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ISO 27001 certification cost for SMEs (2026): audit fees, consultants and the costs nobody quotes
For a company of 26 to 125 people, ISO 27001 costs roughly €50,000 to €150,000 in year one, all in. The certification audit is the smallest line. Every cost, the three-year view, and where the money is wasted.
How long does ISO 27001 certification take? The timeline by phase, and what slows it down
Plan for nine to twelve months if you are starting from scratch. Where every month of an ISO 27001 project goes, the three-month evidence period that cannot be compressed, why Stage 2 audits get moved, and what genuinely shortens it.
Is ISO 27001 worth it? When the certificate pays for itself, and when it does not
ISO 27001 is worth it when a tender or a customer already asks for it, or when NIS2 applies to you: the certificate is then a cost of revenue. What it buys, how to weigh the €50,000 to €150,000 first year, when it is not worth it yet, and how to get the same result for less.