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22 policies plus the risk register, a control mapping for the 38 Security, Availability and Confidentiality criteria, and the audit evidence checklist — built for startups facing their first SOC 2.
The SOC 2 Complete Toolkit is a set of 22 editable SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria document templates in Microsoft Word (.docx), plus 3 pre-filled Excel workbooks (.xlsx), written for SaaS & technology companies. It is a one-time purchase with instant download and a single-organization license; you replace the amber [placeholders] with your organization's details. The toolkit gives you the documentation — certification or attestation, where it applies, still comes from an independent audit.
- What it is
- 22 editable SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria document templates, plus 3 Excel workbooks
- Formats
- Microsoft Word (.docx) + Excel (.xlsx)
- Best for
- SaaS & technology companies
- Price
- $99 — one-time purchase, single-organization license
- Delivery
- Instant download after checkout
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Overview
The SOC 2 Complete Toolkit is a set of 22 editable security policies and procedures, plus three Excel workbooks. It is built for SaaS and technology companies preparing for their first SOC 2 examination. Everything arrives as Microsoft Word and Excel files. You download them instantly and tailor each one to your business. The license covers a single organization, so one purchase serves your whole company. Think of it as the documentation backbone of a SOC 2 program. It is written so a small team, not a dedicated compliance department, can put it to use.
Most startups do not pursue SOC 2 by choice. They pursue it because a deal depends on it. An enterprise prospect asks for your SOC 2 report before signing the contract. A security questionnaire lands in your inbox with dozens of control questions. A renewal stalls because a customer wants proof of how you protect their data. Suddenly your sales cycle hangs on documentation you have never written. This toolkit exists for that exact moment.
The 22 documents map to the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, the standard a SOC 2 report is judged against. The Security category, also called the Common Criteria, is required for every report. Core documents speak directly to it. These include the Information Security Policy, Access Control Policy, Change Management Policy, Vulnerability Management Procedure, and Security Incident Response Plan. The other four categories apply only when they fall in your audit scope. The Availability and Capacity Management Policy and the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan support Availability.
The Data Classification and Handling Policy and the Encryption and Key Management Policy support Confidentiality. Governance documents such as the Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy and the Vendor and Business Partner Management Policy round out the control environment. The AI Acceptable Use Policy answers the AI questions that now appear in many security questionnaires.
Three Excel workbooks come with the documents. The Risk Register helps you record, rate, and track the risks an auditor expects you to manage. The Audit Evidence Checklist tells you what to gather before fieldwork begins. The SOC 2 TSC Control Mapping covers the 38 Security, Availability and Confidentiality criteria and shows which policy supports each one. Together they turn a pile of files into an organized program you can explain to an auditor.
The SOC 2 TSC Control Mapping gives each of the 38 criteria its own row, with the mapped policies and evidence examples filled in for every criterion. Its columns are Criteria ID, Criteria description, Category, In scope?, Mapped policies / procedures (this toolkit), Implementation status, Evidence examples and Notes. Implementation status is a drop-down of Implemented, Partially implemented, Planned and Not started, and every row starts as Planned. The criteria descriptions are plain-language summaries written by ComplianceDocs, not the AICPA wording.
The Audit Evidence Checklist lists 23 evidence items in four phases, with columns for Evidence item, What the auditor expects to see, Control refs, Status, Evidence location, Owner and Date. Its Status drop-down offers Not started, In progress and Complete. Both workbooks also have a Guidance sheet on how to use them.
You do not have to draft these policies from scratch. Here you start from a structured, professionally written set instead. You replace the bracketed placeholders with your real roles, systems, and tools. You delete what does not apply and adjust what does. The control mapping shows your coverage at a glance, so gaps are easy to spot early. The structural work is already done. Your effort goes into fitting the documents to how your business actually operates.
Be honest with yourself about what documentation can and cannot do. A SOC 2 report is an independent attestation. Only a licensed CPA firm can issue one. These templates do not make you certified or compliant on their own. A Type I report covers a single point in time. A Type II report covers a period of months. In both cases, the auditor examines your controls in operation, not just on paper. So you still have to run the program. You assign owners, follow the procedures, and keep evidence over time. The toolkit gives you the readiness layer. Earning the report comes from operating the controls well over time.
Which SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria edition do I need?
2 editions share this framework. They differ by how many documents they include — the documents themselves are the same professional standard throughout.
| Edition | Written for | Documents | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Policy Pack — Core | SaaS & technology companies | 15 + 1 workbooks | $59 |
| SOC 2 Complete Toolkit You’re viewing this | SaaS & technology companies | 22 + 3 workbooks | $99 |
What's inside — 22 documents + 3 workbooks
- Information Security Policy (.docx)
- Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy (.docx)
- Governance and Organizational Structure Policy (.docx)
- Human Resources Security Policy (.docx)
- Risk Assessment Procedure (.docx)
- Vendor and Business Partner Management Policy (.docx)
- Access Control Policy (.docx)
- Physical Security Policy (.docx)
- Data Classification and Handling Policy (.docx)
- Encryption and Key Management Policy (.docx)
- Network and Endpoint Security Policy (.docx)
- Vulnerability Management Procedure (.docx)
- Monitoring and Logging Policy (.docx)
- Security Incident Response Plan (.docx)
- Change Management Policy (.docx)
- Secure Software Development Policy (.docx)
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan (.docx)
- Availability and Capacity Management Policy (.docx)
- Data Retention and Disposal Policy (.docx)
- Security Awareness and Training Policy (.docx)
- Communication and Information Policy (.docx)
- AI Acceptable Use Policy (.docx)
That works out to $4.50 per document. 4 of these documents are also sold in single-template products, from $9.99.
Excel workbooks
- Risk Register (Excel)
- SOC 2 TSC Control Mapping, 38 Security, Availability and Confidentiality criteria (Excel)
- Audit Evidence Checklist (Excel)
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Frequently asked questions
- Which Trust Services Criteria does this SOC 2 toolkit cover?
- The policies map to the AICPA Trust Services Criteria. The Excel control-mapping workbook covers 38 criteria: the Security (Common Criteria) set plus the Availability and Confidentiality categories. Processing Integrity and Privacy are not mapped in the workbook.
- Is this for a SOC 2 Type I or a Type II report?
- Both. The documentation establishes the control environment a Type I examines at a point in time and a Type II examines over a period. You operate the controls; a licensed CPA firm performs the examination and issues the report.
- What do the access control, change management, incident response, vendor management and disaster recovery policies cover?
- Both SOC 2 editions include all five. The Access Control Policy covers access provisioning, authentication requirements including multi-factor authentication, privileged access, access reviews and deprovisioning. The Change Management Policy covers change classification, testing, emergency changes and rollback. The Security Incident Response Plan covers a severity matrix, containment, eradication and recovery, customer notification and post-incident review. The Vendor and Business Partner Management Policy covers vendor risk tiers, security due diligence at onboarding, contract requirements, ongoing monitoring and annual reviews. The Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan covers recovery objectives, backup and restore, and plan testing.
- Will buying this make us SOC 2 compliant?
- SOC 2 is an independent CPA firm’s attestation, not something a document pack confers. This toolkit gives you the policy and evidence-mapping foundation auditors request first, so you tailor a structured set rather than draft each policy from scratch.
- What format are the files and how are they delivered?
- Editable Microsoft Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) files, delivered as an instant download immediately after checkout. Organization-specific values are amber [bracketed placeholders] you replace with find-and-replace.
- What license do I get?
- A single-organization license: anyone in the purchasing organization may use and edit the documents for its internal compliance program. If you are a consultant or MSP intending to reuse the documents across multiple clients, contact us first for a fair multi-client arrangement.
- What if a file is defective or is not what the page described?
- Because delivery is instant, sales are final — but if a file is defective or materially does not do what this site describes, email support@compliancedocshq.com within 14 days of purchase and we will repair, replace or refund it. The choice of remedy is ours, but we will make a genuine defect right. Purchases made through a marketplace such as Etsy follow that marketplace's policies.
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- You are taken to your order page, which shows the amount paid and your download, and a delivery email is sent to the address you enter at checkout. No account is required. Download links expire for security — if yours has lapsed, reload your order page or email support@compliancedocshq.com for a fresh link.