Qanapi Flow

QANAPI FLOW VS. VIRTRU

Protect CUI in Google Workspace without giving up your keys, your workflow, or your budget.

Qanapi Flow delivers native, client-side encryption built for CMMC teams on Google Workspace. No plug-ins. Your keys stay under your exclusive control, and the key service deploys in minutes with no engineering. Just audit-ready protection that moves with your work.

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Qanapi Flow vs. Virtru, side by side

Capability
Qanapi Flow
Virtru
Works inside Google Workspace
Native to Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. No plug-ins or downloads. Encrypt inline with smart-chip shortcuts like @protect.
Browser extension for Gmail plus Google Client-Side Encryption for Drive apps.
Encryption granularity
Encrypt individual characters, words or entire sections inside a Google Doc, not just the whole file.
Message-level and file-level encryption.
Key management
Qanapi provides the key service for Google Client-Side Encryption, so you hold your keys and Google never sees plaintext. The KMS deploys in minutes with no engineering.
Virtru Private Keystore. You host and manage your own keys on premises or in a cloud you operate.
CUI and ITAR handling
Store CUI and ITAR in secure data proxy URLs; apply classifications that follow the data.
Protect CUI with the Trusted Data Format, labels, and Secure Share.
Access control model
Enforce visibility using your existing Google Groups plus in-document classifications.
Google Groups and custom labels via Client-Side Encryption.
Free to start
Start free, then scale to team and enterprise. FedRAMP version for $25 per user per month. Zero Trust version is $15 per user per month.
Free plug-in is personal Gmail only. Paid packages start at $119 per month, billed annually for a 5-user base. The CMMC, FedRAMP, and ITAR compliance package is $499 per month. No free trial.*
Built for the DIB and SME
Purpose-built for defense contractors to minimize friction while maintaining the collaboration tools you need.
General-purpose data protection across many industries.

*Virtru list pricing from virtru.com, August 2026. Packages are billed annually and include a 5-user base; the compliance package covers CMMC, FedRAMP, ITAR, and PCI DSS.

Simple pricing that scales with your compliance

Start today and grow from client-side encryption to full federal data sovereignty. All prices are per user, per month.

Secure Email
$10
per user / month
Hosted S/MIME encryption and classification for Gmail.
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CSE
$10
per user / month
Client-side encryption for Google Workspace, with your keys.
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Zero Trust
$15
per user / month
Everything in CSE, plus live redaction in Google Docs and Slides.
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Federal
$25
per user / month
Full U.S. data sovereignty for CUI and ITAR, built for the defense industrial base. DoD IL and ITAR aligned.
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Zero Trust and Federal align with HIPAA, CJIS, CMMC 2.0, and PCI DSS. The Federal tier adds DoD IL and ITAR.

Why teams switch to Qanapi Flow

Your keys, your control, provisioned in minutes.

Key sovereignty for Google Client-Side Encryption, without the setup burden.

Qanapi Flow provides the key management service behind Google Workspace Client-Side Encryption, so your organization keeps exclusive control of its encryption keys and Google never has access to your plaintext. Both Qanapi and Virtru can serve as a key provider for Google CSE; the difference is setup. Standing up key management has traditionally been the hardest part of client-side encryption, especially for smaller teams in the defense industrial base. Qanapi's KMS deploys in minutes with no engineering required.

Protection that lives inside the document, not bolted onto it.

Native, granular, and invisible to the people using it.

Qanapi Flow works where your team already works, with no plug-ins or downloads. Encrypt a single sensitive paragraph inside a Google Doc while colleagues collaborate on the rest in real time. Trigger protection with a smart-chip shortcut like @protect. Enforce who sees what using the Google Groups you already manage. Virtru's model centers on encrypting whole messages and files through a browser extension and Client-Side Encryption. Both protect data. Only one disappears into the workflow.

Audit-ready for CMMC, without the GCC High tax.

Stay on Google Workspace. Stay compliant. Skip the migration.

Qanapi Flow has a FedRAMP instance (hosted by Stack Armor) specifically to let defense contractors handle CUI inside Google Workspace while keeping exclusive control of their encryption keys. You protect Controlled Unclassified Information at the field level, keep classifications attached to the data wherever it travels, and produce the evidence assessors expect, all without uprooting your team into a separate Microsoft environment.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Virtru alternative for CMMC on Google Workspace?

Qanapi Flow is a native, client-side encryption alternative to Virtru built for teams that handle CUI on Google Workspace and need to meet CMMC 2.0. Flow encrypts content down to the word or section level and provides the key management service for Google Client-Side Encryption, so you keep exclusive control of your keys.

Do I have to move to Microsoft GCC High to handle CUI?

No. Qanapi Flow lets you protect CUI and ITAR inside Google Workspace, so teams already on Google, or migrating off Microsoft to Google, can meet CMMC obligations without a GCC High migration.

Who controls the encryption keys with Qanapi Flow?

You do. Qanapi provides the key management service for Google Workspace Client-Side Encryption, so your organization retains exclusive control of its encryption keys and Google never has access to your plaintext content.

How is Qanapi Flow different from Virtru's Private Keystore?

Both Qanapi and Virtru can act as the key provider for Google Client-Side Encryption. The difference is setup and focus: Qanapi's KMS deploys in minutes with no engineering and is delivered to the defense industrial base through the ATX Defense CMMC Space integration, while Virtru's Private Keystore is a general-purpose keystore you host and manage yourself.

How much does Qanapi Flow cost?

You can start free using the form on this page. After the trial, Flow Federal, our most complete package, is $25 per user per month. Virtru's free plug-in covers personal Gmail only. Its paid packages start at $119 per month, billed annually for a 5-user base, and its CMMC, FedRAMP, and ITAR compliance package is $499 per month. Virtru does not offer a free trial.

Your keys. Your workflow.

See why CMMC teams on Google Workspace choose Qanapi Flow over Virtru. Water always finds a way through. So does your data protection.