Security ratings

TrustVendor vs Bitsight

Bitsight rates vendors 250–900 using internet telemetry from sinkholes, botnet sensors, and internet-wide scanning.

Where Bitsight is strong

Genuinely differentiated sensor network; the external hygiene signal is real and hard to replicate.

Where it falls short

One number for every customer regardless of what data they share with the vendor. Score moves without explanation. Attribution errors are the most common enterprise complaint.

How TrustVendor differs

Dimension TrustVendor
Evidence citation Span-level citation into a hashed, sha256-verified snapshot
Decay model Explicit half-life per evidence type, shown in UI
Per-relationship scoring Residual risk is a function of your data classes, not just the vendor
Natural-language search Portfolio queries in plain English
API-first distribution Vendor Pulse API with per-vendor pricing
Coexistence support Ingest your Bitsight/SSC score as a signal
Entity resolution Deterministic confidence score, dispute endpoint
Freshness indicator Days since last observation, per evidence category

Common questions

Should I replace Bitsight with TrustVendor?
For most organizations, the answer is no — at least not initially. Bitsight's external telemetry signal is real and worth keeping. The fastest sale is coexistence: keep Bitsight for what it does well, add TrustVendor for document-based evidence, change detection, and relationship-aware scoring. Many customers run both.
How does TrustVendor handle the same vendors Bitsight already rates?
TrustVendor monitors the same vendor population through a different signal set: trust centres, subprocessor pages, SOC 2 reports, SEC filings, CT logs, and regulatory disclosures. Where Bitsight asks "what does this vendor's internet footprint look like?", TrustVendor asks "what does this vendor claim in writing, is it backed by evidence, and what changed?" Both questions matter.
Can TrustVendor ingest my Bitsight data?
Yes. TrustVendor accepts external scores as signals, so your Bitsight rating appears alongside TrustVendor's posture and assurance scores as one of many inputs. This means the score you already pay for becomes part of a richer picture rather than being abandoned.

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