Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about Arba
Learn how Arba helps teams manage compliance requirements, tasks, ownership, evidence, licensing and support in one structured platform.
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General questions
Arba helps organizations turn security and compliance requirements into clear tasks, ownership and audit-ready evidence. Here are the basics on how the platform works and who it is built for.
Arba is a compliance platform that helps organizations turn security requirements into clear tasks, ownership and audit-ready evidence. It supports frameworks like ISO 27001, NIS2 and CIS 18, so your team can manage compliance work in one structured place.
Arba helps you work with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIS2, CIS 18 and NIST by turning requirements into clear tasks, guidance and evidence. Where requirements overlap, tasks and documentation can be reused across frameworks.
Yes. Arba is built for organizations that need to manage security and compliance requirements in a structured way, whether they are responding to regulation, customer demands or internal controls. The platform can be adapted to different frameworks, maturity levels and business needs.
Arba helps you manage changing requirements by keeping compliance work structured around frameworks, tasks and evidence. As frameworks and regulatory needs evolve, your team can update priorities, documentation and responsibilities in one place.
Yes. Arba can adapt assessments and recommendations based on your organization, selected frameworks, maturity goals and business needs, so the work reflects your actual compliance context.
Platform and product
Arba turns frameworks and requirements into practical compliance work. Learn how the platform helps teams manage tasks, ownership, documentation, progress and reporting in one place.
Arba tracks tasks, ownership, deadlines, evidence and framework progress in one place, so your team can see what is complete, what is still open and where attention is needed.
Arba helps you report on compliance status, task progress, risks and the work still required, so leadership, auditors and stakeholders can understand where your organization stands.
Yes. Arba turns framework requirements and security controls into clear tasks with owners, deadlines, guidance and progress tracking, so your team can manage compliance work day to day.
Yes. Arba can run in Arba Cloud, your own cloud environment or on-premises, depending on your data, security and infrastructure requirements. For specific AI and data control requirements, Arba can also connect to your own LLM through MCP, so compliance data remains under your control.
Yes. Arba can run in Arba Cloud, your own cloud environment or on-premises, depending on your requirements for data, security and infrastructure. Arba can also connect to your own LLM through MCP, so AI-assisted workflows can run with data under your control.
Yes. Arba can connect to your own LLM through MCP, so AI-assisted workflows can run with data under your control.
Licensing and subscription
Arba offers annual plans based on your organization’s compliance needs, frameworks and deployment requirements. Learn how plans, renewals, trials and access work.
Arba offers plans for organizations with different compliance needs, from single-organization setups to multi-organization and enterprise deployments.
Yes. Arba is offered as an annual subscription, with the plan depending on your frameworks, organization structure, support needs and deployment requirements.
No. Arba licenses are organization-specific and cannot be transferred to another company. Enterprise customers can choose on-premises or self-hosted deployment if they need a separate setup.
If your subscription expires, access to the platform and compliance tracking will be paused until the subscription is renewed. Data handling after expiry follows Arba’s Terms and Conditions.
Yes. Contact us to discuss trial access and see how Arba fits your organization’s frameworks, tasks and compliance needs before committing to a subscription.
Support and security
Learn how Arba supports your team during onboarding and ongoing compliance work, and how the platform helps protect your data with secure access and role-based collaboration.
Arba provides support during onboarding and ongoing compliance work, with guidance to help your team understand the platform, structure tasks and move compliance work forward.
Arba is updated regularly as the platform, frameworks and customer needs evolve, so teams can keep their compliance work structured and aligned with current requirements.
You can contact the Arba team directly or submit feedback through the platform. We use customer input to improve workflows, features and the overall compliance experience.
Yes. Arba is built with strong access control, secure authentication and role-based collaboration to help protect your compliance data. For organizations with specific data or infrastructure requirements, Arba can run in Arba Cloud, your own cloud environment or on-premises.
Yes. Arba supports multi-user collaboration with role-based access, so teams can assign tasks, share updates, track progress and keep compliance work coordinated in one platform.
Getting started
Onboarding is designed to be practical and supported. Arba helps your team set up frameworks, assessments, tasks and responsibilities, so you can start managing compliance work in a structured way.
Onboarding is designed to be efficient and supported. Once the needed information is ready, your team can set up frameworks, assessments, responsibilities and tasks with guidance from Arba.
You need to provide basic organizational information, selected frameworks and insight into how your organization currently works with relevant controls. Arba uses this to help structure assessments, tasks and responsibilities.
Yes. Arba can support your team in collecting the information needed to set up frameworks, assessments, tasks and responsibilities, so onboarding becomes easier and more structured.
Yes. Arba provides step-by-step onboarding support to help your team set up frameworks, assessments, tasks and responsibilities in a structured way.
You can start using Arba after onboarding, once your frameworks, assessments, responsibilities and tasks have been set up. From there, your team can begin managing compliance work in the platform.
Arba continues to support your team after onboarding, with guidance to help you structure tasks, update responsibilities and keep compliance work moving forward
