Black Kite, Inc.

blackkite.com · Boston, United States of America

Black Kite, Inc. provides a third-party cyber risk rating and monitoring platform that helps enterprises assess, quantify, and continuously track the security posture of their vendors and partners. Its SaaS solution uses external attack-surface intelligence and standardized risk models to translate technical findings into business and financial risk metrics for security, risk management, and procurement teams. The company generates revenue through subscriptions to its cyber risk management platform and related services.

  • Cybersecurity Services
  • Business Intelligence & Dashboards
  • Fraud Detection & Prevention
Revenue
$22.0M
Employees
160
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Boston, United States of America

What 21 Arbolus experts think of Black Kite, Inc.

The NPS range is 5–9, with most scores between 7 and 9, indicating moderate-to-strong advocacy. Renewal intent is predominantly positive among high-spend and long-tenure users, but several customers express uncertainty, especially when gaps in advanced analytics or cost increases are perceived. Stickiness is high post-implementation, with low churn among enterprise customers, but some plan to reduce spend due to in-house solutions. Expert feedback consistently praises usability, breadth, and speed, though maturity model features and price remain pain points. Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Black Kite, Inc.

Total customers 21 19 current · 2 former
Reviews growth +9 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 86% (18)
  • Director 10% (2)
  • Manager 5% (1)
Engineering Executive C-Suite NPS 7 Will renew
Strategy Leader C-Suite NPS 8 Undecided
People Partner Manager NPS 8

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Sentiment

4 Net Promoter Score, from 21 scored reviews
  • Promoters 4
  • Passives 14
  • Detractors 3

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • Mar 7
  • Apr 7
  • Jun 7
  • Jul 7
  • Aug 7
  • Sep 7

Net Promoter Score across 8 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 20 across 8 companies.

Praised

  • Document Upload and Parsing Enhancement
  • Expand Maturity Assessments
  • Preserve Competitive Pricing
  • Feature Velocity and Reporting

Criticised

  • Maturity Model Gaps
  • Remediation Process Limitations
  • Price Increase Sensitivity
  • Competition from In-House Solutions

What customers say

Feature Velocity and Reporting
“I appreciate the platform’s rapid rollout of new features, such as assessments and tagging, which continually improve vendor evaluation and reporting speed.”
Breadth and Functional Coverage
“I would definitely recommend Black Kite because it offers thorough supplier insights, is user-friendly, and the dashboard’s information is both broad and easy to interpret.”
Critical for Large Ecosystems
“For large organizations with many third-party vendors, this solution makes cyber risk visible and covers diverse needs within a hybrid infrastructure.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 65%
  • Will renew 11
  • Undecided 5
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 67% 15 answers
  • Director 50% 2 answers
  • 7.6/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 6.8/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 8/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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