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Black Kite vs SecurityScorecard comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Black Kite
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
7th
Average Rating
3.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SecurityScorecard
Ranking in IT Vendor Risk Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
AI Legal & Compliance (3rd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Vendor Risk Management category, the mindshare of Black Kite is 4.1%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SecurityScorecard is 8.1%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Vendor Risk Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SecurityScorecard8.1%
Black Kite4.1%
Other87.8%
IT Vendor Risk Management
 

Featured Reviews

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…
AG
Application security engineer at a media company with 51-200 employees
Vendor risk monitoring has strengthened our security posture and reduced insurance costs
In terms of improvements, I feel SecurityScorecard could enhance some of the integrations based on AI platforms, where I could receive suggestions from the AI tool regarding why SecurityScorecard rates specific issues as critical or high. Details on the technical mitigation would help my non-technical teams understand the security issues better. I think improvements could be made on the reporting side as well, such as the ability to download customizable reports. While SecurityScorecard offers various kinds of reports now, they are limited to predefined formats. Having the ability to choose specific fields for an automated report would be very helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Black Kite is a good visual tool."
"With its automated approach, nothing is missed on the IPs your organization is related to."
"The solution helps identify our environment's vulnerabilities."
"SecurityScorecard helps us identify potential vulnerabilities early, reduce third-party risk, and make more informed security decisions without relying only on questionnaires or self-reporting information."
"Since we onboarded SecurityScorecard, our organization has been positively impacted by significantly improving our security maturity."
"SecurityScorecard continuously scans just about every IP address out there, which means there is information available about virtually every company."
"The best features SecurityScorecard offers for me are mainly being able to properly position my organization's security posture because of the score that is provided."
"One of its most effective features for risk identification is its enterprise-ready automation for third-party risk measurements."
"I rate the product's initial setup phase a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is a difficult setup phase, and ten is an easy setup process."
 

Cons

"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."
"SecurityScorecard can be improved. As it currently stands, it does a good job monitoring public-facing devices and the internet and DNS."
"They could improve the process with a questionnaire module for the product."
"Some wanted a different solution."
"Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for SecurityScorecard, since it does not require active deployment on our side being a SaaS-first company, I expected slightly lower pricing."
"I suggest that SecurityScorecard could be improved by giving a little more specifics on how the scanning works and how you are able to detect those IPs, including more details on the privacy side about how the scanner operates and how it is sometimes allowed to do those scans."
"The pricing of the product needs improvement in Brazil."
"SecurityScorecard's technical team's response time is an area that my company expects to be made faster."
"SecurityScorecard can be complex during setup, and I would recommend that anyone implementing it get help setting it up because it is not as straightforward as people might think."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing could be split into a lower-paid tier for smaller organizations and another higher tier for others with a more security-focused outlook. $1000 per month is more than some companies pay for their internet connections in total. UPDATE: they have a new 400$ a month tier for starters."
"The pricing of SecurityScorecard is fair. I would rate it a seven. It's a bit more on the expensive side. In Brazil, for example, making a payment to the vendor involves wire transfers and high taxes, making it more expensive. Selling SecurityScorecard or any American vendor's product in the United States is very different from selling in South America or Brazil."
"Even though it's competitive, they offer flexible pricing structures."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about SecurityScorecard?
One of its most effective features for risk identification is its enterprise-ready automation for third-party risk measurements.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SecurityScorecard?
I have seen a return on investment with SecurityScorecard as it is easy to use and has saved us some time, so we do not need to do the scans on our own.
What needs improvement with SecurityScorecard?
I suggest that SecurityScorecard could be improved by giving a little more specifics on how the scanning works and how you are able to detect those IPs, including more details on the privacy side a...
 

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TriNet, USAA, Zurich, Gilt Groupe, McGraw Hill Financial
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