QMS2GO is offering a free ISO 9001 gap analysis conducted by a practicing quality auditor. You submit five details — your name, company name, company size, work email and phone number — and an auditor reviews your current quality management system against the published ISO 9001:2026 edition, then hands you a written, clause-by-clause gap list showing what you must close before your next certification or surveillance audit. There is no charge, no obligation to buy software, and no sales qualification call in front of it.
An ISO 9001 gap analysis compares the quality management system you operate today against every requirement of the standard you are certified to, and marks each requirement met, partially met or not met. It is the first step of any transition, because it separates the clauses you already satisfy from the clauses where you need new evidence, a new record or a changed process. Done properly, it becomes the plan: each unmet requirement turns into one action with one owner and one date.
A downloadable ISO gap analysis checklist gets you part of the way, but it asks you to grade your own system — and a requirement usually looks met because a document exists, not because the evidence would survive an audit. An auditor-led ISO gap assessment grades it the way a certification body would, which is why the findings are useful for budgeting and for deciding whether you need outside help at all.
ISO 9001:2026 keeps the high-level structure and the process approach of ISO 9001:2015, so nobody has to rebuild a working system from nothing. The transition work concentrates in a handful of places:
Twelve areas, covering every clause a certification body audits. You get a finding against each one.
A written gap list ordered by clause, each item marked met, partially met or not met, with the evidence the auditor would expect to see and a plain statement of what is missing. Then a 30-minute walkthrough call with the auditor so you can ask why an item was marked the way it was and agree where to start. Nothing is generated by a template: a person reads what you send and writes the findings.
What is an ISO 9001 gap analysis? An ISO 9001 gap analysis compares the quality management system you operate today against every requirement of ISO 9001 and marks each requirement met, partially met or not met. The result is a clause-by-clause gap list that tells you exactly what evidence, records or process changes are still missing before a certification or surveillance audit.
Is the gap analysis really free? Yes. There is no charge and no purchase requirement. QMS2GO offers it because a transition gap list is the honest starting point for any conversation about quality software, and most companies do not have one.
Who performs it? A practicing quality auditor with ISO 9001 manufacturing audit experience, not an automated score.
Is this different from an ISO gap analysis checklist I fill out myself? Yes. A downloadable ISO 9001 gap analysis checklist relies on you grading your own system, which is where most self-assessments go wrong — a requirement feels met because a document exists. Here an auditor reads what you actually have and grades it the way a certification body would, then explains each finding on a call.
Do I need an ISO gap analysis consultant as well? Not to get the gap list. Many companies use the list to decide whether they need outside help at all, and how much. If you want the gaps closed for you, the eight-week transition program does that; the gap analysis itself carries no commitment.
How long does it take? You spend a couple of minutes on the form. The auditor comes back within two business days to arrange the review and confirm what to send.
Do I have to send confidential documents? No. The auditor will tell you what is useful to see and works from whatever you are comfortable sharing; a screen-share walkthrough is enough for most systems.
What are the changes in ISO 9001:2026? ISO 9001:2026 keeps the high-level structure and the process approach of ISO 9001:2015. The substantive transition work sits in context of the organization including climate relevance, risks and opportunities tied to that context, control of documented information and retention, competence and organizational knowledge, and performance evaluation — internal audit coverage, management review and corrective action effectiveness.
Is ISO 9001:2015 still current? Certificates issued against ISO 9001:2015 stay valid through the transition window that accredited certification bodies run after a new edition is published, but audits against the superseded edition stop before that window closes. Anyone certified today needs a dated plan to move to ISO 9001:2026 rather than waiting for their certification body to raise it.
When does ISO 9001:2015 certification stop being audited? Accredited certification bodies run a defined transition window after a new edition is published, and audits against the superseded edition stop before it closes. Booking the gap analysis early leaves time to close findings before your audit date rather than during it.
Do I need to buy QMS2GO afterwards? No. The gap list is yours regardless. If you want help closing the gaps, the eight-week transition program and the platform are there — that is a separate decision.