts at $499/year, published on-site, no sales call requiredPricing not published — quote required; both HIPAA pages route to a third-party price-range calculator
Onsite physical safeguard assessmentIncluded as part of the guided SRA tier for organizations of any sizeOnly offered through the HIPAA Onsite Audit, reserved for organizations with more than 25 employees. Practices under 25 employees are routed to the remote HIPAA Assessment product instead
Named, year-round advisorYes — a named advisor stays with the organization year-round on the guided tierNot stated on SecurityMetrics’ HIPAA pages; their model is assessor-led engagements, not a named year-round relationship
Small-practice fit (under 25 staff)Purpose-built — the Small Practice SRA is the flagship small-org productServed only by the remote HIPAA Assessment; SecurityMetrics’ own site draws the onsite-audit line at 25 employees
Multi-site / health network supportAssesses 5–15+ delivery sites under one engagement with rollup + site-level reportingHas a dedicated “Health Network Program” and “BA Compliance Monitoring” product for larger, multi-entity organizations
HIPAA trainingIncludedSold as a separate line item (HIPAA Training)
2026 Security RuleProposed HIPAA Security Rule update is not yet final; OMB currently targets July 2027 for final action. Medcurity maps current SRA evidence against the proposed requirementsNo 2026 Security Rule–specific messaging found on SecurityMetrics’ HIPAA pages as of this check

Detailed Differentiators

1. Who actually gets an onsite visit

SecurityMetrics splits its HIPAA offering in two by headcount: a HIPAA Assessment for organizations with fewer than 25 employees, and a separate HIPAA Onsite Audit for organizations with more than 25 employees (securitymetrics.com/hipaa, securitymetrics.com/hipaa-audit). In practice, this means the solo practitioner, the 5-person dental office, or the small behavioral health group — exactly the segment most likely to need a second set of eyes on physical safeguards — does not qualify for SecurityMetrics’ onsite product at all.

Medcurity builds the onsite physical safeguard assessment (evaluating the physical controls required under 45 CFR §164.310) into the guided SRA tier regardless of organization size, sending an assessor into the building rather than reserving that service for larger accounts (medcurity.com/hipaa-compliance-solutions/).

For your practice: if you’re under 25 employees and want someone to actually walk your building, Medcurity’s structure is built for that from day one. SecurityMetrics would route you to their remote assessment product instead.

2. Named advisor vs. assessor-led engagements

Medcurity’s guided tier pairs an organization with a named advisor who stays with them year-round, with HIPAA experts reviewing every guided SRA before it’s finalized.

SecurityMetrics is structured around assessor-led engagements — the marketing emphasis is on assessor experience (20+ years of cybersecurity and compliance experience, multi-framework assessor credentials spanning PCI, HITRUST, NIST, and GDPR) and customer retention (the majority of customers return for security assessments the following year), rather than a named, year-round advisor relationship. Nothing on SecurityMetrics’ HIPAA pages describes a persistent, single-point-of-contact advisor model.

For your practice: if continuity of relationship matters — the same person who knows your practice answering questions mid-year, not just during the annual engagement — that’s explicitly part of Medcurity’s guided tier and not something SecurityMetrics markets for HIPAA.

3. Healthcare-native vs. multi-industry compliance firm

SecurityMetrics is, by its own site structure, a PCI-first company: PCI Compliance sits ahead of HIPAA in every navigation menu, and the firm explicitly serves retail, hospitality, financial services, higher education, and government alongside healthcare. It’s a broad compliance and cybersecurity generalist with a healthcare product line.

Medcurity is healthcare-only — every workflow, template, and methodology is built around HIPAA and the way healthcare organizations (FQHCs, dental groups, behavioral health, rural and critical access hospitals) actually operate.

For your practice: if you need PCI DSS alongside HIPAA (for example, a practice that also processes card payments at scale, or a multi-vertical business), SecurityMetrics’ breadth is a real advantage. If HIPAA is your only compliance framework, a healthcare-native platform avoids paying for — and navigating — infrastructure built for other industries.

4. Published pricing vs. quote-required

Medcurity publishes its starting price — $499/year for small practices, scaling with organization size — directly on its site, with no sales call required to get a number.

SecurityMetrics does not publish a price for HIPAA services. Both securitymetrics.com/hipaa and securitymetrics.com/hipaa-audit route interested buyers to a “Price Range Calculator” hosted on a third-party form tool rather than showing a number on the page itself, and the enterprise pricing page for HIPAA explicitly reads “Get a price range for a HIPAA compliance assessment” rather than listing one.

For your practice: if a published starting price matters for budgeting before you’re willing to talk to sales, Medcurity’s site gives you that; SecurityMetrics requires working through their calculator or contacting sales to get any number at all. We are not publishing an estimated SecurityMetrics price in this comparison, because no figure exists on their site to verify. If you have a recent SecurityMetrics quote, let us know so we can confirm it before adding a number.

Why Practices Choose Medcurity Over SecurityMetrics

Where SecurityMetrics Might Make Sense

Where Medcurity uniquely wins for healthcare HIPAA (vs SecurityMetrics)

SecurityMetrics is a credentialed, multi-framework assessor firm built around annual engagements. Medcurity ships workflow software purpose-built for continuous HIPAA risk management, not just an annual assessment:

Frequently Asked Questions

Does SecurityMetrics offer onsite HIPAA assessments for small practices?

Not as a standard product. SecurityMetrics’ own site draws the line at 25 employees — organizations below that threshold are served by the remote HIPAA Assessment, while the HIPAA Onsite Audit is positioned for organizations above it (securitymetrics.com/hipaa, securitymetrics.com/hipaa-audit, checked August 2026).

How much does SecurityMetrics cost for HIPAA compliance?

SecurityMetrics does not publish a price for HIPAA services on its site. Both of their HIPAA pages direct visitors to a price-range calculator or a sales conversation rather than listing a number. We recommend requesting a current quote directly from SecurityMetrics rather than relying on any third-party estimate, including this comparison.

Is SecurityMetrics healthcare-specific?

No. SecurityMetrics is a multi-industry compliance and cybersecurity company whose flagship service is PCI DSS compliance; it also serves retail, hospitality, financial services, higher education, and government. HIPAA is one of several compliance product lines, not the company’s sole focus.

How does Medcurity’s advisor model compare?

Medcurity’s guided SRA tier includes a named advisor who works with your organization year-round, with every guided SRA reviewed by a HIPAA expert before it’s finalized. SecurityMetrics’ public marketing emphasizes assessor experience and repeat engagements rather than a persistent named-advisor relationship.

Does either vendor address the 2026 HIPAA Security Rule update?

The 2026 HIPAA Security Rule update is a proposed rule, not yet final — OMB currently targets July 2027 for final action. Medcurity’s site maps current SRA evidence against the proposed requirements so organizations can see gaps early. No equivalent messaging was found on SecurityMetrics’ HIPAA pages as of this check.

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