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SendGrid Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with SendGrid, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated SendGrid across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
⚠ Vendor Attested
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 5, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 0 reports🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.2🟢Domain Age: 16.9 years🟢Infrastructure: 2 open ports, 0 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
SendGrid is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
SendGrid has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
SendGrid returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned SendGrid a Moderate Risk tier with 89% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

22 sources queried. 86% confidence. Every SendGrid investigation produces both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire — no vendor follow-up required.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

SendGrid (Twilio) is not independently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Twilio is FedRAMP authorized separately.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
3Tier

Moderate Risk

SendGrid

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score86%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

21

Sources With Data

March 5, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for SendGrid

SendGrid, a Twilio-owned email delivery SaaS platform, presents a moderate risk posture at Tier 3, driven primarily by an alleged data breach incident reported in April 2025 that remains unresolved in the public record.

Area Requiring Attention

Twilio publicly denied the breach allegations, but the claim has not been fully refuted by independent forensic disclosure, and the incident warrants buyer scrutiny before granting medium-level data access. On the positive side, SendGrid demonstrates strong domain hygiene, a clean threat intelligence profile across 94 security engines, and an established 16-year operational history with no sanctions matches or active enforcement actions. Five compliance certifications are claimed on the vendor's trust page — including SOC 2 and PCI DSS — but none have been independently verified through a public registry, requiring buyers to request audit documentation directly. Sanctions screening data was unavailable during this assessment period, introducing a gap that should be addressed through manual verification.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was independently sourced from external data providers and public registries without vendor participation or notification.

Investigation Findings

5 findings identified for SendGrid

1 high4 medium
high

Adverse Media: data leak

1 article(s) reference significant concerns for "SendGrid": "News - Twilio denies claims of SendGrid breach amid hacker allegations and data ..." (teiss)

medium

LEI Registration Lapsed

The LEI registration for SendGrid, Inc. has status "LAPSED". This may indicate the entity no longer maintains its regulatory filings.

medium

Sanctions Screening Unavailable

A critical data source was unavailable during this investigation. Manual verification is recommended.

medium

SSL/TLS Configuration Warnings

SSL/TLS analysis service flagged warnings for sendgrid.com's TLS configuration. This may include weak ciphers, protocol issues, or certificate chain problems.

medium

Multiple Certificate Issuers (31)

sendgrid.com has certificates from 31 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.

Security Strengths

27 positive signals verified

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Domain Infrastructure Healthy

Domain Analysis

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

Security Headers Present

Domain Analysis

2 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (16+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Notable Tech Community Presence

Tech Community Sentiment

Minimal Tech Community Discussion

Tech Community Sentiment

HTTP Security Grade: B

HTTP Security Scan

SSL/TLS Grade: A-

SSL/TLS Analysis

Large Certificate Footprint (90 subdomains)

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (16+ years)

Web Archive History

No Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Clean IP Reputation

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Certification Claimed: SOC 2

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: ISO 27018

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: PCI DSS

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: HIPAA

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: GDPR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for SendGrid

  1. 1

    Address the April 2025 breach allegation directly: Contact SendGrid's security team and request a written incident summary, internal investigation findings, and any third-party forensic report. If SendGrid has published a public post-incident review, locate it at https://sendgrid.com/security or Twilio's status page (https://status.sendgrid.com). Set a 10-business-day response deadline before proceeding with expanded data integration.

  2. 2

    Obtain and review the SOC 2 Type II audit report: Many enterprise vendors provide this under NDA or via a shared compliance portal. Contact SendGrid/Twilio at their trust page (https://sendgrid.com/security) or reach out to your account manager to request the most recent SOC 2 Type II report — confirm the audit period covers the last 12 months and that email delivery services are within scope.

  3. 3

    Manually retrieve the SendGrid subprocessor list: Navigate directly to https://sendgrid.com/subprocessors in a browser to obtain the current list. Cross-reference each named subprocessor against OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals list (https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/) given that automated sanctions screening was unavailable during this assessment.

  4. 4

    Perform manual sanctions screening: Since automated sanctions data was unavailable, manually check Twilio Inc. and SendGrid, Inc. against the OFAC SDN list and EU Consolidated Sanctions List before finalizing any contract. This takes approximately 15 minutes and can be completed at https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/.

  5. 5

    Clarify the LEI lapse: Ask SendGrid's legal or compliance team to confirm whether SendGrid, Inc. operates as a distinct legal entity or has been fully merged into Twilio Inc. following acquisition. Request a current certificate of good standing from Delaware if the entity continues to operate independently.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

21of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Certificate Transparency
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • Sanctions and watchlist screening (OFAC, EU, UN sanctions lists) was unavailable during this assessment. Manual verification of SendGrid / Twilio entities against current OFAC and EU sanctions lists is recommended before finalizing the vendor relationship.
  • The subprocessor page at sendgrid.com appears to have returned a non-substantive result ('Sign up for a free trial'), suggesting the page may have been gated, dynamically rendered, or inaccessible to automated scanning. The actual subprocessor list could not be assessed — buyers should manually retrieve this list directly from the vendor.
  • External cyber risk scoring was not available for this assessment, representing a gap in the quantitative infrastructure risk profile.
  • The LEI registration for SendGrid, Inc. (LEI: 549300PAZSY4OW33YX23) shows a status of LAPSED as of the last update in August 2023. This may reflect the entity's absorption into Twilio's corporate structure post-acquisition rather than an active compliance failure, but it has not been independently confirmed.
  • Compliance certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR) could not be independently verified through public registries. Assessment relies on vendor-attested claims only.
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Vendors assessed
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Average confidence
<2 min
Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is SendGrid on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is SendGrid's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is SendGrid a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has SendGrid appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is SendGrid's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are SendGrid's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does SendGrid claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does SendGrid depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has SendGrid appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about SendGrid

Is SendGrid FedRAMP authorized?+
SendGrid is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
Does SendGrid have SOC 2 Type II?+
Yes — SendGrid holds SOC 2 (Type II not confirmed). Rated Moderate Risk — significant adverse media. See all 4 findings →
Is SendGrid on the OFAC sanctions list?+
SendGrid returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of March 2026.
What is SendGrid's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned SendGrid a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 89% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of March 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for SendGrid?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of SendGrid produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending SendGrid a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is SendGrid safe to use as a vendor?+
SendGrid is a email delivery vendor that handles organizational data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see SendGrid's full risk profile.
Does SendGrid have SOC 2 certification?+
Yes — SendGrid holds SOC 2 + 3 other certs. Rated Moderate Risk — significant adverse media. See all 4 findings →
Has SendGrid had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly email delivery platforms like SendGrid that handle organizational data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is SendGrid on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for email delivery vendors. ThirdProof screens SendGrid against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If SendGrid or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess SendGrid for vendor risk?+
Assessing SendGrid as a email delivery vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II and applicable industry standards compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

SendGrid is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates SendGrid across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.