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# BitsightvsUpGuard

Compare the capabilities and features of Bitsight and .\
Also, see how they stack up against UpGuard.

Compare the capabilities and features of Bitsight and UpGuard. See which solution performs best across a range of categories.

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## Did you know UpGuard was voted #1 on G2 and has been for over two years?

## Bitsight vsBitsight vs UpGuard

See how they compare side-by-side.

UpGuard

#### [Bitsight](/competitors/bitsight)

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##### General summary

UpGuard is an end-to-end third-party risk management platform with best-in-class time-to-value and scalability from initial implementations to beyond. \
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.

Bitsight is a cybersecurity ratings platform that continuously monitors organizational and vendor security postures. It collects and analyzes data from multiple sources—including botnet and malware intelligence—to offer evidence-based risk insights. Bitsight also integrates with GRC and TPRM workflows, allowing teams to proactively mitigate threats across their extended supply chain. However, Bitsight’s pricing structure can complicate scalability.

##### Key strengths

UpGuard excels by completing full vendor scans every 24 hours, which provides near real-time visibility into vendor security postures while seamlessly integrating native end-to-end AI-powered vendor assessment workflows.\
UpGuard's licensing model and efficient learning curve offer best-in-class time to value and program efficiency.

In addition to risk monitoring, Bitsight employs analytical forecasting to estimate future security trajectories. It integrates with platforms like ServiceNow, JIRA, and PowerBI to suit more advanced workflows. This network of partnerships, coupled with strong institutional acceptance, reinforces Bitsight’s profile with complex organizations.

##### Key weaknesses

UpGuard's focus on core frameworks like ISO 27001 and NIST offers robust coverage for most security and compliance needs, though organizations requiring highly specialized or region-specific regulations may choose to augment it with dedicated GRC modules. \
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.

Bitsight's pricing structures can quickly escalate operational expenses for TPRM programs and create complicated decisions regarding the extent of risk visibility that can be deployed for vendors within a supply chain. Customers additionally cite attribution challenges for risks and assets within shared IP and cloud environments, which require support request submissions to address. Monitoring and assessment capabilities are also separately licensed, which may increase purchasing complexity and limit end-to-end coverage to several vendors within supply chains.

##### Usability and learning curve

UpGuard offers best-in-class time to value for initial implementations. \
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.

Bitsight is generally intuitive for professionals familiar with security ratings, with an interface offering clear vendor risk summaries. However, some advanced features require more expertise and time to leverage effectively, particularly when deploying Bitsight's separate modules for monitoring and risk assessments.

##### Cyber risk data accuracy

UpGuard's real-time data refresh rate ensures up-to-date and accurate vendor security posture calculations while also allowing users to initiate scans on demand.\
Threat Monitoring automatically scans the open, deep, and dark web for data leaks and exposed credentials, using AI-powered analysis to reduce false positives and prioritize findings for targeted, timely remediation.

Bitsight is widely recognized for malware and botnet reporting, though attribution to hosting providers or shared IP ranges can lead to accuracy challenges requiring correction support.

##### Vendor risk management features

UpGuard offers a natively integrated end-to-end workflow addressing the complete Third-party Risk Management lifecycle—from onboarding to risk management and ongoing monitoring.

Bitsight supports third-party monitoring and risk workflows, including vendor onboarding, but relies on a separately licensed module for vendor risk assessments and workflows.

##### Attack surface management features

UpGuard provides continuous attack surface monitoring, identifying exposed assets, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities. It maps internet-facing infrastructure, detects risks like expired certificates and open ports, and prioritizes threats for remediation. Clear, actionable insights help organizations reduce exposure and strengthen their external security posture.

Bitsight's External Attack Surface Management module is designed to discover hidden assets, provide detailed digital asset insights, and detect vulnerabilities such as unsupported product versions. .

##### Security ratings

Uses a proprietary scoring model from 0–950, updated daily, emphasizing current, empirical data. \
UpGuard's objective and transparent approach helps CISOs, security teams, and stakeholders reliably gauge a vendor’s actual security posture in near-real time.

Offers a respected rating system correlated with breach likelihood and is used widely by insurers and financial institutions. Observed security events influence scores, but shared IP misattribution can occasionally skew results.

##### Customer support

Known for [world-class support](/customer-support) across all tiers and customer-friendly guidance, UpGuard delivers proactive and prompt engagement to resolve customer issues quickly. Dedicated teams assist with both technical and strategic TPRM challenges.

Bitsight provides reputable support, particularly for large enterprises with dedicated account teams. Smaller organizations may experience less responsiveness and find self-service documentation limited.

##### Workflow automation

UpGuard’s AI-powered Security Profile automatically identifies risks and control gaps, then generates contextualized, point-in-time assessment reports in minutes. It also provides a pre-configured (and adjustable) set of controls for two leading security frameworks: ISO 27001:2022 and NIST CSF 2.0.\
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.

Bitsight integrates with SOAR platforms, allowing users to automate responses to newly discovered risks. However, advanced automation requirements, such as those addressing Vendor Risk Management workflows, require add-on services or third-party tools for complete automation.

##### Artificial intelligence features

UpGuard’s AI-powered platform streamlines the entire vendor assessment process.\
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.

Bitsight offers a branded AI capability named Groma. Groma is primarily built to support improved risk scoring, identification and attribution of digital assets, and enhanced criticality classification of risk findings. Bitsight is additionally investing in AI development for TPRM workflows and threat detection capabilities. However, whether this will add to their Groma-branded capability or be released as integrated, separate offerings is unclear.

##### API and Integrations

UpGuard provides a well-documented API enabling custom integrations, webhooks, and automation across common security and GRC tools. Its extensibility is straightforward, designed for rapid deployment and minimal setup friction. UpGuard also connects with over 4,000+ apps through a dedicated [Zapier integration](https://www.upguard.com/integrations).\
Streamlines remediation and monitoring by natively integrating with Jira, Service Now, and Slack.

Bitsight integrates with popular platforms like ServiceNow and Splunk, offering APIs for custom reporting and automation. Offers integrations with RSA Archer GRC, CyberGRX, OneTrust Vendorpedia, ProcessUnity, MetricStream, and more.

##### Purchasing & Licensing Transparency

UpGuard offers a freemium package for monitoring up to 5 vendors.\
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.

Public pricing is not available. Does not publically offer a free trial.

##### Customers

Major customers include The New York Stock Exchange (ICE), Morningstar, TDK, PagerDuty, Hopin, and IAG. \
To learn more, read UpGuard’s [customer stories](https://www.upguard.com/customers).

Major customers include Optus / Singtel, The University of North Florida, Snam, and PROSA.

##### G2 rating

Accurate as of March 2025

4.5, based on 383 reviews. [Named a G2 Market Leader](/g2) for Third Party & Supplier Risk Management Software.

4.6, based on 44 reviews.

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[UpGuard]()

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##### General summary

UpGuard is an end-to-end third-party risk management platform with best-in-class time-to-value and scalability from initial implementations to beyond. \
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 excels by completing full vendor scans every 24 hours, which provides near real-time visibility into vendor security postures while seamlessly integrating native end-to-end AI-powered vendor assessment workflows.\
UpGuard's licensing model and efficient learning curve offer best-in-class time to value and program efficiency.

##### Key weaknesses

UpGuard's focus on core frameworks like ISO 27001 and NIST offers robust coverage for most security and compliance needs, though organizations requiring highly specialized or region-specific regulations may choose to augment it with dedicated GRC modules. \
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 offers best-in-class time to value for initial implementations. \
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

UpGuard's real-time data refresh rate ensures up-to-date and accurate vendor security posture calculations while also allowing users to initiate scans on demand.\
Threat Monitoring automatically scans the open, deep, and dark web for data leaks and exposed credentials, using AI-powered analysis to reduce false positives and prioritize findings for targeted, timely remediation.

##### Vendor risk management features

UpGuard offers a natively integrated end-to-end workflow addressing the complete Third-party Risk Management lifecycle—from onboarding to risk management and ongoing monitoring.

##### Attack surface management features

UpGuard provides continuous attack surface monitoring, identifying exposed assets, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities. It maps internet-facing infrastructure, detects risks like expired certificates and open ports, and prioritizes threats for remediation. Clear, actionable insights help organizations reduce exposure and strengthen their external security posture.

##### Security ratings

Uses a proprietary scoring model from 0–950, updated daily, emphasizing current, empirical data. \
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

Known for [world-class support](/customer-support) across all tiers and customer-friendly guidance, UpGuard delivers proactive and prompt engagement to resolve customer issues quickly. Dedicated teams assist with both technical and strategic TPRM challenges.

##### Workflow automation

UpGuard’s AI-powered Security Profile automatically identifies risks and control gaps, then generates contextualized, point-in-time assessment reports in minutes. It also provides a pre-configured (and adjustable) set of controls for two leading security frameworks: ISO 27001:2022 and NIST CSF 2.0.\
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

UpGuard’s AI-powered platform streamlines the entire vendor assessment process.\
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

UpGuard provides a well-documented API enabling custom integrations, webhooks, and automation across common security and GRC tools. Its extensibility is straightforward, designed for rapid deployment and minimal setup friction. UpGuard also connects with over 4,000+ apps through a dedicated [Zapier integration](https://www.upguard.com/integrations).\
Streamlines remediation and monitoring by natively integrating with Jira, Service Now, and Slack.

##### Purchasing & Licensing Transparency

UpGuard offers a freemium package for monitoring up to 5 vendors.\
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

Major customers include The New York Stock Exchange (ICE), Morningstar, TDK, PagerDuty, Hopin, and IAG. \
To learn more, read UpGuard’s [customer stories](https://www.upguard.com/customers).

##### G2 rating

Accurate as of March 2025

4.5, based on 383 reviews. [Named a G2 Market Leader](/g2) for Third Party & Supplier Risk Management Software.

[Security rating](#)

X

950

/ 950

##### General summary

Bitsight is a cybersecurity ratings platform that continuously monitors organizational and vendor security postures. It collects and analyzes data from multiple sources—including botnet and malware intelligence—to offer evidence-based risk insights. Bitsight also integrates with GRC and TPRM workflows, allowing teams to proactively mitigate threats across their extended supply chain. However, Bitsight’s pricing structure can complicate scalability.

##### Key strengths

In addition to risk monitoring, Bitsight employs analytical forecasting to estimate future security trajectories. It integrates with platforms like ServiceNow, JIRA, and PowerBI to suit more advanced workflows. This network of partnerships, coupled with strong institutional acceptance, reinforces Bitsight’s profile with complex organizations.

##### Key weaknesses

Bitsight's pricing structures can quickly escalate operational expenses for TPRM programs and create complicated decisions regarding the extent of risk visibility that can be deployed for vendors within a supply chain. Customers additionally cite attribution challenges for risks and assets within shared IP and cloud environments, which require support request submissions to address. Monitoring and assessment capabilities are also separately licensed, which may increase purchasing complexity and limit end-to-end coverage to several vendors within supply chains.

##### Usability and learning curve

Bitsight is generally intuitive for professionals familiar with security ratings, with an interface offering clear vendor risk summaries. However, some advanced features require more expertise and time to leverage effectively, particularly when deploying Bitsight's separate modules for monitoring and risk assessments.

##### Cyber risk data accuracy

Bitsight is widely recognized for malware and botnet reporting, though attribution to hosting providers or shared IP ranges can lead to accuracy challenges requiring correction support.

##### Vendor risk management features

Bitsight supports third-party monitoring and risk workflows, including vendor onboarding, but relies on a separately licensed module for vendor risk assessments and workflows.

##### Attack surface management features

Bitsight's External Attack Surface Management module is designed to discover hidden assets, provide detailed digital asset insights, and detect vulnerabilities such as unsupported product versions. .

##### Security ratings

Offers a respected rating system correlated with breach likelihood and is used widely by insurers and financial institutions. Observed security events influence scores, but shared IP misattribution can occasionally skew results.

##### Customer support

Bitsight provides reputable support, particularly for large enterprises with dedicated account teams. Smaller organizations may experience less responsiveness and find self-service documentation limited.

##### Workflow automation

Bitsight integrates with SOAR platforms, allowing users to automate responses to newly discovered risks. However, advanced automation requirements, such as those addressing Vendor Risk Management workflows, require add-on services or third-party tools for complete automation.

##### Artificial intelligence features

Bitsight offers a branded AI capability named Groma. Groma is primarily built to support improved risk scoring, identification and attribution of digital assets, and enhanced criticality classification of risk findings. Bitsight is additionally investing in AI development for TPRM workflows and threat detection capabilities. However, whether this will add to their Groma-branded capability or be released as integrated, separate offerings is unclear.

##### API and Integrations

Bitsight integrates with popular platforms like ServiceNow and Splunk, offering APIs for custom reporting and automation. Offers integrations with RSA Archer GRC, CyberGRX, OneTrust Vendorpedia, ProcessUnity, MetricStream, and more.

##### Purchasing & Licensing Transparency

Public pricing is not available. Does not publically offer a free trial.

##### Customers

Major customers include Optus / Singtel, The University of North Florida, Snam, and PROSA.

##### G2 rating

Accurate as of March 2025

4.6, based on 44 reviews.

[Security rating](#)

X

950

/ 950

##### 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

Accurate as of March 2025

[Security rating](#)

X

950

/ 950

##### Compare

[Overview](#overview)

[Usability & Learning Curve](#usability-learning-curve)

[Capabilities](#capabilities)

[Community Support](#community-support)

[Release Rate](#release-rate)

[Pricing & Support](#pricing-support)

[API & Extensibility](#api-extensibility)

[Third-Party Integrations](#third-party-integrations)

[Customers](#customers)

[Security Rating](#security-ratings)

## Bitsight vs product overview

## Bitsight vs UpGuard product overview

Learn more about the products and how they compare.

As outsourcing significant business functions is now common practice for most organizations, major [third-party data breaches](https://www.upguard.com/blog/prevent-third-party-data-breaches) are rapidly taking over news headlines.

Ponemon Institute and IBM’s [Cost of a Data Breach Report](https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach) found the average cost of a breach has increased from $370,000 to $4.35 million, with third-party involvement listed as one of the main reasons. An [eSentire survey](https://www.esentire.com/blog/nearly-half-of-firms-suffer-data-breach-at-hands-of-vendors/) from the same year highlights that 44% of firms surveyed have experienced a [significant data breach](https://www.upguard.com/blog/biggest-data-breaches) caused by a [third-party vendor](https://www.upguard.com/blog/third-party-vendor).

With [Gartner reporting 60% of organizations as having 1000+ third-party relationships](https://www.gartner.com/en/legal-compliance/insights/third-party-risk-management), effectively managing the [cybersecurity risks](https://www.upguard.com/blog/cybersecurity-risk) they create and practicing [vendor due diligence](https://www.upguard.com/blog/vendor-due-diligence) proves increasingly difficult.

[Information security](https://www.upguard.com/blog/information-security) teams often also rely on manual risk reporting methods which are time and labor-intensive. Many organizations are now turning to [automated third-party risk management (TPRM) solutions](https://www.upguard.com/blog/automate-vendor-risk-management) that automate data breach detection capabilities, provide real-time insights, and streamline remediation workflows.

We assess two TPRM solutions, BitSight and [UpGuard](https://www.upguard.com/), to help you make an informed decision before investing in the right solution for your needs.

### BitSight Technologies Overview

BitSight Technologies is a Cambridge, MA-based company that aims to quantify the external [cybersecurity posture](https://www.upguard.com/blog/attack-surface) of organizations using publicly accessible data.

BitSight’s [security ratings](https://www.upguard.com/blog/what-are-security-ratings) are used by security and [cybersecurity risk ](https://www.upguard.com/blog/cybersecurity-risk)professionals to conduct due diligence research for [Vendor Risk Management](https://www.upguard.com/blog/vendor-risk-management) programs, private equity, M\&A activities, and more.  

Additionally, these security ratings are used for [attack surface](https://www.upguard.com/blog/attack-surface) analytics, industry benchmarking, and the assessment of [fourth-party risk](https://www.upguard.com/blog/what-is-fourth-party-risk).

## UpGuard Overview

UpGuard is a third-party risk and attack surface management platform that helps global organizations prevent data breaches, monitor third-party vendors, and improve their security posture. \
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UpGuard’s platform uses proprietary security ratings, data leak detection capabilities, and remediation workflows to proactively identify security exposures.\
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UpGuard’s all-in-one third-party risk and attack surface management software intelligently groups risks into six categories: website risks, email security, network security, phishing & malware, reputation risk, and brand protection. 

## Usability & Learning Curve

Minimizing the amount of time and effort in learning to use a new solution is a critical aspect of delivering on any value proposition.

BitSight and UpGuard offer their services via SaaS and are accessible from web-based platforms that can help users monitor and manage vendor risks.

* **BitSight:** Intuitive for professionals familiar with security ratings, offering clear vendor risk summaries. However, some advanced features require additional expertise and time, especially when deploying separate modules for monitoring and risk assessments.

- **UpGuard:** High-level summation of risk with the ability to drill down into precise technical details. Each risk is prioritized based on extensive research conducted by the in-house security team, and where possible remediation and protection suggestions are provided.

## Capabilities

BitSight and UpGuard both help organizations stay informed about their vendors’ information security risks as part of a third-party risk management (TPRM) program.

## Predictive capabilities

The main reason organizations invest in security tools is to prevent incidents from happening in the first place.

A solution's ability to [prevent data breaches](https://www.upguard.com/blog/prevent-data-breaches) and other cyber attacks before they happen should be front of mind when choosing a security platform.

BitSight and UpGuard both identify risks using passive scans on a third party’s public-facing [attack surfaces](https://www.upguard.com/blog/attack-surface).

**BitSight:&#x20;**&#x52;enowned for malware and botnet reporting, incorporating IP reputation analysis to detect active malware. However, attribution accuracy can sometimes suffer from challenges linked to hosting providers or shared IP addresses, necessitating support requests for corrections.

**UpGuard:&#x20;**&#x52;eviews many important breach vectors to assess the supply chain attack surface, including [phishing](https://www.upguard.com/blog/phishing), [ransomware](https://www.upguard.com/blog/ransomware) susceptibility, [man-in-the-middle attacks](https://www.upguard.com/blog/man-in-the-middle-attack), [DNSSEC](https://www.upguard.com/blog/dnssec), [vulnerabilities](https://www.upguard.com/blog/vulnerability), [email spoofing](https://www.upguard.com/blog/email-spoofing), [domain hijacking](https://www.upguard.com/blog/domain-hijacking), and DNS issues.

Provides threat and risk intelligence, enabling greater visibility into supply chain data leakages, compromised corporate identities, and brand fraud.

## Community Support

Keeping informed on product updates and the latest [cyber security](https://www.upguard.com/blog/cybersecurity-important) developments is paramount, with new [vulnerabilities](https://www.upguard.com/blog/vulnerability-management) and [cyber threats ](https://www.upguard.com/blog/cyber-threat)emerging daily.

Customers need up-to-date resources and relevant insights to stay ahead of the curve and protect their organizations from emerging cyber risks.

The frequency of publication and presence of community engagement is a key indicator of a company’s mission, focus, and investment in its users.

BitSight and UpGuard offer comprehensive online resources to educate and inform customers.

**BitSight:** Offers strong support primarily for large enterprises with dedicated account teams. Smaller organizations might find less responsiveness and limited self-service documentation

**UpGuard:** [UpGuard Summit](https://www.upguard.com/events) brings together a community of security leaders from leading companies, explores the future of security, and helps businesses stay secure.

The [UpGuard cybersecurity and risk management blog](https://www.upguard.com/blog) is updated four times a week and the breach research blog has uncovered and secured some of the [largest data breaches](https://www.upguard.com/breaches).

UpGuard’s free weekly Breach Newsletter informs 20,000+ subscribers of the latest global data breaches.

## Release rate

Technology is always changing. New[ vulnerabilities](https://www.upguard.com/blog/vulnerability) are added to[ CVE](https://www.upguard.com/blog/cve) on a daily basis, and attackers are constantly finding new[ zero-day exploits](https://www.upguard.com/blog/zero-day).

The speed at which a security platform can incorporate changes determines how well it can respond to new threats and customer requests.

Additionally, they should continue to update, adjust, and improve their threat detection methodology to reflect changes to the threat landscape.

**BitSight:** BitSight maintains regular blog posts and webinars covering security incidents, feature updates, and industry developments.

**UpGuard:** UpGuard has adopted DevOps principles internally to develop, test, and release software continuously, ensuring fast, consistent, and safe releases. UpGuard has a regular release rate every two weeks, with all features, changes, and improvements listed under[ UpGuard Release Notes](https://www.upguard.com/releases).

## Pricing & Support

Cyber risk platforms can be expensive and the common use of opaque pricing policies often takes power away from the purchaser. With most services offering tiered licensing options and add-ons, finding a solution that fits your needs and budget can prove more difficult without transparent pricing.

**BitSight:&#x20;**&#x4E;o information about [Bitsight's pricing](https://www.upguard.com/competitors/bitsight#pricing) is publicly available, and no free trial is publicly offered.

**UpGuard:&#x20;**&#x55;pGuard has a fully transparent and publicly accessible pricing model which[ you can view here](https://www.upguard.com/pricing). If you have any questions, please email sales\@upguard.com.

## API & Extensibility

Accessing the information in a cyber risk product outside of its graphical interface is important for integrated business strategies and consolidating data to a preferred system.

BitSight and UpGuard offer APIs.

**BitSight:** BitSight offers the ability for customers to extend security ratings through a Developer API.

**UpGuard:&#x20;**&#x4F;ffers a standard API to pull data from UpGuard’s platform into other enterprise applications.

## Third-party integrations

APIs are useful for technical staff, but not all information security teams have access to developers. In this situation, standard third-party integrations are an essential part of decision-making.  

BitSight and UpGuard offer integrations into other platforms.

**BitSight:&#x20;**&#x4F;ffers integrations with RSA Archer GRC, CyberGRX, OneTrust Vendorpedia, ProcessUnity, MetricStream, and more.

**UpGuard:&#x20;**[Integrates with Zapier to enable connections to 3,000+ apps; GRC platforms, ticketing systems like JIRA; VRM solutions like ServiceNow, and more](https://www.upguard.com/integrations).

## Customers

**BitSight:** Major customers include Optus / Singtel, The University of North Florida, Snam, and PROSA.

**UpGuard:** Major customers include Accenture, DuPont, Fujitsu, GAP, McAfee.

## Security rating

**BitSight:&#x20;**&#x42;itSight Security Ratings range on a scale of 250-900 with higher ratings indicating better security performance.

**UpGuard:&#x20;**&#x53;ecurity rating scale of 0-950, ranked as A: 801-950, B: 601-800, C: 401-600, D: 201-400, F: 0-200. You can[ request your free security rating by clicking here.](https://www.upguard.com/instant-security-score)

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