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Chiaro
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Record checked: Aug 3, 2026
Chiaro is a assurance specialist SOC 2 audit firm in Austin, TX, USA. Its firm-confirmed SOC 2 Type II audit price is $2,500–$6,670; fieldwork to report takes 3–4 weeks.
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How Much Does Chiaro Charge for SOC 2?
Chiaro's firm-confirmed SOC 2 Type II audit price is $2,500–$6,670; fieldwork to report takes 3–4 weeks.
- Type 1 cost
- $2K–$5,220
- Type 2 cost
- $2,500–$6,670
- Timeline
- 3–4 wk
- Team Size
- 2
- Report Delivery
- Type I typically completes a few weeks after kickoff once evidence is ready; Type II is issued after the observation window closes. Chiaro scopes for thoroughness rather than rush delivery.
- Response Time
- Founder-led: the signing CPA runs every engagement directly, no junior handoff
Type 2 cost Pricing Position
Note: This range was confirmed directly by the firm. Final pricing still depends on scope, Trust Services Criteria, evidence quality, and observation period.
Timeline: The 3–4 week figure is the audit fieldwork-to-report window once evidence is ready, not the full engagement. A SOC 2 Type II also requires an observation period, typically 3–12 months depending on scope, before that window begins.
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- Pricing context
- 99%
- Timeline context
- 55%
- Accreditations
- 4
of Assurance specialist firms charge more for Type II.
of Assurance specialist firms have longer minimum timelines.
itemized accreditations. Organization-group average: 4.
Source: soc2auditors.org/auditors/chiaro/ · compiled and maintained by soc2auditors.org.
Compare Chiaro with Similar Assurance specialist Firms
Side-by-side pricing, timeline, and itemized accreditation counts for the closest-priced peers in the assurance specialist organization group. Firm-reported certification totals stay outside this comparison because they are not the same measure.
| Chiaro | 360 Advanced Sponsored | Zero Day CPA Sponsored | Consilium Labs | Sage Audits | Prescient Security | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type II Cost | $2,500–$6,670 | $15K–$80K | $7K–$10K | $9.6K–$16.3K | $12K–$20K | $10K–$30K |
| Type I Cost | $2K–$5,220 | $15K–$60K | $5K–$7K | $6.75K–$13.5K | $12K–$20K | $5K–$35K |
| Timeline | 3–4 wk | 3–12 wk | 2–6 wk | 2–6 wk | 5–7 wk | 2–6 wk |
| Team Size | 2 | 51–200 | 25–30 | 11–50 | 2–10 | 200–500 |
| Itemized Accreditations | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Founded | 2026 | 2004 | 2020 | 2020 | 2024 | 2018 |
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Chiaro Industry Fit
For buyers in AI and B2B SaaS, Chiaro fits the assurance specialist profile when its 3–4 weeks timeline and Type II pricing ($2,500–$6,670) align with the buyer's scope. Their 4 active accreditations, including CPA, extend that fit beyond pure SOC 2 into adjacent compliance frameworks.
Who Should Hire Chiaro?
AI-native startups with 1 to 20 people facing a first enterprise security review and willing to use Chiaro's platform.
What Makes Chiaro Different?
Publishes its audit methodology and test attributes openly, and defaults Type II testing to complete populations with rerunnable evidence retrieval.
Is Chiaro Right for You?
- You need an affordable first SOC 2 audit (starting from $2.5K)
- You're in healthcare and need HIPAA-aware auditors
- You're a SaaS company going through SOC 2 for the first time
- You want a firm whose practice centers on SOC 2 and information assurance
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GRC Platform Compatibility
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What Industries Does Chiaro Serve?
6 industries. Assurance specialist average: 6.
What Certifications and Accreditations Does Chiaro List?
4 accreditations. Assurance specialist average: 4.
Audit Platform
Chiaro proprietary MCP-native platform (required for the examination; Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Grok Build). No platform subscription: readiness is a one-time fee starting at $468 for teams of 1-5 (30 days free first). Buyers can skip readiness at signup, pick the audit path, and pay only the examination fee; Trust Center is included with any audit. Teams already on Vanta, Drata, or Sprinto can transition evidence onto Chiaro — the firm assists the migration. Audits are not run against third-party GRC platforms in place.
Questions to Ask Chiaro Before Hiring
A buyer-side checklist. Bring these to your first call — the answers separate firms that have run hundreds of SOC 2 engagements from firms that are bidding on them.
- Your team is sized at 2. How many auditors will be assigned to my engagement, and who is the engagement lead — a partner, a senior manager, or a staff auditor?
- You quote 3–4 weeks. What pushes a project to the longer end of that range, and what does "audit-ready on day one" look like to you?
- Your Type 2 cost range is $2.5K–$6.67K. What's included at each end, and what scope changes would push pricing above the top of that range?
- We've talked to similar assurance specialist firms. What's a question buyers like us should be asking that they usually don't?
- Who reviews and signs the report on your side — is that a partner-level CPA, and how involved are they during fieldwork versus only at sign-off?
- How do you handle subservice carve-outs (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) versus inclusive subservice organizations when defining our scope?
- When you find an issue mid-audit, what's your remediation cadence — same-day flagging, weekly checkpoints, or an end-of-fieldwork rollup?
- Do you have surge windows (e.g., Q4 financial-year close) when start dates slip, and how far in advance do we need to lock the engagement to avoid them?
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