Compliance-driven database DevSecOps

Forge Unbreakable Data Contracts.

Continuous schema compliance and automated audit handoffs for modern data teams — map metadata to multi-framework controls, package evidence for external auditors, and reduce internal audit prep without copying production row data.

1-click Auditor HandoffMetadata-only · zero raw rowsUCF / SOC 2 sampling CSVsSchema compliance scorecards
Corporate Readiness:
SOC 2GDPRHIPAAISO 27001EU AI ActFRE 902
users_db

users

2 columnsPostgreSQL
#PII#GDPR
idint
emailvarchar
billing_dw

transactions

2 columnsSnowflake
#Financial
user_idint
credit_cardstring
analytics_dw

churn_cohort

2 columnsBigQuery
#PII#Risk
user_idint
churn_probabilityfloat

Platform

Three pillars of metadata governance

Auditor handoffs, continuous compliance controls, and evidentiary custody for schema and governance metadata.

Pillar 1: Active Data Plane

  • AST SQL Lineage: sqlglot table edges + tag propagation across connected catalogs.
  • CI/CD schema gatekeeper: GitHub Actions / GitLab CI fails PRs on non-compliant DDL before merge.
  • JIT Ephemeral Access: TTL grants with revoke path; masked SELECT proxy on Tier 2+.

Pillar 2: Continuous Multi-Compliance

  • External Auditor Handoff: Brief PDF, Schema PDF, UCF CSV, sensitivity CSV, manifest, DDL when gaps.
  • UCF / SOC 2 scorecard + health score: Cited controls and in-app readiness meter on explicit audit.
  • Scheduled audits + drift path: Daily/weekly catalog scans, canvas drift, and Slack / Jira / PagerDuty channel adapters.

Pillar 3: Evidentiary Defensibility

  • FRE 902 Evidentiary Pack: Custodian affidavit export — admissibility remains with counsel and the court.
  • Hash-chained audit trails: SHA-256 Merkle + local chain; S3 Object Lock when your bucket/env is configured.
  • Auto-hold freeze APIs: 1-click Tier 3 auto-hold + WORM certificate; manual legal hold on Tier 2.

SavantForge is not a business data marketplace or glossary crowdsourcing platform. It is a compliance-driven schema control plane — use Compliance Inventory and Auditor Handoff for regulated discovery. Non-goals: internal data access request workflows and heavyweight catalog marketplace storefronts.

Process

How It Works (Zero-Data Architecture)

SavantForge reads schema metadata, classifications, and lineage edges — never raw production row values. Operational attestations still come from your GRC program.

1. Introspect systems

Connect live catalogs or upload SQL DDL. The canvas maps tables, columns, and sensitivity tiers without copying row data.

2. Score, tag & remediate

UCF-aligned scorecard and compliance health score highlight gaps. Engineers accept tags and export review-only DDL for schema fixes.

3. Package auditor evidence

Download the External Auditor Handoff — committee brief plus sampling CSVs, schema report, and remediation SQL when gaps exist. Continuous CI gates and WORM custody expand on higher plans.

Value

Where SavantForge pays for itself

Illustrative annual value vs plan cost — not a savings guarantee.

Planning inputs

Tier 1 list is $1,500/mo ($18,000/yr · 1 external audit cycle · pilot 90 days at $1,500).

Modeled handoff assembly (included)
Estimated hours to assemble an External Auditor Handoff packet without SavantForge — baked into the Handoff value line, not a separate slider.
96 hrs · $9,600/yr
Scheduled audits & webhooks baseline
Baseline value of scheduled catalog audits, drift signals, and webhook alerts beyond a one-time audit month — scales with engineer count.
$6,000/yr
Evidentiary path baseline
Hash-chained audit-log custody value on this plan; full WORM / FRE path expands on Tier 3.
$2,500/yr
Plan cost used in ROI
Tier 1 list is $1,500/mo ($18,000/yr · 1 external audit cycle · pilot 90 days at $1,500).
$18,000/yr
Engineers / DBAs on schema & audit prep3
People who own schemas, PII tagging, and evidence packs. Drives classification labor (~2.5 hrs/eng/wk @ $100/hr) and scales continuous-ops value. Modeled handoff assembly ~96 hrs/yr (~$9,600).
External exam / attestation fee in scope (annual)$45,000
What you pay external auditors / CPAs for the exam in scope (SOC 2, ISO, or similar). Typical band ~$15,000–$90,000. Feeds Auditor Handoff fieldwork compression (~18%) and scorecard “surprise gap” savings.
Current data catalog / glossary spend (annual)$50,000
What you already spend on metadata catalogs, glossaries, or similar governance tooling. Common mid-market TCO ~$50,000–$150,000/yr. This plan models ~35% as displaceable for audit-prep / schema-compliance scope — not a full enterprise data catalog replacement.
61%Readiness
Audit prep & handoff+$21,534/yr
Labor & tool consolidation+$56,500/yr
Continuous readiness+$9,700/yr
Gross value+$87,734/yr
Plan cost-$18,000/yr
Net benefit$69,734/yr
ROI387%
Payback2.5 mo

Pricing

SaaS commercial plans

Organization sign-in required for paid plans. Feature lists describe what each tier includes for your team.

FREE CLIENT-SIDE UTILITY

Tier 0: Schema-Only Scanner

Evaluate locally — parse DDL, classify PII, and preview the scorecard with zero egress. Paid plans unlock live connectors and the External Auditor Handoff. No credit card required.

VP OF ENGINEERING / LEAD ARCHITECT

Tier 1: Governance Evidence

$1,500/mo($18,000 billed annually · 1 external audit cycle · pilot: 90 days at $1,500)

Live schema canvas, 1-click External Auditor Handoff, compliance health score, scheduled catalog audits, and webhooks for the included database engines — up to 6 live connectors.

  • 1-click External Auditor Handoff — Executive Brief PDF, Schema Compliance PDF, SOC 2/UCF CSV, sensitivity inventory CSV, manifest, DDL when gaps
  • In-app compliance health score + core + geo frameworks (COPPA / LGPD / PIPEDA)
  • Role Reports (Compliance Auditor = Brief) · External auditor handoff below Role Reports
  • Scheduled catalog audits (daily/weekly) on saved connections
  • HMAC webhooks (audit, DSAR, introspect) → Slack/Teams via webhook URL
  • Connection console + per-connector evidence trail
  • Included engines: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Azure SQL, Oracle · up to 6 live connectors
  • One-click accept classifications + raise sensitivity tiers · SHA-256 audit log (1 yr)
  • Pilot 30-day success: 2 connectors + 1 packet + webhook to Slack/Teams
HEAD OF SECURITY / CISO

Tier 2: Multi-Compliance & Privacy

$3,000/mo($36,000 billed annually)

Mid-market operations (50–300 emp.) unifying multi-warehouse privacy, lineage, and access controls. Includes all Tier 1 features, plus:

  • CI/CD PR migration gatekeeper (GitHub Actions / GitLab CI) — fails builds on non-compliant DDL
  • Schema drift vs audit-approved canvas + Slack / Teams / Jira / PagerDuty alerts
  • Cross-cloud / warehouse catalogs (Snowflake, BigQuery, Mongo, Kafka, Databricks, S3…)
  • Real-Time AST Lineage Engine + lineage tag propagation
  • JIT Ephemeral Access (TTL auto-revoke)
  • COPPA / LGPD / PIPEDA / EU AI Act scorecard packs
  • Automated multi-warehouse DSAR purge path with tombstone attestation
  • Append-only evidence storage (3-year path) + SHA-256 hashed exports
  • Manual user access freeze for legal holds
  • Light content sample scan on named PII columns (opt-in, no value retention)
GENERAL COUNSEL / CHIEF RISK OFFICER

Tier 3: Evidentiary Legal Shield

$6,000 – $12,000/mo($72k–$144k/yr billed annually)

Large enterprises preparing evidentiary exports and legal-hold workflows. Includes all Tier 2 features, plus:

  • Immutable WORM audit logs & cryptographic hash chains (FRE 902 / Merkle)
  • Auto-hold freeze APIs for legal-hold scenarios
  • Custom UCF / regulatory framework mapping + enterprise SSO
  • Opt-in content sample scan · regex / Luhn / BYOM (no value retention; sampled, not full DSPM)
  • Identity-aware query proxy / BI masking
  • Automated DSAR purge + tombstoning
  • WORM S3 Object Lock (7-year retention when Object Lock bucket is configured)
  • FRE 902 custodian package

🛡️ Deployment Options: All paid plans (Tiers 1–3) include multi-tenant SaaS Cloud Hosting. Private VPC or On-Premises (Customer-Hosted) deployment via Kubernetes/Helm is available at the same tier subscription — customer engineering owns cluster ops. Tier 0 executes 100% locally in your browser with zero network egress.