From questionnaire chaos to confident audits, Strike Graph’s intuitive UI and strategic automation help Martus Solutions stay secure— and scale fast.

Background

Martus Solutions provides cloud-based budgeting and reporting software. Martus Solutions operates with deep access to customers’ financial data—meaning security is non-negotiable.

“We're really close to our customers' numbers,” said Vanessa Chambers, Vice President, Operations and Product Management. “It became obvious that the customers we wanted to serve needed something more from us—something we could point to and say: you can believe this. These are things we do, not just things we say.”

Facing mounting security demands and a surge in customer questionnaires, Martus Solutions made SOC 2 compliance a strategic priority in 2022—and chose Strike Graph as their partner to get it done. At the time, they had fewer than 15 employees. Today, they’ve scaled to nearly 40 employees and serve almost 1,000 customers.

Challenges

Before Strike Graph, Martus Solutions faced growing friction around security processes, especially time-consuming security questionnaires.

“We were doing about 15 a year, and each was 200 questions long,” said CTO Paul Wheeler. 
“Not only do you have to answer them—you also have to interpret what they're trying to say.”

Even with a conscientious team, Martus Solutions lacked formal policies and risk frameworks. “We were scrambling around trying to pull together bits and pieces from here and there,” said Chambers. “It was clear we needed a better system.”

The underlying issue? Martus lacked a structured framework for security and risk. They had no centralized place to manage policies, track controls, or collect evidence. Without a purpose-built tool, staying on top of every requirement— let alone preparing for audits— would have been overwhelming.

Why Strike Graph

Wheeler evaluated several platforms before choosing Strike Graph. “It had the feature set we needed—automation, audit, and pen test partners—and it looked like a great fit for our size,” he said. “But it also had the best price for what we needed. That really made the difference.”

Usability sealed the deal. “Once I saw the UI, I fell in love,” Wheeler said. “You don’t need training. It just walks you through exactly what to do next. It’s so obvious and streamlined.”

Strike Graph’s blend of automation and flexibility was also key. Martus Solutions uses Azure, Jira, and Google Drive—and Strike Graph integrates seamlessly with all three. “We write Azure queries to pull data in. We use JQL to pull Jira evidence. We set reminders. It’s just so simple.”

The results

With Strike Graph, Martus Solutions transformed their compliance workflow—and realized dramatic time savings:

• Security questionnaire prep time dropped by 87%, from at least 2-3 hours to only 15–20 minutes.
• Monthly evidence collection takes less than one day, with responsibilities easily shared across internal teams and external IT partners.
• Audit readiness is continuous, not a scramble. “When the audit hits, we know everything’s in place,” said Wheeler.

Strike Graph also helped Martus confidently move from SOC 2 Type 1 to Type 2 in under a year.

Scaling securely and staying audit-ready

Martus is already looking ahead to supporting global customers with future frameworks like ISO 27001 and GDPR. “Being able to turn those frameworks on, explore the controls, and compare them to what we already do for SOC 2—that’s been extremely useful,” said Chambers.

To support that growth, Martus plans to expand their compliance team in 2025— ensuring even more coverage and flexibility.

Strike Graph’s ease of use and automation also enable continuous compliance. “We review compliance monthly, update our evidence, and keep our executive team in the loop,” said Chambers. “It’s manageable, repeatable, and integrated into our business.”

Working with Strike Graph

“The Strike Graph team held our hand through the entire process,” said Wheeler. “From risk evaluations to audit prep, they helped us understand what we needed and made it painless.”

Chambers agreed. “If we didn't have a tool like this, we wouldn’t be doing this work so successfully. It would probably take 3x as long, and the quality would be much worse.”

And for companies still putting off compliance?

“We would’ve done this two years sooner if we had known something like Strike Graph existed,” said Wheeler. “Strike Graph is literally a lifesaver.”