UpGuard review
A broad cyber risk platform with useful self-service monitoring and steep premium tiers.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
UpGuard is a cloud-based cyber risk posture management platform for security teams managing vendor exposure, external attack surfaces, vulnerabilities, and remediation. Its vendor risk capabilities combine security ratings, questionnaires, assessments, executive reporting, risk scoring, remediation planning, waivers, and score-impact projections. The platform is available through the web and API, with workforce risk management, trust management, and risk automations included in its broader scope. It suits organizations that want vendor monitoring and related cyber risk workflows in one platform, particularly when self-service access and continuous monitoring are priorities.
Pricing makes the entry point accessible while creating clear expansion steps. The free Vendor Risk self-service plan monitors 5 vendors. Breach Risk self-service costs $250 per month for companies with 0 to 99 employees, $500 per month for 100 to 999 employees, and $2,000 per month for 1,000 to 9,999 employees; these plans include vulnerability detection plus remediation guidance and workflow. Breach Risk Standard is $19,999 per year and adds external asset discovery and monitoring, vulnerability detection, and threat monitoring. Vendor Risk Standard costs $1,750 per month with annual billing and monitors 50 vendors, while Vendor Risk Professional monitors 150 vendors and adds role-based accounts and custom co-branding. Enterprise plans add broader capabilities, with pricing presented without a listed amount.
Integration and remediation depth are central strengths. UpGuard connects with Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, Zapier, Google Sheets, Trello, and Microsoft Teams, while API access and webhooks support custom workflows. Public-source vulnerability detection, continuous monitoring, remediation guidance, workflow management, and risk-prioritization features give security teams a structured path from identification to action. Its scanning approach uses outside-in scans of public sources rather than authenticated or agent-based assessment, which matters for teams requiring deeper internal validation. Choose UpGuard for self-service vendor risk monitoring with broad cyber risk coverage; consider an alternative when authenticated or agent-based assessment is essential or when premium pricing exceeds budget.
UpGuard pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan monitors 5 vendors
- Risk scoring, questionnaires, remediation workflows, and waivers
- Integrations include Jira, Slack, ServiceNow, and Zapier
- Where it doesn't
- The free plan is limited to 5 monitored vendors
- Scanning uses outside-in public-source data
- Premium plans reach $19,999 annually and beyond
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