SOC 2 vs ISO 27001 for Indian SaaS

Short answer

SOC 2 is an attestation against AICPA Trust Services Criteria.

ISO/IEC 27001 is an ISMS certification standard.

Indian SaaS teams often need both as they sell at home and abroad.

Where they differ

SOC 2 centers on a CPA-issued report for enterprise buyers.

ISO 27001 centers on a certified management system and Annex A controls.

Buyers may ask for either, depending on region and procurement policy.

Neither replaces DPDP, RBI, SEBI, or CERT-In obligations in India.

Where they overlap

Access control, encryption, logging, and change management appear in both.

One MFA control can support SOC 2 and ISO 27001 evidence at once.

Continuous monitoring reduces last-minute screenshot collection.

AUDIX keeps those overlapping controls in one control graph.

Practical path

Pick the report your next enterprise deal requires first.

Map shared controls once, then expand to the second framework.

Add DPDP safeguards in parallel if you process Indian personal data.

Use AUDIX for agentless evidence and a guided 30-day blueprint.