SOC 2 to close the deal. ISO 27001 for European buyers. One platform.
STORM GRC is a SOC 2 compliance platform built for SaaS companies that need to unblock enterprise procurement — without buying a separate tool for ISO 27001, GDPR, or whatever European framework lands on their security questionnaire next. Pre-built control library and automated evidence from your stack.
SOC 2 is the foundation for continuous compliance.
Almost every SaaS team adopts a GRC platform under the same pressure: a procurement team asks for SOC 2 in writing. What changes month-on-month is what comes next — ISO 27001 from European prospects, GDPR from EU customers, AI Act, NIS 2 reaching into your supply chain.
SOC 2 unblocks the deal
Enterprise procurement asks for SOC 2 in writing. Without a report — or at least a credible “in progress” attestation — six-figure deals stall in security review for months.
Type 2 means continuous
Type 2 covers a 6 to 12-month observation period. Evidence has to be collected continuously, not retrofitted. Spreadsheets and quarterly screenshots stop working in week six.
European buyers raise the bar
EU prospects ask for ISO 27001 and GDPR alongside SOC 2. US-only GRC tools don’t cover them well. You end up with one tool for SOC 2 and a parallel programme for everything else.
The next wave is regulation
If your customers are caught by NIS 2 or DORA, that scope flows down to you through their security questionnaire. AI Act and incoming data-protection updates do the same. SOC 2 alone won’t carry you.
Type 1 to ship the deal. Type 2 to keep shipping it.
Most SaaS companies start with SOC 2 Type 1 to unblock the enterprise sale, then move to Type 2 in the same calendar year. STORM is built for both — with the auto-evidence collection that makes Type 2 viable for a small security team.
SOC 2 Type 1
SOC 2 Type 1 confirms that the required controls are in place and suitably designed at a specific point in time. It is usually the fastest route to giving enterprise buyers formal assurance while the longer Type 2 observation period begins.
- System description finalised and approved
- Controls mapped to Trust Services Criteria
- Point-in-time evidence pack ready for the auditor
- Enables sales conversations with most enterprise buyers
SOC 2 Type 2
SOC 2 Type 2 confirms that controls operate effectively over time. It requires continuous evidence collection, regular reviews and documented handling of exceptions throughout the observation period.
- Continuous evidence pulled from your MDM, EDR and cloud
- Access reviews, change tickets, vulnerability scans tracked
- Quarterly internal audit cadence built into the platform
- Exceptions tracked with root cause and remediation
- Next-year auditor walkthrough takes days, not weeks
Trust Services Criteria. Plus the frameworks that come next.
STORM’s SaaS configuration ships with the five Trust Services Criteria and a control library cross-mapped to ISO 27001 Annex A, GDPR Article 32 and NIST CSF. One control answers multiple questionnaires — answer once, reuse everywhere.
Type 2 only works if evidence collects itself.
The reason SaaS teams give up on Type 2 mid-period is the same reason they give up on every spreadsheet GRC programme: collecting hundreds of pieces of evidence by hand is unsustainable. STORM runs the rhythm for you.
From your stack, into the audit pack
Endpoint posture (Defender / CrowdStrike / Intune / Jamf), cloud config (AWS, Azure, GCP), identity (Entra), vulnerability scans — pulled automatically, mapped to controls, attached to the audit period.
Exceptions surfaced, not buried
Anything outside policy — failed control, missed review, unexpected change — is flagged in a weekly digest with an owner and a deadline. No surprises in the auditor’s walkthrough.
Internal audit baked in
A lightweight quarterly internal audit runs over the rolling period, producing a management report your board can sign off and your external auditor can take into their workpapers.
What your Head of Security actually opens on Monday.
STORM ships with a pre-built SaaS control library, the Trust Services Criteria, ISO 27001 Annex A, GDPR Article 32 — all on the same data model. You don’t run four parallel programmes.
Pre-audit gap analysis
Each Trust Services Criterion scored against your current state, with drill-down to specific controls, evidence required, and remediation tasks assigned to owners.
A public-facing trust page showing your SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR status, with gated access to the actual reports. Replaces sending NDA-locked PDFs over email.
Auto-evidence dashboard
Live view of every piece of automated evidence — coverage by control, by integration, by Trust Services Criterion. The dashboard your CTO checks before the auditor walkthrough.
Type 1 ready in 8 weeks. Type 2 collecting from day one.
A typical SaaS team (20–250 staff, AWS or Azure stack, a mature engineering culture) hits SOC 2 Type 1 audit-ready in 6–10 weeks. The same setup feeds the Type 2 observation period that follows, without re-keying anything.
Kickoff & scope
- System description & Trust Services Criteria scoped
- Cloud, MDM and identity integrations connected
- Pre-built control library mapped to your stack
- Auditor selected (we can recommend EU and US firms)
Type 1 ready
- Gap analysis completed, remediation tracked
- Policies approved, evidence pack ready
- Auditor fieldwork begins — Type 1 attestation in flight
Type 2 collecting
- Type 1 report delivered to customers
- Continuous evidence rhythm running automatically
- Quarterly internal audit cadence in place
- ISO 27001 / GDPR roadmap on the same platform
From first customer request to ongoing evidence collection
Enterprise buyers often ask for SOC 2 before a deal can move forward. STORM gives SaaS teams one place to manage readiness, control ownership, evidence collection, and the transition from Type 1 to Type 2.
Operation snapshot
Questions CTOs and Heads of Security actually ask.
If your question isn’t here, the answer is a 30-minute call — usually faster than email.
Type 1 or Type 2 — which do we need first?
Which Trust Services Criteria should we choose?
Do we need ISO 27001 if we have SOC 2?
How does STORM compare to Vanta, Drata or Secureframe?
Which auditor should we use?
What about GDPR for our EU customers?
How is STORM priced for a SaaS company?
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Unblock the enterprise deal. Then the next four.
A 30-minute call with someone who has shipped SaaS GRC programmes — not a generic vendor demo. You leave with a written 8-week path to SOC 2 Type 1 audit-readiness, whether you buy or not.
EU-based team. No sales pressure.