Gatekeeper vs UpGuard
Gatekeeper
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UpGuard
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| Figure | Gatekeeper | UpGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1,750/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Third Party & Supplier Risk Management Software | 8.3 (#2) | 8.7 (#1) |
| Spec score · Third-Party Risk Management Software | 8.2 (#3) | 8.7 (#2) |
| Spec score · Vendor Management | 8.3 (#2) | 8.8 (#1) |
| Company facts | LinkedIn lists Gatekeeper as privately held, founded in 2010, headquartered in London and employing 51–200 people. | LinkedIn lists UpGuard as privately held, founded in 2012, headquartered in Mountain View, California, with 201–500 employees. |
| Company legal name | Crunchbase identifies the operating legal name as Cinergy Technology Ltd. | Crunchbase identifies the legal name as UpGuard, Inc. and the former name as ScriptRock. |
| Documentation and support | The knowledge base includes API, integration, release-update and system-requirement articles, while Capterra lists email, phone, chat, knowledge-base and live-representative support. | The Help Center provides getting-started guides, release notes, videos, webinars, API material and integration instructions. |
| Headquarters | St Peter, Jersey | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; US headquarters in Mountain View, California |
| Integrations | Gatekeeper Interconnect advertises connections to more than 1,700 applications, including NetSuite, Jira, Microsoft, Workday, ServiceNow and Sage Intacct. | Native integrations include Jira Cloud, Slack and ServiceNow, while Zapier connects UpGuard with more than 4,000 applications. |
| Limit: pricing | Capterra reviewers say the cost can be difficult for smaller organizations and is worthwhile mainly when operations are large enough to justify it. | A Capterra reviewer considers the product’s price somewhat steep, though still fair for the capability. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 4 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 93 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 802 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.5 out of 5 from 0 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 243 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 4 reviews |
| What it does | Gatekeeper unifies vendor, contract, risk, obligation, renewal and spend data on one platform for finance, procurement and legal teams. | UpGuard is a cloud platform for managing vendor risk and monitoring external attack surfaces, with questionnaires, security ratings, continuous monitoring and alerts. |
Plans
Gatekeeper
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise PlusPriced on request
- ProPriced on request
UpGuard
- FreeFree
- Standard$1,750 a month
- CorporatePriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise+Priced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
In their own words
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
UpGuard
UpGuard is a cloud platform for managing cyber risk across an organization’s vendors, digital footprint, and workforce. Vendor Risk supplies continuous vendor insights, assessments, and AI-powered workflows. Attack Surface Management monitors an organization’s digital footprint to help detect threats, while Trust Exchange provides questionnaire automation, a Trust Page, and collaboration features. The platform supports remediation tracking and advanced risk prioritization, with access through web and API. Listed integrations include Jira Cloud, Slack, and ServiceNow, plus connections to more than 4,000 apps through Zapier. Vendor Risk tiers list API access and SSO. Standard covers 50 vendors; Enterprise+ includes unlimited vendors and platform users. The free plan is available, and paid plans start at $250/mo. Standard is listed at $1,750 a month when billed annually. UpGuard says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and its security program aligns with ISO/IEC 27001; it also reports SOC 2 Type II compliance and annual attestation.