Looking for a Bitsight alternative?
Both give you a score. Bitsight rates organisations for security, GRC and third-party risk teams, boards, investors and insurers, while HackRisk scores your own external exposure for UK businesses without a security team.
Bitsight is a cyber risk platform that says it is trusted by more than 3,500 organisations and nearly 40% of the Global Fortune 500. Its Security Rating runs from 300 to 820, analogous to a credit score, and is updated daily. Its users include security, GRC and third-party risk teams, boards, investors, cyber insurers and government agencies.
HackRisk is built for UK small and medium-sized businesses that want to understand and fix their own exposure. It watches your organisation from the outside and rolls what it finds into a HackRisk Score graded A* to F, with resolution advice for each issue. Pricing is published: £49.99 a month for Core on a 12-month commitment, or £59.99 a month rolling.
If you need to monitor a vendor ecosystem, compare your rating with your industry average or report a rating to a board, investors or insurers, Bitsight is built for that. If you are a smaller business that wants to see what attackers can see and get it fixed, HackRisk is likely the better match.
Why people go looking for an alternative
Bitsight says it is trusted by more than 3,500 organisations. If you run a smaller business, the question is usually fit.
A rating with many audiences. Bitsight lists boards, investors, cyber insurers, financial institutions and government agencies among the people who use its ratings.
Quote-led pricing. Bitsight says it offers custom pricing based on company size and usage requirements, and you request a demo to receive tailored pricing (checked October 2026). HackRisk publishes its prices on its pricing page.
Platform breadth. Bitsight's platform spans security ratings, third-party risk management, exposure management, cyber threat intelligence, attack surface intelligence, vulnerability intelligence and identity intelligence.
Cyber Essentials. For many UK businesses the next step is Cyber Essentials. HackRisk has a dedicated Cyber Essentials Readiness tier with an account manager and consultant sessions.
Bitsight lists third-party risk teams, boards, investors and cyber insurers among its users. HackRisk is written for the business being scored.
HackRisk in brief
HackRisk is a cyber risk monitoring platform for UK SMEs, built and run by the security experts at CyberLab. It scans your business from the outside, the way an attacker sees it, and turns everything it finds into one score: your credit score for cyber security.
Behind the score sits continuous monitoring of your external attack surface, dark web monitoring for stolen staff credentials, vulnerability scanning and supply chain checks. The results arrive as a report your board can actually read, with the fixes ranked by what needs attention first. Pricing is published: £49.99 a month for the Core plan on a 12-month commitment (£59.99 a month rolling), with a Cyber Essentials Readiness tier from £77 a month.
It starts with a free report. Enter your domain and you get a board-ready assessment within 24 hours, plus 30 days of full portal access, without handing over card details or sitting through a sales call.
HackRisk vs Bitsight at a glance
| HackRisk | Bitsight | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | UK SMBs without a dedicated security team | Security, GRC and third-party risk teams, boards, investors, cyber insurers, financial institutions and government agencies |
| What the score is | HackRisk Score: a real-time measure of your organisation's cyber security risk, shown as a percentage and graded A* to F | Bitsight Security Rating: 300 to 820, analogous to a credit score, updated daily |
| Supplier and vendor risk | Supply Chain Security: automated supplier questionnaires that return RAG ratings | Continuous vendor monitoring and AI-automated assessments mapped to SIG Lite, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001 and more |
| Pricing | Published: £49.99/month Core on a 12-month commitment (£59.99/month rolling); CE Readiness from £77/month | Custom pricing, tailored after a demo (checked October 2026) |
| Free offer | Free report in 24 hours plus 30 days of portal access, and no card details needed | Free report for your own organisation; company email required |
| External attack surface discovery | Recon Scanning maps internet-facing assets, subdomains and open ports | Attack Surface Intelligence discovers domains, subdomains, IPs, certificates, cloud services and shadow IT |
| Leaked credential monitoring | Dark Web Scanning: continuous monitoring of paste sites, hacker forums and breach dumps for credentials belonging to your domain and staff | Identity Intelligence module covering leaked credentials and stealer malware data, with Active Directory, Okta and Entra ID integrations |
| Human expert support | CyberLab's security experts are available to explain findings; Cyber Essentials Readiness adds an account manager and consultant sessions | Support level is one of the factors in the quoted price |
Where the two really differ
Two different scores
Bitsight's Security Rating is a scale from 300 to 820, which Bitsight describes as analogous to a credit score. Bitsight says it is assessed across risk vectors and independently verified to correlate with an organisation's risk of a security incident or data breach. Bitsight lists third-party risk teams, boards, investors and cyber insurers among its users.
The HackRisk Score is shown as a percentage and graded A* to F. It is driven by things you can act on, such as leaked credentials, exposed services, known vulnerabilities, certificate problems and forgotten subdomains. If you use the add-on, it also reflects how your people perform in training and phishing tests. Each finding comes with resolution advice.
Third-party risk management
Bitsight's third-party risk management offers continuous visibility into a vendor ecosystem, daily ratings and AI-automated assessments mapped to frameworks including SIG Lite, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, CIS and CMMC. If your job is to monitor vendors, that is the part of Bitsight to look at.
HackRisk's Supply Chain Security feature sends suppliers automated questionnaires that return RAG ratings and lets them share certifications. Unlimited supplier invitations are included on every plan, including the free one. That suits a small business checking its key suppliers.
Who reads the output
Bitsight lists security and risk teams, GRC teams, third-party risk teams, boards of directors, investors, cyber insurers, financial institutions and government agencies as its users. Its demo page cites 4 of the top 5 investment banks, 4 of the Big 4 accounting firms and 180+ government agencies and quasi governmental authorities.
HackRisk is written for UK SMBs without a dedicated security team. The score and report are written for non-technical readers, fixes are ranked by priority, and CyberLab's security experts are available to explain anything. Someone still has to apply the fixes, whether that is your IT provider or an internal team.
Pricing and getting started
Bitsight says it offers custom pricing based on company size and usage requirements, accounting for the number of vendors monitored, the features and modules required and the level of support needed. You request a demo to receive tailored pricing. Bitsight also offers a free report for your own organisation, covering your current Security Rating, your Security Rating against your industry average and your cyber security performance over the last 12 months.
HackRisk publishes its prices. Core is £49.99 a month on a 12-month commitment or £59.99 a month rolling, both billed monthly, covering one domain. Extra domains are £25 a month each. The free report arrives within 24 hours with 30 days of portal access and no card details.
Platform breadth and focus
Bitsight's platform covers security ratings, third-party and vendor risk management, exposure management, cyber threat intelligence, attack surface intelligence, vulnerability intelligence and identity intelligence.
HackRisk has six monitoring areas: Dark Web Scanning, Recon Scanning, Vulnerability Scanning, Supply Chain Security, Phishing Simulations and Security Awareness Training. Phishing simulations and training are an add-on, and there is a route to Cyber Essentials through the Readiness tier.
Who should choose Bitsight
Bitsight is likely the better choice if:
- You need continuous monitoring and assessment of a vendor ecosystem
- Insurers, investors or your board want a Bitsight rating
- You want to compare your rating with your industry average
- You have a security, GRC or third-party risk team that will use the platform day to day
- You want threat intelligence, attack surface intelligence and identity intelligence from one vendor
HackRisk is not trying to replace Bitsight for those needs.
Who should choose HackRisk
HackRisk is likely the better choice if:
- You are a UK SMB without a dedicated security team
- You want a score that shows what to fix, with resolution advice for each finding
- You want published prices you can check before talking to anyone
- You want dark web scanning, external scanning and supplier questionnaires from one provider
- Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus is on your roadmap
- You want CyberLab's security experts available to explain the findings
Not sure yet? Get your free report and see what HackRisk finds, or look at an example report first.
Switching, or just comparing?
The HackRisk free report arrives within 24 hours with 30 days of portal access and no card details.
You may not need to choose. If a customer or insurer already looks at your Bitsight rating, the exposures HackRisk finds give you a list of external issues to fix. If you have questions about fit, talk to us.
Frequently asked questions
Is a HackRisk Score the same as a Bitsight Security Rating?
No. Bitsight's Security Rating runs from 300 to 820 and Bitsight describes it as analogous to a credit score. Bitsight lists security teams, third-party risk teams, boards, investors and insurers among its users. The HackRisk Score is shown as a percentage and graded A* to F, and helps your own organisation see and fix its external exposure. They are separate scores, so one cannot be converted into the other.
Will improving my HackRisk Score improve my Bitsight rating?
We cannot promise that. The two scores come from different companies. Fixing real external exposures, such as leaked credentials, unpatched services and forgotten subdomains, is good security practice whichever score you are watching.
How much does Bitsight cost?
Bitsight says it offers custom pricing based on company size and usage requirements, and that you request a demo to receive tailored pricing (checked October 2026). The pricing model accounts for the number of vendors monitored, the features and modules required and the level of support needed. Bitsight also offers a free report for your own organisation.
How much does HackRisk cost?
HackRisk Core is £49.99 a month on a 12-month commitment, or £59.99 a month on a rolling plan, both billed monthly. It includes continuous monitoring of one domain and an internal vulnerability scan of 5 endpoints, plus up to 10% off cyber insurance. Cyber Essentials Readiness starts at £77 a month on a 12-month term. Add-ons are £25 a month per extra domain, £8 a month per extra scan target and £2 per person a month for training and phishing simulation.
Can HackRisk monitor my suppliers like Bitsight does?
Not in the same way. Bitsight offers continuous visibility into a vendor ecosystem and daily ratings, with AI-automated assessments mapped to frameworks. HackRisk's Supply Chain Security sends suppliers questionnaires that return RAG ratings and lets them share certifications, with unlimited invitations on every plan. If vendor risk monitoring is your main requirement, look closely at Bitsight.
Does HackRisk help with Cyber Essentials?
Yes. The Cyber Essentials Readiness tier, from £77 a month on a 12-month term, adds a dedicated account manager and security consultant sessions, and helps you get Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certified.
Can I try both?
Yes. Bitsight offers a free report for your own organisation, requested with a company email. HackRisk's free report arrives within 24 hours with 30 days of portal access and no card details.
See your score before you decide anything
The quickest way to compare is to see what HackRisk finds about your own business: your HackRisk Score and a board-ready breakdown of what attackers can see, within 24 hours.
No card details, no sales call. Plans from £49.99 a month on a 12-month commitment, if you decide to keep monitoring.
Information about Bitsight on this page was checked against bitsight.com on 6 October 2026. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we’ll correct it.