Certa, an AI-powered platform specializing in third-party risk management (TPRM), compliance, and monitoring, has been named a dual-badge winner in The Hackett Group® Spring 2026 SolutionMap. The company earned top honors in both the "Top Tech – Risk Management" and "Customer Value – Risk Management" categories. This recognition follows a rigorous, data-driven assessment of 118 vendors across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories, conducted by The Hackett Group’s Solution Intelligence analysts.
Recognition: "Top Tech" and "Customer Value" badge winner for Risk Management.
Assessment Scale: Evaluated against 118 vendors in the Spring 2026 SolutionMap cycle.
Validation: Certa is now a validated provider in the industry’s data-driven benchmark for procurement technology.
Methodology: Analysis includes real-world capability assessments and independent customer feedback.
Core Strength: AI-native orchestration that enables "management by exception" and deep integration across ERPs and technology ecosystems.
As AI capabilities become a standard marketing claim across procurement platforms, The Hackett Group’s SolutionMap serves as a critical filter for buyers. The analysis examines how effectively solutions integrate across suites and the actual maturity of their AI applications.
"The cost of a mis-buy is higher than ever, and the rise of AI marketing has made it more difficult to separate signal from noise," said Carina Kuhl, Principal, Solution Intelligence at The Hackett Group®. "SolutionMap provides leaders with defensible insights—clear shortlists and credible comparisons—to support confident decision-making."
For Certa, the dual recognition in "Top Tech" (referring to the platform's functional depth) and "Customer Value" (referring to the actual impact felt by users) reinforces its position as a modern alternative to legacy systems. Certa’s platform is designed to unify the entire TPRM lifecycle, from initial onboarding to continuous compliance monitoring.
"Legacy approaches to third-party risk can't keep up," said Emilia Meldrum-Taylor, CRO at Certa. "The future is AI-native platforms that learn, adapt, and enable teams to manage by exception and move faster with confidence."
The Spring 2026 SolutionMap results highlight a shift in the market toward platforms that can operate within a "hybrid" workforce environment—where AI handles routine data collection and risk scoring, allowing human teams to focus on high-impact strategic decisions. Certa’s recognition as a "Top Tech" provider underscores its ability to provide the structured, automated governance required for this new era of digital labor.
ABOUT CERTA
Certa is a Gartner® named Leader in its Magic Quadrant™ for Third-Party Risk Management Tools. The platform unifies the full TPRM lifecycle, serving organizations in highly regulated industries—including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing—across North America, Europe, and Asia.
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