Stop managing audits across spreadsheets, shared drives, and ticketing systems.
PonoAudit connects the full audit lifecycle, risk, controls, testing, findings, remediation, and evidence, in one system built specifically for internal audit teams.
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Your audit lifecycle, modeled end-to-end
Not a ticketing system. Not a document store with a compliance skin. Every step of the internal audit process is a first-class object, linked, searchable, and auditable.
Risk
Heatmap, KRIs, inherent/residual scoring.
Control
Mapped to standards. Owner + frequency tracked.
Test
Scheduled testing with workpapers and evidence.
Finding
Status, severity, linked controls and evidence.
CAP
Corrective action plan with assignees and due dates.
Evidence
Chain of custody. Versioning. Classification controls.
Pre-built templates for the frameworks on your desk
Real control content, not empty checklists. Map once, satisfy many via standards crosswalks.
What makes this different
The enterprise GRC tools that dominated the last decade were built for consultants and priced for Fortune 500 budgets. PonoAudit was built for the auditors actually using it.
Built around the audit lifecycle
Risk → Control → Test → Finding → CAP → Evidence is wired end-to-end. Not a spreadsheet clone, not a ticketing system dressed up as GRC.
Evidence with a real chain of custody
Every upload, access, review, and status change is logged immutably. Classification levels gate who can see what. Versioning is native, not bolted on.
Working-paper rigor without the pain
Test procedures, sample selection, results, and exceptions all live against the control, so the next auditor (external or internal) picks up cold.
Standards crosswalks that actually save time
Map a control once, satisfy requirements across SOC 2, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, COBIT, and NIST AI RMF simultaneously. No more parallel spreadsheets.
Workflow configuration, not workflow jail
Approvals, routing, and escalations configurable per entity type. When the CAE wants sign-off on high findings only, you don't need a consultant.
A portal for your external auditor
Send the external team an expiring, revocable link, they review evidence, flag what needs more, and file requests that land in your evidence workflow. No seats consumed, no zip files, no email archaeology.
A readiness score you can defend
Every framework gets a live 0–100 score computed from control mappings and compliance status, with the exact gaps listed. The dashboard, the standards library, and the detail page always agree.
Continuous monitoring you can extend
Connect AWS, Okta, GitHub and more, then write your own no-code tests over the data they collect. Every rule runs on every sync and raises a drift alert the moment it starts failing.
AI that catches policy drift
Point it at any policy and it compares the text against your live monitoring state, then flags commitments reality does not back, before an external auditor does.
Fair, transparent pricing
Published pricing, no six-figure commitments. Every framework included, no per-framework or implementation fees, and auditees collaborate free on every plan.
Built to the standards you're held to
PonoAudit aligns with the IIA's Global Internal Audit Standards (2024, effective January 2025). Here's how specific principles map into the platform.
- Principle 3, Demonstrate Competency & Principle 4, Exercise Due Professional Care (evidence custody, role-based access, separation of duties)
- Principle 12, Enhance Quality (immutable audit log on every change, quality-review workflows)
- Principle 9, Plan Strategically (risk, control, and governance objects modeled natively)
- Principle 13, Plan Engagements Effectively (audit templates with pre-loaded frameworks, RACI)
- Principle 14, Conduct Engagement Work (workpapers, control testing, findings, evidence)
- Principle 15, Communicate Engagement Results (executive summary, findings register reports)
- Standard 15.2, Confirming the Implementation of Recommendations (CAPs with due-date notifications and status tracking)
Transparent pricing. Start small.
Published per-seat pricing with monthly or annual billing. No sales call required to see what you'll pay.
Essentials
5 full seats · unlimited collaborators · 10 GB · Audit, Findings, Evidence core
Professional
10 full seats · unlimited collaborators · 50 GB · Risk, Standards, Custom Reports
Enterprise
25 full seats · unlimited collaborators · 250 GB · KRIs, Crosswalks, Workflows, Integrations
Questions from the IA community
Can we import our existing risk register and control matrix?
Yes. CSV import is supported for risks, controls, findings, and KRI measurements. Most teams migrate their active audit year in a day.
How does evidence chain of custody work?
Every upload, download, review, status change, and classification update writes an immutable audit-log entry. Evidence versioning is native, when a document is superseded, the previous version remains queryable with its full history.
Can I run a walkthrough / test of controls and document exceptions?
Yes. Control tests are scheduled (with weekday-skip and year-spread logic), results and exceptions are tracked per test, and failed tests can be promoted directly into findings with a linked CAP.
What about vendor risk and TPRM?
TPRM is a first-class module, vendor registry, questionnaire workflow (sent via vendor self-service portal), contract tracking, auto-scoring, monitoring dashboard, and offboarding wizard. Questionnaire templates include industry-specific presets.
Does it handle compliance frameworks beyond SOC 2?
NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, NIST AI RMF 1.0, ISO 27001, ISO 27002, COBIT 2019, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and others come pre-loaded. Standards crosswalks let you map a single control to requirements across multiple frameworks.
Do you offer SSO and SCIM for enterprise rollouts?
SSO is available via our authentication partner. SCIM provisioning is on the roadmap, contact us for timeline.
Can CAEs limit visibility between audit teams?
Yes. RBAC includes role-based filtering and evidence classification levels (public → restricted → confidential). Auditors only see what their role and clearance allow.
Is data hosted in the US? Daily backups?
Yes, US-based Postgres with daily encrypted backups. Evidence files are in Cloudflare R2 with server-side encryption. Full audit logging. SOC 2 aligned.
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