HIPAA-only platform versus a HIPAA platform with expert services and independent assessments attached.
Where we are different
- Services included, not referred out. Gap assessments, risk analysis, implementation, and a Virtual HIPAA Officer are delivered by our own healthcare compliance team — not handed to a partner network.
- Independent assessment reports. We produce a third-party assessment report you can hand to an enterprise customer, an insurer, or an investor. A self-service platform cannot issue one about itself.
- One control set, many frameworks. Add SOC 2, ISO 27001, or GDPR later without re-implementing. HIPAA-only tools force a second purchase the day a customer asks for SOC 2.
- Transparent, locked pricing. Published tiers and a 3-year price lock, so renewal is not a renegotiation.
Side by side
| SuperHIPAA | Accountable HQ | |
|---|---|---|
| HIPAA platform | Yes | Yes |
| Gap assessment delivered in-house | Yes | No — self-serve |
| Risk analysis delivered in-house | Yes | Self-serve questionnaire |
| Independent assessment report issued | Yes | No |
| Virtual HIPAA Officer | Yes | No |
| Implementation / remediation services | Yes | No |
| Additional frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) | Yes, same control set | No — HIPAA-focused |
| Published pricing | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-year price lock | 3 years | Not advertised |
| Free migration | Yes | Not advertised |
When to choose Accountable HQ instead
- You want HIPAA and nothing else, ever
- You have in-house compliance staff and only need tooling
- You are under ten people and pre-revenue
We would rather you buy the right thing than churn in month four.
What buyers actually get wrong
Teams evaluate these platforms on integration count. Integration count is a proxy, and a weak one. The questions that predict whether you will pass a real customer audit are: Is our risk analysis current and asset-based? Can we produce evidence with dates? Can we show who acknowledged which policy version? Do we have a signed BAA for every vendor touching ePHI?
Score both vendors on those four. The evaluation scorecard below does it for you.
Start where you are
Take the free readiness assessment — 24 questions, about eight minutes, no call required. You get a scored report identifying which required specifications you are missing and what to fix first. If it turns out you are further along than you thought, we will tell you that too.