Cybersecurityratings.com vs RiskXchange

Cybersecurityratings.com provides cybersecurity ratings and consulting for businesses. Its A–F rating draws on more than 250 data points covering network and application security, data protection, DNS health, email security, and patching cadence. The free Starter plan provides one security snapshot, a basic grade, and the five leading risk factors, with access to a limited ratings database. Vendor lookup can show the rating of an organization in its database, such as a supplier, partner, or SaaS tool. Professional costs $299 a month and includes monthly score updates, five vendor lookups monthly, and email risk alerts. Business costs $799 a month and lists continuous monitoring, 50 vendor lookups monthly, 1,000 API calls monthly, quarterly expert review, and priority email and chat support. Its REST API returns JSON over HTTPS using bearer-token API key authentication, with SDKs listed for Python, Node.js, PHP, and Ruby. Business lists compliance mapping for SOC 2, NIST, and HIPAA; Enterprise includes custom frameworks. Professional and Business offer a 14-day free trial. The service is available via web and API.

RiskXchange is a third-party risk management platform that combines external security ratings with vendor evidence and ongoing monitoring. Its outside-in network covers more than five million companies, according to the company. The platform scores risk from 0 to 900 and includes dark-web breach correlation, compliance mapping and remediation tracking. Its Agency comprises five lead agents and 27 specialists for tasks including onboarding vendors, assessing evidence, monitoring, remediation and regulatory reporting. NOVA can contact vendors by email, WhatsApp or in-app chat; customers can pause contact for an individual vendor. Integrations include Jira, ServiceNow, Archer, OneTrust, Slack and Microsoft Teams. Professional and Enterprise include a REST API, and webhooks support event-driven workflows. RiskXchange says it holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, with regional hosting in the UK, EU and US and tenant data held in the selected region. Plans start at £14,900/yr; a free SnapShot evaluates one live vendor and provides a posture report within 24 hours.