General summary
UpGuard delivers powerful, integrated tools for automated third-party monitoring, in-depth risk assessment and remediation, and one-click reporting.
By combining actionable insights with built-in risk management workflows, UpGuard helps organizations maintain comprehensive oversight of their supply chain security posture and equips them with the necessary tools to shut down emerging risks rapidly.
Key strengths
UpGuard's licensing model and efficient learning curve offer best-in-class time to value and program efficiency.
Key weaknesses
Its strengths in cybersecurity and continuous monitoring ensure strong TPCRM capabilities, but those seeking an all-encompassing governance solution (e.g., covering environmental or privacy regulations) might benefit from additional integrations.
Usability and learning curve
UpGuard's platform architecture is designed from the ground up to deliver a quick and shallow adoption curve. UpGuard's clean and intuitive interface ensures ease of ongoing operation and rapid pick-up from new staff members as needed.
Cyber risk data accuracy
Cybersecurity experts manually review all internal and vendor data leaks to remove false positives. Data leak insights are also supported with comprehensive contextualization for targeted and timely remediation responses.
Vendor risk management features
Attack surface management features
Security ratings
UpGuard's objective and transparent approach helps CISOs, security teams, and stakeholders reliably gauge a vendor’s actual security posture in near-real time.
Customer support
Workflow automation
Custom notifications simplify tracking of critical events and prompting of important follow-up actions.
The platform also facilitates automatic vendor tiering, labeling, and custom attributes based on questionnaire responses for faster vendor onboarding and improved TPRM scalability.
Artificial intelligence features
AI evidence analysis combined with automated scanning immediately uncovers control gaps and risks. Each finding is accompanied by transparent, traceable citations so security teams can quickly verify sources and take action.
AI-generated risk assessment reports, which are typically produced in under a minute, help organizations rapidly communicate risks with stakeholders. This results in faster decision-making, more accurate and consistent reporting, and significantly reduced manual workloads.
API and Integrations
Streamlines remediation and monitoring by natively integrating with Jira, Service Now, and Slack.
Purchasing & Licensing Transparency
Also provides free access to an AI-powered vendor questionnaire management tool, Trust Exchange.
Pricing starts at USD 1,599 / month.
A 14-day free trial for paid plans is also available.
Customers
To learn more, read UpGuard’s customer stories.
G2 rating
Security rating
General summary
Key strengths
Key weaknesses
Usability and learning curve
Cyber risk data accuracy
Vendor risk management features
Attack surface management features
Security ratings
Customer support
Workflow automation
Artificial intelligence features
API and Integrations
Purchasing & Licensing Transparency
Customers
G2 rating
Security rating
General summary
UpGuard delivers powerful, integrated tools for automated third-party monitoring, in-depth risk assessment and remediation, and one-click reporting.
By combining actionable insights with built-in risk management workflows, UpGuard helps organizations maintain comprehensive oversight of their supply chain security posture and equips them with the necessary tools to shut down emerging risks rapidly.
Key strengths
UpGuard's licensing model and efficient learning curve offer best-in-class time to value and program efficiency.
Key weaknesses
Its strengths in cybersecurity and continuous monitoring ensure strong TPCRM capabilities, but those seeking an all-encompassing governance solution (e.g., covering environmental or privacy regulations) might benefit from additional integrations.
Usability and learning curve
UpGuard's platform architecture is designed from the ground up to deliver a quick and shallow adoption curve. UpGuard's clean and intuitive interface ensures ease of ongoing operation and rapid pick-up from new staff members as needed.
Cyber risk data accuracy
Cybersecurity experts manually review all internal and vendor data leaks to remove false positives. Data leak insights are also supported with comprehensive contextualization for targeted and timely remediation responses.
Vendor risk management features
Attack surface management features
Security ratings
UpGuard's objective and transparent approach helps CISOs, security teams, and stakeholders reliably gauge a vendor’s actual security posture in near-real time.
Customer support
Workflow automation
Custom notifications simplify tracking of critical events and prompting of important follow-up actions.
The platform also facilitates automatic vendor tiering, labeling, and custom attributes based on questionnaire responses for faster vendor onboarding and improved TPRM scalability.
Artificial intelligence features
AI evidence analysis combined with automated scanning immediately uncovers control gaps and risks. Each finding is accompanied by transparent, traceable citations so security teams can quickly verify sources and take action.
AI-generated risk assessment reports, which are typically produced in under a minute, help organizations rapidly communicate risks with stakeholders. This results in faster decision-making, more accurate and consistent reporting, and significantly reduced manual workloads.
API and Integrations
Streamlines remediation and monitoring by natively integrating with Jira, Service Now, and Slack.
Purchasing & Licensing Transparency
Also provides free access to an AI-powered vendor questionnaire management tool, Trust Exchange.
Pricing starts at USD 1,599 / month.
A 14-day free trial for paid plans is also available.
Customers
To learn more, read UpGuard’s customer stories.
G2 rating
General summary
Key strengths
Key weaknesses
Usability and learning curve
Cyber risk data accuracy
Vendor risk management features
Attack surface management features
Security ratings
Customer support
Workflow automation
Artificial intelligence features
API and Integrations
Purchasing & Licensing Transparency
Customers
G2 rating
Security rating
General summary
Key strengths
Key weaknesses
Usability and learning curve
Cyber risk data accuracy
Vendor risk management features
Attack surface management features
Security ratings
Customer support
Workflow automation
Artificial intelligence features
API and Integrations
Purchasing & Licensing Transparency
Customers
G2 rating
Security rating
General summary
Key strengths
Key weaknesses
Usability and learning curve
Cyber risk data accuracy
Vendor risk management features
Attack surface management features
Security ratings
Customer support
Workflow automation
Artificial intelligence features
API and Integrations
Purchasing & Licensing Transparency
Customers
G2 rating
Security rating
A transparent comparison of top solutions

Black Kite pricing overview
Black Kite’s pricing model is structured around different tiers and licensing strategies designed to support various TPRM requirements.
Black Kite does not publicly disclose its pricing. Prospects need to book a demo of the product and speak with a sales representative to receive a quote.
Here's an overview of Black Kite's plans and services:
No free plan
Black Kite does not offer an ongoing free plan.
No free trial
Black Kite does not publicly offer a free trial. Instead, prospects can book a demo of the platform's capabilities with the sales team.
Standard monitoring
Pricing reportedly higher than other competitors at this service tier.
Large-scale / enterprise options
Oriented towards larger organizations with more broad TPRM requirements. Bulk licensing slightly discounts pricing for each monitored vendor.
Add-ons and additional costs
The following additional features and services could increase costs:
- Subscription Adjustments: Costs can rise with usage growth (e.g., adding vendors mid-contract),
- Unexpected Costs: Users have mentioned surprises like costs escalating with vendor count or fees for premium features (e.g., Bridge™, advanced analytics). Some users reported costs doubling when scaling from small to mid-tier usage.
How does Black Kite's pricing compare to its competitors?
UpGuard
UpGuard's pricing starts at USD 1,599 per month. Its natively integrated end-to-end workflows keep investment costs at a minimum—customers don't need to pay for additional tools to fill TPRM workflow gaps.
It also offers:
- A free-access tier that lets you monitor up to five vendors, which also includes access to risk ratings, as well as risk assessment and remediation workflows.
- Unlimited free access to its vendor questionnaire and trust management tool, Trust Exchange
- A 14-day free trial for paid tiers.
For more details, visit UpGuard's pricing page.
SecurityScorecard
SecurityScorecard does not publicly disclose pricing information. Though it offers a free plan, it is limited to self-monitoring and excludes third-party vendors.
A 14-day free trial of the Business Plan is available, which includes daily security notifications and limited vendor monitoring. Larger entities often opt for the Enterprise, or MAX managed service tier, which can run into the mid-to high-priced range.
Review SecurityScorecard's pricing model.
Bitsight
Bitsight does not disclose any pricing information. While it does not provide a traditional free trial, Bitsight does issue a complimentary security rating and benchmark report for first-time users. Because Bitsight's pricing often correlates with the number of monitored entities or advanced features (like deeper data analytics), costs can scale dramatically in larger enterprise contexts.
Without natively integrated TPRM workflows, customers typically need to supplement TPRM process gaps with additional module purchases or separate tools.
Review Bitsight's pricing model.
RiskRecon
RiskRecon does not publically disclose its pricing. Costs reportedly increase as the number of vendors grows. A free trial is offered, supporting monitoring up to 50 vendors. However, this trial automatically upgrades to a paid 12-month subscription unless a written cancellation notice is provided 15 days prior to the trial's end.
Review RiskRecon's pricing model.
OneTrust
Public pricing for OneTrust is not available. Its cost structure is largely determined by the chosen modules—ranging from vendor risk management to privacy governance—and the scale of an organization's deployment. Implementation charges and the need for specialized expansions (like AI governance or in-depth consent management) can also add considerably to the total.
Review OneTrust's pricing model.
Vanta
Vanta does not disclose any pricing information. It has no free option and does not offer a free trial. Its standard offering only supports a single compliance framework, like ISO 27001. Charges apply for each additional framework, which can quickly add up for organizations with broad compliance requirements.
Because Vanta is primarily a compliance automation tool, customers need to augment the platform with separate solutions to build a complete TPRM workflow, which could substantially raise final costs.
Reviews of the SecurityScoreard platform and its top competitors, based on indendant third-party sources and customer insights.