Know Your Vendors. Not Just at Onboarding.
Assess vendor security with AI-supported questionnaires. Evaluate responses with AI-powered scoring. Monitor your entire portfolio over time. One platform for the full vendor assurance lifecycle — from first assessment to continuous oversight.
TL;DR
Vendor assurance isn't a one-time checkbox. Orbiq gives you the full cycle: AI-supported questionnaires to assess vendors against real frameworks, AI-powered evaluations that score responses consistently and catch contradictions, and continuous monitoring that tracks how your vendor base evolves over time. All in one place, all connected. No spreadsheets, no email threads, no guesswork.
The Problem with Vendor Assurance Today
Questionnaires
Built from scratch every time, copy-pasted from spreadsheets, inconsistent across teams.
Evaluation
Manual review — 30-45 minutes per vendor. Quality varies by reviewer and fatigue.
Monitoring
Point-in-time snapshots. By the next audit, everything has changed.
Evidence
Scattered across email, shared drives, and someone's laptop. Good luck finding it for an audit.
AI-Supported Questionnaires
Build and Distribute Security Assessments
Create tailored vendor questionnaires with AI that suggests questions based on ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, and your own control framework. Distribute them on schedules you control. Collect responses and evidence in one place.
- Framework-aware suggestions — AI fills gaps you didn't know existed
- Template library — start from industry standards or build from scratch
- Automated distribution — trigger manually or set recurring schedules with reminders
- Evidence collection — vendors attach certifications and policies alongside responses
AI-Powered Evaluations
Score Responses Consistently, Every Time
An AI agent reviews every response, checks for contradictions, compares to previous submissions, weighs vendor criticality, and generates evaluation reports. Your role shifts from doing the evaluation to reviewing and approving it.
- Context-aware scoring — higher-risk vendors are held to stricter standards automatically
- Historical consistency — AI flags when vendors give different answers than last time
- Contradiction detection — catches conflicting answers within the same questionnaire
- Structured reports — every evaluation is documented with rationale, not just a number
Continuous Monitoring
Track Your Portfolio Over Time
See how each vendor's security posture evolves across assessments. Get portfolio-level dashboards, spot regressions early, and stay ahead of risks before they become incidents.
- Score history — track vendor scores across quarterly or annual assessments
- Portfolio dashboard — aggregate view of all vendors, statuses, and risk tiers
- Alerts — get notified when scores drop, assessments are overdue, or certifications expire
- Category trends — see strengths and weaknesses across your vendor base by security domain
Why an Integrated Approach Matters
Consistency: The same criteria flow from questionnaire creation through evaluation to monitoring. No gaps between what you ask and what you measure.
Efficiency: Creating a 50-question assessment takes minutes, not half a day. Evaluating a response takes 2-5 minutes, not 30-45. Monitoring happens automatically.
Audit readiness: Every questionnaire, every evaluation, every score change is logged and exportable. When an auditor asks how you assess vendors, you show them the system — not a folder of emails.
Under NIS2 Article 21(2)(d), you need to demonstrate ongoing supply chain security. Under DORA, you need documented ICT third-party risk management. Point-in-time assessments and scattered spreadsheets don't satisfy either. An integrated vendor assurance workflow does.
The Numbers
Questionnaire creation
2-4 hours
15-30 minutes
AI suggests questions, you curate
Vendor evaluation
30-45 min
2-5 min review
AI evaluates, you approve
Portfolio visibility
Manual aggregation
Real-time dashboard
Alerts when things change
Audit preparation
Days of scrambling
Export in seconds
Everything already logged
Who Uses Vendor Assurance
Security & Compliance Teams
Run structured, repeatable vendor assessments without rebuilding questionnaires from scratch. Get consistent evaluations across your entire vendor base. Satisfy NIS2 and DORA supply chain requirements with documented evidence.
Procurement
Compare vendor candidates objectively during selection. Track vendor performance over time to inform contract renewals. Feed evaluation scores into sourcing decisions.
GRC Teams
Connect vendor assurance data to your broader risk management. Document your assessment methodology for auditors. Demonstrate continuous oversight — not just onboarding checks.
Executive Leadership
Get portfolio-level visibility into third-party risk without aggregating spreadsheets. Report on vendor assurance coverage to boards, regulators, and enterprise customers.
Fragmented Tools vs. Integrated Vendor Assurance
| Fragmented | Integrated (Orbiq) | |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire → Evaluation | Manual handoff, different tools | Automatic flow with shared data |
| Evaluation → Monitoring | No connection | Scores feed directly into portfolio tracking |
| Historical context | Digging through old emails | AI compares to previous submissions automatically |
| Consistency | Varies by tool, team, and reviewer | Same criteria applied end to end |
| Audit trail | Scattered across platforms | Single exportable log |
| Regulatory compliance | May not satisfy NIS2/DORA continuous oversight | Documented, ongoing, auditable |
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AI-Supported Questionnaires
Build and distribute vendor security assessments with AI-powered question suggestions.
AI-Powered Evaluations
Automated scoring, contradiction detection, and structured evaluation reports.
Continuous Monitoring
Track vendor security posture over time with portfolio dashboards and alerts.
Get Vendor Assurance Right
See how Orbiq connects questionnaires, evaluations, and monitoring into one continuous workflow. Book a personalised demo.