Cybersecurityratings.com

Overview

The service grades organizations from A to F using more than 250 data points across network and application security, data protection, DNS health, email security, and patching cadence.

Vendor lookup checks the rating of an organization in the database, including suppliers, partners, and SaaS tools. Continuous score refreshes and change alerts make this more useful for ongoing third-party oversight than a one-time check. The Starter plan’s single snapshot, basic grade, top five risks, and limited ratings database offer a low-commitment starting point, but little ongoing visibility.

Key features

Professional adds 250-plus data points, monthly score updates, five vendor lookups per month, and email risk alerts. It suits a small team that wants a regular view and a few supplier checks; five lookups can quickly become a constraint for organizations with larger vendor lists.

Business adds 24/7 monitoring, 50 vendor lookups monthly, 1,000 API calls monthly, a quarterly expert review, and priority email and chat support. Compliance mapping covers SOC 2, NIST, and HIPAA. This is the more practical tier for teams that need recurring oversight and integrations, although its lookup and API quotas remain finite.

The REST API returns JSON over HTTPS and uses bearer-token API key authentication. Official SDKs for Python, Node.js, PHP, and Ruby support embedding ratings in a platform, dashboard, or workflow. Requiring HTTPS is a sensible transport safeguard, but the stated API allowance is 1,000 calls per month on Business; Enterprise offers unlimited API access.

Pricing

• Starter: 0.00 USD per free, billed Free forever. Includes one security snapshot, a basic A–F grade, the top five risk factors, and a limited ratings database. Best for a baseline check, not continuous monitoring.
• Professional: 299.00 USD per month, billed monthly. Includes 250-plus data points, monthly score updates, five vendor lookups per month, and email risk alerts. A reasonable fit for lighter monitoring, but the lookup cap limits its use for supplier-heavy teams.
• Business: 799.00 USD per month, billed monthly. Adds 24/7 monitoring, 50 vendor lookups and 1,000 API calls per month, a quarterly expert review, and priority email and chat support, plus compliance mapping for SOC 2, NIST, and HIPAA.
• Security Audit: 2500.00 USD per once, billed $2,500 one-time.
• Incident Response Plan: 3500.00 USD per once, billed $3,500 one-time. Provides an organization-tailored incident response playbook.
• Compliance Readiness: 4500.00 USD per once, billed $4,500 one-time. Includes preparation for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001, with a gap analysis and remediation plan.
• Enterprise: custom pricing, volume-based. Includes unlimited vendor lookups and API access, a dedicated security analyst, white-label reports, and custom compliance frameworks.

Professional and Business offer a 14-day free trial; Enterprise trials are available by request. The one-time consulting engagements are distinct from the monthly monitoring tiers, so buyers should choose based on whether they need a snapshot, recurring ratings, or a defined project.

Platforms

The service is available on web and through an API. The documented HTTPS REST interface and SDKs make it a plausible fit for teams that want ratings inside their existing software workflows, rather than only through a web experience.

Who it's for

Cybersecurityratings.com is intended for US businesses of any size, with healthcare, finance, SaaS, manufacturing, and legal organizations among its audiences. It is a stronger fit for security and procurement teams evaluating vendors or tracking posture than for individuals looking for consumer antivirus or device protection.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The A–F rating draws on more than 250 data points across several security areas, giving teams a broad baseline.
• Pros: Continuous refreshes, change alerts, and vendor lookups support recurring third-party risk work rather than isolated checks.
• Pros: Business combines monitoring, API access, expert review, and SOC 2, NIST, and HIPAA mapping in one tier.
• Cons: Starter is limited to one snapshot and a restricted database, so it cannot serve as ongoing oversight.
• Cons: Professional’s five monthly vendor lookups may not cover a sizable supplier roster, while Business also caps lookups and API calls.
• Cons: Business costs 799.00 USD per month, a substantial recurring commitment for smaller teams needing only occasional assessments.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison of category options, browse Security Ratings Software.

Consider Bitdefender Total Security instead if the priority is paid device security across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows: its listed Total Security Individual plan is 59.99 USD per year for the first year, plus applicable sales tax, covering five devices and one account.

ThreatWatch is another freemium web option; its free plan covers your own organization and weekly rescans, but excludes breach or dark-web intelligence, OSINT enrichment, deep attack-surface scanning, AI agents, SSO, and API access.

Choose Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access instead if you are evaluating a paid, named-user zero-trust access service with broad device and deployment platform coverage.

RiskRecon may suit teams wanting a time-limited starting point: its free 30-day portal access covers ratings for up to 50 vendors, a report on your organization, and risk-prioritized findings.

Scovery is a freemium web alternative.

SecurityScorecard Third-Party Risk Management is worth considering for its free-forever own-domain rating, digital footprint management, issue prioritization and alerts, questionnaire response, and self-monitoring.

ThreatNG Security offers a limited-time evaluation with full platform capabilities for teams wanting to assess a paid web service.

ImmuniWeb is a freemium web and mobile-oriented option; its listed ImmuniWeb Neuron Mobile subscription is 395.00 EUR per month per app for unlimited scans of builds or versions of the same Android or iOS app.

Verdict

Cybersecurityratings.com is a strong fit for US businesses that need a cross-domain security baseline plus continuing vendor oversight, especially when API workflows or compliance mapping matter. Its most important advantage is bringing ratings, monitoring, and consulting options together; the main reason to look elsewhere is cost, particularly when the free snapshot or Professional’s narrow lookup allowance cannot meet the need and Business’s monthly price is hard to justify.