Certa
by Certa (Opinr Inc.) · Supplier Management
AI-driven third-party risk and supplier onboarding platform with a no-code workflow builder.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
NetSuite- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Overview
Certa is a no-code third-party risk management (TPRM) and supplier onboarding platform, marketed as an AI-first "Third Party Operating System." It automates vendor lifecycle processes from intake and screening through continuous monitoring and offboarding, covering risk domains such as operational, cybersecurity, compliance, financial, reputational, ESG and geopolitical risk. The platform is built around a drag-and-drop workflow builder (Certa Studio) that lets compliance and procurement teams configure onboarding questionnaires, approval routing and risk scoring without engineering involvement.
Beyond core onboarding, Certa packages dedicated modules for ethics and compliance obligations including anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC), the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Germany's Supply Chain Act (LkSG), and ESG reporting frameworks (TCFD, CSRD, EUDR, Scope 3 emissions). It pulls in third-party data sources for sanctions/PEP/KYC/KYB/AML screening, background checks and sustainability ratings, and surfaces the results through configurable dashboards and audit trails.
Certa was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. It serves enterprise customers concentrated in financial services, life sciences, and aerospace & defense, and lists Honeywell, Uber, Mars, Quantcast and Block among its customers. Its integration with NetSuite pushes and tracks payments made to third parties from within Certa, and it is also listed for procurement on AWS Marketplace.
Features & capabilities
Third-Party Risk Orchestration
Configurable workflows spanning onboarding through offboarding.
- No-code workflow builder (Certa Studio) for onboarding questionnaires and approval routing
- AI-assisted risk scoring and adjudication with routing of complex cases to human reviewers
- Continuous monitoring with automated alerting on third-party events
- Configurable risk scorecards across operational, cyber, financial, reputational and geopolitical domains
- Offboarding workflows to formally exit vendor relationships
- Full audit trail of all system activity
Compliance & Screening
Integrated due diligence checks pulled from external data providers.
- Sanctions, PEP, KYC/KYB and AML screening
- Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABAC) module
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) module
- German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) module
- Background checks via Accurate partner integration
- Financial crime screening via Castellum.AI partner integration
ESG & Sustainability
Emissions tracking and supplier sustainability reporting.
- Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions calculation across supply chains
- Templated disclosures for TCFD, CSRD, SFDR and UN SDG frameworks
- ESG Command Center dashboard for net-zero commitment tracking
- Automated re-certification and periodic attestation alerts
- Supplier diversity qualification tracking
- EcoVadis and Dun & Bradstreet sustainability score integration
Supplier Onboarding
Automated intake and verification for new vendors.
- Live tax and banking verification during supplier registration
- Pre-filled questionnaires using live third-party data
- Contract and control-framework document analysis
- Document versioning with change tracking
- Real-time onboarding dashboards and reporting
- Support for 41 languages for global supplier registration
Platform & Access Controls
Enterprise administration layer underpinning all modules.
- Role-based access control (RBAC) and privileged access management (PAM)
- 80+ documented no-code integrations with third-party data sources
- Chat-based configuration ("Vibe Config") alongside the drag-and-drop builder
- Native reporting with drill-down analytics
Common use cases
- Automating supplier onboarding with live tax and banking verification to reduce payment fraud
- Screening new and existing third parties against sanctions, PEP, KYC/KYB and AML lists
- Tracking anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC) compliance across a global vendor base
- Managing UFLPA and German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) documentation for forced-labor and human-rights compliance
- Collecting Scope 1-3 emissions and ESG disclosures across a supplier portfolio for TCFD/CSRD reporting
- Consolidating multiple point solutions (screening, e-signature, questionnaires) into a single vendor workflow
- Pushing and tracking third-party payments from Certa into NetSuite
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- No-code workflow builder (Certa Studio) lets compliance/procurement teams configure onboarding and risk logic without IT
- Bundles dedicated regulatory modules (UFLPA, LkSG, ABAC, CSRD/EUDR) rather than generic risk scoring alone
- Pulls sustainability and screening data directly from named third-party sources (EcoVadis, Dun & Bradstreet, Castellum.AI, Accurate) into one dashboard
- Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Risk Management Tools
ERP integrations
Automatically pushes and tracks payments made to third parties from within Certa into NetSuite's financial records.
Pricing
No public price list; also listed for procurement via AWS Marketplace with flexible billing options. Pricing is not published on the vendor site. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant)
- Mobile app
- No
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Ownership
- Private (backed by Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Point72 Ventures, Techstars, Fin Capital, Aglae Ventures and others)
- Notable customers
- Honeywell, Uber, Mars, Quantcast, Block
Alternatives to Certa in Supplier Management
Certa — frequently asked questions
Does Certa integrate with an ERP system?
Certa documents a NetSuite integration that automatically pushes and tracks third-party payments from Certa into NetSuite. The vendor markets over 80 no-code integrations overall, mostly with screening, e-signature and sustainability-data providers rather than broad ERP connectivity.
What compliance regulations does Certa cover?
Certa offers dedicated modules for anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC), the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Germany's Supply Chain Act (LkSG), and ESG disclosure frameworks including TCFD, CSRD and EUDR, alongside sanctions/PEP/KYC/KYB/AML screening.
Who uses Certa?
Certa targets enterprise organizations, concentrated in financial services, life sciences, and aerospace & defense. Customers named on its site include Honeywell, Uber, Mars, Quantcast and Block.
How is Certa priced?
Certa does not publish pricing; it is sold on a quote basis and is also available for procurement through AWS Marketplace.
When was Certa founded and where is it based?
Certa was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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