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Compyl vs One Guy Consulting: Which One Fits a Small Practice

How Compyl compares for a small practice: who Compyl says it is built for, why it publishes no prices, its annual contract, and who you actually talk to.

Compyl showed up as a competitor in an audit of the One Guy Consulting website this week. So Chuck read Compyl's website the way a practice owner would. Every page. Every pricing answer. The contract.

The short version: Compyl is a serious platform, and it is not built for a small medical, dental or therapy practice. Compyl says so itself. Everything below comes from Compyl's own website, read on October 1, 2026, with each page linked under Sources. Where something could not be confirmed, it is left out.

How Compyl Compares for a Small Practice

What Compyl Is

Compyl calls itself "an end-to-end governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform built by CISOs." GRC software is what larger companies use to run many compliance programs at once.

HIPAA is one of them. Compyl "cross-maps one control library to 70+ frameworks," naming SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA and GDPR among them. Healthcare is one of six industries on its menu, next to financial services, legal, insurance, energy and higher education.

That is a description, not a criticism. It just matters who it is for.

Who Compyl Is Built For

In Compyl's own words:

  • "Compyl is built for security and GRC leaders, CISOs and the compliance, risk, and audit teams who run the program."
  • Its comparison page lists who it is built for: "Mid-market & enterprise programs."
  • On its pricing page, the smallest company size you can pick is "Up to 250 employees."

If your practice has one office manager who also handles HIPAA, you are not the buyer Compyl describes. You do not have a CISO. You do not have a compliance team. You have patients in the waiting room.

Pricing You Can See Before a Sales Call

Compyl does not publish prices. Its pricing page asks the question itself, "Why doesn't Compyl publish prices?", and answers: "A published rate card would force a one-size price onto programs that are nothing alike." Instead, Compyl says it will "quote each customer individually, typically within one business day of a scoping call," based on "organization size, package (Core, Growth, or Enterprise), program scope... and any services."

One Guy Consulting publishes every price on its pricing page. Two plans, three ways to pay:

OGC planMonthly12 months24 months
Self-Guided$60$675$1,175
Full-Scope$120$1,300$2,300

Prices are a flat rate per location. No per-user fees, no per-module charges, no surprise add-ons. A 5-person office pays the same as a 25-person office.

The Contract

Compyl "is an annual subscription." Its Master Subscription Agreement says "payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable," and that "quantities purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term." Charges are billed "in advance."

That is normal for enterprise software. It is a big commitment for a small practice that is still working out what it needs. One Guy Consulting offers month to month, 12 months or 24 months.

Who You Actually Talk To

Compyl's Core package includes "Dedicated onboarding and support," and its Enterprise package adds a "Named CSM," meaning a customer success manager. For implementation help, Compyl points elsewhere: "Accelerated onboarding and managed services are available through Compyl Connect partners." Its partner page says each deployment "creates advisory, audit-readiness, implementation, and managed-compliance work" for the partner.

On the One Guy Consulting Full-Scope plan, you get 4 hours a month of 1:1 implementation calls with Chuck Weiselberg, C.H.P., who has been consulting since 2015. He walks you through the software and the process. He is not a lawyer and does not give legal advice. He is the one on the call.

What the Software Expects From You

Compyl gathers evidence by having you "Integrate cloud, identity, code, endpoint, and HR systems." The screens on its HIPAA pages show tools like AWS, Okta, Jamf and Rippling.

That works when there is an IT department and a stack of connected systems. Most small practices have an EHR, a front-desk computer, and a vendor who set up the Wi-Fi a few years ago. For more on that difference, see HIPAA consulting vs software platforms.

Case Studies

Compyl's case studies page lists Torstone, a fintech expansion story and OpenGamma. Those are financial companies. No healthcare case study appears on that page. Its HIPAA pages carry one customer quote, from a CTO, "via G2."

Where Compyl Gets It Right

Compyl gets one thing right that a lot of vendors get wrong. Its HIPAA page says plainly that HIPAA is a regulation you follow, not a badge you can buy. Any vendor selling you a HIPAA badge is selling you a sticker.

Side by Side

One Guy ConsultingCompyl
Prices publishedYes, all sixNo, quote after a scoping call
Built forHealthcare practices"Mid-market & enterprise programs"
Smallest size optionOne location"Up to 250 employees"
ScopeHIPAA only70+ frameworks, six industries
CommitmentMonthly, 12 or 24 monthsAnnual, "non-cancelable"
Human help1:1 calls with Chuck on Full-ScopeSupport team; advisory work through partners
TimelineWeeks, not months"A few weeks for Core" up to "a phased, scoped plan for Enterprise"

Which One to Pick

If you run security for a health tech company with SOC 2, ISO and HIPAA all on the table, look at Compyl. That is who it is built for.

If you run a small practice and want to see the price, start this month, and talk to the same person every time, that is what One Guy Consulting is for.


FAQ

Is Compyl HIPAA software?

Compyl covers HIPAA as one of more than 70 frameworks in a broader governance, risk and compliance platform. It describes its buyers as security and GRC leaders, CISOs, and compliance, risk and audit teams.

How much does Compyl cost?

Compyl does not publish prices. It quotes each customer after a scoping call, based on organization size, package, program scope and services.

How much does One Guy Consulting cost?

Self-Guided is $60 a month, $675 for 12 months or $1,175 for 24 months. Full-Scope is $120 a month, $1,300 for 12 months or $2,300 for 24 months. Prices are per location, with no per-user fees.

Can a practice cancel Compyl partway through the year?

Compyl is an annual subscription, and its Master Subscription Agreement says payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable.

Who helps a practice set up One Guy Consulting?

On the Full-Scope plan, Chuck Weiselberg, C.H.P., walks you through the software and the process on 4 hours a month of 1:1 implementation calls.

Conclusion

Compyl is built for security and compliance teams running many frameworks at once, and it says so. A small practice that wants to see the price first, choose month to month, and talk to the same person each time has a simpler option. Either way, the risk analysis, the policies and the workforce training stay the practice's own HIPAA obligations.

Want help putting this in place? The Full-Scope plan from One Guy Consulting pairs the compliance software with 4 hours a month of 1:1 implementation calls with Chuck Weiselberg, C.H.P., to get your plan set up. It is $120 a month, $1,300 for 12 months paid upfront, or $2,300 for 24 months, with no per-user fees. See how it works or book a free HIPAA compliance review. No obligation, no pressure.

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