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Running SOC 2 engagements.

Engagement economics, quality management, workpaper practice, issuance and data handling, written for the firm doing the work rather than the client buying it.

What audit software costs a small firmAlmost nobody in this category publishes a price, so the comparison that matters is between licensing models rather than between numbers you were never shown.6 min readAudit software security and where your evidence livesYour client's evidence is your firm's data. This page names the third parties that touch it, the structure that constrains our AI, and the parts we have not built.6 min readHow much should a CPA firm charge for a SOC 2 audit?Every page ranking for SOC 2 cost tells your client what to expect to pay, and none of them state what one engagement costs your practice to run. The platform line is $600 per engagement or $750 a month for unlimited engagements, and the crossover between them is worked out below.6 min readHow to start a SOC 2 practice at a small CPA firmEvery page ranking for this question sells SOC 2 to the company buying one. This is the firm side: what has to be true before you sign a first engagement letter.7 min read

Run one engagement on it.

Your first engagement is on us. After that it is $600 an engagement, or $750 a month for as many as you run.

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Polara Labs builds both sides of the SOC 2 audit: the readiness platform startups use to earn their report, and the practice OS audit firms use to run the examination. Prices are published on each product page.

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Polara Labs is not a CPA firm. SOC 2 examinations are performed by independent licensed U.S. CPA firms in our network; the audit opinion is theirs alone and is not regulated by Polara Labs. We generate custom policies, evidence checklists, and remediation guidance. You remain responsible for implementing controls and owning audit outcomes. Replace placeholders with your actual controls and have final documents reviewed by qualified professionals before your audit.