Surgent vs Pocket Prep for the CISA
These do different jobs. Surgent is a full adaptive CISA course from $349 with a money-back guarantee; Pocket Prep is a practice-question app with 1,200 questions from $20.99 a month. Surgent can be your whole plan; Pocket Prep is best as extra practice.
Both from their own pages. Checked October 11-12, 2026. Not hands-on tested.
| Surgent | Pocket Prep | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Adaptive full course | Practice-question app |
| Questions | 1,020+ | 1,200 |
| Teaching | Yes | No (questions and explanations only) |
| Price | From $349 (12 months) | $20.99/month to $124.99/year |
| Guarantee | Money-back | 3 extra months free |
Choose Surgent if
- You need to learn the material, not just practice it.
Choose Pocket Prep if
- You already know the content and want cheap, mobile practice.
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