Step-by-Step Guide
1

Create your account

Sign up with your email and a password. No credit card required for the free tier. Your account is ready instantly — no email confirmation needed.

2

Pick your vendors to monitor

In your dashboard, click + Add Vendor. Choose from 118+ pre-loaded SaaS vendors across DevOps, CRM, payments, HR, analytics, and more — or enter any domain to add a custom vendor (Pro+).

Free tier: up to 3 vendors. Pro and Team plans unlock the full catalog.

3

Read your health scores

Each vendor gets a score from 0 to 100. The score is calculated from multiple signals — not just "is the website up?" Higher scores mean a healthier, more active vendor.

● 70–100 Healthy ▲ 40–69 Watch ⚠ 0–39 High Risk

A vendor can be technically "up" but still score low if hiring has stopped, their GitHub has gone quiet, and their changelog hasn't been updated in months. That's the signal.

4

Understanding deep signals

Click Deep Scan in the dashboard nav to run a full signal analysis on all your vendors. Expand any vendor row to see a breakdown of each signal:

💼 Job Postings
Is the company still hiring? Active job listings signal a growing team. Zero postings for months is a warning sign.
📋 Changelog Frequency
How often does the product ship? A stale changelog means development may have slowed or stopped.
⬡ GitHub Activity
For open-source tools, repo stars, commit frequency, and last push date are strong health indicators.
🌐 Web Presence
Are their docs, status page, and community forums still live and reachable? Missing pages indicate neglect.
5

Set up alerts Pro+

On Pro ($49/mo) and above, configure email alerts so you're notified the moment a vendor's health score drops below your threshold. Set custom alert levels per vendor — some tools you depend on more than others.

Team ($149/mo) adds Slack notifications and webhook delivery to any endpoint, so you can pipe vendor health events directly into your incident management workflow.

6

Add custom vendors Pro+

Not every vendor is in our database. On Pro and Team plans, you can add any publicly-accessible domain — including internal platforms, niche integrations, or vendors we haven't indexed yet.

Enter the domain in + Add Vendor, give it a name and category, and SunsetRadar will start monitoring it immediately.

7

Use migration playbooks when a vendor scores low

A low score doesn't mean panic — it means plan. When a vendor drops into the warning or high-risk zone:

1. Check the signal breakdown — which signals are low? A sudden stop in hiring is more alarming than a slow changelog.

2. Cross-reference externally — check their Twitter/X, recent funding news, and community forums for corroborating signals.

3. Identify alternatives — most vendor categories have 3–5 viable alternatives. The time to evaluate them is before you need them.

4. Plan a migration window — data export, API compatibility checks, and team training take time. Start when you have 3–6 months of runway.

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