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What Does SOC 2 Cost for Startups? As Low as $2,500 | Agency
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SOC 2 from
$2,500
all-in
Apply for Agency for Startup Credits
What does SOC 2 cost for startups?
As little as
$2,500
for startups in our program — audit and pen test included.
All-in SOC 2 readiness — the work, the audit, the pen test, and the tooling — from
$2,500 to $12,500
depending on your stage. Most startups pay
$25,000–$60,000+
for the same outcome.
SOC 2 Type 1/2 audit — included
Independent penetration test — included
Discounts on Vanta or Drata if you don’t have a GRC platform
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1,000+ startups served
·
4.9/5 on G2
·
Trusted by YC-backed founders
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What SOC 2 actually costs
Answer first: here’s the math
Getting SOC 2 ready usually means buying a platform, an audit, and a pen test separately — then spending your team’s months on the work. In our startup program, it’s one all-in price.
Line item
Typical DIY / other vendors
With Agency
Compliance platform
$8k–$25k
Discounted, included
SOC 2 audit
$10k–$30k
Discounted, included
Pen test
$4k–$15k
Included
Work to get ready
Your team’s months
Done with you
All-in (year 1)
$25k–$60k+
$2,500–$12,500
Final price depends on your funding stage and stack. Apply once and we’ll tell you your exact number.
SOC 2 audit + pen test, as low as
$2,500
total.
How? Agency stacks platform discounts (Vanta and Drata), discounted audits, AWS credits, and CrowdStrike licensing into one program — then our human + AI team does the work to get you audit-ready. The stacked savings are what make the low all-in price possible.
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Stacked partner discounts
How we get the price this low
Agency stacks platform, audit, and cloud discounts from leading providers into one program — the savings that make the low all-in price possible.
&
Agency is a
top-tier partner
at both Vanta and Drata — the two leading GRC platforms — which means deeper platform discounts for startups in the program.
Discounted audits with leading global firms
&
Access
AWS credits
for qualifying large purchases and
discounted CrowdStrike
licensing — the same enterprise tooling, at startup pricing.
Up to $50,000
in stacked
credits & discounts
on GRC platforms, audits, third-party security tools, and Agency services — applied over
1 to 4 years
.
What’s included
Everything in one program
Discounted Vanta / Drata
Top-tier partner pricing on the leading GRC platform — Agency configures and runs it for you.
SOC 2 Type 1/2 audit
Discounted audits through partnered firms — the report your customers and investors are asking for.
Penetration test
An independent pen test, included — not a line item you discover and pay for separately.
AWS credits
Access to AWS credits for qualifying purchases — useful for the infrastructure spend you were making anyway.
CrowdStrike licensing
Discounted CrowdStrike endpoint protection — the same enterprise EDR, at startup pricing.
Agency Manage & Comply
The human + AI team that does the work — evidence, remediation, and running the program to certification.
Proof
Startups certified, money saved
$100,000+ saved per year
Agency cut Gorgias’s compliance costs by more than $100,000 a year, sped up onboarding, and answered security diligence faster.
Read the Gorgias case study →
SOC 2 → four frameworks
Coalesce expanded from SOC 2 to ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR with Agency — HIPAA done in under 30 days.
Read the Coalesce case study →
4.9/5 on G2
· 1,000+ startups and scaleups served since 2021
Price by stage
Your price scales with your stage
All-in lands between
$2,500 and $12,500
. Earlier stage with a lighter stack sits near the floor; more infrastructure and data move you up.
Earliest
Pre-seed & Bootstrapped
Closest to $2,500
Lighter stack, smallest scope — the low end of the all-in range.
Early
Seed
Lower range
A bit more infrastructure to bring into scope.
Growth
Series A
Mid range
More systems, data, and vendors to cover.
Scaling
Series B+ & Scaling
Up to $12,500
Broadest scope — the top of the all-in range.
Your exact all-in price depends on your funding stage and current stack. Apply once — we’ll send your number, audit and pen test included.
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Free SOC 2 & ISO 27001 startup resources
Plain-English buyer's guides and step-by-step readiness checklists, from the team that runs compliance end-to-end for 1,000+ companies.
Explore the Startup Compliance Series →
SOC 2 Startup Guide
ISO 27001 Startup Guide
SOC 2 Readiness Checklist
ISO 27001 Readiness Checklist
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