Section 8.4 - Register entry
DOC-REF: FRC-MKT-FR1923743650A
WordPress VIP
Automattic, Inc. lists WordPress VIP on the FedRAMP Marketplace with the status FedRAMP Certified, at Moderate impact, on the Agency path under the Rev5 process. Package FR1923743650A, read from the marketplace feed as of September 3, 2026.
Section A. Register entry
What the marketplace records
- FedRAMP package ID
- FR1923743650A
- Cloud service provider
- Automattic, Inc.
- Certification status
- FedRAMP Certified
- Impact level
- Moderate
- Certification class
- Class C (Moderate)
- Authorization path
- Agency
- Certification type
- Rev5
- Marketplace phase
- Ongoing Certification
- Deployment model
- Public Cloud
- Register snapshot
- September 3, 2026
- Service model
- SaaS
- Independent assessor
- Fortreum, LLC
- Certification date
- March 12, 2025
- Status date
- March 12, 2025
- Annual assessment
- November 9, 2011
- Agency authorizations
- 7
- Recorded reuses
- 6
- Business categories
- Analytics, Content Management System (CMS), Design & Multimedia, Media
- Milestones on record
- 3
The marketplace carries WordPress VIP under package FR1923743650A with 19 recorded fields. Its certification date is March 12, 2025. Fortreum, LLC is named as the independent assessor, with an annual assessment date of November 9, 2011. 7 agencies are listed as having authorized it, among them Brookhaven Site Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs and 4 more, and the feed records 6 reuses of the package. It is delivered as SaaS on a public cloud, filed under 4 business categories including Analytics, Content Management System (CMS), Design & Multimedia and 1 more.
Section B. Milestones
3 entries in the marketplace event log
Most recent first, as recorded by FedRAMP.
| Date | Category | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2025 | Status Change | Status changed from PMO Review to FedRAMP Certified |
| December 5, 2023 | Status Change | Status changed from Agency Review to FedRAMP In Process |
| November 9, 2023 | Status Change | Status set to Agency Authorization In Process |
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
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
An annual assessment date of November 9, 2011 is on the record, and that assessment recurs for as long as the package stays listed. Annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost
Section E. Agencies on the record
7 agencies listed against this package
As published on the marketplace. An agency named here has issued its own authorization to operate; FedRAMP does not issue ATOs itself.
- Brookhaven Site Office
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Federal Maritime Commission
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Other Executive Branch Subagency
- Surface Transportation Board
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.
- Connect.gov
USDA DISC
FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact, Agency path, Rev5, certified April 24, 2025.
- IBM Data Services for Government
IBM
FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact, Agency path, Rev5, certified February 10, 2026.
- Kernos
Valley IT Solutions, LLC
FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact, Agency path, Rev5, certified March 7, 2025.
- Figma for Government
Figma
FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact, Agency path, Rev5, certified February 28, 2025.
- Juniper Mist
Juniper Networks
FedRAMP Certified, Moderate impact, Agency path, Rev5, certified March 28, 2025.
Section H. Description
As published on the marketplace
The provider's own description of the service, reproduced from the FedRAMP feed without edits.
Built on WordPress, the Content Management System (CMS) that powers 43% of the web, WordPress VIP provides a secure, compliant platform for management for government entities. With industry-leading security protocols, expert support, flexible architectures, plus 99.99% SLA, hourly backups, and reliable uptime, WordPress VIP takes the heavy lifting out of digitizing citizen services and modernizing legacy infrastructure. WordPress VIP is built on top of WordPress, an intuitive, easy-to-use CMS that many government employees already know. By adopting WordPress VIP, IT and technical staff can reduce the amount of support and training required to support their agency. But maintaining WordPress and ensuring the security of a WordPress setup can be challenging, and many solutions built on WordPress do not meet the exacting requirements of federal agencies. Security is WordPress VIP's chief priority. Our data security best practices include end-to-end encryption from edge to origin, resource and data isolation, and encrypted offsite backups. We address physical security through an independently owned and operated network of industry-certified global data centers. Every origin server meets the International Organization of Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 27001 certification, Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 18 (SOC1) and SOC2 Type 2, and includes ongoing surveillance reviews. At the application level, every instance is protected with Single Sign-On, SSL/HTTPS/HSTS, required 2FA, and logging and auditing at the application, web server, load balancing, database, and operating system layers. WordPress VIP also fully manages updates and version and responds to any potential security issues immediately, easing the burden of ongoing security and maintenance and lowering total cost of ownership. While our stringent security protocols protect sensitive information, our intuitive and easy-to-use content management workflows make it easy to provide citizens with up-to-date, accessible, and accurate information. Even those with little technical knowledge can successfully navigate WordPress VIP's editing interface with minimal training.
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.
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