DOC-REF: FRC-2026-04-28Rev 04 / 2026

Section 8.4 - Register entry

DOC-REF: FRC-MKT-FR2326160742

Palladium

PDRI by Pearson lists Palladium on the FedRAMP Marketplace with the status Agency Authorization In Process, at Moderate impact, on the Agency path under the Rev5 process. Package FR2326160742, read from the marketplace feed as of September 3, 2026.

Agency Authorization In ProcessRev5Agency path

Section A. Register entry

What the marketplace records

FedRAMP package ID
FR2326160742
Cloud service provider
PDRI by Pearson
Impact level
Moderate
Certification class
Class C (Moderate)
Authorization path
Agency
Certification type
Rev5
Marketplace phase
Initial Implementation
Deployment model
Public Cloud
Register snapshot
September 3, 2026
Service model
SaaS
Independent assessor
Schellman Compliance, LLC
Status date
March 6, 2026
FedRAMP Ready date
June 5, 2024
Business categories
Education & Training, Human Resources, Research
SAM.gov UEI
KGZ7ELR8QJM6
Milestones on record
2

The marketplace carries Palladium under package FR2326160742 with 17 recorded fields. Its current status was set on March 6, 2026, and a FedRAMP Ready date of June 5, 2024. Schellman Compliance, LLC is named as the independent assessor. No agency authorizations are listed against it in the current feed. It is delivered as SaaS on a public cloud, filed under 3 business categories including Education & Training, Human Resources and Research. Its SAM.gov unique entity identifier is KGZ7ELR8QJM6.

Section B. Milestones

2 entries in the marketplace event log

Most recent first, as recorded by FedRAMP.

Event log
DateCategoryRecorded
March 6, 2026Status ChangeStatus changed from FedRAMP Ready to Agency Authorization In Process
June 5, 2024Status ChangeStatus set to Legacy FedRAMP Ready

Section C. Cost context

What reaching Moderate costs

Our own published ranges for a provider going through this level. Nothing here is a figure this provider has disclosed.

Cost context

Budget for a Moderate authorization

Initial authorization$800,000 to $2,000,000
Continuous monitoring$150,000 to $350,000 a year
Typical timeline12 to 18 months
Control baseline325+ controls
Annual assessment$90,000 to $260,000 a year

Our published planning range for a provider pursuing Moderate. It is not a figure any listed provider has disclosed.

Read the FedRAMP Moderate cost guide / annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost

Path

Agency Authorization is the route for 578 of the offerings on the marketplace. Our cost pages put it at $800,000 to $2,000,000 over 12 to 18 months for Moderate. Agency authorization cost

Assessment and monitoring

No annual assessment date is on the record. Assessment recurs annually for as long as a package stays listed. Annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost

Section G. Nearest entries on the register

Comparable offerings

Scored on impact level, path, status, shared business categories and how close the two entries sit in the register's own timeline.

Section H. Description

As published on the marketplace

The provider's own description of the service, reproduced from the FedRAMP feed without edits.

The Palladium Software as a Service (SaaS) system provides enables organizations to assess potential employees -- as well as current employees -- by administering assessments, online interviews, job previews, and other aspects of a modern job assessment process. Palladium's advanced innovative solutions use the latest technologies to pinpoint best-fit individuals for different roles and contexts based on skills, abilities, characteristics, and interests. Using Palladium, organizations can reduce recruiting cost by mitigating costly mistakes during the hiring process.

Next step

What the same authorization would cost you

The worksheet turns an impact level, an existing security posture and an organization size into a line-by-line budget, with the 3PAO fee split out.

Provenance and independence

Source: the FedRAMP Marketplace product feed, produced by the General Services Administration. The feed's own last-change stamp is September 3, 2026; this copy was taken on September 5, 2026.

GSA's disclaimers page states that FedRAMP content about a specific commercial product or service is provided for the information and convenience of the public and “does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the General Services Administration”. A listing here is a record of a certification status, not a judgment about the product.

FedRAMPCost.com is an independent cost reference. We are not affiliated with FedRAMP, the GSA, any provider listed on this page, or any assessment organization, and no provider pays to appear in this register.

DOC-REF: FRC-2026-04-28 / Updated 2026-04-28