The enterprise trust standard — automated.
SOC 2 is the de-facto security compliance standard for SaaS companies selling to mid-market and enterprise customers. Regulyze maps your controls to the Trust Services Criteria, continuously collects evidence, runs automated control tests, and keeps you audit-ready year-round — not just during observation windows.
What is SOC 2?
SOC 2 is an attestation standard developed by the AICPA. It evaluates an organization's controls against five Trust Services Criteria: Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy.
Type I evaluates whether controls are suitably designed at a point in time. Type II goes further — it tests whether those controls operated effectively over a period (typically 3–12 months).
Most enterprise buyers require a Type II report. That means your controls need to run consistently throughout the observation window, with evidence collected continuously.
Who needs SOC 2?
- B2B SaaS companies selling to mid-market or enterprise customers
- Cloud-hosted services that process, store, or transmit customer data
- Companies responding to security questionnaires from prospects
- Startups entering regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, govtech)
- Any organization whose sales cycle is blocked by 'Do you have a SOC 2?'
Common readiness problems
Most first-time SOC 2 failures aren't technical — they're organizational.
Missing or outdated policies
Auditors expect formal, approved policies covering information security, access control, change management, incident response, and more. Most teams start with none.
No evidence trail
You need timestamped proof that controls operate over the observation period. Collecting this retroactively is impossible.
Unclear control ownership
Every control needs a named owner. When nobody knows who's responsible, gaps hide until the auditor finds them.
Last-minute scramble
Teams that wait until 4 weeks before the audit to start preparation almost always delay or fail. Readiness takes months, not weeks.
From zero to SOC 2 — with automation at every step
Policy templates aligned to TSC
Start with pre-built policies mapped to the Trust Services Criteria. Customize, route for approval, and track employee acknowledgments — all in-platform.
Learn moreAutomated evidence collection
Connect AWS, GitHub, Okta, and 50+ integrations. Regulyze collects evidence continuously so your artifacts are always current.
Learn moreAI control-to-TSC mapping
The AI engine reads your controls and maps them to the applicable TSC criteria automatically — eliminating hours of manual spreadsheet work.
Learn moreContinuous control testing
Automated tests validate that controls operate effectively on a schedule. Failures surface immediately with root-cause context.
Learn moreAudit-ready evidence room
Grant your auditor read-only access to an organized evidence room — or export a curated package. No zip files, no last-minute Slack threads.
Learn moreSOC 2 readiness checklist
The 12 steps to complete before your first audit.
- 1Define scope — which Trust Services Criteria apply?
- 2Engage an auditor 8–12 weeks before your target observation window
- 3Inventory all in-scope systems, tools, and infrastructure
- 4Map controls to TSC requirements (or let Regulyze AI do it)
- 5Assign a named owner to every control
- 6Draft, approve, and publish required policies
- 7Implement MFA, least-privilege access, and regular access reviews
- 8Set up automated evidence collection from day one
- 9Run a gap assessment and remediate before the observation period
- 10Conduct an internal readiness review — test every control
- 11Organize your evidence room by control and TSC criterion
- 12Begin the observation period with confidence
Want the full guide? Read the 12-step blog post
The modules that power SOC 2 compliance
AI Workflows
Intelligent task orchestration that maps controls to frameworks.
Learn moreControl Testing
Automated testing of security controls with clear pass/fail results.
Learn moreEvidence Collection
Continuous evidence gathering that runs itself.
Learn morePolicy Management
Centralized policy creation, versioning, and approval workflows.
Learn moreFrom teams that passed SOC 2 with Regulyze
“We went from zero to SOC 2 Type II in under four months — without hiring a single compliance person. Regulyze's automated evidence collection saved us at least 15 hours a week during audit prep.”
Priya Sharma
Co-founder & CTO, Stackline (Series A, fintech)
Ready to start your SOC 2 journey?
Most teams go from setup to audit-ready in 4–8 weeks with Regulyze.