SOC 2 compliance in 8-12 weeks,
not 9 months
SOC 2 in plain terms: an independent CPA firm checks that your security controls are designed properly (Type I) and operate over time (Type II). Certifyi scopes the report, builds the controls with your team and coordinates the auditor, so you are audit-ready in 8 to 12 weeks. Read the full SOC 2 guide.
The old way costs you deals, not just months
Traditional consultants and DIY platforms both leave AI startups stuck at the wrong moment in the sales cycle.
Enterprise deals stall without it
40% of Series A investors and most enterprise security reviews require SOC 2 before they'll sign. No report, no deal, or a deal delayed 6-9 months.
Consultants cost $150K+ and 9-12 months
Junior consultants execute against generic templates with no AI specialization, and you're the one doing the follow-up work between calls.
DIY tools still need 200+ founder hours
Self-service platforms hand you a dashboard and a checklist. Someone on your team still has to chase every piece of evidence manually.
Renewal starts the clock over
Without continuous monitoring, next year's recertification is a second scramble, the same manual work, all over again.
Done-with-you SOC 2, built for AI startups
Pre-built control libraries plus weekly calls with actual compliance leads, not a support ticket queue.
Pre-built SOC 2 control library
Trust Service Criteria mapped to controls out of the box, so you're configuring, not building from a blank page.
Weekly expert check-ins
Real compliance leads, not chatbots, 1:1 calls to design and deploy controls across your 8-12 week engagement.
Multi-framework from day one
Map SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST AI RMF, and EU AI Act controls simultaneously instead of paying for separate projects per framework.
12 months monitoring included
Certification isn't the finish line. Continuous monitoring and predictive alerts are included so next year's renewal isn't a second scramble.
The 8-12 week path to a SOC 2 report
A proven 3-phase process, exactly what happens, week by week.
Week 0-1: Scope & Mapping
We map Type I vs. Type II, define your Trust Service Criteria, and tie the timeline to your specific enterprise deals.
Deliverable: Deal-to-Compliance PlanWeek 1-8: Control Design
Deploy pre-built SOC 2 control sets and turn on integrations across your cloud, identity, and HR stack to automate evidence collection.
Deliverable: Filled policies & proceduresWeek 8-12+: Audit Support
Mock audit, gap fixes, and liaison support during the real audit window with your independent CPA firm.
Payment milestone: 50% due at sign-offWhat changes when you're SOC 2 ready
Not just a report, a faster sales cycle and hundreds of founder hours back.
Faster to audit-ready
8-12 weeks instead of 6-9 months. Enterprise deals that were stuck on "show us your SOC 2 report" can close in this quarter, not next.
Lower cost than traditional consultants
Certifyi costs a fraction of the 0K-300K a traditional first-year consultant engagement.
Founder hours saved
Automated evidence collection replaces the 200+ hours of manual chasing a DIY platform still requires from your team.
SOC 2, answered
SOC 2 evaluates how a company protects customer data across security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. Type I checks your controls are designed correctly at a point in time; Type II checks they worked over an observation window, usually 3-12 months. Most enterprise buyers eventually expect Type II, but many startups start with Type I to close early deals faster. Certifyi scopes this with you in week one based on what your prospects and investors are actually asking for.
8-12 weeks to audit-ready status, compared to 6-9 months with traditional consultants or DIY platforms, a 3x improvement driven by pre-built controls and weekly expert check-ins.
Software is priced on scope for early-stage startups, scaling to $28,000/year at the enterprise tier, about 85% less than a traditional first-year engagement ($150K-300K). Professional services (control implementation, mock audits, audit liaison) are billed separately by scope. Payment is milestone-based: 50% upfront, 50% at sign-off.
No. Certifyi isn't a CPA firm and doesn't issue the report itself. Certifyi gets your controls designed and evidence mapped so your independent auditor's fieldwork is fast and clean, and can act as a liaison during the audit window to handle requests in real time.
Get your SOC 2 scoping call
30 minutes to map your framework and get a fixed-price quote, no pressure, no generic pitch deck.
Pay-at-signoff pricing · 50% upfront, 50% when your auditor signs off
Questions about this
How long does SOC 2 take with Certifyi?
Audit-ready in 8 to 12 weeks for a Type I scope. The Type II observation period, usually three to twelve months, then runs with evidence already collecting.
Is SOC 2 a certification?
No. It is an attestation report issued by an independent CPA firm. There is no pass mark; the report describes your controls and any exceptions.
What is included and what is separate?
Certifyi includes the platform, the control library, policies, evidence collection and a named compliance lead. The CPA firm’s audit fee and any penetration test are separate and paid directly to those providers.
Can we reuse SOC 2 for ISO 27001?
Yes. About 70 to 80 percent of the controls carry over inside Certifyi’s shared control library.
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