Readiness Assessment
A focused gap analysis against the Trust Services Criteria — scope, control mapping, and a prioritized remediation plan with effort estimates.
SOC 2 Type 1 & Type 2 Consulting
From zero to audit-ready.
From zero to audit-ready.
Without the busywork.
We help SaaS, AI, and fintech teams design, implement, and operate the security controls required for SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 — and we stay with you through the audit.
AICPA Trust Services Criteria
Fixed-scope engagements
Auditor-vetted deliverables
What we do
Everything you need between “we should get SOC 2” and a signed report
We replace the patchwork of templates, half-finished policies, and panicked Slack messages with a single, accountable program owner.
Policy & Control Design
Auditor-ready information security policies, control narratives, and supporting procedures — written for your stack, not pulled from a template library.
Technical Implementation
Access reviews, logging, change management, vulnerability management, incident response — implemented in your cloud and your code, not just on paper.
Evidence & Automation
We set up Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, or a custom evidence pipeline — and continuously verify that what the dashboard says matches what's actually happening.
Audit Management
We help you select a CPA firm, manage the RFI, sit in fieldwork sessions on your behalf, and resolve auditor questions before they become exceptions.
Continuous Compliance
Type 2 doesn't end at the report. We operate access reviews, vendor reviews, risk assessments, and evidence checks across your observation window.
Why SOC 2
It's not a checkbox. It's a deal-unlocker.
Mid-market and enterprise buyers won't sign a contract without a SOC 2 report. Without one, you're stuck answering 200-question security questionnaires, losing deals to better-prepared competitors, and explaining to procurement teams why their data is safe.
We build a SOC 2 program that's lean enough to live with day-to-day and rigorous enough to clear an audit on the first attempt. No copy-paste templates. No checkbox theater.
6–10w
From kickoff to Type 1 readiness
100%
First-attempt audit pass rate
15+
Years of engineering & security leadership
0
Template-only deliverables. Ever.
Platforms vs. partners
A platform gives you a dashboard. We give you a report.
Compliance automation tools like Vanta, Drata, and Secureframe are great at collecting evidence — but they still expect you to design the controls, write the policies, close the gaps, and survive the audit. That's the part we own.
| Capability | Compliance platform alone | ByteClimbers |
|---|---|---|
| What you actually get | Software and dashboards — you still do the work | A senior team that does the work alongside you |
| Control implementation | DIY in your cloud and codebase | We implement controls in your actual stack |
| Policies | Generic templates for you to fill in | Auditor-ready, written for your architecture |
| Evidence | Auto-collected — but you fix the gaps it flags | We verify the dashboard matches reality |
| The audit | You find, manage, and face the auditor | We select the CPA firm and run fieldwork with you |
| When something breaks | A support ticket | A named program lead and one Slack channel |
| Pricing model | Per-seat SaaS subscription, billed annually | Fixed-scope engagement, fixed price |
| Tooling | Locked to their platform | Tool-agnostic — Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, or custom |
We're not anti-platform — we're tool-agnostic, and we'll happily set one up for you. The difference: you get a team accountable for the outcome, not just software accountable for the checklist. Book a readiness call →
How it works
A predictable path to a clean report
Fixed-scope phases, weekly cadence, and a single point of accountability throughout.
Scope & Kickoff
Define the Trust Services Criteria in scope, your audit window, in-scope systems, and stakeholders.
Gap Assessment
Map your current controls against SOC 2. Output: a remediation plan with owners and effort estimates.
Implementation
Policies, technical controls, evidence collection, and platform setup — co-implemented with your team.
Internal Audit
Mock fieldwork against the real audit program. Every control walked, every artifact validated.
External Audit
We sit alongside you through CPA fieldwork, resolve questions, and shepherd the report to issuance.
Continuous Ops
For Type 2 and beyond: monthly cadence, evidence monitoring, and pre-renewal audit checks.
Engagements
Fixed-scope. Predictable pricing.
Choose where you are on the path. Every engagement includes a named program lead and a weekly working session.
Readiness
€8,000/fixed
Get a clear, prioritized roadmap to SOC 2 — before you spend a euro on tooling or an auditor.
Start with readinessWhat you get
- Scope & criteria selection workshop
- Full gap analysis vs. Trust Services Criteria
- Prioritized remediation roadmap
- Tooling & auditor recommendations
- Risk register & control matrix
- Executive readout
Duration: 2–3 weeks
Most popular
SOC 2 Type 2
€20,000/fixed
Full engagement — from policies to a Type 1 attestation and into the Type 2 observation window. Fixed scope, fixed price.
Book Type 2Everything in Readiness, plus
- Information security policy suite
- Control implementation in your stack
- Vanta / Drata / Secureframe setup
- Vendor & access review program
- SOC 2 Type 1 attestation
- Type 2 observation-window setup
- Internal “mock” audit
- Auditor selection & negotiation
- Live audit support & RFI handling
Duration: 6–10 weeks to Type 1, plus 3–12 month Type 2 window
Ongoing Support
€5,000/month
For teams past their first audit who need to keep the program running between renewals.
Talk to usWhat you get
- Type 2 observation-window management
- Monthly evidence reviews
- Quarterly access & vendor reviews
- Annual risk & policy refresh
- Incident-response on-call
- Pre-audit dry-run before renewal
- Fractional vCISO advisory
Engagement: 3–12 months
FAQ
Questions we get every week
A SOC 2 Type 1 report attests that your controls are designed appropriately at a single point in time. A Type 2 report goes further: it tests that those controls operated effectively over an observation window — typically 3 to 12 months. Enterprise buyers usually require a Type 2 before signing.
Most of our clients reach SOC 2 Type 1 readiness in 6–10 weeks. A Type 2 engagement adds a 3–12 month observation period during which we operate and evidence the controls before the auditor's fieldwork begins.
No — and we couldn't if we tried. SOC 2 reports are issued by independent, AICPA-licensed CPA firms. We're your consulting partner: we prepare you, build the control set, manage evidence, and run point during fieldwork. We also help you select and contract the right audit firm for your stage.
Security (the Common Criteria) is required for every SOC 2 report. We also scope and implement Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, and Privacy when your customers, contracts, or regulators demand them.
Yes. We size the engagement to your stage — typically 6–10 weeks of consulting for Type 1, plus a fixed-fee CPA audit. We also help you avoid the most expensive early-stage mistake: paying for a compliance platform and a Big-Four auditor before you know what your actual scope is.
Yes. We're tool-agnostic and have implemented SOC 2 programs on Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, and on home-grown evidence pipelines. We'll recommend what makes sense for your team size and engineering maturity — not what we resell.
You get a named program lead who runs the engagement end-to-end, plus access to specialists in cloud security, GRC, and audit management as the project requires. One throat to choke, one Slack channel, one weekly cadence.
If we've run the engagement, we run point on remediation — we revise the control, re-collect evidence, and work with the auditor to confirm closure. Our goal is a clean opinion, and we don't consider an engagement complete until the report is issued.
Ready to unblock enterprise deals?
Book a 30-minute call. We'll tell you what scope you actually need, how long it'll take, and what it'll cost — without a sales pitch.