SOC 2 Basics
Why Starter Became Prepare: SOC 2 Readiness for $480
Prepare replaced Starter: $480 one time for 12 months of access, all five SOC 2 areas and up to 5 seats. What changed, and when to choose Prove instea...
Oct 31, 2026Joe
3 min readSimpleAudit Blog
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SOC 2 Basics
Why I Built a SOC 2 Starter Plan for Small Teams
Why I built SimpleAudit's Starter plan for small teams. Prepare has replaced it for new customers; this post stays as first published, with a dated no...
Sep 13, 2026Joe
6 min read
Audit Preparation
Your AI Agents Should Be Collecting Your SOC 2 Evidence
Push SOC 2 evidence from your AI agents via MCP or API: programmatic evidence collection with no integrations, plus AI reconciliation that catches dri...
Jul 19, 2026Joe
6 min read
SOC 2 Basics
The Solo Founder's SOC 2 Type II Readiness Checklist
A solo founder's non-technical guide to buying SOC 2 Type II: Type 1 vs Type II, TSC scope, the observation window, true cost, and a phased readiness ...
Jun 22, 2026Patrice Ayling
9 min read
SOC 2 Basics
SOC 2 when nobody on your team is a security person
Plain-language SOC 2 for founders without a security background: what SOC 2 is, why enterprises require it, and how to get your SOC 2 report without a...
Apr 20, 2026Joe
10 min read
SOC 2 Basics
Enterprise GRC Platforms Are Overkill for Seed-Stage Startups (And I Have the $24K Receipt to Prove It)
I demoed Vanta and Drata before my SOC 2, and paid $24K elsewhere instead. Here's why seed-stage startups don't need enterprise GRC automation.
Apr 10, 2026Joe
10 min read
Audit Preparation
SOC 2 Evidence Collection: What No One Tells You About the 12-Month Grind
My Teams recordings auto-deleted mid-audit. Here's the 12-month evidence-collection discipline that survives a real SOC 2 observation period.
Mar 17, 2026Joe
16 min read
SOC 2 Basics
Skip SOC 2 Type 1: Here's Why You Should Go Straight to Type 2
Skip SOC 2 Type 1. A signed attestation letter mid-Type-2 unblocks deals just as fast, costs less, and proves real security from day one.
Mar 10, 2026Joe
11 min read