SOC 2 Type II Without a GRC Platform: Full Implementation + Audit Pricing
Agency delivers complete SOC 2 Type II implementation and audit with no GRC platform — run entirely in spreadsheets. The full package starts at $10,000 for companies with 1–20 employees and from $15,000 for 21–100 employees, depending on additional services.
SOC 2 Type II Without a GRC Platform: Full Implementation + Audit Pricing.
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SOC 2 without-a-platform pricing
| Company headcount | SOC 2 Type II full package (from) | What determines the final price |
|---|---|---|
| 1–20 employees | $10,000 | Additional services selected |
| 21–100 employees | $15,000 | Additional services selected |
| 101+ employees | Custom quote | Scope and additional services |
In plain terms
The full SOC 2 Type II package — complete implementation plus the audit, run entirely in spreadsheets with no GRC platform — starts at $10,000 for companies with 1–20 employees and from $15,000 for companies with 21–100 employees; companies with 101 or more employees receive a custom quote. Final pricing depends on the additional services you select.
Agency is a master reseller of Vanta and Drata, has served 1,000+ companies, is rated 4.9/5 on G2, and operates a U.S.-based team.
Why skip the platform?
GRC platforms automate evidence collection, and for many teams that automation earns its subscription. But a platform is also a recurring cost with its own implementation, upkeep, and integration maintenance — connectors need fixing, alerts need triage, and the work the platform surfaces still lands on a person.
Spreadsheet-based SOC 2 trades software spend for employee time. Your team member owns concrete artifacts in workbooks Agency provides and maintains: the control matrix, the evidence index, the owner tracker, the exception log, policy acknowledgments, and audit-request responses. For a stable stack and a single framework, that trade often wins. For fast-growing teams with many integrations or multiple frameworks, platform economics usually win — Agency resells Vanta and Drata at negotiated partner pricing (see the Drata Best Price Guarantee) for that path. Honest answer: it is a math problem, not a doctrine.
What the package includes
Full implementation — readiness assessment, policies, controls, and the evidence workbooks — plus the mechanics of a real Type II: observation-period planning, evidence cadence across the window, and the audit itself.
An independent licensed CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination and issues the SOC 2 report. The CPA firm independently determines engagement acceptance, scope, testing, findings, and report issuance. Audits are performed by independent U.S.-based, AICPA-member CPA firms in Agency’s Platinum Tier approved auditor network.
What’s included — and what’s priced separately
Scope— complete SOC 2 Type II implementation and audit for the stated headcount band, no GRC platform required.
Deliverables— readiness assessment, policies, controls, structured evidence workbooks, and the Type II observation-period plan.
Support— Agency builds and maintains the workbooks, prepares the evidence packages, and coordinates the audit end to end.
Timeline coverage— implementation through the Type II observation period and report issuance.
Platform compatibility— none needed; the program can migrate onto Vanta or Drata later without starting over.
Who this is for
What moves the price
Three things: additional services (penetration testing, extra reports), scope complexity (systems and Trust Services Criteria in the audit boundary), and additional frameworks run alongside SOC 2. The headcount band sets the floor; the Order Form states exactly what your number includes.
Conditions
Published “from” prices are the lowest currently available price for the defined qualifying scope — the headcount bands shown — not a typical or guaranteed price. Final pricing is confirmed in your Order Form/SOW, and per the published program terms, a fully executed MSA and Order Form/SOW are required before any benefit under the Program can be claimed.
Worked examples
Illustrative example, not a quote
Illustrative example, not a quote — 10-person company: full SOC 2 Type II implementation plus the audit, from $10,000 — policies, controls, evidence workbooks, observation period, and the CPA examination in one package.
Illustrative example, not a quote — 50-person company: the same full package from $15,000 (≈+50% over the 1–20 band), with the final number set by the additional services selected.
When a platform is better
If you run many SaaS integrations, expect ISO 27001 or HIPAA within a year, or want continuous-monitoring dashboards your customers can see, buy the platform — the automation pays for itself. Through Agency that means Vanta or Drata at negotiated partner pricing, with Agency’s Best Price Guarantee behind Drata. The spreadsheet package is the right call when the stack is stable and SOC 2 is the only report on the roadmap.
How this compares
SOC 2 audits are GRC-platform agnostic: auditors accept spreadsheet evidence, and firms that publish on this hold the same position. The platform route prices as subscription + implementation + audit, bought separately; the spreadsheet route is one package from $10,000 for companies with 1–20 employees, audit included, plus your team member’s evidence time. Over three years the winner depends on integration count and framework roadmap — run both numbers before you sign either.
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