Probo policy templates: what you get, and where Policyseed fits

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People search for Probo policy templates while they evaluate Probo or before they buy a compliance platform. This page sets out how Probo handles policy documents and how you get Probo, what Policyseed offers by comparison, when Probo is the right choice, and how to use both. The two do different jobs: Probo runs a compliance program, and Policyseed writes the policy documents.

Every statement about Probo is taken from Probo’s own public pages, documentation and GitHub repository, with the source numbered in brackets. Policyseed is not affiliated with Probo.

At a glance

WhatProboPolicyseed
How you get policiesWritten in Probo's document editor, or prepared by Probo's compliance officers[1]22 policies generated from your answers to 23 questions
PriceNot published; you talk to a compliance expert through the contact page[2]Templates free (Apache-2.0); Audit Kit $59 one time
Source code and licenseOpen source, MIT licensed; self-host it or use Probo Cloud[3]Open source (Apache-2.0); runs in your browser, nothing to host
Where you editProbo's rich editor, which accepts pasted Markdown[4]Your own editor, Git repository or Word
Approval and employee sign-offApprovers per version and electronic signatures inside Probo[4]Not tracked; the Audit Kit includes an acknowledgment form and roster you keep
Evidence and monitoringEvidence collection automated through the platform[1]None; you or your auditor gather evidence
AuditorsProbo's team manages communication with your auditor[1]None; you engage a CPA firm directly
FilesPaste Markdown in; export any version as PDF, or all documents as a ZIP[4]Markdown (free); Word (DOCX) and Markdown (Audit Kit)

Who Probo is for

  • Probo describes itself as a governance, risk and compliance platform for engineering, security and compliance teams.[5]

How Probo handles policy documents

  • Probo keeps policies, procedures, plans and registers as versioned documents, each with a changelog and a classification.[4]
  • You write in a rich editor with headings, tables, code blocks and Mermaid diagrams, or paste Markdown in.[4]
  • You choose approvers from your user list. A major version is published only when every approver agrees; a small fix can go out as a minor version without an approval round.[4]
  • Signatures are collected inside Probo, and each signer gets a certificate of completion with a SHA-256 seal and a trusted timestamp.[4]
  • Employees read, sign and approve policies in an employee portal, with people synced from Okta, Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.[6]
  • On Probo's managed service, a compliance officer manages policies, controls, reviews and assessments for you, and Probo's team prepares the documents.[1]
  • AI agents connected through Probo's MCP server can create and update documents within the permissions of the person who connected them.[7]

How you get Probo

  • The same open-source product runs as Probo Cloud, operated by Probo, or on infrastructure you control.[5]
  • Probo recommends Probo Cloud for most organizations. Self-hosting moves availability, upgrades, security patches, backups and monitoring to your team.[8]
  • Probo Cloud is set up through onboarding, and Probo's docs direct you to contact Probo to discuss it.[8]
  • Probo's website publishes no prices; its contact page offers a conversation with a compliance expert.[2]

For current pricing, see Probo's contact page. We do not quote third-party price estimates.

Open source and license

  • Probo's GitHub repository is MIT licensed, and its README describes Probo as open source and self-hostable with Docker.[3]
  • Self-hosting is documented for Docker Compose or Kubernetes and needs PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage, HTTPS ingress, and OAuth credentials for each connector you use.[8]

What Policyseed is, by comparison

Policyseed is a free, open-source (Apache-2.0) SOC 2 policy generator. You answer 23 questions and your browser renders 22 policies as Markdown, with no account and nothing stored on a server. The optional Audit Kit ($59, one time) rewrites sections 4 and 5 of each policy around the tools you named and adds Word files, a criteria crosswalk, starter registers, an acknowledgment form and a review calendar.

Policyseed does not connect to your systems, collect evidence, monitor controls, track approvals or acceptance, or introduce you to auditors. It produces documents that your team owns and maintains.

You can read every policy before you decide: the template index lists all 22, the sample shows the Audit Kit output for a fictional company, and the Audit Kit page lists every file in the ZIP.

When Probo is the right choice

A compliance platform earns its cost through what happens after the policies are written. From Probo’s own pages:

  • Probo's compliance officers handle setup, risk and vendor assessments, document preparation and communication with your auditor, and keep the program current after the audit.[1]
  • The platform covers frameworks, controls, evidence, risk, vendors, privacy, audits, access reviews and a compliance portal for customers.[5]
  • Evidence collection is automated through the platform.[1]
  • AI agents in Claude, Cursor or another MCP client can read and work on Probo records within each person's permissions.[7]

If you expect to repeat the examination every year, have many systems to pull evidence from, plan to add frameworks, or have customers asking for ongoing assurance, Probo can save more time than any template. In that case writing the policies in Probo, or having its compliance officers prepare them, keeps them next to the controls and evidence they support. Policyseed does none of that work; it is a document generator.

How to use both

A common pattern is to write the policies first, with an owner for each, and bring them into the platform when you adopt one. Probo’s help center describes how:

  • Probo's document editor accepts pasted Markdown.[4]
  • Documents can be exported as PDF and linked to controls and internal controls.[9]

Policyseed's Markdown can go straight into Probo's editor: the free generator's files as they are, or the Markdown copy in the Audit Kit ($59). Check the tables after pasting, then link each document to its controls and send it through approval and signatures. If you use Probo's managed service, share the drafts with your compliance officer as a starting point.

Whichever route you take, management approves the policies and a licensed CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination. Neither tool replaces either step.

Frequently asked questions

Does Probo have policy templates?
We did not find a policy template library described on Probo's public pages or documentation. In Probo you write policies in its document editor, which accepts pasted Markdown, and on its managed service Probo's compliance officers prepare the documents for you.
How much does Probo cost?
Probo's website publishes no prices; Probo Cloud is set up through onboarding, and the contact page offers a conversation with a compliance expert. The open-source code is MIT licensed, and self-hosting it means operating it yourself. We do not quote third-party estimates. For comparison, Policyseed's 22 policies are free under Apache-2.0, the Audit Kit is $59 one time, and the Agency license is $199 one time for five companies.
Is Probo open source like Policyseed?
Yes. Probo is MIT licensed and can run as Probo Cloud or on your own infrastructure with Docker Compose or Kubernetes. Policyseed is open source under Apache-2.0 and runs in your browser, with nothing to host. Probo is a full compliance platform; Policyseed only writes the policies.
Can I bring Policyseed policies into Probo?
Probo's document editor accepts pasted Markdown, which is what the free generator produces. Policyseed has no integration with Probo, so you paste each policy yourself, then link it to controls and send it for approval.
Should I use Probo or Policyseed?
They do different jobs. Probo is a compliance platform with a managed service: compliance officers, automated evidence collection, approvals and signatures, access reviews and auditor coordination. Policyseed produces the policy documents and nothing else. If you want the program run for you, Probo does far more; if you only need the documents, Policyseed is enough.

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Sources (checked 25 Oct 2026)

  1. Probo: Home page, checked 25 Oct 2026
  2. Probo: Contact, checked 25 Oct 2026
  3. Probo on GitHub (README), checked 25 Oct 2026
  4. Probo: Document management, checked 25 Oct 2026
  5. Probo Docs: Product overview, checked 25 Oct 2026
  6. Probo: Employee portal, checked 25 Oct 2026
  7. Probo: AI agents for compliance, checked 25 Oct 2026
  8. Probo Docs: Choose a deployment, checked 25 Oct 2026
  9. Probo Docs: Document management, checked 25 Oct 2026

Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Sprinto, Comp AI and Probo are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification only. Policyseed is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Products change; confirm details on Probo’s site before you decide. If you spot an error, open an issue on the Policyseed repository and we will correct the page.

Policyseed provides governance policy templates and AI tailoring. It is not legal advice and not a compliance guarantee. Management adopts the policies; the CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination.