UpGuard Vendor Risk review

UpGuard takes first place because it combines the core TPRM jobs with a price you can read before a sales call. The Standard plan costs $1,750 per month billed annually and monitors 50 vendors, and you can add vendors at $79 per month each. Daily scanning feeds security ratings that UpGuard updates several times a day, and its AI security profiles read SOC 2 reports and policies to show which controls a vendor meets against frameworks such as ISO 27001 or NIST CSF. A questionnaire library covers NIST, ISO and SIG, and remediation workflows track each finding to closure. Larger programs move up to Professional (150 vendors), Corporate (500 vendors) or unlimited tiers, all priced on quote. The limits are worth noting: ratings are outside-in, so internal controls still depend on documents and questionnaires, and attack surface monitoring for your own company is a separate Breach Risk product. For a security team that wants to start monitoring this quarter, it is the most transparent buy.

Who it is for

security teams that want published pricing and fast vendor monitoring

Price

Standard from $1,750 per month billed annually, 50 vendors monitored; higher tiers quote based.

Starting at $1,750/mo, billed annually.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Standard plan monitors 50 vendors, with additional vendors at $79 per month
• Security ratings updated multiple times per day from continuous scanning
• AI security profiles that parse vendor documents and map controls to ISO 27001 or NIST CSF
• Library of pre-configured questionnaires including NIST, ISO and SIG
• Remediation tracking, instant breach alerts and scheduled board reporting

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Only established TPRM vendor here with a public monthly price, $1,750 on Standard
• Strength: Free 14-day trial and a free Trust Exchange plan for answering your own customers
• Strength: Plan ladder runs from 50 to unlimited monitored vendors
• Weakness: Professional, Corporate, Enterprise and Enterprise+ are quote based
• Weakness: Outside-in ratings only see internet-facing assets
• Weakness: Breach Risk attack surface monitoring is a separate product from $1,667 per month

Key facts

• Entry plan: Standard, $1,750 per month billed annually
• Vendors on Standard: 50, extra vendors $79 per month
• Free trial: 14 days
• Top tier: Unlimited vendors

Where it ranks

UpGuard Vendor Risk is No. 1 in our Best Third-Party Risk Management Software verdict.