Acuna Supplier Shield
Acuna Supplier Shield is supplier-risk software for regulated companies in the EU and Switzerland.
What Acuna Supplier Shield is
Acuna Supplier Shield is supplier-risk software for regulated companies in the EU and Switzerland. It scores suppliers by dependency, reach, and impact, then assigns a colour-coded tier. A separate public-security grade runs from A to F and refreshes daily using OSINT. Teams can schedule campaigns for multiple suppliers, track responses, and send reminders. Suppliers use a portal to answer assessments and upload documents without an Acuna account. Aiko proposes question-level evaluations and confidence scores from responses and evidence, with human review of each suggestion. Supply-chain mapping traces subcontractors and further parties to expose fourth- and fifth-party risk. Immutable activity logs record actors and timestamps. Assessments support English, German, French, and Spanish. The platform is Swiss-hosted and available through web and API.
Good
- Daily A-to-F security grading
- Supplier portal without account requirement
- Fourth- and fifth-party mapping
- Human-reviewed AI evaluations
- DORA, NIS2, and ISO 27001 focus
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing scales by program size
- Web and API platforms only
Who it suits
Supplier Shield suits CISOs, security leads, third-party risk managers, and compliance or audit teams handling regulated supplier oversight.
Verdict
Supplier Shield combines supplier scoring, monitoring, assessment campaigns, evidence handling, and framework connections. Its quote-based structure and program-size pricing need consideration before adoption.
Plans and prices
From Acuna Supplier Shield's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | 5,388 CHF a year | Supplier Shield is an optional module · all users included · price scales by program size, not headcount · Annual invoicing; pricing page says “Starts from CHF 5'388” |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Supplier Shield module availability and price not specified · for large organizations with complex, multi-entity GRC programs · Get in touch |
The facts
Each one read from Acuna Supplier Shield's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI evaluation
- Aiko proposes per-question evaluations and confidence scores from supplier responses and uploaded evidence, and a human evaluator reviews each suggestion.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Assessment campaigns
- Teams can schedule campaigns for multiple suppliers, with distribution, response tracking, and automatic reminders.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- Supplier actions are recorded in an immutable activity log with the actor’s name and timestamp, described as an audit artifact for DORA and ISO 27001 supplier controls.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Daily security grading
- It grades vendors’ public-facing security from A to F using OSINT and refreshes the grade daily.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Frameworks
- Supplier Shield is built for DORA, NIS2, and ISO 27001, and is part of a GRC platform that maps to more than 50 frameworks.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Acuna describes the platform as Swiss-hosted and says supplier evidence is reusable across the wider compliance programme.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Supplier records link to Acuna’s controls, risk register, incident management, and audit evidence; the pricing page lists connectors and API among Professional features.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The page identifies CISOs or security leads, third-party risk managers, and compliance or audit teams as users.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Supplier Shield is Acuna’s third-party risk management software for regulated companies in the EU and Switzerland.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Questionnaire languages
- Supplier assessments can be sent in English, German, French, or Spanish.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Risk scoring
- It scores suppliers across dependency, reach, and impact to produce a colour-coded risk tier.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supplier portal
- Suppliers can respond to assessments and upload documents through a portal without an Acuna account.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Enterprise plan includes dedicated onboarding and support and a custom SLA.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supply chain mapping
- The supply-chain map traces subcontractors and further parties to show fourth- and fifth-party exposure.checked 8 Oct 2026
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