⚡ TL;DR · 30-second answerLooking for a SOC 2 consultant near you in San Diego? SideGuy is a
local (Solana Beach / North County), vendor-neutral SOC 2 consultant — Vanta setup help, Drata implementation support, Secureframe alternatives, evidence automation, and audit prep.
$100/hr, no Big-4 markup, no retainer. Use the vendor you like, but build your own compliance operating layer with SideGuy —
text PJ at 858-461-8054 for a free scope.
🟢 Available now · Solana Beach, North County SD
That's PJ - a real human in Solana Beach.
Text him directly, usually same hour.
A SOC 2 consultant right here in San Diego.
Customer asking for your SOC 2 report? You need the shortest honest path to audit-ready — not a six-figure Big-4 engagement. SideGuy is the local human who gets you there.
Straight to PJ's phone (858-461-8054). Tap, hit send, and PJ replies with the next step. No sales call.
What to text
You do not need the perfect explanation. Send the customer request, deadline, and what tool you use now.
Hey PJ - customer asked for SOC 2. We use [Vanta/Drata/none], deadline is [date]. Can I send the request?
What you get
- Readiness assessment — your current controls mapped against SOC 2, the real gaps named (no scare-selling)
- Evidence automation — wired into the tools you already use, so the audit doesn't eat your team's quarter
- Audit prep + auditor handling — the SOPs, the policies, the questionnaire answers, the auditor relationship
- The human layer over the platform — Vanta/Drata automates ~70%; SideGuy owns the other 30% that actually passes the audit
Build your own compliance brain — with the vendor you choose
Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Sprinto, Tugboat Logic, OneTrust, ServiceNow GRC — they can all be useful. The problem is renting your compliance brain forever and letting a platform decide how your controls, evidence, policies, and customer answers should work. SideGuy helps you choose the right tool or keep the one you already bought, then builds the custom compliance operating system around your business.
- Vanta setup consultant / Drata implementation help — configure the platform around your real stack, not the default checklist.
- Custom SOC 2 evidence tracker — control owner, evidence source, renewal date, auditor note, and customer-proof link in one reusable map.
- Security questionnaire response library — approved answers and evidence packets your sales team can reuse for vendor due diligence.
- Secureframe alternative / lightweight GRC — if you are not ready for another subscription, build the minimum viable compliance workflow first.
$100/hr · no retainer
Most SMB SOC 2: $3K–$12K total · vs $30K–$80K Big-4 — you pay for the human hours that move the audit, the rest is automated.
Why local matters for "near me"
A SOC 2 consultant you can text and get a same-hour reply from — based in Solana Beach, serving Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Escondido, Oceanside, and all of San Diego County. No timezone roulette, no rotating account managers. When you need a human who gets your business and your audit, you don't want a platform — you want the person around the corner.