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Head-to-head · Security Ratings Software

Recorded Future Third-Party Risk vs Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Recorded Future Third-Party Risk #3 in Security Ratings Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

Recorded Future Third-Party Risk leads on 0 checks, Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreRecorded Future Third-Party Risk · 9.0/10
  • Most featuresRecorded Future Third-Party Risk · 3 of 3

Recorded Future Third-Party Risk scores higher on our rubric for security ratings software: 9.0 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

Recorded Future Third-Party Risk is the better fit for threat-led enterprise third-party risk programs. Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk is the better fit for large teams needing advanced cyber-risk analysis.

  • Recorded Future Third-Party Risk fits best

    Threat-led enterprise third-party risk programs

  • Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk fits best

    Large teams needing advanced cyber-risk analysis

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Side by side

Feature Recorded Future Third-Party Risk 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.8
Ranking #3 in Security Ratings Software #5 in Security Ratings Software
Best for Threat-led enterprise third-party risk programs Large teams needing advanced cyber-risk analysis
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Integrations 1 integrations 17 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Recorded Future Third-Party Risk 3/3 · Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk 0/3
Vendor monitoring ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Change alerts ✓ (best) Not checked yet
API access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Attack surface coverage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Score refresh cadence Continuous Not checked yet
Entity limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Risk frameworks Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Continuous monitoring of vendors and fourth parties
  • Threat intelligence for breaches, ransomware, leaks, and exposed infrastructure
  • Prioritization, action plans, and API access for risk workflows
  • Continuous monitoring with ransomware and threat-actor intelligence
  • AI evidence analysis, framework mapping, and reusable assessments
  • Nth-party visibility plus Open FAIR financial risk quantification
Cons
  • Pricing is customized by package, organization size, services, and capacity
  • ServiceNow is the named integration
  • Enterprise-wide coverage may exceed the needs of smaller teams
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Enterprise-oriented scope may exceed smaller teams' needs
  • No disclosed free plan or public entry price
Our verdict

Recorded Future Third-Party Risk is a web and API platform for security, GRC, and risk teams managing vendor and fourth-party exposure. It combines external security posture assessments with risk ratings and threat intelligence covering…

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Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk is a cloud-based platform for assessing and monitoring suppliers, vendors, and extended supply chains. It is designed for risk teams in finance, healthcare, retail, government, manufacturing, and other…

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  1. Recorded Future Third-Party RiskSecurity Ratings Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. Black Kite Third-Party Cyber RiskSecurity Ratings Software 8.8Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Recorded Future Third-Party Risk — where it wins

    • Continuous monitoring of vendors and fourth parties
    • Threat intelligence for breaches, ransomware, leaks, and exposed infrastructure
    • Prioritization, action plans, and API access for risk workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is customized by package, organization size, services, and capacity
    • ServiceNow is the named integration
    • Enterprise-wide coverage may exceed the needs of smaller teams
  • Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk — where it wins

    • Continuous monitoring with ransomware and threat-actor intelligence
    • AI evidence analysis, framework mapping, and reusable assessments
    • Nth-party visibility plus Open FAIR financial risk quantification

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • Enterprise-oriented scope may exceed smaller teams' needs
    • No disclosed free plan or public entry price
  • Recorded Future Third-Party Risk9.0/10 · Pricing on request

    A threat-led platform for continuous vendor risk monitoring, ratings, alerts, and remediation.

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  • Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    Enterprise-focused cyber-risk analysis spanning vendors, evidence, supply chains, and financial exposure.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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