Certa Third-Party Risk Management vs UpGuard

Certa Third-Party Risk Management8.8Visit UpGuard8.4Visit

Higher score Certa Third-Party Risk Management #3 in Third Party Security Risk Management 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Certa

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UpGuard #7 in Third Party Security Risk Management 8.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit UpGuard

• Certa Third-Party Risk Management fits best

  Large enterprises needing configurable TPRM automation

• UpGuard fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing monitoring and ratings

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Side by side

Feature	Certa Third-Party Risk Management 8.8/10 Visit ↗	UpGuard 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Third Party Security Risk Management	#7 in Third Party Security Risk Management
Best for	Large enterprises needing configurable TPRM automation	Budget-conscious teams needing monitoring and ratings
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$250/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	130+ integrations	4,000+ integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Certa Third-Party Risk Management 3/5 · UpGuard 0/5
Vendor assessments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Continuous monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Evidence collection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Remediation workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Questionnaire library	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Risk scoring	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Continuous hybrid assessments combine documents, data feeds, and internal systems AI-assisted questionnaire pre-filling can reduce manual evidence collection 130+ native integrations support connections with business and data systems	Free Vendor Risk plan monitors 5 vendors Public-source vulnerability detection with remediation workflows Integrates with Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, Zapier, and more
Cons	Contact-sales pricing provides no immediate plan-level cost comparison Cloud deployment may not fit organizations requiring another deployment model Email and ticket support may be narrow for teams needing phone assistance	Outside-in scans use public sources, not authenticated or agent-based assessment Breach Risk self-service prices vary by company size Vendor Risk Professional and Breach Risk Enterprise prices are not shown
Our verdict	Certa Third-Party Risk Management is a cloud platform for enterprise teams managing third-party risk from onboarding through offboarding. It covers vendor onboarding, due diligence, periodic reassessment, continuous assessment,… Read the review →	UpGuard is a cloud-based cyber risk posture management platform for security teams managing third-party vendors and external exposure. It combines vendor monitoring and security ratings with attack-surface discovery, public-source… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Certa Third-Party Risk Management — where it wins

  • Continuous hybrid assessments combine documents, data feeds, and internal systems
  • AI-assisted questionnaire pre-filling can reduce manual evidence collection
  • 130+ native integrations support connections with business and data systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing provides no immediate plan-level cost comparison
  • Cloud deployment may not fit organizations requiring another deployment model
  • Email and ticket support may be narrow for teams needing phone assistance

• UpGuard — where it wins

  • Free Vendor Risk plan monitors 5 vendors
  • Public-source vulnerability detection with remediation workflows
  • Integrates with Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, Zapier, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Outside-in scans use public sources, not authenticated or agent-based assessment
  • Breach Risk self-service prices vary by company size
  • Vendor Risk Professional and Breach Risk Enterprise prices are not shown

• Certa Third-Party Risk Management8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Configurable enterprise TPRM automation spanning onboarding, assessment, and decisioning.

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• UpGuard8.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A cloud platform for vendor monitoring, exposure discovery, and risk remediation.

  Visit UpGuardFull verdict →