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Best Vendor Management in 2026

Vendor management software helps organize supplier records, onboarding, risk checks, compliance work and performance reviews. Platforms in this category may run on the web, through an API, on iOS or Android, or as a browser extension.

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    Achilles

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Achilles combines risk coverage and supplier engagement with a shared assessment network. The free supplier membership is distinct from paid services, whose pricing is available on request.

    7.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    UpGuard

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

    Choose UpGuard if your organization needs vendor assessments, attack surface visibility, or questionnaire workflows in one cyber risk platform.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $250/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    SecurityScorecard Third-Party Risk Management

    Free plan APIWeb

    SecurityScorecard combines vendor assessment, ongoing monitoring, and remediation workflows for organizations overseeing third-party relationships.

    6.8 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Whistic

    Free plan APIWeb

    Whistic brings vendor assessment, monitoring, compliance, and customer-facing security materials into one risk platform.

    6.6 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
  5. 5

    Gatekeeper

    by Gatekeeper
    Free trial APIWeb

    Gatekeeper focuses on contract workflows, renewals, and signing, with unlimited core quantities across its listed plans.

    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Black Kite Third-Party Cyber Risk

    Paid Web

    Black Kite combines supply-chain visibility, ongoing monitoring and vendor assessments with financial risk analysis.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    MetricStream

    by MetricStream
    Paid APIWeb

    Choose MetricStream if your organization needs a connected platform for risk, audit, compliance, cyber, and resilience work, with evidence collection and support for a broad set of frameworks.

    5.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Certa Third-Party Risk Management

    Paid APIWeb

    Choose Certa if your organization needs continuous third-party risk management with automated assessments, workflows, and reporting.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    HICX Supplier Onboarding

    Paid Web

    HICX Supplier Onboarding combines configurable workflows, external data checks and document tracking for complex supplier environments.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    ProcessUnity Third-Party Risk Management

    Paid APIWeb

    ProcessUnity combines lifecycle workflows with assessment resources, monitoring, and integrations for third-party risk programs.

    5.2 From $25,000 Visit site
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    Venminder

    Paid APIWeb

    Venminder combines lifecycle workspaces, assessments, monitoring and integrations in a cloud service.

    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Bitsight Third-Party Risk Management

    Paid Web
    4.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Avetta

    Paid Web
    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    GEP SMART Supplier Management

    Paid Web
    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    ISNetworld

    Paid Web
    4.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    OneTrust Third-Party Risk Management

    Paid

    OneTrust combines third-party inventory, assessment, monitoring, and reporting in one product.

    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Prevalent Third-Party Risk Management

    Paid Web
    4.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Veriforce

    Paid Web
    3.8 Pricing on request Visit site

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Compare free plans, trial access, paid starting prices and vendor record limits. Check for a vendor portal, supplier onboarding, risk assessments, compliance tracking and performance reviews. If you need to read or change code, review the applicable licence.

Questions

Do vendor management tools offer free plans?

A free plan is offered by items on this list. Check the plan's vendor record limit and included functions before relying on it.

Can I try vendor management software for free?

A free trial is offered by items on this list. Check the trial terms, available functions and what happens when it ends.

What vendor management features should I compare?

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Which platforms can these tools use?

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