Annual membership options and fee structures

How to calculate your fees

Before starting an accreditation application, organisations are strongly encouraged to:

Review the Accreditation Standards to understand the requirements.
Complete the self-assessments to evaluate readiness.

If you are not an existing CREST Member, please follow these steps:

Select the accreditations you wish to apply for and determine the application fee.
Determine your joining fee based on your organisation’s annual revenue.
Select your annual membership subscription.
(If applicable) Add any additional accreditation subscription fees.

If you are already a CREST Member, you only need to consider the application fee and any additional accreditation subscription fees.

1. Application fees

A non-refundable fee is required when starting an accreditation application. This fee covers:

The assessment of the application.
One resubmission if the initial application does not meet requirements.
The administration and processing of the application.

Application fees (by accreditation type):

Application Submission Fees	GBP	USD	SGD	AUD	EUR
Penetration Testing	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Vulnerability Assessment	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Incident Response	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Security Operations Centres (SOC)	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Intelligence Led Penetration Testing (STAR)	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Threat Intelligence for Simulated Attack (STAR)	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Incident Exercising	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Security Architecture	1,500	1,800	2,450	2,500	1,700
Mobile & Web Application Testing (OVS)	500	600	800	825	575
AI Enabled Pen Test Supplement	500	600	800	825	575
Security Testing of AI Pen Test Supplement	500	600	800	825	575

All fees are subject to applicable taxes.

2. Joining fees

When your organisation first becomes a CREST Member, a one-time joining fee applies. This fee is based on your organisation’s annual revenue in the most recent financial year.

Important notes:

The joining fee is separate from the annual membership subscription fee.
It applies only when your organisation first joins CREST.
It does not apply to additional accreditations or membership renewals.

Joining fees (based on annual revenue):

Annual Revenue	GBP	USD	SGD	AUD	EUR
GBP: 50m USD: 61m SGD: 82m AUD: 82.5m EUR: 57m	25,000	30,500	40,900	41,300	28,700
GBP: 5m USD: 6.1m SGD: 8.2m AUD: 8.25m EUR: 5.7m	12,500	15,250	20,500	20,700	14,350
GBP: 1m USD: 1.25m SGD: 1.64m AUD: 1.65m EUR: 1.14m	5,000	6,150	8,150	8,300	5,700
< £1m	1,500	1,850	2,450	2,500	1,750

All fees are subject to applicable taxes.

3. Annual membership subscription fee

Annual subscription fees are payable each year to maintain CREST membership.

CREST membership is structured across three annual subscription tiers: Access, Connect and Enterprise.

Companies can select the tier that most closely aligns with their business needs, accreditation requirements and level of support. Each tier includes different benefits, allowances and opportunities to engage with CREST and the wider community.

Visit our Membership Overview page to find out more about the membership tiers and compare the benefits and allowances available at each level.

Member Subscription	GBP	USD	SGD	AUD	EUR
Access	7,500	9,250	12,250	12,500	8,500
Connect	15,000	18,500	24,500	25,000	17,000
Enterprise	26,500	32,250	43,250	43,750	30,500

If your organisation earns more than £50m in global cyber revenue per year, please contact us at [email protected] so we can discuss your membership tier. All fees are subject to applicable taxes.

4. Additional accreditation subscription fees

These fees apply in addition to your annual membership subscription if you hold specific accreditations.

Accreditation type	GBP	USD	SGD	AUD	EUR
Mobile & Web Application Testing (OVS)	2,000	2,500	3,250	3,250	2,250
CIS Controls Accreditation	1,200	1,500	2,000	2,000	1, 250

Lower-income countries membership

To help drive up global standards and grow capacity in local markets, we have introduced a 50% discount for small businesses based in lower-income countries. You can find out more here.