# SecurityScorecard: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 2 categories by 11 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/securityscorecard/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third-party risk management | 2% | 6 | 21% | 29 |
| Attack surface management | 0% | 55 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If your budget is exactly $0: Sign up for the free tiers of SecurityScorecard or UpGuard" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, TPRM)
- "For pure speed and scale: Start with SecurityScorecard or Bitsight for their outside-in visibility." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, TPRM)
- "Focus on Closing Big Enterprise Deals | SecurityScorecard (To prove compliance to prospects)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ASM)
- "SecurityScorecard – Ratings-first, great for external monitoring, often paired with other tools." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, TPRM)

## And against it

- "Most enterprise platforms (SecurityScorecard, Bitsight, Black Kite, Panorays, ProcessUnity, Prevalent) are quote-only, so budgets can balloon" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, TPRM)
- "Platforms with known alert fatigue or false-positive concerns such as SecurityScorecard and Bitsight" (Perplexity Sonar, TPRM)
- "Quote-based pricing (e.g., SecurityScorecard) can surprise; small orgs report it's "very expensive"" (Grok 4.1 Fast, TPRM)
- "SecurityScorecard used *without* a workflow engine ... Do not use these as your *only* tool" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, TPRM)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.