Certification cost has three parts: consulting (if you use it), internal time, and the registrar. The registrar is usually the smallest of the three. The largest is internal time wasted on a system that does not match the work.
WCH’s job is to keep the system simple so internal time stays on the business. We use tools you already own. We do not sell software. We assign a project manager so the schedule is visible.
Typical single-site ISO 9001 programs reach Stage 2 in four to nine months. Medical, aerospace, and automotive overlays add time because technical requirements and customer rules take longer to evidence. Multi-site programs are sequenced so one weak location does not hold the certificate hostage.
Virtual support reduces travel cost without reducing access to a live standards expert. On-site time is used where the floor, the lab, or the cleanroom has to be seen.
Ask every firm for an honest forecast of hours. WCH is repeatedly commended for proposals that match the work. Inflated or sandbagged estimates are a warning.