Policy Management
PowerDMS alternatives compared with Policy Management
PowerDMS starts at enterprise pricing. Policy Management Pro starts at $299/yr.
If you need policy acknowledgement, governance reviews, and audit-ready exports on a WordPress site you already own — here is what each looks like.
The numbers
What you actually pay.
Per-seat SaaS pricing climbs with every hire. A self-hosted licence is flat — one annual fee per site, regardless of user count.
Feature by feature.
| PowerDMS | Policy Management Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Policy publish & version control | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff acknowledgement tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduled governance reviews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audit-ready export (CSV/PDF) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Training & accreditation module | ✓ | Training Hub add-on |
| Self-hosted — data on your server | ✗ | ✓ |
| Per-seat pricing | ✓ | Flat licence |
| WordPress-native | ✗ | ✓ |
Why teams switch
What SaaS compliance really costs you.
Per-seat pricing punishes growth
Every new hire raises the SaaS bill. A self-hosted Policy Management licence is flat — add staff and sites without adding cost.
Your acknowledgement records live on their servers
Sign-off records and audit evidence sit in someone else’s cloud, under their retention, access, and uptime rules.
Leaving means a painful migration
Limited export and complex data retrieval make renewal feel mandatory — even when the tool no longer fits your organisation.
Ready to move off PowerDMS?
Policy acknowledgement, governance reviews, and audit-ready exports — self-hosted on your WordPress site. Or see the Compliance Stack to add credential tracking.
See Policy Management Pro pricingQuestions
Common questions, answered.
Does Policy Management Pro handle accreditation tracking like PowerDMS?
Policy Management Pro covers the policy acknowledgement layer — publish, acknowledge, audit. For accreditation workflow, use Attestation Core alongside it. The Compliance Stack bundles both.
Can I migrate our existing policies from PowerDMS?
Yes. Export your policies from PowerDMS and import them into Policy Management. Acknowledgement history can be imported via CSV. We can help scope the migration.
Is self-hosted reliable enough for compliance use?
Any managed WordPress host on PHP 8.0+ is suitable. Self-hosted means your data and uptime are under your control — you’re not dependent on a vendor’s infrastructure decisions.
What happens to our data if we stop paying?
Your data stays on your server regardless. The plugin continues working; only updates and support stop at licence expiry. There is no remote kill switch.