Affordable SOC 2 compliance software: the low-cost way to get SOC 2

Affordable SOC 2 compliance software should put a SOC 2 report within reach of any team. If you are asking what the cheapest way to get SOC 2 is, the honest answer for most small teams is to do the readiness work yourself with software, instead of paying a consultant and a yearly platform contract. This page compares the ways to get there and what each asks of you.

A SOC 2 report is how a small company proves it can be trusted with a customer's data. It unlocks the same enterprise deals for a five person startup as for a large vendor. Yet the software to get one has mostly been priced for companies with a compliance department. We think that is backwards, and we built cybersoftware so any team can get there.

Four ways to get SOC 2, compared

Every route ends at the same place: an independent CPA firm examines your controls and signs the report. What changes is who does the work before the auditor arrives, and how you pay for it.

Why compliance has been out of reach

A typical first SOC 2 has three layers of cost. There is a platform subscription. There is often onboarding help or a consultant. Then a CPA firm bills separately for the audit. These are the published figures for each layer.

• Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $20,000 for Vanta, based on purchases completed through its marketplace. Source, checked 2026-07-30.
• Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $24,601 for Drata, based on purchases completed through its marketplace. Source, checked 2026-07-30.
• Vendr reports a median annual contract value of $20,000 for Secureframe, based on purchases completed through its marketplace. Source, checked 2026-07-30.
• Vanta states that the fees for a SOC 2 audit range between $10K and $50K. Source, checked 2026-07-30.
• Comp AI states that a vCISO or compliance consultant might charge $150 to $400 an hour, which can total $20,000 to $50,000 for a full SOC 2 prep engagement. Source, checked 2026-07-30.

None of that is a scam. Sales teams, custom contracts and onboarding services are real costs, and a large company buying for many frameworks gets value from them. A five person startup pays for the same machinery and uses a fraction of it.

How we make it affordable

We took out the layers a small team does not need. Three changes do most of the work.

• No sales call. The price is public and you sign up yourself. No quote, no negotiation, no account executive to pay for.
• Software instead of consultant hours. Gap analysis, policy drafting and evidence mapping are done by the platform from your answers. That is the work consultants used to bill hourly for.
• Audits that take less time. The software does most of the work, so the auditor only has to verify evidence that arrives prepared. We negotiate the fee on your behalf. You see the price in your account before you book.

What you get is the whole product on one plan. Policies written from your real setup, evidence traced to its source, monitoring, and the audit package. Nothing is held back for a higher tier, because there is no higher tier.

What it costs here

You start free, with a readiness assessment, score, gap list and one AI sample policy. Free. No payment and no card. You see where you stand before spending anything.

When you are ready, there is one plan: $199 a month, cancel any time, or $2,189 a year, pay for eleven months, get twelve. It covers SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2.

For the audit itself you get access to our preferred pricing program. We do not print an audit figure on this site, because the fee depends on your scope. We negotiate audit fees with independent licensed CPA firms on your behalf, and you see the price in your account before you book. Audits unlock after four paid months on monthly, or right away on yearly. Every detail is on the pricing page, and the cost calculator totals two years on each path.

What the self-serve model asks of you

The trade is simple. You do the work.

Nobody from our side joins your standups or writes your answers. The software tells you what to do next, drafts what it can, and flags what is missing. A founder or an engineer still has to spend focused time closing gaps and reviewing policies. If you want a team to do it for you, a consultant or a full service platform is the better buy, and it is priced that way.

Scope is the other limit. cybersoftware does SOC 2 and only SOC 2. If you need several frameworks at once, deep procurement workflows or a dedicated customer success manager, a larger platform fits better. Our comparisons with Vanta, Drata and Secureframe say where each one wins.

Does a lower price mean a weaker report?

No. A SOC 2 report is only as credible as the firm that signs it. The examination is performed by an independent partner auditor, a licensed U.S. CPA firm, under the same AICPA standards any other firm follows, and you can look the firm up with its state board before you sign anything.

We take that question seriously enough to have written a whole page on it: is a low-priced SOC 2 audit legitimate? It includes the red flags that are real. The quickest way to judge the product itself is free. Take the free readiness assessment and read your own gap list, or see how it fits an early company on SOC 2 for startups.