RiskWatch
RiskWatch International · Founded 1993 · Annapolis, MD, USA
Mid-market logistics compliance platform with C-TPAT, TAPA, AEO, ISO 28000, and OSHA pre-mapped.
Summary
RiskWatch ships a compliance assessment platform built around pre-mapped control libraries for 40+ regulatory frameworks including C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Minimum Security Criteria), TAPA FSR and TSR and PSR (Transported Asset Protection Association Facility, Trucking, and Parking Security Requirements), AEO (EU Authorised Economic Operator) cross-mapped to the WCO SAFE Framework of Standards, ISO 28000:2022 / 28001 supply-chain security management, ISO 27001:2022, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC 2.0, PCI DSS v4, GDPR, OSHA (powered-industrial-truck + LOTO + dock safety), ISO 14001 environmental management, and customs-broker compliance workflows. The platform runs on a survey-based assessment engine plus an evidence vault and a cross-mapping engine that auto-detects shared controls across C-TPAT, TAPA, AEO, and ISO 28000. First-party physical-security assessment for warehouses, distribution centres, marine terminals, and cross-docks runs in the same tenant. Logistics customers include 3PLs, freight forwarders, customs brokers, contract motor carriers, and large shippers. The product has been in the field since 1993; single-tenant deployment is available for customs-broker data residency; customer-audit response packs are first-class output rather than a custom report build.
Strengths
- Pre-built control libraries for C-TPAT MSC, TAPA FSR / TSR / PSR, AEO + WCO SAFE Framework with C-TPAT mutual-recognition cross-mapping, ISO 28000:2022 / 28001, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 27001:2022, NIST 800-171 r3 / CMMC 2.0 (for DIB logistics primes), PCI DSS v4, OSHA, and customs-broker compliance in one tenant
- Cross-mapping engine auto-detects shared controls across C-TPAT, TAPA, AEO, and ISO 28000 so customs-broker, security, operations, and EHS teams all draw from the same evidence vault
- First-party physical-security assessment module (ASIS-aligned) for warehouses, distribution centres, cross-docks, marine terminals, and yard perimeters; integrates crime-data overlay relevant to the Verisk CargoNet 2025 baseline (60% YoY surge to $725M)
- 33-year operating history with US state, federal, and regulated-industry customers; customer-audit export packs are first-class output, useful when a Tier-1 retailer or DoD prime requests a TAPA, C-TPAT, or AEO evidence pack on 48-hour notice
- Vendor / supplier risk management with supplier-audit and BAA tracking for tier-1 supplier qualification across a multi-3PL or multi-carrier network
- Single-tenant deployment with customer-owned data residency, an advantage for ITAR / EAR controlled defence logistics, EU customs-broker data-locality, and CUI-handling under DFARS 252.204-7012
- Survey-based assessment engine works for non-technical control owners (warehouse managers, terminal supervisors, customs clerks, yard supervisors) without a workflow-builder learning curve
- Published support tier ladder; not gated demos before buyers see what is included with each tier
Weaknesses
- No native customs-broker transactional system at the Descartes, e2open, or ONESOURCE depth; RiskWatch is a compliance platform, not a tariff-classification, HS-code, or denied-party-screening transaction engine. Pair if the brief is daily customs entries rather than compliance evidence.
- No native motor-truck-cargo or auto-liability claims module at Riskonnect or Origami Risk depth; pair with a dedicated RMIS if claims volume is the load-bearing brief alongside compliance.
- No native FMCSA CSA scoring engine or DOT driver-qualification-file system; pair with Samsara, Lytx, or a DQ-file system if FMCSA CSA scoring is the dominant requirement.
- No native multi-tier supplier-graph at the Everstream Analytics or Resilinc depth; manual supplier-audit workflow rather than a 450,000-supplier network for predictive disruption sensing.
- Public pricing is partial; typical contract bands published but Enterprise is quote-only because deployment topology varies materially across multi-yard, multi-terminal, multi-broker logistics networks.
- Brand awareness on G2 and Capterra is lower than MetricStream, Optro / AuditBoard, Riskonnect, or Resolver for the enterprise-logistics buyer cohort; total third-party review volume sits below 100.
Mid-market 3PLs, freight forwarders, customs brokers, contract motor carriers, and large shippers (200-5,000 employees) running C-TPAT + TAPA + AEO + ISO 28000 + OSHA + ISO 14001 in one tenant who also want warehouse and terminal physical-security assessment plus first-class customer-audit response packs for Tier-1 retailers and DoD primes.
Large customs-broker shops whose dominant workflow is daily HS-code classification, denied-party screening, and entry filing; Descartes, e2open, or ONESOURCE Global Trade Management fit that brief better. Also wrong for Tier-1 OEMs whose dominant requirement is sub-tier-N supplier-graph visibility; Everstream Analytics or Resilinc fit that brief better.
Key features
- Pre-built control libraries for C-TPAT MSC, TAPA FSR / TSR / PSR, AEO + WCO SAFE Framework, ISO 28000:2022 / 28001, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 27001:2022, NIST 800-171 r3, CMMC 2.0, PCI DSS v4, OSHA
- Cross-mapping engine that auto-detects shared controls across C-TPAT, TAPA, AEO, and ISO 28000
- Physical-security assessment module (ASIS-aligned) for warehouses, distribution centres, cross-docks, marine terminals, and yard perimeters
- Survey-based assessment engine for non-technical control owners (warehouse managers, terminal supervisors, customs clerks)
- Evidence vault with versioning and customer-audit-ready export packs
- Vendor / supplier risk management with supplier-audit, BAA, and SOC 2 tracking
- Policy management with approval and attestation workflows for terminal and yard SOPs
- Single-tenant deployment for ITAR / EAR, EU customs-broker data-residency, and CUI under DFARS 252.204-7012
Integrations
25+ native. Notable: Microsoft Entra ID (SAML SSO), Okta, Microsoft 365 / SharePoint, Slack, Jira, Salesforce, Custom REST API.
Target size
200 to 25,000 employees · US · Canada · EU · UK · AU