SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits are expensive and time-consuming. Going in without knowing your gaps means wasted money, failed controls, and delays. We assess your current security program against the framework requirements and give you a prioritized plan to get audit-ready.
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That's how companies end up spending $40K+ on an audit, only to fail controls they could have fixed in advance.
A SOC 2 audit typically costs $20K–$50K+. Auditors charge the same whether you pass or fail. If you go in with missing controls, you pay for the audit and then pay again to fix and re-test. The gap assessment costs a fraction of a failed audit.
Missing access review records. An incident response plan that was never tested. No evidence of vendor risk assessments. No change management documentation. These are the most common audit failures — and every one of them is fixable if you identify it first.
Companies that skip the gap assessment typically spend 2–4 months longer on compliance and pay significantly more in auditor time, re-testing, and re-work. Front-loading the analysis saves both time and money.
We evaluate what you have, what you're missing, and exactly what you need to do — in priority order — to be audit-ready.
We evaluate your existing security controls, policies, and processes against SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria or ISO 27001 Annex A — depending on which framework you're targeting.
We document every gap between your current state and audit requirements. Each gap is rated by severity — so you know what's critical, what's important, and what can wait.
We check what documentation and evidence you already have, what's incomplete, and what needs to be created. Auditors don't just want controls — they want proof the controls work.
We deliver a prioritized roadmap with estimated effort per item. Your team knows exactly what to do first, what resources are needed, and what the critical path looks like.
Get a quantified readiness score by control domain. Instead of "we think we're close," you'll know you're at 65% on access controls and 40% on incident response — with specific steps to close each gap.
A gap assessment costs a fraction of a failed audit. Identify missing controls, weak evidence, and process gaps before you're paying auditor rates to discover them.
Your team gets a prioritized list — not a vague checklist. Each item has a severity rating, estimated effort, and clear description. Fix the critical items first, defer the low-risk items. No guessing.
Walk into the audit knowing your controls are documented, your evidence is collected, and your program holds up. No surprises, no failed controls, no re-tests.
Vanta is excellent at tracking automated checks — tests that pass or fail. But it doesn't assess the quality of your policies, whether your processes are actually followed, or whether your evidence will hold up under auditor scrutiny. Platform compliance is not the same as program compliance. This assessment covers both.
Before you engage an auditor. The gap assessment identifies what needs to be fixed so you can remediate before the audit starts. Doing this work during the audit costs more and takes longer.
That's fine. We'll assess what you've done so far, identify what's still missing, and give you a clear picture of remaining work. Many clients come to us after getting stuck partway through compliance on their own.
Yes. The gap assessment produces the roadmap. If you want help executing that roadmap — writing policies, implementing controls, configuring Vanta, preparing evidence — we can scope a follow-on engagement for that work.
That depends on your market. If your customers are primarily U.S.-based, SOC 2 is usually the right starting point. If you sell internationally, ISO 27001 may be required. We'll help you decide during the initial consultation — and if you need both, the gap assessment can cover both frameworks.
Fixed-fee, scoped to the framework and your company's complexity. We'll give you a clear quote after an initial consultation. This engagement typically costs a fraction of what companies waste by going into an audit unprepared.
Start with a free 30-minute call. We'll assess your compliance goals and give you an honest picture of what's involved.