Built from real SOC 2 experience, not a textbook

I led SOC 2 at a prior company. I spent $24K on a vCISO before realizing the work was still on me, then 8 weeks turning what I learned into the core product. I brought on 2 design partners to keep me honest, and self-funded years of runway. SimpleAudit is the tool I wished existed when I started.

Why I built SimpleAudit

When the first enterprise prospect asked for a SOC 2 report, I had two options: hire a $15K+ consultant or buy a $10K+/year platform built for 500-person companies with dedicated security teams.

Neither made sense. The platforms wanted me to connect dozens of integrations and install endpoint agents on every laptop before I could write a single policy. The consultants charged $10–15K just to tell me what I was missing.

So I did it the hard way — wrote the policies, filled the spreadsheets, pieced together a program from public guides. It worked, but it took months, cost $24K in vCISO time, and the company-specific knowledge lived in my head, not in a system.

SimpleAudit is the AI I wish I'd had. It generates policies from a conversation about your actual business, finds the risks an auditor will ask about, and tells you when you're ready. You review and approve. You don't need a compliance background to drive it.

What we believe

The principles behind how we build SimpleAudit.

AI does the work, you make the decisions

Enterprise tools automate monitoring — you still do the compliance work yourself. SimpleAudit flips that. The AI generates policies, identifies risks, discovers vendors, and builds your task plan. You review and approve.

SOC 2 depth over framework breadth

Competitors spread across 30-40+ frameworks. We focus on making SOC 2 excellent first. Every feature, every AI prompt, every workflow is designed specifically for the SOC 2 journey.

Enterprise-grade security, no shortcuts

Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Database and file storage run in Azure US regions. AI processing uses OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, which may process data outside the US. We're transparent about exactly where your data goes.

Founded in Wisconsin, built for startups everywhere

We started SimpleAudit because the existing options were built for enterprise teams with dedicated compliance staff. Startups deserve a right-sized path to SOC 2 — that means AI-native, not integration-heavy.

SimpleAudit at a glance

$24K

vCISO spend before building this

8 weeks

First commit to live product

Active design partners

outside capital raised

Questions? Email me directly — joe@simpleaudit.io

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Why I built SimpleAudit

When the first enterprise prospect asked for a SOC 2 report, I had two options: hire a $15K+ consultant or buy a $10K+/year platform built for 500-person companies with dedicated security teams.