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SOC 2 Readiness FirmsPenetration Testing FirmsvCISO FirmsISO 27001 ConsultantsCompliance ConsultantsAll Service FirmsType 1 runs $10K–$150K. Type 2 runs $15K–$430K. Both ranges are aggregated from 182 CPA firms in our directory — not vendor estimates, not survey averages.
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The tier ranges above are measured from the firms in our directory. The figures below are the cross-check: third-party price points we reviewed in June 2026 — first-person buyer reports from public threads, and figures audit firms publish about their own market. Each links to its source; duplicates, ambiguous amounts, and low-credibility sources were rejected in review. For a full view of how these numbers shift each month, see our monthly-refreshed cost statistics.
| Figure | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $20K | Total / type not stated | First-person figure in an r/msp thread, Nov 2024 |
| $12K | Total / type not stated | First-person figure in an r/SaaS thread, Jan 2024 |
| $15K | Type 2 audit | First-person figure in an r/msp thread, Dec 2025 |
| $5.5K | Type 1 audit | First-person figure in an r/soc2 thread, Mar 2025 |
| $10K | Readiness phase | First-person figure in an r/cybersecurity thread, Nov 2023 |
| $13.5K | Readiness phase | The Pun Group (CPA firm in our directory), readiness guide, Nov 2025 |
| $27.5K | Total / type not stated | The Pun Group (CPA firm in our directory), cost guide, Dec 2025 |
| $85K | Total / type not stated | A-LIGN SOC 2 guide, Mar 2026 — an "up to" upper bound, not a typical fee |
| $50K | Type 2 audit | FRSecure SOC 2 Type 2 overview (undated) |
Compliance-automation platforms publish estimates too: across the guides of Drata, Sprinto, Secureframe, and Vanta, audit figures run $7.5K–$45K. Those are estimates rather than observed prices, so we don't table them individually — but every reviewed record, including the platform figures, is listed with its method and retrieval date on the sources page. None of these mentions feeds the tier ranges above; they exist so you can check our measured bands against what the rest of the market says.
We collect ballpark quotes from 3 matched firms for you. Free and anonymized: firms quote the scope, not your name, and you talk to one only when you pick it.
The table shows p10–p90 ranges by tier. Your final fee shifts from there based on scope, criteria count, system complexity, and how ready your controls are before fieldwork starts.
See /soc-2-audit-cost/sources/ for source records and assumptions behind the ranges.
| Factor | Type 1 | Type 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Specialist | $10K–$50K | $15K–$70K |
| Regional | $13K–$45K | $18K–$60K |
| Mid-tier / national | $15K–$80K | $25K–$110K |
| Big Four | $25K–$150K | $45K–$430K |
| Penetration test add-on | $8K–$30K | $8K–$30K |
| GRC platform add-on | $7.5K–$60K | $7.5K–$60K |
Three decisions made before you issue an RFP have more impact on final price than anything you negotiate afterward.
Security-only scopes are the cheapest and fastest path to a report. Add Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, or Privacy only if customers are actually requiring them — each additional criterion adds audit hours and cost.
A specialist firm satisfies most SaaS procurement reviews at materially lower cost. Big Four letterhead is expensive; buy it when a specific enterprise customer's procurement team requires it, not by default.
A gap discovered during audit fieldwork costs more to remediate than one found during readiness — auditors bill for the extra time, and you may need a re-test. Run a readiness check before engaging an auditor if evidence ownership or control coverage is unclear.
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