Best SOC 2 Compliance Software (2026)

Sprinto is the best SOC 2 compliance software of the six rated here, at 84 out of 100 on rubric v0.9. Vanta is second at 82, with the largest integration catalog and review base. Drata is third at 76, with no-code custom tests and a named network of more than 175 audit firms. Secureframe is fourth at 75, with the deepest federal framework list and the only price on its website.

These platforms get you ready for the audit. They do not pay for it. Five of the six hand you to an outside CPA firm when you are ready, and only Thoropass delivers the audit itself.

What SOC 2 compliance software does

SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) is an audit report defined and governed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). It evaluates a service organization’s controls against five Trust Services Criteria: Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy. A SOC 2 audit can only be performed by a licensed CPA firm. A Type I report evaluates whether controls are suitably designed at a single point in time. A Type II report tests both design and operating effectiveness over an observation period, usually three to twelve months.

Compliance platforms connect to your cloud services, identity providers, HR tools, and endpoint agents to pull evidence automatically. They map that evidence to the relevant controls, flag gaps, and maintain the audit trail an auditor will examine. Without a platform, teams collect evidence by hand: screenshots, exports, and spreadsheets that go stale before every audit cycle.

The platforms rated here do not perform the audit (Thoropass excepted). They prepare you for it and connect you to an external CPA firm. The audit cost is a separate budget item, paid to the auditing firm. A-LIGN, a licensed firm that performs SOC 2 audits, puts the range at $20,000 to $150,000 or more, depending on company size, scope, and whether you seek Type I or Type II. That cost sits outside every platform subscription except Thoropass’s audit add-on. Zipsec says SOC 2 audit quotes do not automatically include a penetration test.

How we ranked these

Platforms rank by their weighted total on the eight criteria of rubric v0.9. The criteria below run in priority order, heaviest weight first.

1. Automated evidence (20 points): Evidence the platform collects through integrations and continuous automated tests, scored on the largest integration figure the vendor states.

2. Framework coverage (15 points): Frameworks that run out of the box, without building them by hand.

3. Audit path (15 points): The route to a signed report. A named audit partner network plus auditors working inside the platform scores higher than a referral list alone.

4. Pricing transparency (10 points): Prices and plan details on the vendor’s website. A platform with neither scores zero.

5. Trust and questionnaires (10 points): A trust center, questionnaire tools, or both.

6. Vendor risk management (10 points): Assessing and tracking your own suppliers inside the platform.

7. Customisation (10 points): Frameworks and automated tests you build yourself.

8. User sentiment (10 points): Average score on an independent review platform, weighted by review count.

A capability counts when the vendor lists it on any plan or add-on, and a capability that does not ship scores as absent. Scores as of 11 October 2026.

How each platform handles SOC 2

Sprinto says a Type 1 report takes 1 to 2 months and a Type 2 report 4 to 6 months with its automation. You bring your own CPA firm or pick one from its audit partner directory, and the firm reviews your evidence inside Sprinto. On AWS Marketplace, SOC 2 is a $2,000 add-on to the $7,500 Starter Platform.

Vanta supports both report types and says it runs more than 1,200 automated tests every hour. It says more than 100 audit firms partner with it. Its AWS Marketplace listing prices three packages for 1 to 20 employees: Essentials at $14,000, Plus at $21,500 and Professional at $23,000.

Drata says teams can be ready in weeks, and that it continuously tests SOC 2 controls across all five Trust Services Criteria. Teams that prefer their own auditor can bring that firm into Drata’s Audit Hub.

Secureframe condenses more than 200 SOC 2 controls into eight steps and ships dozens of policies vetted by its in-house security experts and former auditors. On AWS Marketplace the platform costs $7,500 for up to 100 employees, and the first framework, SOC 2 included, adds $7,500. Its own guidance recommends going straight to a Type II report.

Scrut prepares both report types with hundreds of prebuilt tests mapped to SOC 2 controls and more than 90 customizable policy templates. Customers find auditors through Scrut’s partner network, which names Connor Consulting, 360 Advanced and Sensiba.

Thoropass runs the SOC 2 audit through its own licensed CPA firm. Its AWS Marketplace listing says renewal pricing may rise by up to seven percent over the prior term unless different pricing is set in advance.

What the scores do not tell you

Pricing is mostly unpublished. Five of the six print no dollar figure on their websites, so cost cannot be compared before a sales call.

The audit cost is a separate budget item for five of the six vendors here. That cost does not appear in any platform subscription for those five. Only Thoropass publishes an audit subscription price ($5,800 per year to start, on its AWS Marketplace listing), and that price is for its own audit service.

A high score does not mean a platform is the right fit for your team. A platform with a deep integration library may still lack the specific tool your stack depends on. A platform that scores well on customisation may require engineering time to build anything useful with that capability. The scores do not reflect implementation difficulty, support quality, or contract flexibility.

Who should buy which

Teams running a first SOC 2 audit, one framework, with a small internal team: Start with the ranked table. If price transparency matters before the first conversation, Secureframe is the only platform that lists a starting figure on its website. If review volume is your signal of market fit, Vanta has the most. Five scoped ranges, four from platform sellers, put a startup’s first SOC 2 year at $20,000 to $110,000.

Teams building a first multi-framework program (SOC 2 plus ISO 27001 plus HIPAA or PCI DSS): all six cover those four. Sprinto’s cross-framework control mapping lets one test count toward several certifications, which saves repeat work as the program grows. Vanta, Drata and Secureframe are the three confirmed on all ten frameworks in our matrix.

Teams in federal contracting or defense (FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-53): Secureframe has the deepest documented federal coverage of the six and a dedicated defense product tier with its own pricing level.

Teams outside the US or in regulated sectors with regional framework requirements: Scrut lists more than 70 frameworks, including MAS TRM, SAMA and RBI. Its G2 average is the highest of the six.

Teams that want the audit and the platform from one vendor: Thoropass is the only option of the six that offers this. The audit subscription starts at $5,800 a year on its AWS Marketplace listing; the platform subscription starts at $8,700 a year.

Teams that will build custom automated tests: Drata’s no-code Adaptive Automation, Sprinto’s programmable monitors and Vanta’s custom monitoring tests all earn credit here. Vanta’s custom tests sit on its Professional plan.

Conclusion

Sprinto earns the top position on this rubric with a score of 84, with more than 25 automated frameworks, more than 300 integrations, and cross-framework control mapping so that a single test counts toward multiple certifications. Vanta follows at 82, with more than 400 integrations and the largest review base. For teams that need a clear starting price before their first call, Secureframe publishes one at $7,500 a year. For teams that want their audit and their platform from a single company, Thoropass is the only option here.

Scores as of October 2026. Vendors can ask for a re-check; score changes are logged in the rubric changelog.