Pass audits with confidence: prove what happened, who did it, and when

Centralize evidence, enforce access controls, and generate audit-ready outputs from one source of truth - on your infrastructure.

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Audit proof, built in

  • Who/what/when activity trail for key actions
  • Least privilege with centralized permissions + optional MFA
  • Consistent evidence packs from a single dataset
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Built for teams that need provable controls for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, and internal audits.

Trusted by teams who need provable controls, consistent evidence, and secure delivery.

Audit readiness without the scramble

Common failure points when audits hit - and how Dradis helps you stay ready.

Where teams get stuck

Audit pain usually isn't "lack of work" - it's lack of proof, traceability, and consistency.

  • Evidence scattered across tickets, docs, and chat threads
  • No clear trail of approvals, edits, and final deliverables
  • Permissions are ad-hoc (too open, or too hard to manage)
  • Reports vary by team member - auditors see inconsistency as risk
  • Audit window triggers a panic rebuild of "what happened" timelines

What Dradis changes

Keep evidence and delivery in one system, enforce access controls, and prove the trail with audit logging.

  • Centralize evidence and findings in one place - with consistent structure
  • Prove activity with Audit Logging across users and projects
  • Enforce least privilege with centralized permissions
  • Generate consistent outputs using templates and standardized content (Issue Library)
  • Deploy on-prem to keep sensitive data within your boundary

End-to-end audit traceability

From intake to delivery: keep evidence centralized, permissions controlled, and outputs consistent - so audits become routine.

Prove the trail with audit logging

Auditors often ask the same questions: Who changed this? When was it approved? What was delivered? Audit Logging helps you answer with confidence.

Instead of rebuilding timelines from emails and tickets, you can demonstrate activity and change history across projects and users from a single system.

  • Show an accountable trail for key actions and edits
  • Support internal change reviews and external audit requests
  • Reduce time spent assembling "proof" under pressure
Screenshot of Audit Logging in Dradis

Example audit request: "Show what changed and who approved it"

  1. Auditor requests evidence for a specific deliverable and timeframe
  2. Use Audit Logging to demonstrate activity and changes tied to the project
  3. Export the final report (and supporting evidence) from the same dataset
  4. Provide a consistent, traceable story without reconstructing from multiple tools

Controls auditors expect, built in

Show least privilege, strong authentication, and accountability without stitching together screenshots.

Centralized permissions

  • Define who can view, edit, export, and deliver
  • Support separation of duties (author vs reviewer)
  • Reduce accidental changes during delivery windows

MFA & strong authentication

  • Optional MFA for audit-critical environments
  • Align to common expectations (SOC 2 / ISO 27001)
  • Strengthen operational assurance for admins

Run on your infrastructure

  • Deploy behind your firewall / inside your network boundary
  • Keep audit evidence within your perimeter
  • Reduce third-party exposure for sensitive data

Example workflow: Author → reviewer → delivery

  1. Contributors draft findings and attach supporting evidence
  2. Reviewer validates content and consistency (no copy/paste drift)
  3. Only approved roles can export and deliver final outputs
  4. Audit Logging provides accountability for key actions

Standardize evidence and reporting outputs

Auditors care about repeatability. Dradis helps you generate consistent, audit-ready outputs by keeping findings structured and using standardized content (via the Issue Library) and your reporting templates.

That means fewer last-minute edits, fewer inconsistencies, and a clearer narrative for stakeholders and auditors.

  • Keep evidence tied to the finding (screenshots, notes, references)
  • Reuse approved descriptions and remediation guidance
  • Produce consistent reports across teams and time
  • Reduce "explain the differences" questions during audits
Screenshot of Issue Library

Example evidence pack: Consistent findings → consistent outputs

  1. Findings are written once in a structured format
  2. Approved Issue Library content reduces variance and improves clarity
  3. Reporting templates generate repeatable evidence-ready deliverables
  4. Downstream stakeholders receive consistent results, every time

Keep audit data inside your boundary

Audit evidence often includes sensitive details. Dradis is designed for real-world security workflows where you need control over data boundaries and deployment.

Run Dradis on your infrastructure, behind your firewall, and integrate with your internal systems without forcing third-party data handling.

  • Deploy on-prem / inside your network boundary
  • Choose what leaves your environment (and what doesn't)
  • Support operational controls with optional MFA and audit logging
  • Keep evidence centralized instead of scattered across tools
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Example audit posture: Strong controls + clear evidence

  1. Access is controlled through centralized permissions
  2. MFA can be enabled to strengthen authentication
  3. Audit Logging provides accountability across key activities
  4. Reports are generated consistently from a single source of truth

Audit Readiness Assessment

See how prepared you are to prove your findings - and where the gaps are.

Evidence Capture

Methodology Documentation

Report Integrity

Your Context

Your results

Team size
3-5 consultants
Regulated clients
Sometimes
Audit Readiness Score
48%
Significant Gaps
Gap Analysis
Evidence Capture 3/9
Methodology Documentation 2/6
Report Integrity 3/6
Your biggest gap
Evidence Capture
Findings aren't consistently linked to the evidence that supports them.

Even without formal compliance requirements, clients increasingly expect traceability. The first time a finding gets challenged, you'll wish you had it.

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How do you compare?

See your detailed breakdown with specific recommendations — plus get the Evidence Chain guide.

Based on consultancy research and compliance requirements

Future-proof your audit trail

Controls evolve. Tools change. Your evidence story shouldn't fall apart.

Tool sprawl breaks traceability

  • Evidence fragments across tickets, docs, and shared drives
  • Changing tools means rebuilding "how we prove it"
  • Audit windows create last-minute reconciliation work

Dradis keeps evidence centralized

  • Structured findings + reporting templates keep outputs repeatable
  • Centralized permissions enforce who can change and deliver
  • Audit Logging supports accountability when auditors ask "who/what/when"

Stay ready as requirements change

  • Keep a consistent evidence narrative across quarters and teams
  • Make audits routine by keeping proof close to the work
  • Reduce audit friction without adding new "audit tools"

Ivan R

Head of RED

Specialist Cybersecurity Consultancy

"Dradis gives us a centralized solution that has enabled us to improve and simplify our existing workflow. Evidence and findings are stored in a centralized location, on our infrastructure, with full activity logs."

Deployment & security built for audit-sensitive workflows

Keep evidence, access controls, and delivery under your control - without pushing sensitive content to third parties.

Run on your infrastructure

  • Deploy behind your firewall / inside your network boundary
  • Keep evidence close to your systems and stakeholders
  • Avoid external dependencies for audit-critical workflows

Data boundaries you can defend

  • Keep sensitive findings and evidence within your perimeter
  • Control what is exported and delivered to stakeholders
  • Support stronger assurance with permissions + MFA

Control & auditability

  • Centralised permissions to control who can edit and publish
  • Audit logging for compliance and internal review
  • Optional MFA for operational assurance
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Henk-Jan Angerman

Security Consultant

Secwatch

"90% of our reporting process has been automated."

Ready to make audits routine instead of disruptive?

What to expect from the Dradis team

  • Free onboarding support and training for your team. We offer personalized training sessions to get your team up and running quickly and efficiently.
  • 30-day money-back guarantee. If the platform doesn't meet your expectations, we offer a complete refund. No questions asked.
  • Industry-leading retention. 9 out of 10 teams who try Dradis are actively using it after a year.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about audit traceability in Dradis

Dradis helps you demonstrate consistent delivery and traceability by keeping findings, evidence, and outputs centralized.

With Audit Logging, you can support common auditor questions about who changed what, when key actions happened, and how deliverables were produced.

Yes. Dradis supports centralized permissions so you can control who can view, edit, export, and deliver. Many teams use this to support reviewer/approver workflows and reduce risk during delivery.

No. Dradis can be deployed on your infrastructure, behind your firewall, so you can keep sensitive findings and audit evidence within your boundary.

Find out more about your deployment options

Dradis keeps findings structured and supports standardized content via the Issue Library and your reporting templates.

That means repeatable language and format across teams and time — which helps reduce audit friction caused by inconsistent outputs.

Dradis's audit logging, permissions, and evidence management features support common requirements for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, CREST, CHECK, and internal audit processes.

The specific controls you can demonstrate depend on how you configure and use the platform.

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