SOC 2 Evidence Checklist — Free Quick Reference for SaaS Teams
What do SOC 2 auditors actually look for — and do you have the evidence they'll ask for?
Most SaaS teams start collecting evidence too late. SOC 2 auditors don't just check whether your controls exist today — they check whether those controls operated consistently for 6 to 12 months across your entire audit period.
This free checklist tells you exactly what to collect, and what the most common gaps are, so you can start building evidence now — not the week your auditor arrives.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- 5 evidence categories covering what auditors test most heavily
- 23 specific checklist items with plain-English descriptions
- Common gap warnings flagged throughout — the mistakes that delay most audits
- The 3 gaps that catch almost every first-time SOC 2 team off guard
THE 5 CATEGORIES COVERED
✅ Access Control & Identity — MFA, access reviews, JML process, privilege elevation ✅ Change Management — tickets, branch protections, rollback plans, deployment logs ✅ Incident Response — IR plan, tabletop exercise records, incident log, escalation paths ✅ Logging & Monitoring — centralised logging, retention, alert rules, tamper resistance ✅ Vendor & Risk Management — vendor register, due diligence, contracts, risk register
WHO THIS IS FOR
- SaaS founders who just got asked for their SOC 2 report
- Engineering and DevOps leads preparing for their first audit
- CTOs who want to understand the gap between where they are and where they need to be
- Compliance leads starting SOC 2 preparation
THIS IS FREE — NO CATCH
Instant download. No account required. Share it with your team.
If you find it useful, the full integrated evidence template — covering ISO 27001, SOC 2, and ISO 42001 together — is available in this store.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT PAYHIP.COM/SIMPLEBYRASIKA
- ISO 27001 + SOC 2 + ISO 42001 Integrated Templates
- IRAP PROTECTED Readiness Template
- AI Governance Templates (ISO 42001)
- Privacy & Security Compliance (ISO 27701)
- FedRAMP Moderate Readiness Template (also free)