SimpleAudit vs Compliance Consultants
Consultants get you audit-ready. SimpleAudit keeps you audit-ready — for 12 months straight, at a fraction of the cost.
Feature comparison
| Feature | SimpleAudit | Compliance Consultants |
|---|---|---|
| AI Policy Generation | Templates requiring customization | |
| Conversational AI Interface | ||
| Ongoing Compliance Cadence | ||
| Gap Assessment | ||
| Risk Register | Spreadsheet-based | |
| Vendor Management | Manual process | |
| Access Review Reminders | ||
| Available 24/7 | ||
| Startup-Friendly Pricing |
AI Policy Generation
Conversational AI Interface
Ongoing Compliance Cadence
Gap Assessment
Risk Register
Vendor Management
Access Review Reminders
Available 24/7
Startup-Friendly Pricing
Pricing
Time to value
Why teams choose SimpleAudit over a consultant
Teams choose SimpleAudit over consultants when they want ongoing compliance guidance year-round, not a one-time readiness engagement that leaves them on their own for the hardest part.
High cost for guidance, not execution
You pay $10-15K for templates, a gap assessment, and advice — but the hard work of cross-functional coordination, stakeholder management, and evidence collection is still on you.
Source: Industry pricing estimates, author experience
Consultants disappear after readiness
Consultants deliver templates and a gap assessment, then move on. They don't maintain your compliance cadence for the 12-month audit period — the part where startups actually fail.
Source: Author experience across multiple SOC 2 cycles
You rent knowledge instead of building it
Outsourcing compliance means you can't answer auditor questions, explain management responses to clients, or adapt when infrastructure changes. You'll need to re-hire every year.
Source: Founder experience
What makes SimpleAudit different
Maintains compliance cadence year-round
The #1 problem consultants don't solve: remembering quarterly access reviews, monthly vulnerability scans, and semi-annual policy reviews for 12 months straight.
Build expertise in-house
When your auditor asks questions, you'll know the answers. When clients dig into your report, you can speak intelligently. You own the knowledge instead of renting it.
A fraction of the cost
Starting at $199/mo vs a five-figure consulting engagement. You don't need to be a CTO — or hire one. The AI is the expert. You're the decision-maker.
When Compliance Consultants is the better choice
A consultant is the right call if you're regulated (HIPAA/PCI overlap), have a complex multi-region architecture, or need someone to physically attend audit kickoff meetings on your behalf.
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