Vendor Risk Management Software

Whistic review

Third-party risk platform built around shared security profiles and AI-assisted vendor assessments.

Researched by Max Benz · Facts checked October 24, 2026 · How we research

Whistic at a glance

Category: Vendor Risk Management Software
Starting price: Contact sales
Pricing model: custom
Public pricing: No
Free plan: No
Free trial: No
G2 rating: 4.5 (53 reviews)
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Pleasant Grove, Utah, US
Employees: 51-200
Funding or owner: Backed by Forgepoint Capital (partnered 2022)
Security: ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOC 2, CSA STAR Level 1, TX-RAMP
Integrations: Mastercard RiskRecon

Buying Whistic: security, admin and contract

Support: Email 4-hour SLA; live chat 15-minute SLA, 9am-5pm MST Mon-Fri; dedicated CSM.
Implementation: Dedicated implementation manager, training, configuration sessions, one custom questionnaire (under 100 questions)

Questions to ask Whistic before you sign

Which plan includes SAML SSO, and what does it cost for our seat count?
Is SCIM provisioning included, or a paid add-on?
Which plan includes audit logs, and how long are they kept?
Where is our data stored, and can we choose the region?
Can we sign your standard DPA without changes?
Is there a monthly option, and what are the cancellation and renewal terms?
What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?

Questions are listed where Whistic's public pages leave the answer open.

Who Whistic is for

Choose Whistic if

Security and GRC teams that run questionnaire-based vendor assessments.
Teams wanting outside-in ratings via the Mastercard RiskRecon partnership.

Look elsewhere if

Buyers who need continuous vendor monitoring as a baseline (one reviewer says it lags table stakes)
Teams wanting a simple interface: several reviewers call it unintuitive.

Whistic pricing

Whistic does not publish a price list; pricing is quoted on request.

No public pricing found on G2 or GetApp.

Whistic features by buying criteria

Whistic features, checked October 24, 2026
Criterion	What we found
Questionnaires / assessments	AI-powered vendor assessments, evidence vault.
Continuous monitoring	Outside-in ratings via RiskRecon Assessments Powered by Whistic (Mastercard, March 2025)
Evidence review (AI)	Evidence vault component per reviewer.
Pricing / add-on	Custom quote.

What reviewers say about Whistic

Praised for

Thorough assessment and evidence vault components.
Strong product direction and support scores on G2 comparisons.

Common complaints

Interface not intuitive, learning curve.
Continuous monitoring behind competitors.

Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.

What most Whistic reviews leave out

March 2025 Mastercard partnership packages RiskRecon ratings with Whistic assessments, sold by Mastercard.
G2 shows 52 to 53 reviews depending on page capture date.
Positioned as vendor assessment first, so contracts and vendor performance scoring are not evident.
Founded 2015 per Forgepoint; investor partnership dates to 2022.

Whistic alternatives

OneTrustEnterprises that already use OneTrust for privacy or GRC and want vendor risk on the same platform.
Contact sales
UpGuardMid-size security teams that want published entry pricing for vendor risk.
$1,750 per month, billed annually
BitsightTeams that want outside-in security ratings to monitor many vendors continuously.
Contact sales
SecurityScorecardSecurity teams that want outside-in continuous monitoring of many vendors.
Contact sales
PanoraysSecurity teams monitoring a vendor base with outside-in cyber scoring.
Contact sales
VantaCompanies already buying Vanta for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 that want vendor review in the same tool.
Contact sales

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from Whistic's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.

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