CATEGORY MAP
How we compare.
Every tool below solves a real problem. None of them solves the problem BLACKOUT solves.
BLACKOUT observes what contracted vendors actually do inside your environment and holds them accountable to what they agreed to do. No other tool watches the vendors after they're approved.
01 // WHAT YOU'D REACH FOR FIRST
BLACKOUT vs. a tag audit
A tag audit lists what's installed. Blackout shows what it does after installation.
BLACKOUT vs. stack consultants
Consultants analyze public records and tell you what's probably in your stack. Blackout observes runtime and shows you what is.
BLACKOUT vs. review sites
Reviews tell you what users felt. Blackout tells you what the code did.
BLACKOUT vs. asking the vendor
The vendor's answer is marketing. Blackout's answer is a network capture.
02 // WHEN SECURITY ASKS “ISN'T THIS ALREADY COVERED?”
It isn't. Forward this section to your security team.
BLACKOUT vs. SOC 2
SOC 2 asks vendors to prove they're secure. BLACKOUT proves whether they're honest.
BLACKOUT vs. Security Ratings
Security ratings grade the vendor's house. BLACKOUT watches what they do inside yours.
BLACKOUT vs. Analyst Rankings
Gartner sells opinions. G2 sells sentiment. Trust pages sell marketing. BLACKOUT sells evidence.
BLACKOUT vs. Questionnaires
Questionnaires ask vendors to describe themselves. BLACKOUT observes what they actually do.
BLACKOUT vs. TPRM
TPRM tells vendors to take a drug test. BLACKOUT watches vendors piss in the cup.
BLACKOUT vs. OneTrust / CMPs
Your CMP tells visitors they have a choice. BLACKOUT tells you whether that choice matters.
BLACKOUT vs. Vanta
Vanta proves you're compliant. BLACKOUT proves your vendors are honest.
BLACKOUT vs. Nudge Security
Nudge discovers what's connected. BLACKOUT discovers what it's doing.
03 // CATEGORY RECLAMATION
BLACKOUT vs. CHEQ
CHEQ calls itself GTM Security while fingerprinting your visitors. We protect your stack from vendors like CHEQ.
BLACKOUT vs. HUMAN Security
HUMAN Security sells trust while deploying hidden iframes, 6,153 extension probes, and military-grade obfuscation. They are the threat. We are the detection.
Watch the vendor side.
The other tools watch your perimeter. We watch your governance gap. Run a scan to see your stack the way we see it.
▸ All findings based on publicly observable runtime behavior