SOC 2 Vendor Compare

How we score SOC 2 compliance software

Short answer

Each vendor gets a 0 to 10 score on seven criteria, based only on its own public pages read on 2026-09-29. The total is a weighted average using the weights below.

By the SOC 2 Vendor Compare ledger desk · Reviewed 2026-09-29 · Editorial assessment

What do we score?

Scoring criteria and weights
CriterionWeightWhat it measures
Framework coverage and cross-mapping18How many frameworks the vendor states it supports and whether controls are mapped once and reused across frameworks.
Integrations and evidence automation18The integration count the vendor publishes and how evidence collection is automated. A vendor that publishes no count scores lower because a buyer cannot check it before a demo.
Expert guidance model18Who does the compliance work with you: a dedicated in-house expert, a partner network, or a support desk, as the vendor describes it.
Audit path14How you get from readiness to an audit report: in-house audit, a built-in partner auditor network, or bring your own auditor.
Pricing transparency12Whether a buyer can see a price, plan names and plan limits before talking to sales.
AI assistance10Named AI features on the vendor's own pages (questionnaires, policies, evidence review, remediation, vendor risk). Vendor performance claims are not scored.
Trust center and questionnaires10A customer-facing trust center and security questionnaire automation, including published allowances.

Weights reflect a buyer choosing a SOC 2 platform this quarter: framework reach, evidence automation and the service model carry the most weight.

Weights sum to 100. They reflect a buyer choosing a SOC 2 platform this quarter, where framework reach, evidence automation and the service model decide most of the day-to-day work.

What do the scores mean?

How is the total calculated?

Total = sum of (criterion score x weight) / 100. Totals are computed in the page from the data file, displayed to two decimals in the ledger and one decimal on badges, and sorted on the exact value. Equal totals share a rank. Every 'leads', 'scores higher' and 'winner' statement on the site is computed from the same scores.

Worked example: Scytale, ranked first, with each criterion's contribution and the running total.
#VendorFrameworks · 18Integrations · 18Experts · 18Audit · 14Pricing · 12AI · 10Trust · 10Total
01ScytaleBest for teams that want a dedicated compliance expert8/10+1.44 → 1.446/10+1.08 → 2.5210/10+1.80 → 4.328/10+1.12 → 5.444/10+0.48 → 5.928/10+0.80 → 6.728/10+0.80 → 7.527.52/10

Weights reflect a buyer choosing a SOC 2 platform this quarter: framework reach, evidence automation and the service model carry the most weight.

Show reasons

Scytale 7.52/10

  • Framework coverage and cross-mapping8/10

    Lists 80+ security, privacy and AI frameworks with control cross-mapping; its framework library page names 35.

    Source: Scytale all frameworks · read 2026-09-29

  • Integrations and evidence automation6/10

    Its integrations page says 100+ tools (homepage: 150+), below the 300+ to 400+ that Vanta, Secureframe and Sprinto publish.

    Source: Scytale integrations · read 2026-09-29

  • Expert guidance model10/10

    A dedicated compliance expert manages audit readiness in weekly meetings, and Scytale says it takes over management of the audit with your chosen auditor.

    Source: Scytale compliance experts · read 2026-09-29

  • Audit path8/10

    Built-In Audit with partner auditors plus an audit hub; the audit is performed by partner auditors, not in-house.

    Source: Scytale audit management · read 2026-09-29

  • Pricing transparency4/10

    No prices. Bundle names and contents are published: Build Starter, Build DFY, Build Stronger, Scale and Enterprise.

    Source: Scytale pricing · read 2026-09-29

  • AI assistance8/10

    The Scy agent covers questionnaires, remediation and evidence review; the AI policy generator is marked coming soon.

    Source: Scytale AI agent · read 2026-09-29

  • Trust center and questionnaires8/10

    Trust Center pre-filled from compliance data; AI questionnaire answers are reviewed by a human expert.

    Source: Scytale Trust Center · read 2026-09-29

Where do the facts come from?

Desk research from public vendor material, last reviewed September 2026. For each vendor we read its homepage, pricing page, integrations page, frameworks page and the product pages that describe expert services, audit, AI features and trust center. Every score links to the page it came from. Standards facts come from the AICPA and ISO.

What do we leave out?

What are the limitations?

Public sources only. We did not test the products hands-on, did not interview vendors and did not see private pricing. A vendor may offer more than its public pages describe; in that case our score reflects what a buyer can check before a sales call. Vendor pages change often, so every page carries its review date.

How are pages updated?

When a vendor changes a published fact, we update the data file. Totals, ranks and winners recompute on every page, and the review date changes with them.

Questions buyers ask

Do you test the SOC 2 tools yourselves?

No. The assessment is desk research from each vendor's public pages. We say so on every page.

Why is pricing transparency only 12 percent?

It matters, but most buyers get a quote either way. The criteria that decide the day-to-day work carry more weight.

Can the weights be changed?

Yes. The calculator lets you set your own weights and re-ranks the vendors in the page.

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