Frameworks
SOC 2 — Service Organization Controls
The report every B2B deal asks for. Get audit-ready without the spreadsheet grind.
Book a demoSOC 2 is the de facto trust credential for selling software to American businesses. It's not a certification — it's an auditor's report on how well your controls meet the Trust Services Criteria — and for most SaaS companies it's the first serious compliance project they ever run.
Type I vs. Type II, in plain English
A Type I report says your controls were designed properly on a single day. A Type II says they actually operated over a period, usually three to twelve months. Buyers overwhelmingly want Type II; many teams do a Type I first purely to unblock a deal while the Type II window runs.
What auditors actually look at
The Security criteria are mandatory; Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, and Privacy are optional add-ons. In practice the audit comes down to evidence: access reviews that happened on schedule, offboarding tickets closed on time, encryption configured, vendor reviews performed, incidents documented. The work isn't hard — it's relentless, and it dies in spreadsheets.
The honest timeline
A focused team gets audit-ready in two to four months, then observes the Type II window. The trap is treating SOC 2 as an annual scramble: controls decay the week after the audit, and next year hurts as much as the first. Continuous monitoring is the difference between a program and a fire drill.
How Compriska helps
Compriska maps your controls to the Trust Services Criteria, collects evidence continuously, schedules the recurring work — access reviews, vendor assessments, policy acknowledgments — and gives your auditor a clean, scoped evidence room. Because controls are cross-mapped, your SOC 2 work counts toward ISO 27001 and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SOC 2 cost?
Budget for two lines: the audit itself (commonly $10k–$40k depending on scope and firm) and the internal readiness work, which automation reduces dramatically.
Do startups really need SOC 2?
The moment enterprise prospects appear in your pipeline, yes — the security review will arrive before the contract does. Starting early is far cheaper than retrofitting under deal pressure.
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