ArmorCode vs CVD Portal
AI-powered ASPM that aggregates findings across the security stack and tracks CRA reporting clocks as data. How does ArmorCode compare to CVD Portal for an EU manufacturer subject to the Cyber Resilience Act?
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Category
- Application security posture management
- Pricing model
- Annual subscription priced on request. No published rate card.
How they compare on CRA-critical features
Five differences between an engineering-side security platform and a product conformity workspace under Regulation (EU) 2024/2847. The first row is where ArmorCode is stronger.
Where ArmorCode is strong
- +The only platform in this category whose published CRA material addresses the reporting clocks directly, describing disclosure workflows wired to ENISA timelines that track the 24-hour, 72-hour and 14-day deadlines as data.
- +Tamper-resistant SBOM and VEX disclosures from one platform, which covers the Annex I Part II(1) duty and the VEX layer that keeps a long component list manageable.
- +Unified vulnerability management across a large integration surface, giving one prioritised view of risk rather than a finding backlog per scanner.
- +Exploit-aware prioritisation, which matters because the Article 14 clock starts on active exploitation rather than on discovery.
Where it is not a CRA fit
- !The published CRA material does not address Annex III or Annex IV classification, so the decision that determines which requirements apply and which Article 32 route the product takes sits outside it.
- !No published Annex I Part I essential requirements applicability table. The claims cover the Part II vulnerability handling duties.
- !No published EU Declaration of Conformity, Annex VI simplified declaration or CE marking workflow.
- !No published Article 13 whitelabel intake portal or CVD policy under the manufacturer's own domain, which is the single point of contact obligation rather than the reporting one.
- !The unit is the finding and the organisation's stack. CRA obligations attach to each product with digital elements, which is where the technical file and the declared support period live.
The CRA gap
ArmorCode goes further into the CRA than most of this category, and tracking the 24-hour, 72-hour and 14-day clocks as data is the right instinct. The gap is what the clock is attached to. Article 14 reporting is one duty in a product conformity regime: before it comes classification against Annex III and Annex IV, the Annex I Part I applicability decision with a justification on everything marked not applicable, the Annex VII technical documentation and a signed EU Declaration of Conformity, and alongside it sits the Article 13 published policy and single point of contact. Aggregating findings across the stack is a different unit of work from carrying one product to a CE mark.
Why teams pick CVD Portal for CRA
Five things a conformity workspace adds on top of an ASPM platform. Most manufacturers that need both run both.
- 1
The product is the unit, so the reporting clock hangs off a specific product with a classification, a technical file and a declared support period behind it.
- 2
Classification decides the requirement set and the Article 32 conformity route, which is upstream of any finding.
- 3
The Article 14 package is a submission, not a timer. Guided reporting on every plan and an SRP-ready package for one-step manual filing on Enterprise.
- 4
Article 13 is covered as well as Article 14. A whitelabel intake portal and published CVD policy at €0/month, which is the obligation that starts on the same date.
- 5
Produces the conformity artifacts themselves: Annex I applicability table, Annex VII documentation index, EU Declaration of Conformity, Annex VI simplified form and the CE marking checklist.
Frequently asked
Does ArmorCode handle CRA Article 14 reporting?
How is tracking a reporting clock different from filing the report?
Does Article 13 have a deadline too?
Can we run both?
Where does CVD Portal stop?
Attach the reporting clock to a product file
Classification, Annex I, the technical documentation and the Article 14 submission package in one product record. The Article 13 baseline is €0/month.