Alignd: SOC 2 Compliance in 3 Weeks, Without a Security Team
Alignd used EasyAudit’s AI platform to achieve a clean SOC 2 Type I in just three weeks—proactively building trust with enterprise buyers and future-proofing the business, all with under 20 hours of internal effort.
The Client
Alignd is a lean, founder-led software company helping fast-growing teams align on goals, execution, and performance. Built by veteran product leaders, the company runs a tight engineering operation on modern infrastructure — Render, Postgres, GitHub, and Elixir.
But with growing customer traction, and enterprise prospects asking about security and compliance, co-founder Adam Bouchard knew it was time to get ahead of the curve.
Even though no buyer had explicitly required SOC 2 yet, the writing was on the wall:
“It’s only a matter of time before someone says, ‘You need this to move forward.’”
< 3 WEEKS
NO EXCEPTIONS
ENTERPRISE TRUST
The Challenge
As a self-funded startup with just three full-time employees, Adam needed a solution that didn’t add operational drag. He’d already seen demos from larger platforms, but found them bloated, expensive, and unnecessarily complex.
He didn’t want to spend weeks tagging risks, editing templates, or hiring consultants.
What he wanted was simple:
Get SOC 2 Type I done — fast.
Avoid overhead and friction.
Be able to maintain it over time.
That’s when he found EasyAudit.
"I’ve been in software long enough to know how slow and inefficient most of these processes are. EasyAudit gave me exactly what I wanted — fast, clean, and simple."
The Solution
EasyAudit onboarded Alignd in under 30 minutes. From there, our AI Compliance Officer took over.
It learned the company via a short intake and website scan.
It generated a full risk register in seconds — no spreadsheets or risk mapping required.
It produced customized controls based on Alignd’s tech stack — Render, GCP, PostgreSQL, GitHub.
It generated all required policies instantly — with no prior documentation in place.
It attached the right evidence to each SOC 2 control for the CPA firm to review.
No consultants. No back-and-forth. Just a guided, founder-friendly experience designed for speed and accuracy.
The Result: SOC 2 Report Issued — In Just 3 Weeks
Three weeks after kickoff, Alignd received their official SOC 2 Type I report — with no exceptions.
The CPA firm signed off. Compliance was met. And Alignd was ready for every future enterprise buyer conversation.
What’s more: Adam can now monitor compliance continuously, generate evidence with a click, and re-certify annually without starting from scratch.
Why it Worked
“I’ve been in software long enough to know how slow and inefficient most of these processes are. EasyAudit gave me exactly what I wanted — fast, clean, and simple.”
For lean teams who want to stay ahead of procurement requirements without burning time, EasyAudit’s AI-first platform delivered exactly what Adam needed: trust, without the tradeoffs.
The Payoff
SOC 2 Type I report issued in 3 weeks
No prior documentation required
No exceptions from CPA firm
Entire platform up and running in <30 minutes
Under 5 hours of total work from the team
Want to see how EasyAudit can help you get ahead of compliance — without slowing down your business?
Book a personalized demo and see how we make SOC 2 startup-friendly.