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Follow the evidence.
Primary documents behind this edition. Accessed November 14, 2026; public web extractions may be cached.
Vanta API: private integrations and external reporting
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Vanta describes private integrations for homegrown systems and programmatic reporting. Endpoint coverage and plan entitlement still need checking for a specific migration.
Used in: How to choose SOC 2 software for a small SaaS team, What does SOC 2 automation still leave for your team?, Can you take your audit evidence with you?
Vanta plans and pricing
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Personalized pricing; Essentials lists one framework and automated evidence collection. The page does not supply a matched total quote for our example buyer.
Drata: manually export evidence data
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Drata documents multiple export paths. Its period-specific Audit Hub package is not a complete export of everything stored in the product. The page says there is no single bulk export without API access.
Used in: How to choose SOC 2 software for a small SaaS team, Can you take your audit evidence with you?, Does compliance software include your SOC 2 audit?
Secureframe: tests, evidence and framework troubleshooting
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Documentation distinguishes integration, platform and upload tests; overlapping upload evidence may map to another framework. It warns that inherited ISO 27001 evidence may not establish AI-specific practices for ISO 42001.
Used in: How to choose SOC 2 software for a small SaaS team, What does SOC 2 automation still leave for your team?, Can you reuse SOC 2 evidence for another framework?
Secureframe packages
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Fundamentals advertised starting at $7,500/year when inspected. Complete lists custom integrations and additional workspaces as an add-on. This is package information, not an all-in audit quote.
Thoropass: audit platform and experts
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Thoropass positions its offering around audit experts, a connected evidence process and final attestation. Confirm the contracting entities, engagement scope and included services directly.
Used in: How to choose SOC 2 software for a small SaaS team, Does compliance software include your SOC 2 audit?
Sprinto: compliance platform
Vendor documentation; product not tested
Sprinto markets evidence collection and audit preparation alongside risk and trust workflows. Its autonomous positioning is not proof that the buyer has no operational work.
AICPA: SOC 2 examination and proposed criteria update
Standards body; narrow factual context, not engagement advice
AICPA describes SOC 2 as an examination by a licensed independent CPA under its attestation standards. The October 2026 criteria update described here is a proposal, not an adopted requirement.
Used in: How to choose SOC 2 software for a small SaaS team, Does compliance software include your SOC 2 audit?
Vanta: SOC 2 audit cost components
Vendor educational article; commercial perspective
Separates auditor fees from readiness, security tooling and internal work. Vendor-published ranges are not used as our own market benchmark.