Can I promote my SOC 2 compliance tool or service here?
No. The rule named No advertising covers soliciting business, and comments asking for a DM instead of answering in the post will also be removed.
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r/soc2 rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/soc2: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 13,811
- Verified
- September 8, 2026
- Category
- Consultants and professional services operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Posts and comments should be relevant to SOC 2: Posts and comments should be relevant to SOC 2 audits, becoming compliant with SOC 2, interpretation of guidance, telling war stories about back when you did SAS70s, WebTrusts and SysTrusts and other things security/audit related.
- No advertising: Posts and comments to posts that are soliciting business as opposed to being on topic/relevant to the post will be removed. This includes comments asking for a DM to answer as opposed to answering in the post itself.
- No Low Effort Posts or AI slop: Example: If you are praising the virtues of some platform or service, instead of saying "yeah, <product/service> does this", you should explain how they do the thing/how you used it to do the thing. Low effort also includes the broad category of AI slop and not responding in a way that indicates you didn't read the message you responded to.
- No market research, builders or tool feedback: The /r/soc2 community is designed for active practitioners. As such, we are no longer allowing market research posts or posts seeking feedback about building tools/technology. We recommend you build consulting opportunities where you pay practitioners for their time. This includes posts related to whatever you are "building", curious about "pain points" and related phrases that make it obvious you're not an active practitioner.
Works well
- A detailed post about a specific SOC 2 control you implemented, what went wrong, and how you fixed it, with no product pitch attached.
- A question about interpreting a particular SOC 2 guidance point that you are actively working through during your own audit.
- A war story from a past audit that highlights a lesson other practitioners would recognize and value.
- A reply in someone else's thread where you explain how a specific tool helped you handle a SOC 2 requirement, including the steps you took and why it worked.
Avoid
- Soliciting business or posting anything that reads as an ad for your service.
- Asking people to direct message you instead of answering openly in the thread.
- Posting market research questions or asking about pain points you want to solve.
- Seeking feedback on a tool or product you are building.
- Dropping a product name with no explanation of how it works or how you used it.
- Posting AI-generated content that looks generic or fails to engage with what was actually asked.
What actually works in r/soc2
These are the highest scoring posts Rankhog observed in r/soc2 over the past month, with what each one did differently. Rankhog watches this community continuously, so it sees posts when they are published and again as they climb.
- Upvotes
- 28
- Comments
- 43
- Posted
- Aug 21, 2026
Why it worked
- Broken into a scannable list
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 19
- Comments
- 15
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Broken into a scannable list
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 15
- Comments
- 36
- Posted
- Sep 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 14
- Comments
- 23
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
Why it worked
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- 5
Why is SOC2 report done by accountants and not by cybersecurity people? Whats the story behind this?
- Upvotes
- 14
- Comments
- 30
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 13
- Comments
- 63
- Posted
- Aug 18, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 11
- Comments
- 13
- Posted
- Aug 31, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 11
- Comments
- 38
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
- Upvotes
- 9
- Comments
- 9
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
Why it worked
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 8
- Comments
- 17
- Posted
- Aug 22, 2026
Why it worked
- Broken into a scannable list
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
What r/soc2 Is For
This community is a place for auditors and auditees to discuss SOC 2 audits, compliance, interpretation of guidance, and security and audit topics. The founder of the community wanted a space where people involved in SOC audits can trade ideas and ask questions because quality information on the topic is scarce. The room is built for active practitioners, not for people researching the space or building tools for it.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule named No advertising is the one that will catch most marketing-adjacent posts. It covers soliciting business and even comments that ask someone to direct message you instead of answering in the thread. The rule named No Low Effort Posts or AI slop is the next trap, because it targets shallow praise of a product without explaining how it works or how you used it. The rule named No market research, builders or tool feedback is the sharpest one for founders. It bans market research posts, tool feedback requests, pain point questions, and anything that reveals you are not an active practitioner. The rule named Posts and comments should be relevant to SOC 2 is the baseline gate for everything.
What To Post
A good post here comes from lived experience with SOC 2. You could share a specific challenge you faced during a compliance audit and how you resolved it, as long as you explain the mechanics and not just name a vendor. You could ask a genuine interpretation question about SOC 2 guidance that you are wrestling with as someone going through or performing an audit. You could tell a war story from an audit that taught a lesson others would find useful. The key is that you sound like a practitioner talking to other practitioners, not a founder looking for leads or market insight.
What To Avoid
Do not solicit business or post anything that reads as an advertisement. Do not ask people to direct message you for an answer instead of replying in the open thread. Do not post market research questions or seek feedback on a tool you are building. Do not use phrases about pain points or being curious about the space, because the moderators read those as signs you are not a practitioner. Do not drop a product name without explaining how it works or how you used it. Do not post AI-generated content that looks generic or fails to respond to what was actually asked.
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Common questions about r/soc2
Can I ask the community for feedback on a product I am building?
No. The rule named No market research, builders or tool feedback explicitly bans posts seeking feedback on tools you are building, pain point questions, and anything that signals you are not an active practitioner.
Can I mention a tool I used during my own SOC 2 audit?
You can mention it, but only if you explain how the tool does the thing or how you used it to do the thing. The rule named No Low Effort Posts or AI slop makes clear that simply naming a product is not enough.
Who is allowed to post here?
The community is for active practitioners involved in SOC audits. If you are a founder going through compliance yourself and have a real question or war story, that fits. If you are researching the space, it does not.
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