Rippling launches SOC 2 compliance tool for IT teams

Rippling has launched an automated compliance tool for SOC 2 audits, aimed at IT teams managing a process that can take up to 12 months.

The tool uses data already held in Rippling's platform to recommend controls, collect and monitor evidence, identify gaps, and manage audit work from a single system. It starts with SOC 2, a widely used reporting framework for security and data handling controls.

The launch reflects a broader push by software suppliers to reduce the manual work involved in compliance reviews, which often require companies to assemble records from multiple systems and answer repeated requests from auditors. Rippling's approach centres on the idea that many records needed for a SOC 2 audit, such as device settings, employee training status, and app access, may already sit inside its products.

Instead of relying on separate compliance software connected to other vendors' tools, Rippling says it can surface issues and direct users to remedial actions in the same platform. That includes encrypting an unmanaged device, removing app access after a review, or prompting staff to complete security training.

Embedded process

The tool is designed to address one of the main points of friction in SOC 2 preparation: the work required before evidence gathering even begins. Businesses often need to implement identity systems, mobile device management software, performance tools, and document workflows, and then connect them to a separate audit product.

For customers already using Rippling across HR and IT administration, much of the groundwork may be in place. Foundational records, including employee device encryption status, application access, security training, and document signatures, can already be stored in the same system.

The product can also monitor compliance gaps in real time as organisations change. That matters because maintaining controls after an initial audit often becomes a recurring operational burden, particularly when staff join, change roles, or leave.

When an employee is offboarded, Rippling says its system can revoke access, wipe a device, and generate a certificate of data destruction in one workflow. For new hires, devices can be shipped with the required settings already applied, while evidence for SOC 2 controls continues to be gathered automatically.

Customer accounts

Rippling cited two founders to illustrate how the system works in practice.

"We were already compliant because of the way Rippling had us configure our systems. We just had to confirm it," said Nikolas Huebecker, Founder of a stealth startup.

The comment points to one of Rippling's central claims: compliance work can shrink when employee, device, and access data are already structured in a way auditors can use. According to Rippling, a traditional compliance product might require dozens of integrations, whereas one customer needed only three with its platform.

A second customer comment focused on how policy changes can flow through workforce systems without separate manual intervention.

"You change one policy, and it ripples across the entire org right away. That's what it means to have compliance embedded into the systems you already run your business on. Can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't wait for next year's audit," said Wayne Hamilton, Founder of Payment Box.

Audit workflow

The product also covers later stages of the audit process after evidence has been assembled. Users can connect with an independent CPA firm and penetration testing partners, plan the audit, approve and export evidence, and respond to auditor requests through a central portal, according to Rippling.

The auditor then reviews the evidence independently and uploads the final SOC 2 report once the work is complete. By consolidating evidence collection, issue resolution, and audit administration in one place, Rippling aims to reduce reliance on third-party compliance tools that operate outside the systems where employee and device records are created.

The release adds compliance management to a product set that already spans device management, identity and access, HR, and performance management. Rippling says that the mix allows it to use operational data generated by day-to-day workforce administration as the basis for audit preparation, rather than asking customers to reconstruct it later.