SOC 2 Audit Cost Estimate
$21K - $100K
- Low
- $21K
- Typical
- $48K
- High
- $100K
First-time SOC 2 engagements typically run 10 to 30 percent above renewals because evidence collection, control narratives, and policy work are net-new effort.
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Recommended Audit Firm
Recommended Auditor
A-LIGN
Tampa, FL
We recommended A-LIGN because they matched on Secureframe and SaaS relative to your inputs.
Why this estimate
First-time SOC 2 engagements typically run 10 to 30 percent above renewals because evidence collection, control narratives, and policy work are net-new effort.
Small teams with focused control scope land near the lower end of the range; most variance moves with audit type and whether you bring in a prep consultancy.
Using Secureframe for evidence collection and control monitoring reduces internal staff time materially in our model.
Why this firm
We recommended A-LIGN because they matched on Secureframe and SaaS relative to your inputs.
Show how we calculated this
A Type 1 audit reduces the auditor fee baseline because it covers a single point in time, not an observation window.
Your team size of 1 to 50 reduces the auditor fee multiplier.
SaaS sits at the typical band for the auditor fee industry multiplier.
Because this is your first SOC 2 audit, the auditor fee includes a first-time premium.
Low control complexity reduces the auditor fee multiplier.
Secureframe lands platform cost slightly below the typical band.
Without an external prep consultancy, this line item is zero and prep effort rolls into staff time.
With a compliance automation platform in place, internal staff time drops by an automation discount.
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