SOC 2 & ISO 27001 cost & timeline calculator
Answer a few rough questions about your team and stack to get an engineering-hours range, the real stage-by-stage readiness journey, and how that compares to what other tools publicly report. Every figure here traces to something already documented on this site.
Estimated internal engineering hours
A rough, directional estimate from a simple heuristic: base hours for your team size, adjusted for cloud footprint and Type I vs. Type II, minus hours saved per existing control checked above. This is not a quoteand does not include CPA/auditor fees, which we don't estimate here.
SOC 2 readiness journey
A Type I report attests control design at a point in time and is often pursued first. A Type II report covers operating effectiveness over an observation window that is commonly three to twelve months, so most teams plan around the length of that window rather than a fixed deadline.
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Scope your report
Decide which Trust Services Criteria apply beyond the required Security category, and define the systems in scope.
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Map controls to tests
Connect the Common Criteria to automated tests and the evidence that proves each control is operating.
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Collect evidence continuously
Pull configuration and activity evidence on a schedule so your Type II window stays clean instead of scrambling at the end.
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Hand off to your auditor
Organize evidence the way CPA firms expect to receive it, with owners and history attached to every control.
This is the stage-by-stage path, not a fixed week/month schedule. SOC 2 timelines depend on your chosen deadline (3–6 months) and audit type.
What similar tools report vs. our pricing
- Drata: No free plan and reported implementation fees ($10–25k); we publish usage-based pricing.
- Secureframe: Reported per-framework pricing (~$7.5k/framework) versus our usage-based model.
- Cypago: No MCP server or free public scanner is publicly offered.
Against those reported figures, our own model starts at $99/mo for the first framework (unlimited seats included), with each additional framework at +$49/mo, with no implementation fee, published up front. See the full pricing breakdown.
As of 2026-07, compiled from public sources; these figures are not a live feed and change. Verify current pricing directly with each vendor before comparing.