Supplier compliance rates
What percentage of SaaS vendors have both SOC2 and ISO 27001? 2026 compliance benchmarks
While many SaaS vendors hold either SOC2 or ISO 27001, the number holding both has reached 55% – up from 45% in 2025. This shift suggests that vendors are finally closing the gap between individual certifications to meet more rigorous procurement demands.
Monitoring vendor compliance helps avoid regulatory penalties by ensuring suppliers don’t undermine your security or data privacy frameworks.
Categories like Monitoring (99%) and Project Management (98%) show near-perfect compliance, as they handle high volumes of customer data. Conversely, Sales Tools (41%) lag significantly behind. Procurement teams must consider if a vendor's current lack of ISO 27001 will become a deal-breaker as their own business grows and requires stricter safeguards within the contract period.
Data source: These insights are derived from over $30bn of global processed spend managed by Vertice in 2026.
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In 2026, 45% of SaaS vendors still fail to meet the dual-certification benchmark (holding both ISO 27001 and SOC2). This creates a significant risk profile during procurement, particularly in categories like Sales Tools, where only 41% of suppliers are dual-certified. Vertice’s Native TPRM addresses this by integrating security vetting directly into the start of the buying process rather than treating it as a final hurdle.
By utilizing Agentic AI and third-party risk management (TPRM) to monitor vendor compliance in real-time, Vertice identifies these "Security Laggards" during the intake phase. This automated orchestration provides Diligence Insights upfront, allowing your team to reduce the manual 14-day Legal bottleneck often seen with enterprises. By moving risk assessments to the beginning of the journey, Vertice ensures that 100% of vendor decisions are pre-vetted against your compliance guardrails.