CMMC 2.0 Level 1 vs SOC 2
What is the difference between CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and SOC 2?
CMMC 2.0 Level 1 is a other framework applying in the United States, with 17 controls across 6 domains. SOC 2 is a other framework applying in the United States, with 54 controls across 17 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.
CMMC 2.0 into SOC 2
36.1%22 of 61 SOC 2 controls carry evidence from CMMC 2.0, leaving 39 to satisfy separately.
98 candidate mappings were examined and 36 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →SOC 2 into CMMC 2.0
34.5%38 of 110 CMMC 2.0 controls carry evidence from SOC 2, leaving 72 to satisfy separately.
304 candidate mappings were examined and 229 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 CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and SOC 2
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