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LaCivita: First-Year SOC 2 Compliance via Vanta Costs Around $20,000

Dan LaCivita · Can they convert 11k Designer Installs to Revenue, $40m+ Valuation? · Mar 14, 2022 · at 11:22

Play CEO Dan LaCivita discusses the total cost of achieving SOC 2 compliance using compliance automation software Vanta.

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“Yeah, I think, yeah, I think for the first year, you budget, budget around 20 grand, you know, inclusive of the auditor fees too, they kind of bundle everything together.”

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Getting SOC 2 compliance using Vanta costs around $20,000 for the first year, inclusive of bundled auditor fees.

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Assessment

Industry pricing benchmarks and procurement data for 2022 confirm that the typical first-year out-of-pocket cost for an early-stage startup to achieve SOC 2 compliance via Vanta (combining Vanta's software subscription and partner CPA auditor fees) averages approximately $20,000. Specifically, entry-level/early-stage Vanta platform subscriptions typically range from $7,500 to $12,000 per year, while partnered third-party CPA audit fees typically add $8,000 to $12,000, creating an aggregate direct first-year budget of $15,500 to $24,000.

SaaS compliance benchmarks (e.g., CSFaaS, SecureSlate, The Sector Post) establish base Vanta startup tiers at $7,500–$12,000/year for single-framework SOC 2 compliance.
Third-party CPA auditor fees negotiated through Vanta's partner network typically cost $8,000–$12,000 for early-stage startup SOC 2 audits.
Aggregated direct cash outlay benchmarks across industry procurement sources center at $15,500–$24,000 for year one, directly corroborating Dan LaCivita's estimated budget of 'around 20 grand' inclusive of auditor fees.

Checked against

[1] getlatka.com [2] getlatka.com [3] soc2auditors.org [4] soc2auditors.org [5] getsecureslate.com [6] smartsuite.com [7] csfaas.com [8] vanta.com

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