Vendor Risk Score
Free Vendor Risk Score calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Vendor Risk Score
Vendor risk synthesises assessments, history and service criticality.
Formula
Formula
Score = weighted controls, incidents, criticality
Worked example
With the default values below, Vendor Risk Score returns Vendor Risk Score of 5.1. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Controls assessment (0-100)accepts 0–100
- 75
- Incidents in 12 monthsminimum 0
- 2
- Criticality of service (0-10)accepts 0–10
- 7
Results
- Vendor Risk Score
- 5.1
- Risk Band
- Medium
- Review Cadence
- Semi-annual
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Formula
- 3Vendor Risk Score= 5.1
- 4Risk Band= Medium
- 5Review Cadence= Semi-annual
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this calculator work?
Vendor risk synthesises assessments, history and service criticality.
Why does this matter?
Re-score at least annually and after incidents.