Does UpGuard publish its pricing?

Partially. UpGuard publishes Standard Vendor Risk pricing at $1,750/month billed annually. Professional, Corporate, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ require a sales conversation. Final pricing depends on monitored vendors, user seats, add-ons, support level, data residency requirements, and contract length.

What is the difference between UpGuard's Standard and Professional plans?

Standard includes 50 monitored vendors, 6 admin/general users, vendor security ratings, assessment and remediation workflows, SSO, API access, and unlimited read-only users. Professional is a contact-sales tier that raises the vendor monitoring limit to 150 and adds vendor snapshots, role-based access, audit logs, onboarding portal, templates and automation, and custom co-branding.

Can you negotiate UpGuard pricing?

Yes. Because only the Standard tier is publicly priced and larger tiers are quoted, buyers should negotiate vendor limits, future expansion pricing, support level, data residency requirements, and multi-year terms before signing.

Is UpGuard suitable for European companies under NIS2 and DORA?

UpGuard is headquartered in Hobart, Australia (with offices in Sydney and the US). EU data residency is not prominently documented as a default feature. European companies under NIS2 (Article 21 third-party risk requirements) or DORA (ICT third-party risk management) should explicitly verify UpGuard's data processing locations and DPA terms, and request GDPR-compliant Standard Contractual Clauses before committing.

UpGuard Pricing 2026: Plans, Real Costs & What's Not on the Website

Published Apr 13, 2026

By Orbiq Team

UpGuard Pricing 2026: Plans, Real Costs & What's Not on the Website

UpGuard pricing starts at $1,750/month billed annually for Standard Vendor Risk. Full breakdown of tiers, costs, negotiation tips, and EU compliance considerations.

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UpGuard publishes some pricing — but only for its entry-level plans. This guide fills the gap with a full tier breakdown, real negotiation data, hidden costs, and the EU-specific questions every European buyer should ask before signing.

TL;DR

UpGuard's published Vendor Risk pricing starts at $1,750/month, billed annually for the Standard tier. That is $21,000/year for 50 monitored vendors and 6 admin/general users. Professional, Corporate, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ are contact-sales tiers with higher vendor limits [1]. UpGuard was named a G2 leader in Third-Party and Supplier Risk Management for the 15th consecutive quarter in 2026 [2]. For European buyers, the key concern is that EU data residency is not documented as a default public-plan feature — this requires explicit due diligence before purchasing [3].

Key Takeaways

Standard Vendor Risk: $1,750/month, billed annually — 50 monitored vendors, 6 admin/general users
Professional: contact sales — 150 monitored vendors, 6 admin/general users
Corporate: contact sales — 500 monitored vendors, 10 admin/general users
Enterprise: contact sales — unlimited monitored vendors, 30 admin/general users
Enterprise+: contact sales — unlimited monitored vendors and unlimited platform users
Additional monitored vendors on Standard are listed at $79/month [1]
Headquartered in Hobart, Australia (offices in Sydney and US) — EU data residency requires explicit verification
Negotiation matters most on quoted tiers, vendor expansion pricing, support level, data residency requirements, and multi-year terms

UpGuard's Four Pricing Tiers

UpGuard structures its pricing page by product area: Vendor Risk, Breach Risk, Trust Exchange, User Risk, and Risk Automations. The published pricing currently appears on the Vendor Risk tab.

Tier	Published Price	Vendors Monitored	Admin/General Users	Main Use Case
Standard	$1,750/month, billed annually	50	6	SME vendor risk programmes
Professional	Contact sales	150	6	Growing vendor portfolios
Corporate	Contact sales	500	10	Larger third-party ecosystems
Enterprise	Contact sales	Unlimited	30	Large organisations, multi-entity
Enterprise+	Contact sales	Unlimited	Unlimited	Complex enterprise programmes

The most important change from older UpGuard pricing references is that the entry-level published Vendor Risk tier is now Standard at $1,750/month billed annually, not a Basic/Starter split. Articles or procurement notes that still mention $5,999/year Basic or $18,999/year Starter are out of date as of the current UpGuard pricing page [1].

What Each Plan Actually Includes

Standard ($1,750/month, billed annually)

Vendor risk management for up to 50 vendors
6 admin/general platform users
Unlimited read-only users
Vendor security ratings
Automated vendor security questionnaires
Assessment and remediation workflows
SSO and API access
Additional monitored vendors at $79/month

Professional (contact sales)

Everything in Standard, plus:

Vendor monitoring for up to 150 vendors
10 vendor snapshots
Role-based access
Audit log
Onboarding portal
Templates and automation
Custom co-branding

Corporate (contact sales)

Everything in Professional, plus:

Vendor monitoring for up to 500 vendors
10 admin/general users
Fourth-party visibility
25 vendor snapshots

Enterprise / Enterprise+ (contact sales)

Everything in Corporate, plus:

Unlimited vendor monitoring
30 admin/general users on Enterprise, unlimited on Enterprise+
Multi-org accounts on Enterprise+
Multi-entity support
Enterprise support options

Hidden Costs to Budget For

Vendor count scalability. UpGuard prices by the number of vendors you monitor. As your third-party portfolio grows — through M&A, regulatory requirements (NIS2 Article 21, DORA ICT third-party risk), or supply chain expansion — you may outgrow your tier. Standard includes 50 monitored vendors and lists additional monitored vendors at $79/month; Professional raises the included limit to 150, Corporate to 500, and Enterprise to unlimited [1].

User seat limitations. Standard and Professional are capped at 6 admin/general users. In larger organisations with cross-functional GRC, procurement, and legal teams involved in vendor risk, user needs may push the buyer into Corporate, Enterprise, or Enterprise+ even before vendor count does.

Implementation and onboarding. UpGuard's platform has strong automation, but initial configuration — mapping vendor risk questionnaire templates to your frameworks (ISO 27001 Annex A, NIS2 Article 21, DORA RTS), creating custom risk categories, and integrating with your existing ISMS or GRC platform — requires time. Budget for internal project management hours.

External audit fees. UpGuard does not include auditor fees. If you are using vendor risk evidence for ISO 27001 certification, NIS2 supervision readiness, or DORA ICT risk framework compliance, your certification body or competent authority review is billed separately.

Annual price increases. Like most SaaS platforms, UpGuard contracts may include a renewal price adjustment. Multi-year deals can lock in pricing — the strongest argument for negotiating year-2 pricing before the initial signature.

What You Actually Pay: Real Negotiation Data

UpGuard partially publishes its pricing, which gives buyers a negotiation baseline. Standard has a public price; every larger tier requires a quote. Treat the public Standard tier as an anchor, then negotiate the parts that usually drive total cost.

Effective negotiation levers:

Competitive quotes. Request pricing from SecurityScorecard or BitSight before finalising an UpGuard deal. These are UpGuard's primary direct competitors in the security ratings/TPRM space. Having a competing quote gives your account executive authority to approve discounts.

Multi-year commitment. A 2-year deal locks in the current rate and typically yields 3–10% savings. Given annual renewal increases, year-2 savings are real.

Vendor count negotiation. If you are close to the boundary between tiers (e.g., monitoring 40 vendors and the Standard cap is 50), negotiate future vendor expansion into the initial contract rather than waiting for a forced tier upgrade.

End-of-quarter timing. UpGuard operates on standard US quarter-ends (March, June, September, December). Deals signed in the final 2 weeks of a quarter consistently see more pricing flexibility.

UpGuard vs. Competitors: How Pricing Compares

UpGuard competes primarily with SecurityScorecard and BitSight in the security ratings and TPRM space, and with broader GRC/VRM platforms like Prevalent, RiskRecon, and ProcessUnity at the enterprise tier.

Platform	Entry-Level Pricing Signal	Target Buyer	Pricing Notes
UpGuard Standard	$1,750/month, billed annually	SME vendor risk	Published entry tier; higher tiers contact sales
SecurityScorecard	Contact sales	Enterprise TPRM	Quote-based pricing
BitSight	Contact sales	Enterprise/insurance	Quote-based pricing
RiskRecon (Mastercard)	Contact sales	Enterprise	Quote-based pricing
Orbiq	Published pricing	EU trust center + VRM	Transparent public tiers

UpGuard's published entry-level pricing is a genuine differentiator — most direct competitors require a sales conversation just to discover whether their product is in your budget range. The Standard tier is a real public price, while larger deployments still need a quote.

The EU Angle: What European Buyers Must Verify

UpGuard is headquartered in Hobart, Australia, with offices in Sydney and the US. For European companies, this creates specific compliance questions that must be answered before signing.

Data processing locations. UpGuard processes significant data about your vendors' security postures — including information about your organisation's own security vulnerabilities. Ask explicitly: where is this data processed? Is EU-only data processing available? Is there a dedicated EU region for data storage?

GDPR compliance. Australia is not an "adequate country" under EU GDPR Article 45 [3]. Any transfer of personal data from EU entities to UpGuard requires either Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or another appropriate safeguard under GDPR Article 46. Request the current Data Processing Agreement and confirm which transfer mechanism applies.

NIS2 Article 21 compatibility. NIS2 requires essential and important entities to manage supply chain security risks (Article 21(2)(d)) and implement security measures in relationships with direct suppliers. UpGuard's vendor risk management features can support this requirement, but the platform's questionnaire templates may need customisation for EU-specific regulatory obligations. Verify whether NIS2-specific templates are available out-of-the-box.

DORA third-party risk management. For financial services companies under DORA, ICT third-party risk management requires documented risk assessments, contractual requirements, and exit strategy planning. UpGuard's capabilities align with many of these requirements, but the framework mapping for DORA's specific RTS obligations (risk concentration, sub-outsourcing chains) needs verification.

UK Cyber Resilience Bill consideration. UK organisations should also note that the forthcoming UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (expected 2026) introduces NIS2-equivalent supply chain security requirements. UpGuard's attack surface management capabilities are relevant here, but UK data residency requirements may differ from EU expectations.

Norway/EEA context. Norwegian companies operating under NIS2 (implemented via the EEA agreement and Norway's Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet (NSM) guidance) face the same third-party risk requirements as EU companies. UpGuard's lack of documented EU/EEA data residency is an equally important consideration for Norwegian buyers.

How Orbiq Approaches This Differently

Orbiq is a Trust Center and vendor assurance platform built natively for EU companies. Where UpGuard focuses on externally observable security ratings (scanning vendors' attack surfaces from the outside), Orbiq enables companies to share verified security evidence with customers and manage incoming vendor assessments — two complementary but distinct approaches.

For companies under NIS2, DORA, or ISO 27001 who need to demonstrate their own compliance to customers (not just assess vendors), Orbiq's published pricing and EU-native data infrastructure address the core concerns that UpGuard's model does not.

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Sources & References

Pricing For The UpGuard CRPM Platform — UpGuard — current Vendor Risk tier prices and feature limits
UpGuard Ranked #1 for Third Party and Supplier Risk Management — PR Newswire — G2 2026 ranking, 15th consecutive quarter as leader, Top 100 Software
GDPR adequacy decisions — European Commission — Australia not an adequate country under Article 45; SCCs required