APPI vs SOC 2
What is the difference between APPI and SOC 2?
APPI is a other framework applying in Japan, with 30 controls across 7 domains. SOC 2 is a other framework applying in the United States, with 61 controls across 5 domains. Both govern the same subject, so their requirements overlap; the mapping below shows which controls carry across and which are asked for by only one of them.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
APPI into SOC 2
26.2%16 of 61 SOC 2 controls carry evidence from APPI, leaving 45 to satisfy separately.
28 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →SOC 2 into APPI
53.3%16 of 30 APPI controls carry evidence from SOC 2, leaving 14 to satisfy separately.
32 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about APPI and SOC 2
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