Recorded Future Third-Party Risk vs UpGuard

Recorded Future Third-Party Risk9.0Visit UpGuard8.7Visit

Higher score Recorded Future Third-Party Risk #3 in Security Ratings Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

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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

• Recorded Future Third-Party Risk fits best

  Threat-led enterprise third-party risk programs

• UpGuard fits best

  Organizations needing flexible vendor-risk tooling

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Side by side

Feature	Recorded Future Third-Party Risk 9.0/10 Visit ↗	UpGuard 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Security Ratings Software	#6 in Security Ratings Software
Best for	Threat-led enterprise third-party risk programs	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	Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Integrations	1 integrations	4,000+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Recorded Future Third-Party Risk 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	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	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 is customized by package, organization size, services, and capacity ServiceNow is the named integration Enterprise-wide coverage may exceed the needs of smaller teams	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	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… 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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• 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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