From gap analysis to your Stage 2 audit day, Kaiso's Managed tier runs the entire certification process with an ANAB-accredited certification body. Fixed price. Written guarantee. No timezone friction.
Kaiso is a managed ISO 9001 certification service for businesses across all 50 US states. It combines AI-powered document generation with a dedicated human expert who coordinates your ANAB-accredited certification body, schedules Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits, and sits with you on audit day. Fixed at $3,199 USD, with a written audit-readiness guarantee.
Upload your existing procedures, forms, and records. Kobi, Kaiso's AI engine, reads them, maps each against ISO 9001's ten-clause structure, and drafts every missing policy and procedure your business needs. What takes a local consultant several billed weeks happens in an afternoon.
On the Managed tier, Kaiso identifies an ANAB-accredited certification body suited to your industry and state, manages all direct communication, and schedules both your Stage 1 (document review) and Stage 2 (implementation audit) appointments. You don't deal with the registrar directly unless you want to.
Your dedicated Kaiso expert attends your Stage 2 audit as a technical support person. They help your team locate evidence, clarify documentation, and understand any findings the auditor raises. Your certification body is notified of their involvement in advance, which is standard practice under ANAB-accredited audit protocols.
In the United States, ISO 9001 certificates are issued by third-party registrars accredited by ANAB, the ANSI National Accreditation Board. Kaiso selects the registrar, handles the application, and manages the relationship from that point forward.
The AI processes your existing documents and drafts whatever ISO 9001 requires that you don't already have. Your dedicated Kaiso expert reviews every piece of evidence, assigns actions on any remaining gaps, and signs off on the Quality Management System before it faces an auditor.
Kaiso manages the back-and-forth with your ANAB-accredited registrar to schedule the Stage 1 document review and your Stage 2 implementation audit. Both stages are conducted remotely via document submission and video conference, which is fully accepted by every major ANAB-accredited certification body in the US.
On Stage 2 day, your Kaiso expert joins the video session as a technical support person, notified to the certification body in advance. They help your team navigate the auditor's questions, locate evidence, and understand any findings as they arise. If the auditor raises a nonconformance, your expert supports your response and corrective action plan the same day.
Once the certification body issues your certificate, the Kaiso platform continues tracking document expiry dates, role competencies, and evidence gaps year-round. You go into every future surveillance audit in the same position you were in on Stage 2 day: ready.
Yes. On the Managed tier, your dedicated Kaiso expert attends your Stage 2 audit as a technical support person. They join the certification body's video session, help your team locate evidence and clarify documentation, and support your response if the auditor raises a nonconformance. The certification body is notified of their attendance in advance, which is standard practice under ISO auditing protocols. Your own staff answer the auditor's questions about how your business operates; your Kaiso expert is there to make sure nothing gets lost in translation.
Kaiso works with ANAB-accredited certification bodies. ANAB, the ANSI National Accreditation Board, is the primary ISO accreditation body in the United States, operating under the same international framework (ISO/IEC 17011) as UKAS in the UK and JAS-ANZ in Australia. Kaiso identifies the most suitable ANAB-accredited registrar for your industry and location, coordinates all scheduling, and manages direct communication with them on your behalf.
Yes. US customers are billed in USD. The Managed tier is $3,199 USD to achieve initial ISO 9001 certification, then $329 USD per month to maintain ongoing audit-readiness across your annual surveillance audits. The DIY tier is $1,899 USD upfront, then $199 USD per month. Both options are covered by a written audit-readiness guarantee.
Yes. Kaiso serves businesses across all 50 states. Because all evidence gathering, document review, expert sign-off, and certification body coordination is conducted remotely, there is no geographic restriction. A manufacturing company in Ohio and a service business in California go through exactly the same process with the same outcome.
Yes. The ISO 9001 standard is the same whether your certification body is based in Chicago or Sydney; the only thing that changes is which national accreditation body provides oversight. For US businesses, that is ANAB. Kaiso works with ANAB-accredited registrars, and the certificate they issue carries the same international recognition as one from a locally headquartered firm. The document review, evidence submission, and Stage 2 audit all take place via the certification body's own remote audit platform, which every major US registrar has operated as standard since 2020.
Kaiso schedules calls, reviews, and audit attendance to suit your US business hours. For East Coast businesses, morning sessions work best; West Coast schedules run through afternoon Eastern time. Certification body calls are scheduled at a time that suits your team; your Kaiso expert joins the same session. Most of the work happens asynchronously on the platform, so time zones rarely come into the day-to-day evidence-gathering phase at all.
If your business is not ready when the ANAB-accredited certification body arrives for your Stage 2 audit, Kaiso keeps working at no additional cost until you are. One more round of evidence gathering or three, it makes no difference to what you pay. The terms are in writing and available on request: give us the access and evidence we ask for, complete the actions we assign, and certify through an accredited certification body.
US SMBs typically pay $8,000–$25,000 for a locally delivered managed ISO service. Kaiso's Managed tier is $3,199 USD, fixed, with a written guarantee those local firms rarely offer.
All prices in USD. Both tiers include a written audit-readiness guarantee and ongoing compliance tracking after certification.
“Audit-ready, guaranteed” means that if you're not ready when your ANAB-accredited certification body arrives, we keep working at no extra cost until you are. Full terms available on request.
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Kobi's ready when you are.