We're Making Compliance Accessible for Everyone

In 2023, I lost a $250K deal because we didn't have SOC 2. The prospect loved our product, the pricing was right, but their procurement team wouldn't budge without the certification. When I called compliance consultants, the quotes were absurd—$80K minimum, 6-9 months timeline, and they wanted me to do most of the work anyway.

I was furious. Here I was, a bootstrapped founder who had built a secure product from day one, being told I needed to pay consultants more than our annual AWS bill just to prove it. The whole system felt like a racket designed to extract money from companies that were already doing the right things.

So I decided to figure it out myself. I read the SOC 2 criteria cover to cover, talked to auditors, and realized something crucial: most of what consultants charge $80K for is just organizing evidence you already have. Your AWS logs, your GitHub commits, your Okta user lists—they're all sitting there. You just need to map them to the right controls.

That realization became LowerPlane. We're not trying to replace auditors or cut corners. We're automating the tedious documentation work that consultants charge thousands for while keeping the expert guidance where it actually matters. Connect your tools, let us collect the evidence, and focus on the real security improvements that make your company stronger.

Every company deserves to compete on a level playing field. Compliance shouldn't be a luxury reserved for well-funded enterprises. It should be accessible, affordable, and honestly—a lot less painful than it is today. That's what we're building at LowerPlane.