Comparison
SOC 2 vs ISO 27001: which do you actually need?
SOC 2 and ISO 27001 overlap heavily but signal to different buyers. Here's how to choose — or sequence both.
The geographic split
US enterprise buyers usually ask for SOC 2 by name; international buyers, especially in Europe and APAC, lean toward ISO 27001.
The overlap
The control sets overlap substantially, so doing one makes the other far cheaper. Many companies eventually hold both.
How to sequence
Lead with whichever your current pipeline demands, then add the second using the shared evidence base.