Short answer
myCOI is an established enterprise vendor-compliance platform with quote-based pricing, an implementation period and a managed review service. CertShield covers the same core job — reading certificates, verifying limits and endorsements, chasing renewals — for small and mid-size firms at $99 to $499 per month, self-serve, with no annual contract.
What myCOI is
myCOI is one of the longest-established names in certificate tracking, built around a compliance workflow plus a managed service that chases and reviews certificates on a customer's behalf. It is aimed at organisations with a real compliance function — construction firms, large property portfolios, franchise networks — and is sold through a quoted, contracted process rather than self-serve signup.
What myCOI does better
- Years of operating history and a large installed base in construction and enterprise property.
- A managed review service, which is genuinely valuable if you would rather outsource the work entirely than run it yourself.
- Depth of configuration for complex, multi-entity compliance programs.
- Established integrations and procurement processes that large buyers expect.
Side by side
| Dimension | myCOI | CertShield |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Enterprise and upper mid-market with a dedicated compliance owner | Property managers of 20–2,000 units and GCs with 10–100 subs |
| Pricing | Quote-based; no public list pricing — ask them directly | $99 / $249 / $499 per month, published |
| Commitment | Typically an annual agreement — confirm the term before signing | Monthly, cancel any time |
| Time to first compliance snapshot | Implementation project — ask for their median, in weeks | Same day; import a vendor list and run your existing certificates |
| Who does the reading | Software plus a managed review team | AI extraction with a person verifying every verdict |
| Human review before a verdict publishes | Varies — several use managed review teams; ask what happens on a low-confidence document | Every verdict is reviewed by a person before it publishes; nothing auto-approves |
| Chase language | Ask — English is standard, Spanish varies | English and Spanish, both live |
| Mid-term cancellation detection | Ask directly — the honest answer is that carriers do not broadcast these | Not claimed. Mitigated with producer confirmations, notice-of-cancellation endorsements and re-verification |
| Data export on cancellation | Ask — request the format and the timeline in writing | Full export in one click, any time |
Choose myCOI when
- You have a dedicated risk or compliance function and want to hand the process to a managed team.
- You are tracking thousands of vendors across many legal entities with materially different programs.
- Procurement requires a master services agreement, security questionnaire and formal vendor onboarding.
- You need integrations into enterprise construction or ERP systems that a small vendor will not have.
Choose CertShield when
- COI tracking is somebody's second job, not a department.
- A multi-week implementation is not something you can absorb.
- You want to see the price before you talk to anyone.
- You would rather pay monthly and leave than sign an annual contract to find out.
Frequently asked
- Is CertShield a myCOI alternative?
- For small and mid-size property managers and contractors, yes — it does the same core work of reading certificates, verifying limits and endorsements, and chasing renewals. For an enterprise compliance program with a managed review team, myCOI is solving a larger problem.
- How much does myCOI cost?
- myCOI does not publish list pricing; it is quoted per customer based on scale and services. Ask them directly for a number, and ask specifically whether the quote includes the managed review service.
- Can I migrate off myCOI easily?
- Ask for your vendor list and document archive as an export before you commit to anything else — the export format and timeline are the questions worth asking in writing. CertShield imports vendor lists by CSV and reads existing certificates on upload.
- Does CertShield do everything myCOI does?
- No. myCOI has more years of enterprise configuration depth and a managed service. CertShield covers extraction, requirement checking, endorsement verification, chasing, audit trail and reporting — the core loop — at SMB pricing.
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