Best SOC 2 audit firms for EdTech (2026)

Auditors ranked for EdTech companies that face FERPA + COPPA alignment alongside SOC 2 and increasingly need Type II reports on K-12 and university procurement vendor lists.

How we picked: Auditors ranked for EdTech companies that face FERPA + COPPA alignment alongside SOC 2 and increasingly need Type II reports on K-12 and university procurement vendor lists.

We filtered for AICPA-licensed firms whose published industriesServed list includes saas, healthtech, or technology and that have either a confirmed peer review pass or active enrollment. Firms with HIPAA capability ranked higher because EdTech serving higher-ed health programs frequently needs HIPAA + SOC 2. We deprioritized firms whose typical engagement size was clearly enterprise-only.

Schellman

Best for: EdTech companies on K-12 vendor lists where audit-firm reputation matters

• Top 50 CPA firm — strong reputation on enterprise procurement vendor lists (Schellman profile).
• Lists SaaS, fintech, and healthtech in industriesServed (Schellman profile).
• Multi-accredited (AICPA, ISO 27001 Body, PCI QSA, HITRUST) (Schellman profile).

Pricing: Contact for pricing

A-LIGN

Best for: EdTech buyers wanting one firm for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA

• Lists SaaS, healthtech, and government in industriesServed (A-LIGN profile).
• Multi-accredited covering SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, FedRAMP — useful for mixed K-12/higher-ed buyers (A-LIGN profile).
• Fixed-fee available (A-LIGN profile).

Pricing: Contact for pricing

BARR Advisory

Best for: EdTech with HIPAA-overlap (higher-ed clinical programs, telehealth-edu)

• HIPAA in services offered (BARR Advisory profile).
• Confirmed AICPA peer review pass (BARR Advisory profile).
• Lists SaaS, fintech, and healthcare (BARR Advisory profile).

Pricing: Contact for pricing

KirkpatrickPrice

Best for: EdTech SMBs wanting documented short timeline and HIPAA capability

• HIPAA in services offered (KirkpatrickPrice profile).
• Documented fieldwork timeline of 12 weeks (KirkpatrickPrice profile).
• Fixed-fee available (KirkpatrickPrice profile).

Pricing: Contact for pricing

Insight Assurance

Best for: Newer EdTech brands wanting a young boutique with fast fieldwork

• Lists SaaS, healthtech, and fintech in industriesServed (Insight Assurance profile).
• Documented fieldwork timeline of 8 weeks (Insight Assurance profile).
• Fixed-fee available (Insight Assurance profile).

Pricing: Contact for pricing

Risk3sixty

Best for: EdTech SaaS startups wanting a confirmed-pass SaaS-focused boutique

• SaaS-focused per the profile (Risk3sixty profile).
• Confirmed AICPA peer review pass (2022) (Risk3sixty profile).
• Fixed-fee available (Risk3sixty profile).

Pricing: Contact for pricing

Also considered

Sensiba serves a broader accounting client base (manufacturing, real estate, agribusiness) and is less specialist for EdTech. Big Four firms can serve EdTech but the entry price is rarely justified for a typical EdTech buyer. Linford & Company is strong on documentation but is currently an unknown peer review status in our directory pending AICPA public file confirmation.