PCI DSS 4.0 vs NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
What is the difference between PCI DSS 4.0 and NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3?
PCI DSS 4.0 is a financial services framework applying in International, with 168 controls across 12 domains. NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 is a information security framework applying in the United States, with 97 controls across 34 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 into PCI DSS 4.0
34.1%85 of 249 PCI DSS 4.0 controls carry evidence from NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3, leaving 164 to satisfy separately.
234 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →PCI DSS 4.0 into NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
71.1%69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls carry evidence from PCI DSS 4.0, leaving 28 to satisfy separately.
154 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about PCI DSS 4.0 and NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
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