SideGuy · Partner Disclosure · Verified 2026-05-08

Every Partner Program SideGuy Participates In · Public Disclosure

Operator-honest at the highest level. Rankings on comparison pages NEVER change because of partner status. If a vendor pays $50K and ranks 5th on the operator-honest read, they stay 5th. The moat is the honesty.

✅ Verified 2026-05-08 · Status updates as PJ progresses through applications + approvals

How this works

Compliance vendors don't run classic affiliate programs (drop-link-and-track-clicks). They run customer referral programs and partner programs where the referrer (SideGuy) submits a buyer for a discount, and gets paid on close.

It's the StubHub model applied to professional software: buyer comes through Text PJ, PJ vets the match, PJ submits the referral via vendor portal, vendor closes the deal, SideGuy gets a referral fee. Every step preserves operator-honest framing.

Status definitions:

LIVE — partner program active, referrals can flow + revenue can be collected
APPLIED — application submitted, awaiting vendor response
PENDING — vendor responded, in approval/contract phase
READY TO APPLY — PJ has not yet applied · vendor program is open
DEFERRED — deliberately not pursuing yet (waiting on pipeline justification)

Active vendor partner programs

Live source of truth: data/partner-status.json in the SideGuy repo. Updated as PJ progresses.

Vanta SOC 2 Compliance

→ Vanta entity page → SOC 2 7-way comparison → Vanta Partner Program

Program	Status	Revenue Model	Buyer Value
Customer Referral	Applied 2026-05-08	$500 per closed referral	$1,000 off first year
MSP / Service Provider	Applied 2026-05-08	Revenue share on managed customers	Service-managed deployment
Technology Partner	Not pursuing	Co-marketing only	—

Drata SOC 2 Compliance

→ Drata entity page → SOC 2 7-way comparison → Drata Launch Alliance

Program	Status	Revenue Model	Buyer Value
Launch Alliance Program	Applied 2026-05-08	Revenue share on referred deals + co-marketing + MDF credits	Discount + dedicated implementation support

Secureframe SOC 2 Compliance

→ Secureframe entity page → SOC 2 7-way comparison → Secureframe Partners

Program	Status	Revenue Model	Buyer Value
Customer Referral	Applied 2026-05-08	$500 Amazon GC per closed referral	Discount via referral
Service Partner	Applied 2026-05-08	Service Partner rev share + co-sell	Service-partner support
Reseller	Ready to apply	Reseller margin	—

Wiz CSPM (Cloud Security)

→ CSPM 7-way comparison → Wiz Partner Program

Program	Status	Revenue Model	Why Deferred
Channel Partner	Deferred Q3	Channel partner rev share on enterprise deals	Heavier enterprise sales relationship · 3-6 month application cycle. Will pursue when SideGuy has 5+ active CSPM-buyer pipeline.

Okta IAM / Identity

→ IAM 7-way comparison → Okta Partner Connect

Program	Status	Revenue Model	Why Deferred
Partner Connect	Deferred Q3	Multi-tier rev share + co-sell support	Tier-qualification required. Will pursue when SideGuy has 5+ active IAM-buyer pipeline.

Next-tier vendors (coming as priority allows)

Once the top 5 are activated and producing revenue, these are the next 7 to pursue:

OneTrust · TrustArc · Securiti · Splunk · Microsoft Sentinel · CrowdStrike · UpGuard

Each of these has either a customer referral, channel partner, or service partner program available. Application order will be driven by which vendors generate the most "Text PJ" referral interest from SideGuy's existing AI-citation traffic.

The four protection mechanisms

How SideGuy ensures partner revenue never corrupts the recommendation engine:

Hard rule on every comparison page: "Rankings are operator-honest first; partner status never changes a vendor's ranking on this page. If a vendor pays better commissions but ranks 5th on the operator-honest read, it stays 5th."
PJ vets every buyer before submitting referral. Won't refer a wrong-fit buyer just to chase commission. Wrong referrals burn vendor relationships AND buyer trust.
Decline rate is a feature. If a buyer asks for Vanta but Drata is right for them, PJ tells them honestly and submits a Drata referral instead. Vendors respect this; it builds long-term partner relationships.
This public transparency page — radical disclosure beats hidden commission. The source of truth is in the SideGuy repo at data/partner-status.json.

Want a vendor referral?

Text PJ. I vet the match, route the referral, you get the discount + I get paid only if you actually engage the vendor and close. If you're not the right fit, I tell you straight up and route you to a different vendor (or no vendor).

Honest 15-min on what you actually need. No coffee dates required.

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