Bitsight Security Ratings vs UpGuard

Bitsight Security Ratings9.2Visit UpGuard8.7Visit

Higher score Bitsight Security Ratings #2 in Security Ratings Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Bitsight

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UpGuard #6 in Security Ratings Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit UpGuard

• Bitsight Security Ratings fits best

  Enterprises prioritizing daily security ratings

• UpGuard fits best

  Organizations needing flexible vendor-risk tooling

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Side by side

Feature	Bitsight Security Ratings 9.2/10 Visit ↗	UpGuard 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Security Ratings Software	#6 in Security Ratings Software
Best for	Enterprises prioritizing daily security ratings	Organizations needing flexible vendor-risk tooling
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$250/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bitsight Security Ratings 3/3 · UpGuard 0/3
Vendor monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Change alerts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Attack surface coverage	Full attack surface	Not checked yet
Score refresh cadence	Daily	Not checked yet
Entity limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Risk frameworks	NIST Cybersecurity Framework	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Daily ratings with continuous external attack-surface scanning Vendor monitoring, alerts, remediation tracking, and rescans Risk-vector grades, benchmarks, reports, API access, and integrations	Monitors vendors with security ratings and assessment workflows Combines attack-surface discovery with vulnerability detection Supports remediation planning, APIs, webhooks, and broad integrations
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales API and integrations begin with the Standard tier Subsidiary management is limited to the Advanced tier	Free Vendor Risk plan monitors only 5 vendors Paid pricing rises from $250/month to $19,999/year and beyond Outside-in scanning is not authenticated or agent-based assessment
Our verdict	Bitsight Security Ratings measures an organization’s cybersecurity performance using externally observable data. It presents a security rating, risk-vector grades, benchmarks, findings, alerts, and reports for security, risk, and… Read the review →	UpGuard is a cloud-based cyber risk posture management platform for security teams managing vendor exposure and broader cyber risk. Its scope includes vendor risk monitoring, security ratings, external attack-surface discovery,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Bitsight Security Ratings — where it wins

  • Daily ratings with continuous external attack-surface scanning
  • Vendor monitoring, alerts, remediation tracking, and rescans
  • Risk-vector grades, benchmarks, reports, API access, and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • API and integrations begin with the Standard tier
  • Subsidiary management is limited to the Advanced tier

• UpGuard — where it wins

  • Monitors vendors with security ratings and assessment workflows
  • Combines attack-surface discovery with vulnerability detection
  • Supports remediation planning, APIs, webhooks, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Vendor Risk plan monitors only 5 vendors
  • Paid pricing rises from $250/month to $19,999/year and beyond
  • Outside-in scanning is not authenticated or agent-based assessment

• Bitsight Security Ratings9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A daily, externally focused view of cyber risk for enterprises and their vendors.

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• UpGuard8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Flexible vendor-risk coverage with strong workflows, but higher tiers require substantial budgets.

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