Archer®, a global leader in enterprise GRC management solutions, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Third-Party Risk Management Platforms, Q1 2026. For the report, analysts from Forrester Research assessed 12 vendors that matter most in the third-party risk management (TPRM) market and evaluated their platforms across strategy, current offering, and customer feedback.

TPRM has become a board-level priority as organizations rely on increasingly complex networks of vendors, suppliers, cloud providers, and partners. Organizations are adopting modern TPRM platforms to better understand business exposure across their external ecosystems and to support continuous monitoring and lifecycle-based management of third-party risk. According to the Forrester report, organizations increasingly rely on TPRM platforms to anchor enterprise decision-making, model business impact, and drive corrective action across the lifecycle of vendors, suppliers, SaaS platforms, cloud providers, consultants, and outsourcing partners.

In its profile of Archer, Forrester writes, “Archer’s vision to optimize TPRM for value over efficiency is timely.” The report cites the breadth of Archer’s capabilities, noting that “Archer’s workflow, risk mitigation, and third-party resilience capabilities are extensive,” and that “preconfigured workflows support the entire TPRM lifecycle and proven, prebuilt assessments for resilience and concentration risk.” The report adds that clients value being able to understand business exposure from third-party risk and appreciate managing TPRM and GRC on a single platform.

“Organizations today depend on complex ecosystems of third parties to operate and innovate,” said Jeff Longoria, Chief Commercial Officer at Archer. “We believe Archer’s recognition as a Leader reflects our continued focus on helping organizations gain clearer visibility into third-party relationships, streamline risk assessments, and manage risk continuously across the full lifecycle of those relationships.”

Read The Forrester Wave™: Third-Party Risk Management Platforms, Q1 2026 report, compliments of Archer, to learn more.

About Archer

For 25 years, Archer has been at the forefront of compliance and risk management innovation, offering leading global organizations tools and insights to build resilient, high-performing businesses. Archer’s advanced GRC solutions leverage artificial intelligence, risk quantification, and integrated approaches, enabling enterprises to confidently address emerging risks while driving strategic value. To learn more, visit www.archerirm.com.

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We believe Archer’s recognition as a Leader reflects our continued focus on helping organizations gain clearer visibility into third-party relationships, streamline risk assessments, and manage risk continuously across the full lifecycle of those relation.