Audit Management Software Development
Most audit management platforms are built for large, mature public companies with hundreds of controls and years of SOX history. A newly-public or pre-IPO company doesn't have that footprint yet, but still pays for the full suite. We build audit management software scoped to the controls you actually have: control testing, issue tracking, evidence collection, and SOX-lite workflows, at a fixed cost.
Control testing and evidence collection scoped to your real control count, not a template built for 500
SOX-lite workflows for a first-year or pre-IPO company, not a suite designed for mature public filers
Issue tracking and remediation workflows your controllers and auditors actually use
Fixed-cost delivery, scoped up front, with source code ownership
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The problem
Paying for seat licenses on a platform built for a company five times your size?
Your team still tracking control testing and evidence in spreadsheets because the enterprise suite doesn't fit how small your control set actually is?
Short answer
Audit management software covers control testing, evidence collection, issue tracking and remediation, and SOX compliance workflows for internal audit and controller teams. RaftLabs builds this for pre-IPO and newly-public mid-cap companies whose control footprint is smaller than what platforms like AuditBoard (now Optro) or Workiva are built for. An MVP covering core control testing and evidence workflows typically runs $30,000-$70,000 over 14-18 weeks; a full build with issue tracking, remediation, and reporting runs $70,000-$130,000 over 18-22 weeks, at a fixed cost.
Key takeaways
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AuditBoard, now Optro, and Workiva are built for companies with years of SOX history and hundreds of controls to manage. A first-year public company or a pre-IPO team preparing for readiness has a fraction of that footprint, and pays seat licenses sized for the larger company anyway. We build audit management software scoped to the controls you actually run.
Capabilities
Testing schedules, sign-off steps, and status tracking built around your actual control set, not a template designed for hundreds of controls.
Evidence tied directly to each control, with version history and reviewer sign-off, so nothing gets reconstructed from email threads at year-end.
Issues found during testing get an owner, a remediation deadline, and a status, so findings don't get lost between spreadsheets and shared drives.
Compliance workflows scoped to a first-year or pre-IPO control environment, built to grow with you rather than sold as a full enterprise suite up front.
Status reporting your controllers and external auditors can review directly, built around the control categories you actually track.
Role-based access for auditors, control owners, and reviewers, with a full audit trail on every control test and evidence upload.
How we work
We map your control environment, testing cadence, and evidence requirements. You leave with a written scope and a fixed-price quote.
We design the control data model, evidence structure, and issue-tracking workflow around how your controllers and auditors actually work.
You review working software at each sprint. Control testing, evidence collection, and issue tracking are built and tested incrementally.
The platform runs against a live testing cycle so your team can validate it before your next control period depends on it.
Why us
The engineers who map your control environment also build the platform. No offshore handoff after the contract is signed.
We scope the work, calculate the cost, and lock it in writing before any development starts.
A track record building compliance-conscious platforms that process sensitive financial data with access controls and audit trails designed in from the start.
No vendor lock-in after delivery. The codebase, and everything built into it, is yours.
Tell us how your team tracks controls and evidence today, and where the gaps are. We'll scope a fixed-cost build.
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Read moreAudit management software tracks internal controls, control testing, evidence collection, and issues found during testing, so an internal audit or SOX compliance team has one system of record instead of spreadsheets and shared drives.
Yes. Control testing schedules, evidence collection tied to each control, sign-off workflows, and issue tracking with remediation deadlines are the core of most SOX-lite builds we scope.
Often not the full suite. Many pre-IPO teams need a lighter version: a handful of key controls tracked properly ahead of the readiness audit, rather than the complete SOX program a mature public filer runs. We scope to your actual timeline during discovery.
An MVP covering core control testing and evidence workflows typically runs $30,000-$70,000 and takes 14-18 weeks. A full build with issue tracking, remediation, and reporting runs $70,000-$130,000 over 18-22 weeks. We scope a fixed cost after discovery.
Yes. Issues found during control testing get logged with an owner, a remediation deadline, and a status, so nothing found during an audit cycle gets lost between spreadsheets.
AuditBoard, now Optro after its 2024 acquisition, and Workiva are strong platforms for large, mature public companies with an established, complex control environment. Custom software makes more sense for a newly-public or pre-IPO company whose control footprint doesn't need the full enterprise suite yet, and whose team ends up paying for capacity it won't use for years. We help assess the right fit during discovery.
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We scope Audit Management Software in 30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and approach. No commitment required.