Auditors ask why.
MergeWhy has the answer.

Stop spending 400+ hours assembling audit evidence. MergeWhy automatically captures a tamper-proof evidence record for every code change - ticket, approval, review, tests, deployment - sealed and ready when your auditor asks.

400+

hours saved per cycle

95%

less manual work

14

frameworks

< 2 min

setup

SOC 2 & SOXCMMC + SPRSFedRAMP OSCALISO 27001GitHub & GitLab
app.mergewhy.com/records/der_8f2k...
MERGED2 GAPS

Implement retry logic for failed payment webhooks

#287acme/payments-apisarah.chen
73

Evidence Score

2 gaps detected. Address the missing review approval and Slack context.

AI Analysis
Partial DocsIntent Aligned

Technical implementation is sound, but decision rationale for backoff strategy and retry limits is not documented.

Compliance
DORA67%
SOC 2 Type II50%
ISO 2700133%

Evidence Assembled

GitHub PR #287
Jira PAY-1247
Slack — not linked
Evidence Vault
Sealed
sha256:7f83b165...126d9069
Reviews
2
Approvals
0
Tickets
1
Files
14
Integrity Verified

The Problem

“Why was this change made?”

When auditors, incident responders, or new team members ask this question - most teams scramble. The evidence is scattered across a dozen tools.

0+

Hours Per Year on Evidence

Manual screenshots, CSV exports, and email threads for SOX ITGC audits

0%

CMMC Contractors Not Ready

Phase 2 enforcement begins Nov 2026 - only 431 of 80,000 certified

Sept 2026

FedRAMP OSCAL Deadline

Machine-readable packages mandatory - zero submissions used OSCAL in 2025

Vanta checks configs. Who proves changes?

Cloud posture tools verify your S3 buckets are encrypted. But when an auditor samples change #17 and asks for the ticket, approval, code review, and test results - your team scrambles for 30-90 minutes per sample.

Audit evidence is stuck in 2010

Teams still assemble evidence from email threads, PDF exports, and manual screenshots. Error rates hit 35%. One IT manager called it 'a nightmare that took us damn near a year.'

Developer burnout is real

67% of developers cite compliance busywork as a reason for leaving. Current tools are designed for auditors, not engineers.

Every tool tells you what.
Only MergeWhy tells you why.

GitHub
What changed, who changed it
Jira / Linear
What was requested
Slack
Where it was discussed
CI/CD
How it was tested & deployed
MergeWhy
WHY it was decided

MergeWhy doesn't replace your tools - it connects them. Evidence from across your stack, assembled into a single auditable decision record.

How It Works

Three steps to audit-ready.

1

Connect

Connect GitHub or GitLab, link your Jira and Slack. Takes under 2 minutes.

2

Capture

MergeWhy automatically captures evidence from every PR, ticket, and thread. AI analyzes it and maps to compliance frameworks.

3

Comply

Track compliance trends across your org. Export audit-ready reports and verify evidence vault integrity - before your auditor asks.

Under 2 minutes to set up. Evidence captured from your very first merge.

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Platform

Purpose-built for compliance and auditability.

Evidence Assembly

Automatically pulls context from GitHub PRs, Jira tickets, and Slack threads into a single Decision Evidence Record at merge time.

  • GitHub PR metadata & reviews
  • Jira ticket context
  • Slack thread discussions
GitHub PR #287
14 files changed, 2 reviewers
Jira PAY-1247
Payment retry implementation
Slack #payments
Thread: backoff strategy discussion
AI Analysis Output
Documentation QualityPartial

Technical changes documented, business rationale missing

Intent AlignmentAligned

Code implements retry logic as described in ticket

Audit ReadinessNeeds Work

Missing approval chain and rollback documentation

AI Analysis

Evaluates documentation quality, intent alignment, and audit readiness. Identifies specific gaps - not just checkboxes.

  • Documentation quality scoring
  • Intent alignment verification
  • Specific gap identification

Compliance Mapping

Every change is evaluated against 14 frameworks including SOC 2, FedRAMP, CMMC, DORA, and ISO 27001. See which controls are satisfied and which need attention.

  • SOC 2, FedRAMP & CMMC controls
  • DORA ICT requirements
  • ISO 27001, NIST 800-53 & more
SOC 2 Type IIPartial
CC8.1
DORASatisfied
Art.9(4)(e)
ISO 27001Gaps Found
A.8.32
Sealed Evidence Record
sha256:7f83b1657ff1fc53b92dc18148a1d65dfc2d4b1fa3d677284addd200126d9069
14
Files
2
Reviews
1
Ticket
Sealed
Integrity Verified · Immutable

Evidence Vault

SHA-256 sealed evidence snapshots with integrity verification. Immutable records that auditors can trust - tamper-proof by design.

  • SHA-256 cryptographic sealing
  • Tamper-proof evidence chain
  • One-click audit export

Also Included

SOX Audit Sampling
Stratified random sampling per PCAOB AS 2201
Audit Bundles
ZIP packages with AuditBoard CSV import
Client-Side Collector
Docker agent for defense & government
Policy & Risk
Policies, risks, vendors, and waivers
Pipeline Tracking
CI/CD runs, tests, coverage, deployments
Integrations
GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Slack, AWS, GCP, Azure

Compliance Engine

14 frameworks. One evidence source.

Each framework has different requirements. MergeWhy evaluates your evidence against the specific controls you need - from commercial to federal.

SOC 2 Type II
CC8.1 Change Management
FedRAMP
CM-3 / CM-5 / SA-11
CMMC 2.0
L1/L2/L3 + SPRS Scoring
DORA
Art.9(4)(e) ICT Change
ISO 27001
A.8.32 Change Management
NIST 800-53
CM-3 / AC-5 / SI-2

Plus GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX ITGC, and SOX 404

OSCAL 1.1.2 ExportFedRAMP 20x ReadyAuditBoard CSV Import
0
Automated Tests
0
Frameworks
100%
Evidence Immutability
< 2 min
Setup Time
Ed25519
Signed Attestations

Pricing

14 days free. No credit card required.

Connect GitHub or GitLab, capture evidence from your first merge, and explore all Growth features during your trial.

Starter
$249/mo

5 repos, 2 frameworks

Popular
Growth
$833/mo

Unlimited repos, all 14 frameworks

Enterprise
Custom

Self-hosted, OSCAL, OIDC

Annual billing saves ~17%. Enterprise customers: schedule a demo.

Stop chasing evidence.
Start capturing it.

Connect GitHub or GitLab, see compliance evidence captured automatically from your very first merge. Your engineers stay productive. Your auditors get proof.

No credit card required · 2-minute setup · Works with GitHub & GitLab