Changelog
Polara v4.2.0 ·
1,192 releases since July 2025, one for each update to the main branch of Polara's code: 196 features, 238 improvements, 440 fixes and 318 maintenance releases.
v4Free policy templates and pricing research
- Twelve free SOC 2 policy templates with Word and PDF downloads, plus downloads on most existing templates.
- A SOC 2 software price index built from published prices, with Vanta and Drata pricing pages.
- New guides for API and developer tools, agencies, legal tech and fintech, and a refreshed guide for AI companies.
- A sample report walkthrough and a full changelog of every release.
All 4 releases in v4
- 4.2.0Website
- Every free template download now ends with a line naming the page it came from, so a shared copy leads back to the latest version.
1 smaller release, 4.1.1
- 4.1.1EnterpriseMaintenance with no visible change.
- 4.1.0Enterprise
- Polara Enterprise adds a workspace for running ISO 27001 audit engagements.
- 4.0.0
- Twelve free SOC 2 policy templates, each with Word and PDF downloads, in a templates library grouped into policies, registers and letters.
- Most existing templates now download too: registers and checklists as Excel workbooks, and the management assertion and system description as Word and PDF.
- A SOC 2 software price index compares published prices across platforms, with dedicated Vanta and Drata pricing pages.
- New guides for API and developer tools, agencies, legal tech and fintech, a refreshed guide for AI companies, and updates across the existing guides.
- A sample report walkthrough explains each section of a complete SOC 2 report.
- A full changelog lists every release since July 2025, and the results screen asks an optional question about how you found us.
v3One plan and a free workspace
- One plan: onboarding delivers a SOC 2 readiness report and leads into a Type 2 subscription with the first Type 2 audit included, and the Type 1 examination is optional.
- Free SOC 2 accounts get a workspace to work on gaps, upload proof and open a sample policy.
- Each company can publish a public trust center, and management can sign bridge letters once a report is issued.
- Rebuilt integrations: Sync now on demand, honest sync status, and automatic evidence pulls on every paid plan.
- A Type 2 compliance calendar, check-ins that prefill from connected tools, and reminder emails that name your quickest open gap.
All 23 releases in v3
v2Paid plans
- Subscription plans with an Account and Billing page, and engagement letters signed by both parties in the product.
- Connect AWS, GitHub, Google Cloud and Google Workspace to collect evidence automatically.
- Type 2 reports disclose evidence coverage and deviations, and issued reports lock at approval with a public verification page.
- A free readiness assessment with an instant score, ISO 27001 alongside SOC 2, and shared company workspaces for teammates.
- Polara Enterprise launched for audit firms, with engagements, workpapers, sampling and report issuance.
All 452 releases in v2
v1Launch
- One download for the complete package: the SOC 2 report, policies and evidence, plus a timeline that tracks your package to the auditor's decision.
- A SOC 2 report in the standard four section structure, with a generated system description and points of focus for every control.
- Auditors write and sign their opinion in the auditor portal, or upload their own.
- SOC 2 Type 2 support: an observation period you start yourself, monthly check-ins with reminders, and an upgrade from Type 1 that reuses your evidence.
- Sign in with Google, a public SOC 2 glossary, a scoping guide, and the move to polaralabs.com.
All 225 releases in v1
v0Beta
- A SOC 2 readiness questionnaire and a personal dashboard where AI finds the controls your company is still missing.
- Policies written by AI from your own answers, delivered as a package you can download as PDF or Word.
- Guided remediation for every gap, with written answers, file uploads and links accepted as evidence.
- A readiness report with your logo, a control matrix, and findings that carry a management response and target date.
- A risk register, policy version history, free templates and the complete audit binder as one ZIP file.