Win the deal now. Get audit-ready later.
Enterprise deals stall on one question: 'Do you have SOC 2?' The audit runs $30–80k and takes 6–12 months. Startups pay it or lose the deal. NovaCove gives you real security controls and a live posture your customers can query. Skip the audit. Win the deal. Get certified when it makes sense for you.
SOC 2 audit vs. live proof
Deals stall on one question: "Do you have SOC 2?" Until now there were two answers: spend $30–80k and wait 6–12 months, or lose the deal. There's a third option.
The SOC 2 Audit
- $30–80k in auditor fees, readiness tools, and remediation
- 6–12 months from readiness to Type II report
- A PDF that's stale by the time your prospect reads it
- Revenue blocked for quarters while you wait
The audit is a gate on revenue, paid in time and money most growing companies don't have.
NovaCove
- Real controls, turned on now — no procurement delay, no readiness phase
- A live posture your prospect queries directly, instead of reading a stale report
- Evidence generated by how access works — not asserted after the fact
- Wins the deal now and maps to SOC 2 when you're ready
"We don't have SOC 2, but here's a live view of our security posture. Run whatever you want."
"Why should I trust this over an independent auditor?"
Fair question. An auditor samples the past. NovaCove proves the present. Every connection through NovaCove is SSO-gated, least-privilege, short-lived, and logged. The evidence isn't claimed after the fact. It's generated by how access actually works. Your prospect verifies it themselves.
Every access authenticated
SSO-gated, least-privilege. No standing credentials. Identity is enforced, not asserted.
Every credential short-lived
Access expires automatically. No stale permissions, no drift between audit windows.
Every action logged
A tamper-evident audit trail your prospect can query. Evidence generated, not claimed.
From exposure to proof
Three steps. Find what's exposed, fix it with controls that fit your stage, and give your prospect something they can verify themselves.
Discover what's actually exposed
You can't secure what you can't see. NovaCove surfaces the OAuth apps your team installed this week, the cloud resources nobody remembers provisioning, and the documents shared beyond their intended audience. Findings are ranked by what would actually hurt, not by generic severity scores.
- OAuth apps your team installed this week
- Cloud resources outside your known inventory
- Documents shared beyond their intended audience
Protect with controls that fit your stage
When you find something that needs fixing, fix it. Revoke risky OAuth permissions, tighten document sharing, apply network rules. One click for the common cases, clear guidance for the rest. Controls match your company's maturity.
- Revoke risky OAuth permissions directly
- Tighten document sharing with owner context
- Apply network security rules without guesswork
Prove it without the audit
Hand your prospect a URL instead of a questionnaire. They run pre-canned queries against your live posture and verify your controls directly. When you do want SOC 2, the evidence is already collected. No audit prep sprint.
- Live, queryable security posture
- Pre-canned queries that replace the security questionnaire
- Evidence that maps to SOC 2 requirements when you pursue certification
Not another trust center or compliance dashboard
SafeBase and Conveyor document your posture. Vanta and Drata automate your compliance paperwork. NovaCove brokers and enforces the access, so evidence is generated by how your systems work.
| Capability | NovaCove | Trust Centers (SafeBase, Conveyor) | Compliance Auto (Vanta, Drata) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broker & enforce access controls | ✓ | — | — |
| Live, queryable security posture | ✓ | — | — |
| Evidence generated (not asserted) | ✓ | — | — |
| Share docs & SOC 2 reports | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automate compliance workflows | — | — | ✓ |
| Identity & access management | ✓ | — | — |
| Agent-ready identity plane | ✓ | — | — |
NovaCove doesn't replace your compliance automation or trust center. It feeds them. When you do get SOC 2, NovaCove's evidence maps to the audit requirements. Until then, your prospect verifies directly.
Frequently asked
Yes. Most enterprise deals don't legally require SOC 2. They require evidence that you have real security controls. NovaCove gives buyers a live, queryable view of your posture, which answers the same questions a SOC 2 report would.
$30–80k and 6–12 months from readiness to Type II report. The auditor fee is the headline cost, but the bigger issue is time: a Type II requires an observation window of several months. Deals that hinge on SOC 2 can stall for two or three quarters.
By exposing a live, verifiable view of your actual controls. NovaCove brokers and enforces access: SSO-gated, least-privilege, short-lived, logged. The evidence is generated by how access works, not claimed after the fact. Your prospect runs queries against it directly.
A security platform that gives growing companies real, stage-appropriate controls and a live, queryable view of their security posture. NovaCove is not an auditor. It provides the controls and evidence that enterprise security reviews look for, and that evidence maps to SOC 2 requirements when you're ready for certification.
Stop losing deals to a checkbox
Turn on NovaCove and your prospects get a live, queryable view of your security. Real controls. Evidence that maps to SOC 2 when you're ready. No audit required to close the deal.
