Evidence management
Attach evidence to a control once and reuse it across every framework that control satisfies.
| Evidence | Control | Owner | Collected | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFA enforcement export | Access control | IT team | This month | Current |
| Backup restore test | Resilience | Ops | Last quarter | Current |
| Access review sign-off | Access reviews | S. Chen | 5 months ago | Expiring |
| Penetration test report | Vulnerability mgmt | Security lead | 13 months ago | Stale |
An audit is, in the end, a request for evidence. Keel makes evidence a first-class object: upload it once, link it to the control it proves, and, because controls crosswalk across frameworks, reuse that same proof everywhere it counts, instead of re-gathering screenshots for every audit.
Evidence gets re-collected for every audit
The same access-review export, the same encryption screenshot, gathered again and again because it was never tied to a control, just dropped in a folder named after last year’s audit.
What evidence management does
Evidence linked to controls
Attach a file to the control it proves. The link is the point: evidence that isn’t tied to a control is just a file, and evidence that is becomes audit-ready proof.
Know what to collect
Not sure what proof a control needs? Keel suggests concrete evidence ideas for each control (the specific artifacts auditors expect), so you spend your time gathering the right things, not guessing.
Freshness that flags stale proof
Give a piece of evidence a review-by date and Keel tracks it as fresh, expiring soon, or expired, so a control isn’t quietly “satisfied” by a two-year-old screenshot when the auditor arrives.
AI evidence review
Ask Keel whether the evidence on a control is actually enough. It weighs each item’s label, kind, and freshness and returns a hedged verdict (sufficient, partial, or insufficient) with the gaps an auditor would still expect. A starting point you review, not a rubber stamp.
Collected once, reused everywhere
Because a control maps to many framework requirements, one piece of evidence satisfies all of them, no duplicate uploads per framework.
Per-plan storage
Every plan includes evidence storage (from 100 MB on Free up to 1 TB on Enterprise), so your proof lives with your program, not in a scattered drive.
Ready for the readiness score
Evidence supports the implemented controls that drive your live readiness percentage, so “done” means proven, not just asserted.
Why it matters
- Gather each piece of proof one time
- Every file is tied to the control it supports
- Reuse the same evidence across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more
- Catch stale proof before an auditor does with review-by dates and freshness flags
- Walk into an audit with proof already organised by control
Get audit-ready, and prove it
Evidence management is one module of a full GRC platform: controls crosswalked across every framework, so you collect evidence once and comply everywhere. Start free, no credit card, no sales call.
Start freeFrequently asked questions
Do I have to re-upload evidence for each framework?
No. Evidence attaches to a control, and controls crosswalk across frameworks, so one upload counts for every framework the control maps to.
How much evidence storage do I get?
It scales with your plan: 100 MB on Free, 500 MB on Starter, 1 GB on Pro, and 1 TB on Enterprise.
Can Keel tell me whether my evidence is enough?
Yes. The AI evidence review weighs the items linked to a control (their label, kind, and freshness) and returns a hedged verdict (sufficient, partial, or insufficient) plus the gaps an auditor would still expect. It works from evidence metadata, not the file contents, so you review it as a starting point.
Can evidence be linked to more than one control?
Yes. Evidence can support the controls it proves, and those controls in turn satisfy many framework requirements.
Related features: Controls & crosswalk · Access reviews · Readiness reports
Works with: SOC 2 · ISO/IEC 27001 · PCI DSS