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Bitsight vs Black Kite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Bitsight
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Attack Surface Management (ASM) (5th)
Black Kite
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
8th
Average Rating
3.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Bitsight is 5.8%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Black Kite is 2.8%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Vendor Risk Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bitsight5.8%
Black Kite2.8%
Other91.4%
IT Vendor Risk Management
 

Featured Reviews

SA
Senior AIML Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Continuous monitoring has strengthened external security and improved customer trust
There are areas for improvement; we do notice sometimes finding vulnerabilities which gives us visibility to find them quickly. However, there could be a mechanism they can build on top of that for validation as they identify the issues. What will the real risk be for that identifiable issue? Sometimes it could be open because of the traffic; how they detected it could be seen as vulnerable, but upon testing, it might not be a real issue. It could be a false positive because there could be a honeypot that we built. My thinking is about validation, so if they can build that validation part before they expose the risk to the specific asset, that would help. Additionally, based on their reporting, they could also build risk scores and prioritization, which would also aid us. I would suggest adding dashboards and custom reporting, which could help us by enabling rich custom reports with filters. That is especially for leadership because they will not look at each technical area, but overall they would be looking at the risk score and what the assets or critical exposure areas are. Customizable reporting based on requirements would be valuable. I chose 9 out of 10 because the reporting and dashboards would be the first thing I would consider for improvement, and then the second is about the validation part, which could probably improve to 10 out of 10. I cannot think of too much for additional improvements. Maybe some good automation with the API solutions that could be integrated with the CI/CD pipeline or DevOps tools we are running would also be automated and tested.
JS
VP at FUbon
Solution with improvements needed in patch management, security view and scorecard
Black Kite is a good visual tool. It uses colors, such as black, to indicate emergencies. Other colors like red, green, and yellow, are pretty and good to look at The solution’s patch management should be improved. Also, the overall security view and scorecard have remained unchanged over the…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"BitSight provides information about the external servers, botnet infection and credential leaks, and also offers open ports from an external point of view, so we benefit before any adversary misuses the particular servers that are exposed externally."
"I prefer BitSight due to its patch management capabilities. The score is a valuable feature. I have contacted the customer support through e-mail and their response rate is fast. I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The best thing about BitSight is the comprehensive list of risk vectors, covering compromised systems, diligence failures, and behavioral anomalies."
"Bitsight has positively impacted the organization by helping with vendor benchmarking and providing outside-in cyber visibility across hundreds of vendors, which is the biggest plus."
"The product helps us identify the vulnerabilities of internet-facing applications."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Bitsight has positively impacted my organization by improving security and customer trust, giving us continuous monitoring so we now find misconfigurations within hours instead of days or weeks, which directly improves our overall security posture and reduces risk as we catch high-risk exposures early, especially unexpected cloud assets or testing endpoints that accidentally went public."
"The security posture trends can be communicated visually, which is fantastic."
"Black Kite is a good visual tool."
 

Cons

"Since if the number of findings increases for a particular month, your overall risk score decreases, which can become a challenge for a team working on this particular issue."
"There has been quite a bit of data discrepancy in BitSight."
"There may be room for improvement in the methodology for identifying findings, as occasional errors occur on the technical side."
"At the moment, when the vulnerability score decreases, it remains the same for quite a while, even though issues are resolved in 24 hours."
"There are limitations with Bitsight; I am not saying everything is 100 percent accurate."
"Data enrichment is the major issue."
"BitSight could improve the classes and lower-level detections of anomalies that compound the information used to compute the rating."
"I would rate Bitsight closer to nine, or somewhere between eight and nine, because the reasons I do not rate it a ten relate to opportunities for improvement I mentioned, such as broader risk, cyber risk intelligence, and emphasis on supply chain risk intelligence."
"The solution’s patch management should be improved. The overall security view and scorecard have remained unchanged over the past three years. There's no technical support available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is average."
"The product has a reasonable price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise9
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BitSight?
My experience with Bitsight's pricing, setup cost, and licensing reflects strong enterprise acceptance; I did not opt for only a one-year annuity-based contract but a multi-year one that was based ...
What needs improvement with BitSight?
There are opportunities for improvement in Bitsight. Better explainability of cyber scores is something that Bitsight can work upon, along with addressing false positives. Better cloud-native visib...
What advice do you have for others considering BitSight?
I think I have mentioned the features comprehensively. I do not think anything else is left unsaid; I talked about continuous monitoring, benchmarking, dashboards, and attack surface visibility, al...
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Sample Customers

Cabela's, Belgium Center for Cybersecurity, Fordham University, RBC, Max Life Insurance, Schneider Electric
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