Does using a compliant cloud service make my application automatically compliant?

No. Cloud provider compliance certifications cover the infrastructure and service operations (the 'cloud of' responsibilities in the shared responsibility model), but you are responsible for configuring services securely, implementing access controls, managing data encryption, and maintaining audit trails within your application (the 'in the cloud' responsibilities). A SOC 2 certified service gives you a foundation, but you still need your own controls, policies, and audit evidence.

How do I get access to cloud provider compliance reports like SOC 2 Type II?

AWS provides compliance reports through AWS Artifact in the console. Azure offers them through the Service Trust Portal (servicetrust.microsoft.com). GCP provides compliance reports through the Compliance Reports Manager in the console. These are typically available under NDA, and you can download them for your auditors. BAAs (Business Associate Agreements) for HIPAA must be signed separately with each provider.

What is the difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II reports?

SOC 2 Type I evaluates the design of controls at a specific point in time — it confirms that appropriate controls exist. SOC 2 Type II evaluates the operating effectiveness of those controls over a period of time (usually 6-12 months) — it confirms that controls not only exist but actually work consistently. Type II reports are more valuable for due diligence because they demonstrate sustained compliance, and most enterprise customers and auditors require Type II.

Multi-Cloud Compliance Checker

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Check cloud service compliance certifications (SOC2, HIPAA, PCI) across providers.

Last verified: April 2026

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See It in Action

Your healthcare startup is expanding from AWS-only to a multi-cloud architecture, adding Azure for some data processing and GCP BigQuery for analytics. Before processing any PHI on the new services, your compliance officer needs to verify HIPAA eligibility. You run the checker and discover that while the core services are all HIPAA-eligible, the specific Azure service you planned to use for message queuing isn't covered under Microsoft's BAA. You switch to Azure Service Bus (which is covered) before writing any code, avoiding a costly architecture change after the audit.

What This Tool Does

Enterprises operating across AWS, Azure, and GCP need to verify that the specific cloud services they use hold the compliance certifications required by their industry — SOC 2 for SaaS vendors, HIPAA for healthcare, PCI DSS for payment processing, FedRAMP for US government contracts, and ISO 27001 for international security standards. This tool lets you check compliance certifications across all three major cloud providers in a single interface, comparing which services are certified for which frameworks and identifying gaps where a service you depend on may not yet have a required certification.

Technical Details

The checker maintains a curated database of compliance certifications for major services across AWS, Azure, and GCP, mapped to frameworks including SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, CSA STAR, and GDPR. When you select services and frameworks, it performs a cross-reference lookup and highlights gaps where a selected service lacks a required certification, with links to each provider's official compliance documentation.

Common Use Cases

1Verifying that a proposed multi-cloud architecture uses only HIPAA-eligible services across all providers before processing PHI
2Comparing PCI DSS compliance coverage between AWS, Azure, and GCP when selecting a provider for payment infrastructure
3Generating compliance evidence documentation for auditors showing which services are certified under SOC 2 Type II
4Identifying compliance gaps when migrating workloads from one cloud provider to another — ensuring the target services have equivalent certifications

Common Questions

Does using a compliant cloud service make my application automatically compliant?: No. Cloud provider compliance certifications cover the infrastructure and service operations (the 'cloud of' responsibilities in the shared responsibility model), but you are responsible for configuring services securely, implementing access controls, managing data encryption, and maintaining audit trails within your application (the 'in the cloud' responsibilities). A SOC 2 certified service gives you a foundation, but you still need your own controls, policies, and audit evidence.
How do I get access to cloud provider compliance reports like SOC 2 Type II?: AWS provides compliance reports through AWS Artifact in the console. Azure offers them through the Service Trust Portal (servicetrust.microsoft.com). GCP provides compliance reports through the Compliance Reports Manager in the console. These are typically available under NDA, and you can download them for your auditors. BAAs (Business Associate Agreements) for HIPAA must be signed separately with each provider.
What is the difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II reports?: SOC 2 Type I evaluates the design of controls at a specific point in time — it confirms that appropriate controls exist. SOC 2 Type II evaluates the operating effectiveness of those controls over a period of time (usually 6-12 months) — it confirms that controls not only exist but actually work consistently. Type II reports are more valuable for due diligence because they demonstrate sustained compliance, and most enterprise customers and auditors require Type II.

Expert Tips

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Cloud provider compliance certifications cover the infrastructure layer only. Your auditor will ask about YOUR controls on top of that infrastructure. Prepare a responsibility matrix mapping each compliance control to either 'provider responsibility' (with certification evidence) or 'customer responsibility' (with your own evidence) for every service in your architecture.

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Compliance certifications are point-in-time snapshots. A service certified for HIPAA today might have a certification gap during audit periods. Always check the certification date and audit period in the actual SOC 2 or HIPAA report, not just the marketing page. AWS Artifact, Azure Service Trust Portal, and GCP Compliance Reports Manager provide the actual dated reports.

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When going multi-cloud for compliance-sensitive workloads, the weakest link determines your overall posture. If your data flows through all three clouds, every service in the chain must be certified. A common gap: using a GCP service for analytics that isn't yet HIPAA-eligible while the primary workload on AWS is fully compliant.

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