Cheapest SOC 2 audit firms (and what's actually public on price)

Audit firms that budget-focused buyers most often shortlist, with only the price information each firm or a named partner has made public. Most SOC 2 audit firms publish no price; quotes are scoped to your systems, criteria and report type.

How we picked: Audit firms that budget-focused buyers most often shortlist, with only the price information each firm or a named partner has made public. Most SOC 2 audit firms publish no price; quotes are scoped to your systems, criteria and report type.

We kept firms whose directory records show a fixed-fee option or a startup-friendly fit, then checked each one for a public price on 2026-11-04. Where we found no public price, we say so rather than repeat third-party estimates, which disagree with each other. A public partner offer is shown only with its conditions. Treat any figure here as a starting point for a scoped quote, not a price.

A-LIGN

Best for: Startups in an accelerator, incubator or VC portfolio that can use a published partner offer

• No public list price found on A-LIGN's site on 2026-11-04; quotes are scoped.
• One public partner offer: the Rho perks page lists a Type 2 SOC 2 audit "starting at $15,000" plus a free year of A-LIGN's A-SCEND software, for portfolio companies of incubators, accelerators and venture funds (https://www.rho.co/perks/a-lign-security-compliance-automation, checked 2026-11-04; no expiry date shown).
• Fixed-fee available per the directory record (A-LIGN profile).

Pricing: No public price; quotes are scoped (partner offer: Type 2 from $15,000 for eligible startups via Rho)

KirkpatrickPrice

Best for: Startups and SMBs that want a fixed-fee option from an established firm

• No public price: KirkpatrickPrice's SOC 2 page says pricing depends on scoping factors and report type (https://kirkpatrickprice.com/audit/soc-2/, checked 2026-11-04).
• Fixed-fee available per the directory record (KirkpatrickPrice profile).
• Serves SaaS, fintech, and healthtech startups (KirkpatrickPrice profile).

Pricing: No public price; quotes are scoped

Johanson Group LLP

Best for: Startups with a tight timeline that want a boutique firm

• No public price found on 2026-11-04; quotes are scoped.
• Fastest documented fieldwork timeline in the directory: 5 weeks, which can reduce total engagement effort (Johanson Group profile).
• Fixed-fee pricing available per the directory record (Johanson Group profile).

Pricing: No public price; quotes are scoped

Also considered

Linford & Company, Insight Assurance and BARR Advisory are also worth a quote for startups, but our records hold no public SOC 2 price for them, so we cannot rank them on cost. Third-party directories publish per-firm estimates for many firms; they often disagree, so we do not repeat them here. Get two or three scoped quotes for the same Trust Services Criteria and report type before comparing.