Coalfire

coalfire.com · Englewood, United States of America

Coalfire is a cybersecurity services firm that helps enterprises and government agencies assess, build, and manage their security and compliance programs, with a focus on cloud, payments, and regulated industries. It provides advisory, assessment, penetration testing, and managed compliance services across frameworks such as FedRAMP, PCI, HITRUST, and SOC. The company generates revenue through professional services engagements and ongoing managed and advisory contracts.

  • Cybersecurity Services
  • IT Consulting & Implementation
Revenue
$300.0M
Employees
1,200
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Englewood, United States of America

What 76 Arbolus experts think of Coalfire

NPS scores are strongly positive: 31% Promoters (score 9–10), 54% Passive (score 7–8), and 15% Detractors (score 6 and below). Renewal intent and stickiness are high among large and regulated enterprises, with positive adoption in compliance, IT, and security roles. Most experts cite strong advisory quality, robust audit support, and trusted technical depth as drivers of satisfaction, while common pain points include premium pricing, manual effort, and constraints on continuous monitoring.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Coalfire

Total customers 76 71 current · 5 former
Reviews growth +31 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 74% (56)
  • Director 18% (14)
  • Manager 8% (6)
Generalist Analyst Director NPS 3 Not renewing
Operations Leader Director NPS 9 Will renew
Not specified C-Suite NPS 9

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Sentiment

30 Net Promoter Score, from 76 scored reviews
  • Promoters 33
  • Passives 33
  • Detractors 10

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8
  • Oct 8

Net Promoter Score across 6 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 27 across 6 companies.

Praised

  • Strong Project Methodology and Support
  • Deep Compliance Expertise
  • Operational Reliability and Advisory Quality
  • Continuous Compliance and Automation Platform

Criticised

  • Competitive Automation Platforms
  • Emerging AI and GRC Solutions
  • Pricing Pressure and Consultant Variability
  • Manual Effort and Limited Automation

What customers say

Strong Project Methodology and Support
“I consistently see Coalfire’s deep technical expertise, smart project methodology, and great use of technology delivered at a reasonable cost.”
Deep Compliance Expertise
“I trust Coalfire because of their consultants' depth across security frameworks and regulatory environments, providing practical guidance that aligns with both technical and business needs.”
Operational Reliability and Advisory Quality
“Coalfire’s teams communicate clearly, deliver usable outputs, and their work translates directly into remediation roadmaps and compliance evidence, which makes them a partner I recommend.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 66%
  • Will renew 31
  • Undecided 14
  • Not renewing 2

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 63% 35 answers
  • Director 70% 10 answers
  • Manager 100% 1 answer
  • Not specified 100% 1 answer
  • 8.5/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.4/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 3/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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