Express Comply Pricing: Done-for-You SOC 2 at a Flat Rate
Express Comply is Agency’s standardized managed service: complete done-for-you preparation, ongoing maintenance, and support through your full audit observation period for one year, at a flat rate starting at $5,000 for companies with 1–10 employees. It works with any GRC platform — Vanta and Drata preferred — and select services are available with no platform at all.
Express Comply Pricing: Done-for-You SOC 2 at a Flat Rate.
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Express Comply pricing
| Company headcount | Express Comply (flat, 1 year) | Platinum-tier audit add-on |
|---|---|---|
| 1–10 employees | $5,000 | from +$2,500 |
| 11–20 employees | $6,500 | from +$2,500 |
| 21–50 employees | $7,500 | quoted |
| 51–100 employees | $10,000 | quoted |
| 101+ employees | Custom quote | quoted |
In plain terms
Express Comply costs a flat $5,000 for companies with 1–10 employees, $6,500 for companies with 11–20 employees, $7,500 for companies with 21–50 employees, and $10,000 for companies with 51–100 employees — each covering one full year, including the audit observation period. Companies with 101 or more employees receive a custom quote. The independent audit is priced separately, adding from $2,500 for the two smallest bands and quoted above that.
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.
What “done-for-you” means
Express Comply is complete preparation, not advice: Agency writes the policies, configures and maintains the controls, collects and validates the evidence, and keeps the program healthy through your entire audit observation period for a full year. Your team answers questions and grants access; Agency does the work.
The rate is flat. There is no hourly billing, no scope-creep invoicing, and no surprise charge when the observation period runs long — one price covers the year.
The audit add-on
Audits add from $2,500 for companies with up to 20 employees and are quoted for larger bands. They are performed by independent U.S.-based, AICPA-member CPA firms in Agency’s Platinum Tier approved auditor network — the standard, not a specific firm, is what Agency guarantees.
The CPA firm independently determines engagement acceptance, scope, testing, findings, and report issuance. Platinum Tier is Agency’s own network designation for the auditors it works with; it is not an AICPA ranking or endorsement.
GRC-platform agnostic
Express Comply works with any GRC platform — Vanta and Drata are preferred, and both are available through Agency at negotiated partner pricing (Drata purchases also carry Agency’s Drata Best Price Guarantee).
Select services are available with no platform at all: Agency can run SOC 2 or ISO 27001 entirely in structured spreadsheets — see SOC 2 without a platform and ISO 27001 without a platform.
Where Express Comply ends and Managed Comply begins
Express Comply is the standardized flat-rate program: one framework prepared, maintained, and carried through its observation period for a year. Managed Comply is the level above it — Agency’s full managed compliance and security platform with a complete virtual CISO, covering up to three standard frameworks from $5,000 per month. If you need security leadership, multiple frameworks, or an operated program rather than a prepared one, start with Managed Comply pricing.
What’s included — and what’s priced separately
Scope— complete done-for-you SOC 2 preparation and maintenance for one framework, sized to your headcount band.
Deliverables— policies written, controls configured, evidence collected and validated, and audit-ready documentation throughout.
Support— an assigned Agency team runs the program and coordinates with your auditor; your team’s involvement is access and answers.
Timeline coverage— one full year, including the entire audit observation period.
Platform compatibility— works with any GRC platform; Vanta and Drata preferred; select services available with no platform at all.
Drata Best Price Guarantee.Penetration testing — type and scope defined at quote.Additional frameworks beyond the one prepared — quoted, or step up to
Managed Complyfor up to three standard frameworks.
Who this is for
For early-stage startups
Early-stage? The Agency for Startups program prices Agency services at $2,500 — platform priced separately — see Agency for Startups.
Conditions
The flat rate is defined by headcount band and covers one framework for one year, including the observation period; the audit, the platform, and penetration testing are always stated separately so the flat rate never hides them. Published prices are standard published pricing through Agency — final price 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 — 8-person company: $5,000 Express Comply flat rate + audit from $2,500 = from $7,500 for the fully prepared, audited first year (platform, if used, priced separately).
Illustrative example, not a quote — 15-person company: $6,500 Express Comply flat rate + audit from $2,500 = from $9,000 for the fully prepared, audited first year.
Illustrative example, not a quote — 35-person company: $7,500 Express Comply flat rate for the year, with the audit quoted for the band — one flat services number regardless of how much remediation the year needs.
How this compares
The usual alternatives are an hourly consultant or your own engineers. Hourly consulting bills grow with every finding, and readiness projects rarely shrink; internal engineering time is the most expensive currency an early-stage company has. Express Comply fixes the services cost in advance — $5,000 flat for companies with 1–10 employees — and holds it through the whole observation period, which is exactly the stretch where hourly engagements balloon.
Express Comply pricing: frequently asked questions
Seven questions
Managed Comply(full virtual CISO, up to three standard frameworks, from $5,000 per month), or take the program in-house with everything Agency built — the policies, controls, and evidence are yours.
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