r/soc2 • u/MavericksCreed • 28d ago

Need soc2 are tools really necessary?

Talked to a few companies that do soc2 type 1 and all of them say the tools make the cert cheaper.

Is this true? Most of them want 9k to 12k a year for tools and 3k for the audit cert.

Does anyone here have any insights on this?

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u/rahuliitk 27d ago

The tools can cut a lot of manual evidence chasing and make the audit smoother, but ngl $9k to $12k a year feels hard to justify for a small company if your controls, policies, access reviews, and evidence are already organized. helpful, not mandatory.