Complete vendor register
Every vendor with its owner, data, access, and contract dates, built from finance and login records.
The Problem
Your Data Lives in Vendor Systems Nobody Has Reviewed
The gap shows up when a customer asks for your vendor list, an auditor samples a vendor review, or a supplier reports a breach. Many teams find out they have no list at all.
01 · Data held
Nobody knows what data a breached supplier held.
Each vendor record lists the data, access, and internal owner behind it.
02 · Shadow tools
A tool bought on a card connects with an admin key.
Finance and login records reveal every tool before it gets tiered and reviewed.
03 · Prospect asks
A prospect asks for your third-party list.
You keep a current vendor register ready for customer security reviews.
04 · Same form
Every vendor gets the same long questionnaire.
Questionnaire depth follows the tier, so critical vendors get the real scrutiny.
A supplier emails to say they had a security incident last month. Your first question is what data they held, and nobody knows. Marketing signed up for the tool with a company card, and it connects to your CRM with an admin API key. Your last enterprise prospect also asked for your third-party list, and finance turned up dozens of subscriptions nobody had reviewed. Meanwhile, every vendor that does get checked receives the same long form, so the payroll provider gets the same light touch as the stock photo site.
We start by building the vendor list from finance records and single sign-on logs, then tier each vendor by the data and access it holds. Critical vendors get a real review: their SOC 2 report, its exceptions, and the controls it expects you to run. Low-risk vendors get a short check. Your vendor risk management effort goes where the risk is, not spread evenly across every subscription.
Every vendor found
Finance records and login logs reveal tools nobody registered, including free trials still connected.
Three review tiers
Critical, moderate, and low-risk vendors each get a review depth that fits their risk.
SOC 2 reports read properly
We check scope, dates, exceptions, and the controls each report expects you to run.
Our Vendor Risk Management Process
From Vendor List to a Program You Can Run in Five Clear Steps
You approve the tier rules and the critical vendor list before reviews start, and you sign off on every risk decision we suggest.
We look at your vendor count, the data types involved, and why you need a program now. You get a scope, a data request, and a fixed price. If a shared spreadsheet and a yearly check of your top 5 vendors would cover your case, we'll tell you before we quote.
What's Included
What You Get With Third Party Vendor Risk Management
A complete vendor register, risk tiers, reviews of your critical vendors, contract checks, and a calendar that keeps the program running after we leave.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs TPRM Platform vs DIY Spreadsheet
A TPRM platform suits companies with hundreds of vendors and a team to run it, and a spreadsheet is fine for a handful. Here is how each compares.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | TPRM platform | DIY spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning | Scope call and data request | Vendor onboarding project | Start any time |
| Vendor discovery | Finance and login records | Integrations you connect | Whoever you remember |
| Tiering | By data, access, and replaceability | Built-in scoring rules | Your own judgment |
| Report review | SOC 2 exceptions and controls read | Document storage and alerts | Often skipped |
| Scale | Up to 300 vendors per plan | Hundreds or thousands of vendors | A few dozen at most |
| Speed | 2 to 6 weeks to running | Faster once configured | Fastest to begin |
| Support | 30 days of follow-up | Vendor's support team | |
| Cost | Fixed price from $800 | Yearly license fees | Free to start |
DeveloperLook
TPRM platform
- Planning
- DeveloperLook: Scope call and data requestTPRM platform: Vendor onboarding project
- Vendor discovery
- DeveloperLook: Finance and login recordsTPRM platform: Integrations you connect
- Tiering
- DeveloperLook: By data, access, and replaceabilityTPRM platform: Built-in scoring rules
- Report review
- DeveloperLook: SOC 2 exceptions and controls readTPRM platform: Document storage and alerts
- Scale
- DeveloperLook: Up to 300 vendors per planTPRM platform: Hundreds or thousands of vendors
- Speed
- DeveloperLook: 2 to 6 weeks to runningTPRM platform: Faster once configured
- Support
- DeveloperLook: 30 days of follow-upTPRM platform: Vendor's support team
- Cost
- DeveloperLook: Fixed price from $800TPRM platform: Yearly license fees
Projects We've Built
Booking, Recruiting, and Insurance Platforms We Have Built
Platforms we built that rely on payment, booking, and data vendors. Every one of those connections is a vendor relationship worth tracking.
Seatour Tour and Vacation Rental Booking Platform
- Travel
- Vacation Rental
- Booking System
HoliNest Travel Booking Website and Dashboard
- Travel
- Vacation Rental
- Booking System
Saasmo Recruiting Software Web Design & Development
- Technology
- HR & Staffing
- SaaS Platform
Dualcare Insurance App Design & Development
- Insurance
- Dashboard
- Mobile App
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from teams we have built apps, platforms, and websites for.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
What I appreciate most is that the website is actually easy for us to manage now. We can update content ourselves instead of sending a developer a message every time we need to change something small. They also paid attention to the technical SEO side, which mattered to us because we didn’t want a new website to create problems for the traffic we already had. I’ve probably asked more questions than I should have since launch, but every question has been handled patiently and without any fuss. The team is easy to work with, they explain things clearly, and when we need something changed, they focus on getting it done rather than making the process complicated.
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
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Work Culture
Why Compliance Teams Trust Us With Vendor Reviews
A vendor program fails when it turns into paperwork nobody reads. These habits keep reviews short where they can be and thorough where they must be.
We read the whole report
SOC 2 reports list exceptions and the complementary controls you're expected to run yourself. We read those sections, because that is where the real risk hides.
Effort follows risk
A payroll provider and a stock photo site don't get the same review. Your team's time goes to the vendors that actually hold your data.
Vendors treated fairly
We ask vendors for existing reports and trust center links before sending any questionnaire. They answer faster, and your relationships with key suppliers stay friendly.
Plain risk decisions
Every review ends in accept, accept with conditions, or replace, with the reason in one line. Leaders can sign off without reading the full report.
Built into how you buy
New vendors get tiered at purchase, through the tools your finance and IT teams already use. The program keeps itself current that way.
You keep the program
The register, policy, and reviews stay in your own tools. You don't need a platform subscription to keep the program running.
Overview
What do vendor risk management services include?
DeveloperLook provides vendor risk management services for growing companies that rely on SaaS and outsourced vendors. We build your vendor register, tier vendors by data and access, review critical ones through SOC 2 reports, and set up contract checks and a review calendar. Programs start at $800 with a fixed price and take 2 to 6 weeks.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · Vendor Risk Management Services
- Service
- Vendor Risk Management Services (vendor register, risk tiers, critical reviews, program setup)
- Typical timeline
- 2 to 3 weeks (register and tiers), 4 to 6 weeks (full program)
- Serving
- SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and professional services companies
- Built with
- SIG Lite, CSA CAIQ, SOC 2 reports, Google Sheets, Jira, Asana
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- 30 days of follow-up questions after handover
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $800 USD, fixed scope after a free vendor list review
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
SaaS companies with enterprise customers
Your customers ask for your subprocessor list and how you review vendors, and you want a vendor risk management process you can show them.
Teams preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001
Your auditor will sample vendor reviews, and you need IT vendor risk management that produces evidence, not just a list.
Fintech and healthcare companies
Your partners or regulators expect third-party oversight, and you need reviews of the vendors that touch payments or patient data.
Companies after a supplier breach
Your supplier just reported an incident, and you realized nobody knew what data they held or who should call them.
MSPs and compliance consultancies
You manage compliance for clients and want a partner to build their vendor programs under your brand.
Not a fit
You're the vendor under review
You need to answer your customers' security questionnaires, not review your own vendors. vCISO Services keeps a questionnaire library and answers them.
Need a SOC 2 report
You need a SOC 2 report of your own for customers. SOC 2 Compliance Services prepares you for that audit, while this page covers your suppliers.
Hundreds of vendors, full team
You have several hundred vendors and staff who review them daily. A dedicated platform, or one of the larger vendor risk management companies, will serve you better.
Budget under $800
Your budget is under $800 and your vendor list is short. A shared spreadsheet and a yearly look at your top vendors' SOC 2 reports is enough for now.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Book a free call or message us. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for Vendor Risk Management Services
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on your vendor count and how many need a full review, and you get a fixed proposal after a free vendor list review.
For teams that need every vendor found and the critical few reviewed.
$800one-time, USD
- Vendor list from finance and login records
- Up to 60 vendors tiered by risk
- Reviews of your top 5 critical vendors
- Risk register with owners
- Tier rules your team can reuse
- 30 days of follow-up questions after handover
Recommended
For companies that need a documented program to show customers and auditors.
$2,250one-time, USD
- Everything in Vendor Register and Tiers
- Up to 150 vendors tiered
- Vendor risk policy and tier criteria
- Questionnaire sets for each tier
- Up to 15 critical vendor reviews
- Contract clause checklist
For teams that want the full program set up and their first round of reviews done.
$4,400one-time, USD
- Everything in Vendor Risk Program
- Up to 300 vendors tiered
- Up to 35 vendor reviews
- Intake and offboarding workflow
- Mapping to SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST CSF
- New-vendor reviews for 90 days
For Agencies
White-Label Vendor Risk Management for MSPs and Consultancies
You own the client relationship. We build each client's vendor register, run the reviews, and write the program documents in your template, while your team stays the face of the work. Clients get a working program without you hiring a TPRM specialist.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Share the client's vendors
Send the client's vendor exports, frameworks, and the deadline driving the work.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We tier and price
You get a tier plan, a list of critical vendors, and a fixed price.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
Review and deliver
We run the reviews and deliver the program in your template, ready to hand over.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
Under your brand
Registers, reviews, and policies carry your name and format.
Reusable vendor reviews
Common SaaS vendors reviewed once can inform reviews for other clients.
Recurring review work
Reassessment calendars create steady yearly work for your team.
Fixed price per client
Each program is quoted up front, so you can price your own margin.
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We pull vendor data from the systems that already pay for and sign in to your tools, and keep the program where your team works.
QuickBooks- Okta
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Entra ID
- SOC 2 reports
- CSA STAR Registry
- SIG Lite questionnaire
- Vendor trust centers
- Jira
- Asana
- Airtable
Google Sheets
- DocuSign
- Google Drive
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Notion
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on cost, timelines, TPRM basics, automation, and running the program after setup.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
DeveloperLook's vendor reviews start at $800 for a 60-vendor register with risk tiers and 5 critical reviews. A documented program for up to 150 vendors with 15 reviews costs $2,250. The $4,400 plan covers up to 300 vendors, 35 reviews, and 90 days of new-vendor reviews. You get a fixed price after the free vendor list review.
Setting up a vendor program takes 2 to 6 weeks, depending on the plan. The register and tiers take about 2 to 3 weeks, and policies and reviews add the rest. The pace depends mostly on how quickly vendors share their SOC 2 reports. Short, specific requests from us usually get faster replies than a long questionnaire.
Vendor risk management is how a company finds, rates, and watches the risks its suppliers create, from data breaches to outages. It covers choosing vendors, checking them before signing, monitoring them during the contract, and ending the relationship safely. In practice, it's a register, risk tiers, reviews, and contract terms that someone keeps current.
It matters because your vendors hold your data and access, so their weaknesses become yours. A breach at a payroll or CRM vendor can expose your customers even when your own systems are fine. That makes vendor risk management a cyber security issue as much as a purchasing one, and NIST CSF 2.0 now has a whole category for it.
Third party vendor risk management covers every outside company you depend on, not only software vendors: payment processors, contractors, agencies, and their subprocessors. Regulators often call it TPRM. The goal stays the same: know who has your data or access, how much risk each one carries, and what happens if they fail.
The TPRM process is the life cycle of a third-party relationship: planning, due diligence, contract negotiation, ongoing monitoring, and termination. US banking regulators set out these five stages in their June 2023 interagency guidance, and most programs follow a similar flow. We build each stage into your register, so offboarding is planned before a vendor starts.
A vendor risk management program is the written, repeatable version of vendor reviews: a policy, tier rules, questionnaires, a register, and a review calendar. It names who approves new vendors and who checks them each year. Auditors ask for the program as well as the reviews, because it shows the work will continue after this year.
You automate it by connecting vendor intake to systems that already see new vendors: purchase approvals, single sign-on, and finance tools. A new tool then triggers an intake form, tiering questions, and a review task. Full TPRM platforms automate more, but for most growing companies a form, a tracker, and a few alerts cover it.
A vendor management risk assessment checks a vendor's data access, security evidence, and contract terms before you rely on it. For critical vendors, we read the SOC 2 report's exceptions and its complementary user entity controls, the settings you must run for the vendor's controls to work. Each review ends in accept, accept with conditions, or replace.
Yes, the top plan includes new-vendor reviews for 90 days after handover, and every plan includes 30 days of follow-up questions. After that, most teams run the program themselves with the tiers and questionnaires we set up. If you'd rather hand it off, vCISO Services can take on vendor reviews each month.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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