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Enterprise TPRM Costs $50,000 a Year.
Here's What Small Teams Actually Use.

You don't need a six-figure platform to satisfy your auditor. You need documented vendor due diligence that your compliance framework requires. ThirdProof delivers it for $399/month.

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Why enterprise TPRM tools are overkill

Enterprise TPRM platforms (OneTrust, ServiceNow GRC, Archer) are built for organizations with dedicated compliance departments of 10-20+ people, thousands of vendors, and complex governance workflows. They're powerful — and they should be, at $50,000-200,000 per year. But for a company with 1-3 people handling compliance, they're like buying a commercial kitchen to make dinner.

What small businesses actually need

SOC 2 CC9.2 doesn't require a platform — it requires evidence. Specifically: documented proof that you identified vendor risks, assessed their controls, and made informed decisions. That means a risk assessment per vendor with cited findings, a consistent methodology, and audit-ready output. That's exactly what ThirdProof produces — no GRC suite required.

Cost comparison

Enterprise TPRM: $50,000-200,000/year (OneTrust, Archer, ServiceNow GRC). Mid-market platforms: $7,000-30,000/year (Vanta, Drata — primarily compliance automation with vendor modules). ThirdProof: $399/month ($4,788/year) for 25 vendor investigations/month — designed specifically for the vendor risk investigation that compliance frameworks require.

How to build a vendor risk program from scratch

Start with your vendor inventory — list every vendor that touches your data or operations. Prioritize by data sensitivity and business criticality. Run ThirdProof investigations on your highest-risk vendors first. Use the PDF reports as your vendor due diligence evidence file. You'll have a documented, auditor-ready vendor risk program in an afternoon, not a quarter.

Designed for teams of 1-3

ThirdProof is built for the person wearing six hats — the ops lead who's also the compliance officer, the CTO who needs to satisfy a customer's vendor assessment requirement, the startup founder preparing for their first SOC 2 audit. No training needed, no implementation project, no dedicated admin. Sign up, investigate a vendor, download the PDF.

Enterprise TPRM
ThirdProof
Annual cost
$50,000-$200,000/year
$4,788/year (Starter plan)
Implementation time
3-6 months
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Team size needed
Dedicated compliance department
One person, no training
Time per assessment
Varies (workflow dependent)
Under 2 minutes
Vendor investigation depth
Depends on analyst staffing
24 intelligence sources per vendor
Audit-ready output
Yes (with configuration)
Yes — built-in, every report
Best for
Large enterprises (1000+ vendors)
Small-mid teams (10-200 vendors)

Common questions

Is ThirdProof enough for SOC 2 vendor management?+
Yes. ThirdProof produces the vendor due diligence documentation that SOC 2 CC9.2 requires. Each investigation generates an audit-ready PDF report with source-cited findings, risk tier classification, and compliance-language evidence statements. For most small to mid-market companies, this satisfies the vendor management control without needing an enterprise GRC platform.
How many vendors can I assess with ThirdProof?+
The Starter plan includes 25 investigations per month for $399. Professional offers 50/month at $599, and Growth provides 100/month at $999. Most small businesses have 20-50 vendors in scope for compliance, making the Starter plan sufficient.
Do I need a compliance background to use ThirdProof?+
No. ThirdProof is designed for non-specialists. The investigation runs automatically — you enter a vendor name, and the system queries 24 intelligence sources and produces a structured risk assessment. The report includes plain-language findings alongside compliance-formatted evidence. You make the approve/reject decision based on the evidence ThirdProof provides.
Can ThirdProof replace an enterprise TPRM platform?+
For vendor risk investigation, yes. ThirdProof provides deeper intelligence at a fraction of the cost. What it doesn't replace is the full GRC workflow — policy management, control mapping, evidence repository, compliance dashboard. If you need all of that, you need a GRC platform. If you specifically need vendor due diligence evidence, ThirdProof is purpose-built for that.
What's the minimum vendor risk program for SOC 2?+
At minimum, SOC 2 CC9.2 requires: (1) a vendor inventory, (2) documented risk assessment per vendor, (3) evidence of due diligence, and (4) periodic review. ThirdProof handles #2 and #3 — run investigations on your vendor list, store the PDF reports as evidence, and re-investigate annually or when material changes occur.

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