For SMBs left behind by SecurityScorecard’s enterprise pivot

SecurityScorecard Alternative:
Compliance evidence, not just ratings

SecurityScorecard scans your vendors’ external attack surface and gives you A–F scores. Your auditor, enterprise customer, and cyber insurer don’t want a score — they want a document. VendorAuditly generates SOC2, DORA, NIS2, and HIPAA evidence packs in one click, at $49/month.

Why SMBs are looking for a SecurityScorecard alternative in 2026
SecurityScorecard acquired HyperComply and Driftnet in 2025–2026, conducted two rounds of layoffs, and pivoted its product roadmap toward enterprise SCDR (Supply Chain Detection & Response). SMB customers are left with a $20,000–$150,000+/year monitoring tool that produces risk ratings — but not the audit-ready compliance documentation that SOC2 auditors, NIS2 regulators, and enterprise procurement teams actually request. VendorAuditly fills exactly that gap.

Context

What is SecurityScorecard — and why are SMBs looking elsewhere?

SecurityScorecard is an outside-in security monitoring platform: it scans your vendors’ publicly observable signals (DNS health, IP reputation, open ports, exposed credentials) and produces risk ratings. It is powerful for enterprise security operations teams — and increasingly misaligned for SMBs that need compliance documentation.

What it does

Monitors vendor attack surfaces — not compliance workflows

SecurityScorecard scans public signals and generates A–F ratings. It tells you a vendor has an open port or a leaked credential. It does not send questionnaires, track insurance certificates, or generate an auditor-ready SOC2 evidence pack.

Pricing

$20,000–$150,000+ per year

SecurityScorecard pricing is not publicly listed and requires a sales engagement. Analyst data places base contracts at $20k+/year, scaling to $150k+ for larger vendor portfolios. The questionnaire module (Atlas) is a separate paid add-on not included in the base platform.

Atlas questionnaire module costs extra
The 2026 pivot

Two layoffs, two acquisitions, one enterprise bet

SecurityScorecard acquired HyperComply (Sept 2025) and Driftnet (May 2026), laying off staff in both April 2024 and May 2026. The company is repositioning as an enterprise SCDR platform. Only 12.8% of their G2 reviewers are SMBs vs. 48.8% enterprise.

The SMB gap

Ratings don’t satisfy auditors, regulators, or customers

When your SOC2 auditor, NIS2 regulator, or enterprise procurement team asks for vendor risk evidence, they want a documented programme — questionnaire responses, risk register, insurance certificates, compliance packs. A vendor risk rating does not satisfy those requests.


Head to head

SecurityScorecard vs VendorAuditly

Two different products solving two different problems. SecurityScorecard monitors external signals. VendorAuditly manages the compliance documentation your auditors and regulators actually ask for.

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SecurityScorecard
Outside-in attack surface monitoring
Annual cost$20,000–$150,000+
QuestionnairesAtlas add-on (extra cost)
SOC2 evidence packNot available
DORA / NIS2 evidenceNot available
HIPAA BAA evidenceNot available
Insurance cert trackingNot available
Cyber insurance reportNot available
Primary outputA–F risk ratings
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VendorAuditly
Inside-out compliance workflow
Annual cost$588/year ($49/mo)
QuestionnairesNative — included
SOC2 evidence packOne-click PDF
DORA / NIS2 evidenceOne-click PDF
HIPAA BAA evidenceOne-click PDF
Insurance cert trackingBuilt-in with alerts
Cyber insurance reportOne-click PDF
Primary outputAudit-ready documents

SecurityScorecard and VendorAuditly are not competing products — they solve different problems. If you need continuous external attack surface monitoring for a large vendor portfolio with a dedicated security operations team, SecurityScorecard makes sense. If you need third-party risk management documentation for SOC2 audits, DORA inspections, NIS2 compliance, or enterprise sales questionnaires, VendorAuditly is built for exactly that.


What’s included

The five compliance moments VendorAuditly is built for

Every feature in VendorAuditly exists to handle a specific moment when your vendor risk programme is put to the test — by an auditor, a regulator, a customer, or your insurer.

1

SOC2 audit — CC9.1 and CC9.2 evidence

When your SOC2 auditor requests evidence of vendor risk controls, VendorAuditly generates a CC9.1 and CC9.2 evidence pack in one click — vendor inventory, risk classifications, due diligence records, questionnaire completion, and insurance certificate status. Valid for Type I and Type II audits with BSI, Ernst & Young, and all major audit firms.

2

NIS2 / DORA regulatory inspection

When a regulator requests evidence under DORA Article 28 or NIS2 Article 21(2)(d), VendorAuditly generates a regulator-formatted evidence pack — supplier register, sub-supplier chain documentation, contractual clause audit, and incident notification chain. Selectable for DORA, NIS2, or combined. Essential and Important entity variants for NIS2.

3

Enterprise sales — vendor security questionnaire response

When a prospect sends a security questionnaire before they’ll sign, VendorAuditly generates a Vendor Risk Programme Summary PDF — portfolio metrics, frameworks in use, assessment coverage, and programme controls. Safe to share externally without exposing individual vendor names or details.

4

Cyber insurance renewal

When your broker requests vendor attestation evidence at renewal, VendorAuditly generates a Cyber Insurance Readiness Report formatted for underwriting questionnaires — the exact evidence Coalition, Beazley, and At-Bay request in Section 5. Organisations with documented programmes receive 10–40% premium reductions (WTW 2025).

5

HIPAA BAA management

When an OCR audit or BAA gap review requires third-party evidence, VendorAuditly generates a HIPAA §164.308(b) evidence pack — BAA inventory with status, PHI data flow evidence, 10-clause BAA audit, sub-BA chain documentation, and 60-day breach notification chain. Available for Covered Entities, Business Associates, and Sub-Business Associates.


Common questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between SecurityScorecard and VendorAuditly?
SecurityScorecard is an outside-in monitoring tool: it scans your vendors’ public attack surface (DNS, IP reputation, open ports, exposed credentials) and produces A–F risk ratings. VendorAuditly is an inside-out compliance workflow tool: it sends questionnaires to vendors, tracks their responses, manages insurance certificates, and generates audit-ready evidence packs for SOC2, ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2, and HIPAA. For SMBs that need to prove vendor risk management to auditors, regulators, or enterprise customers, VendorAuditly produces the documents they actually request.
Is SecurityScorecard good for small businesses?
SecurityScorecard is primarily designed for enterprise security operations teams. Only 12.8% of their G2 reviewers are SMBs vs. 48.8% enterprise. Pricing starts at around $20,000/year, and the questionnaire module (Atlas) is a separate paid add-on. After acquiring HyperComply and Driftnet in 2025–2026 and pivoting to enterprise SCDR, their SMB roadmap investment has declined. For SMBs that need vendor risk compliance documentation — not external attack surface monitoring — the tool is both over-priced and under-fit.
Can VendorAuditly replace SecurityScorecard for compliance documentation?
For compliance documentation use cases, yes. VendorAuditly generates TPRM evidence packs for SOC2, ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2, and HIPAA — the documentation that auditors and regulators request. SecurityScorecard does not produce these outputs. If your primary need is external attack surface monitoring (continuous automated scanning of vendor IP, DNS, and credentials), SecurityScorecard remains a specialist tool for that use case. Most SMBs need the former, not the latter.
Why did SecurityScorecard pivot to enterprise in 2026?
SecurityScorecard acquired HyperComply (Sept 2025) for AI-powered questionnaire automation and Driftnet (May 2026) for internet-scale threat intelligence. These acquisitions, combined with two rounds of layoffs (April 2024 and May 2026), signal a strategic shift toward enterprise Supply Chain Detection & Response (SCDR) — a category focused on large organisations with dedicated security operations teams. The SMB vendor risk compliance market was not the target.
How quickly can I migrate from SecurityScorecard to VendorAuditly?
VendorAuditly is self-serve and takes under an hour to set up. Import your vendor list, send your first questionnaires, and generate your first evidence pack the same day. There is no implementation project, no professional services engagement, and no IT team required. Most teams are fully operational within their first session.
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Your auditors want documents, not scores

SOC2, DORA, NIS2, HIPAA — one-click evidence packs at $49/month. No enterprise contract, no IT team, no sales call.

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