Why customers choose SAFE vs. Archer
Liminal positions SAFE as the best TPRM solution for organizations and practitioners alike, by focusing on automation, zero-trust principles, and AI-powered capabilities.
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Why SAFE Wins Vs Archer
SAFE is #1 in product capability, outperformed other leaders in practitioner satisfaction by 8%, and secured excellent scores in strategy, product, and market presence.
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Continuous Monitoring
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SAFE combines external telemetry with internal context and data , whereas Archer Lacks continuous evidence ingestion and relies on static assessments
Cyber Risk Quantification
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SAFE’s cyber risk quantification engine measures cyber risk across third parties in terms of business impact. While Archer supports risk scoring, there is no financial quantification.
Autonomous, Agentic AI
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SAFE is 100% autonomous TPRM solution with Agentic AI whereas Archer has a legacy platform with minimal Agentic AI or automated workflows.
The Forrester WaveTM : Cyber Risk Quantification Solutions Q2 2025
“SAFE’s vision of enabling cyber risk singularity reinvents expectations for end users’ security programs. Its focus on expanding CRQ to all aspects of cyber risk management is strengthened by its ambitious roadmap, partner ecosystem, adoption support, and community engagement.”
SAFE vs Archer Overview
SAFE is redefining cyber risk management with Agentic AI. We empower CISOs, cybersecurity, and TPRM leaders to continuously quantify, prioritize, and mitigate cyber risks across their entire attack surface - enabling digital growth and organizational resilience.
SAFE is the category leader in Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) and the first company to deliver 100% autonomous Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM).
Trusted by industry leaders including Google, Fidelity, T-Mobile, Chevron, and IHG, SAFE has achieved triple-digit revenue growth for three consecutive years and raised over $170 million to date.
SAFE is the category leader in Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) and the first company to deliver 100% autonomous Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM).
Trusted by industry leaders including Google, Fidelity, T-Mobile, Chevron, and IHG, SAFE has achieved triple-digit revenue growth for three consecutive years and raised over $170 million to date.
Archer
Archer provides integrated risk management solutions with a focus on cybersecurity. The platform offers capabilities for IT security risk management, cybersecurity risk scoring, vulnerability protection, and incident response planning.
While it supports document-based due diligence, regulatory compliance, and SLA tracking, Archer’s platform still requires vendors to manually upload questionnaires and artifacts, limiting speed and automation at scale. Its dependence on human-driven workflows increases friction and slows vendor onboarding.
The platform’s lack of outside-in telemetry, agentic AI, and intelligent evidence collection makes it less adaptive to modern, fast-moving risk environments.
While it supports document-based due diligence, regulatory compliance, and SLA tracking, Archer’s platform still requires vendors to manually upload questionnaires and artifacts, limiting speed and automation at scale. Its dependence on human-driven workflows increases friction and slows vendor onboarding.
The platform’s lack of outside-in telemetry, agentic AI, and intelligent evidence collection makes it less adaptive to modern, fast-moving risk environments.