FedRAMP Moderate vs SOC 2
What is the difference between FedRAMP Moderate and SOC 2?
FedRAMP Moderate is a cloud security framework applying in the United States, with 323 controls across 18 domains. SOC 2 is a other framework applying in the United States, with 61 controls across 5 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
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.
FedRAMP Moderate into SOC 2
60.7%37 of 61 SOC 2 controls carry evidence from FedRAMP Moderate, leaving 24 to satisfy separately.
135 candidate mappings were examined and 32 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →SOC 2 into FedRAMP Moderate
14.9%48 of 323 FedRAMP Moderate controls carry evidence from SOC 2, leaving 275 to satisfy separately.
678 candidate mappings were examined and 545 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 FedRAMP Moderate and SOC 2
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