Lock the source pack
We index only the policies, diagrams, audit reports, and prior answers your team approves as authoritative.
Evidence-bound questionnaire ops
Close the security review.Keep every claim defensible.
A managed security-questionnaire desk for lean B2B software teams. We turn approved policies and evidence into source-linked draft answers—without inventing the security posture.
Public validation preview · no live checkout · no data submission
0invented controls
1:1source on each populated answer
100%customer review before external use
The proof standard
Fast is useful. Traceable is safe.
Generic AI can make a questionnaire look finished. That is not the same as making it true. ControlCite separates supported answers from decisions your team still needs to make.
SYNTHETIC SAMPLE
Northstar Analytics · Buyer Security Review
2 cited1 escalated0 guessed
| ID | Buyer question | Draft answer | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC-01 | Is production customer data encrypted at rest? | Yes. Production customer data stored in the managed database is encrypted at rest using provider-managed AES-256 encryption. | SEC-ARCH-04 · §3.2 | Cited |
| AC-07 | Are privileged production access rights reviewed quarterly? | Yes. Privileged production access is reviewed once per calendar quarter by the system owner. | AC-POL-02 · §4.1 | Cited |
| PRIV-12 | Can all customer data be restricted to EU regions? | — | No approved evidence found | Owner review |
Fictional company and evidence references. Shown only to demonstrate the delivery format; no compliance claim is being made.
How the desk works
A controlled path from workbook to approved response.
Draft with traceability
Every populated answer carries a source reference and confidence state. Weak matches are routed to a human, not polished into a guess.
Resolve the gaps
Contradictions, missing controls, and buyer-specific questions become a short decision queue for the right owner.
Customer approves
Your authorized representative reviews the final workbook before it leaves your organization. ControlCite never submits on your behalf.
Designed for the awkward middle
Too important for a prompt. Too infrequent for a platform rollout.
ControlCite is for teams already selling to larger buyers, but not yet processing enough reviews to justify another annual software contract or a full-time compliance hire.
ApproachSpeedTraceabilityHuman QA
Manual scrambleSlowInconsistentYes
AI-only autofillFastVariableOptional
ControlCite desk3-day targetRequiredRequired
Validation pricing
Buy the completed review, not another dashboard.
Both offers are pilot scopes. No live payment flow is active in this validation preview.
QUESTIONNAIRE RESCUE
$750
one security review
- Up to 250 buyer questions
- Evidence-linked draft workbook
- Contradiction and gap queue
- One customer revision
- 3-business-day target after written acceptance + usable inputs
BEST FOR RECURRING REVIEWS
QUESTIONNAIRE DESK
$1,250/mo
month-to-month pilot
- Two reviews / 500 questions monthly
- Evidence-backed drafting workflow
- Gap and contradiction queue
- Named decision queue for owners
- One revision per included review
Workload check
Is the review load already costing more than the desk?
Adjust the inputs to estimate internal review capacity. The model is intentionally simple and displays its assumptions; it is not a savings guarantee.
80500
$60$260
Estimated internal load10.0 hrs/mo
Estimated internal cost$1,400/mo
Capacity difference vs. Desk+$150/mo
Assumption: 40 questions reviewed per hour. Excludes implementation, meetings, remediation, and the value of faster deal cycles. The range stops at the Desk's 500-question monthly cap.
Pilot scoper
Turn the next review into a bounded test.
Generate a scope brief in your browser. This preview does not send, store, or upload the information you enter.
Success criterionEvery populated answer has approved evidence.
The operating principle