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AppOmni vs Salt Security

AppOmni is a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) and AI SaaS Security Posture Management (AISPM) platform that gives enterprise companies and their security teams continuous visibility into their SaaS applications, AI-enabled environments, and AI agents. Salt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute. CISO Tribune files both under AI model and agent security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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AppOmni vs Salt Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
AppOmniAppOmni is a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) and AI SaaS Security Posture Management (AISPM) platform that gives enterprise companies and their security teams continuous visibility into their SaaS applications, AI-enabled environments, and AI agents.appomni.comSalt SecuritySalt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute.salt.security
What it sells
  • Marlin AI[6]Autonomously correlates security indicators, investigates risks, and delivers guided remediation.
  • AskOmni[7]An AI security assistant built into the AppOmni platform.
  • Agentic Security Graph[4][8]Maps and correlates the full environment out-of-band.
  • Salt Surface[5][9]Provides agentless, outside-in discovery of MCP servers and APIs.
  • Salt Connect[5][9]Provides cloud and code inventory.
Categories
Headquarters
San Mateo, United States[2][8]Palo Alto, United States[1][3]
Founded
2018[3][8]2016[1][11]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • June 1, 2026Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.[17]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[7]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, AppOmni sells mainly to enterprise security and IT teams at global organizations. It names buyer roles including cloud security architects, vulnerability management, SecOps, IAM, and GRC. Its customers span financial services, healthcare and life sciences, legal services, technology, and the public sector. AppOmni says the platform is designed for companies that rely heavily on SaaS applications and are subject to compliance requirements such as SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, or ISO 27001.From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse. It lists one for Healthcare, described as HIPPAA-grade protection. Transportation is also listed, with secure logistics APIs. Retail is listed, with protect PII at scale. Software is listed, with API-first app security. Its whitepaper page also says security teams face a challenge in which the action layer goes unmonitored.
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November 2, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • AppOmni and Salt Security are both filed under AI model and agent security.
  • Both are headquartered in the United States.

Where they differ, field by field

  • AppOmni's primary category is SaaS security posture; Salt Security's is API security.
  • AppOmni lists Marlin AI and AskOmni. Salt Security lists Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
  • AppOmni is headquartered in San Mateo, United States. Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
  • AppOmni was founded in 2018. Salt Security was founded in 2016.

What it sells: AppOmni

What Marlin AI does[6]
Marlin AI autonomously correlates security indicators, investigates risks, surfaces incidents, and delivers expert-guided remediation. It is built on AppOmni's SaaS and AI observability platform.
What AskOmni does[7]
AskOmni is an AI security assistant integrated into the AppOmni platform. Users can ask questions in plain language and receive contextual answers based on their SaaS data.

What it sells: Salt Security

What Agentic Security Graph does[4][8]
Salt's Agentic Security Graph maps and correlates the full environment out-of-band. Salt describes its agentic security platform as one graph of agents, the MCP servers they use and the APIs they call, with the context behind each one.
What Salt Surface does[5][9]
Salt Surface provides agentless, outside-in discovery of MCP servers and APIs. Salt Surface discovers these from the outside, without an agent.
What Salt Connect does[5][9]
Salt Connect provides cloud and code inventory. Salt names Salt Connect together with collectors that are used where runtime analysis is needed.

Questions about AppOmni and Salt Security

What do AppOmni and Salt Security sell?
AppOmni sells Marlin AI and AskOmni. Salt Security sells Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
Are AppOmni and Salt Security in the same category?
They share AI model and agent security. AppOmni's primary category is SaaS security posture and Salt Security's is API security.
Where are AppOmni and Salt Security headquartered?
AppOmni is headquartered in San Mateo, United States. Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
When were AppOmni and Salt Security founded?
AppOmni was founded in 2018. Salt Security was founded in 2016.
Who are AppOmni and Salt Security sold to?
From its own pages, AppOmni sells mainly to enterprise security and IT teams at global organizations. From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse.
What have AppOmni and Salt Security announced recently?
June 1, 2026: Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.

About AppOmni

AppOmni is a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) and AI SaaS Security Posture Management (AISPM) platform that gives enterprise companies and their security teams continuous visibility into their SaaS applications, AI-enabled environments, and AI agents.[4]

AppOmni says the platform monitors configurations settings and user permissions, detects threats, simplifies compliance, and surfaces data exposures across applications like Salesforce, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Google Workspace, and Workday. AppOmni integrates with over 100 SaaS applications, and the app coverage spans productivity, CRM, ITSM, identity, ERP, collaboration, legal, healthcare, and developer tools.[1][4]

The problem AppOmni says it addresses is that misconfigured apps, shadow access, and unsafe AI actions often go undetected. AppOmni describes a lifecycle approach with four stages: Identify, Protect, Detect, and Respond. In the Identify stage, AppOmni discovers SaaS and AI in use and who has access, including unsanctioned apps and shadow agents. In the Respond stage, AppOmni integrates with SOC tools so teams can block AI prompts, revoke access, disable a risky integration, or trigger incident response steps.[4]

The platform has several components.

AppOmni also offers Marlin AI, which autonomously correlates security indicators, investigates risks, surfaces incidents, and delivers expert-guided remediation. AskOmni is an AI security assistant integrated into the AppOmni platform, where users can ask questions in plain language and receive contextual answers based on their SaaS data.[5][6][7]

On deployment, AppOmni connects to SaaS applications via native APIs, so there is no hardware to install, no network changes required, and no agents to deploy. AppOmni says most organizations achieve full connectivity and their first security findings within hours of starting onboarding. Unlike Cloud Access Security Brokers, which sit inline to monitor traffic, AppOmni connects directly to SaaS application APIs to inspect configurations, permission structures, and data access.[4]

AppOmni says it is used by enterprise security and IT teams, including cloud security architects, vulnerability management, SecOps, IAM, and GRC, at global organizations. Current customers span financial services, healthcare and life sciences, legal services, technology, and the public sector. AppOmni says it is designed for companies subject to compliance requirements such as SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST CSF, SSCF, GDPR, or ISO 27001.[4]

AppOmni was founded in 2018 by CEO Brendan O’Connor and CTO Brian Soby, and it is headquartered in San Mateo, California. AppOmni lists Cisco Investments, Salesforce Ventures, ServiceNow, Thoma Bravo, and Scale Venture Partners among its investors.[4][5]

AppOmni on the record

Sources

AppOmni full record

  1. [1]appomni.comAppOmni · appomni.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]About usAppOmni · appomni.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Appomni raises 70 million in a series c funding round led by thoma bravo to scale market leading saas security solutionThoma Bravo · thomabravo.com · published June 6, 2022 · Tier B
  4. [4]SaaS and AI Security for Enterprises | AppOmniAppOmni · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]The SaaS Security & AI Platform | AppOmniAppOmni · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Marlin AI: Autonomous AI-Powered SaaS Security - AppOmniAppOmni · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AskOmni: AI-Powered SaaS Security Assistant | AppOmniAppOmni · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]About AppOmni - SaaS Security CompanyAppOmni · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A

Salt Security full record

  1. [1]Salt security raises 140 million series d round led by capitalg at 1 4 billion valuationSalt Security · salt.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Salt security extends its agentic security platform with native ai detection and responseSalt Security · salt.security · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Contact usSalt Security · salt.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]The Agentic Security Graph: A New Framework for the AI EraSalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Salt Security: Agentic AI Security, MCP Discovery, and API SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]EU AI Act Compliance 2026: What High-risk AI Systems Must Do Now | Salt SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Salt Security Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  8. [8]Onyx Security vs Salt Security | Secure the Agentic Action LayerSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Securing APIs - API Attack Surface Management SolutionSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Salt Security Master Services AgreementSalt Security · published May 20, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]API Security Company - About Us Salt Security API SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Agentic Security Platform - Complete AI & API Protection PlatformSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]API Security Software - API Security Management SoftwareSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Proactive API Security - “Shift Left" API DevelopmentSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]API Security Customers - Salt Security CustomersSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]API Security Trends - API Attacks, Breaches & Threats ReportSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Salt Security launches Salt CodeSalt Security · published June 1, 2026 · Tier A

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