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BeyondTrust vs Veza

BeyondTrust sells privileged access management and identity security solutions, and says it discovers, onboards, secures, and right-sizes privileges across an enterprise. Veza provides a unified Access Platform that brings together identities across systems for access search, actionable intelligence, automated access reviews and identity lifecycle management. CISO Tribune files both under Non-human identity 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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BeyondTrust vs Veza: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
BeyondTrustBeyondTrust sells privileged access management and identity security solutions, and says it discovers, onboards, secures, and right-sizes privileges across an enterprise.beyondtrust.comVezaVeza provides a unified Access Platform that brings together identities across systems for access search, actionable intelligence, automated access reviews and identity lifecycle management.veza.com
What it sells
  • Password Safe[6][9]Enterprise password management for privileged credentials and secrets.
  • Endpoint Privilege Management[6][10]Enforces least privilege dynamically to prevent malware, ransomware, and identity-based attacks.
  • Privileged Remote Access[7][11][13][18][20]Provides just-in-time access to cloud, on-premises, and OT environments.
  • AI Agent Security[6][16][21]Extends privileged-action enforcement to AI agents at runtime.
  • Entitle[6][7]Automates cloud permissions management.
  • Access AI[4][7]Provides visibility into enterprise-wide access.
Categories
Headquarters
Johns Creek, United States[3]Los Gatos, United States[2]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2020[2]
Ownership and funding
Owned by Francisco Partners since 2018[2][14][15]Owned by ServiceNow since 2026[3][4][6]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 21, 2026BeyondTrust announced general availability of AI Agent Security on its Pathfinder Platform, together with new Phantom Labs research on AI agent activity.[21]
  • July 9, 2026BeyondTrust announced NHI Governance, a new solution on its Pathfinder platform for governing non-human identities across cloud, SaaS, endpoint and on-premises environments.[4]
  • February 25, 2026Veza introduced Veza Access Agents, a set of AI agents for identity and access governance tasks, as an expansion of the Veza Platform.[5]
  • December 4, 2025Fortune reports ServiceNow's president saying the company's acquisition of Veza should give customers more confidence about deploying AI agents.[6]
  • December 2, 2025ServiceNow announced its intent to acquire Veza, an identity security company, as stated in a release dated December 2, 2025.[15]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, BeyondTrust sells mainly to organizations that need to secure privileged access for human, machine, and AI agent identities. BeyondTrust also addresses vendors, outsourcers, and managed service providers that need access tools for customer systems. BeyondTrust also offers OT security solutions for industrial networks and critical infrastructure. Password Safe secures credentials across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.Veza states that its customers include organizations of all sizes. Veza addresses data teams that protect sensitive information and enforce least privilege across structured and unstructured data. Veza addresses platform owners of apps, data and infra who manage which users have access to their systems. Veza describes audit-ready access reports and demonstrable controls for compliance with industry regulations and internal cyber controls.
Last verified
November 2, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • BeyondTrust and Veza are both filed under Non-human identity security.
  • Both are headquartered in the United States.

Where they differ, field by field

  • BeyondTrust's primary category is Privileged access management; Veza's is Identity governance and administration.
  • Veza is also filed under Cloud identity entitlements (CIEM).
  • BeyondTrust lists Password Safe, Endpoint Privilege Management, Privileged Remote Access, AI Agent Security and Entitle. Veza lists Access AI.
  • BeyondTrust is headquartered in Johns Creek, United States. Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, United States.
  • Veza was founded in 2020.
  • BeyondTrust is owned by Francisco Partners, since 2018. Veza is owned by ServiceNow, since 2026.

What it sells: BeyondTrust

What Password Safe does[6][9]
Password Safe onboards and manages the privileged credentials and secrets that employees depend on. It stores privileged credentials, including DevOps secrets and SSH keys, and rotates privileged passwords by policy. Password Safe also monitors, audits, and manages privileged sessions.
What Endpoint Privilege Management does[6][10]
Endpoint Privilege Management removes local admin rights and controls root access across Windows and Mac desktops and Linux and Windows Servers. It is described as reducing the cyberattack surface and protecting against malware, ransomware, insider threats and identity-based attacks.
What Privileged Remote Access does[7][11][13][18][20]
Privileged Remote Access gives IT teams automated, rule-based access provisioning without VPN setups. It connects employees, contractors, and vendors to critical systems from anywhere while enforcing least privilege access.
What AI Agent Security does[6][16][21]
AI Agent Security provides vendor-agnostic governance across Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, internal models, and other agentic tools. Policies for AI agents are applied at the endpoint, before the action completes.
What Entitle does[6][7]
Entitle automates cloud permissions management with just-in-time access controls. It offers self-service access requests, permission bundling, and 100+ integrations.

Questions about BeyondTrust and Veza

What do BeyondTrust and Veza sell?
BeyondTrust sells Password Safe, Endpoint Privilege Management, Privileged Remote Access, AI Agent Security and Entitle. Veza sells Access AI.
Are BeyondTrust and Veza in the same category?
They share Non-human identity security. BeyondTrust's primary category is Privileged access management and Veza's is Identity governance and administration.
Where are BeyondTrust and Veza headquartered?
BeyondTrust is headquartered in Johns Creek, United States. Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, United States.
When were BeyondTrust and Veza founded?
Veza was founded in 2020.
Who owns BeyondTrust and Veza?
BeyondTrust is owned by Francisco Partners, since 2018. Veza is owned by ServiceNow, since 2026.
Who are BeyondTrust and Veza sold to?
From its own pages, BeyondTrust sells mainly to organizations that need to secure privileged access for human, machine, and AI agent identities. Veza states that its customers include organizations of all sizes.
What have BeyondTrust and Veza announced recently?
October 21, 2026: BeyondTrust announced general availability of AI Agent Security on its Pathfinder Platform, together with new Phantom Labs research on AI agent activity. February 25, 2026: Veza introduced Veza Access Agents, a set of AI agents for identity and access governance tasks, as an expansion of the Veza Platform.

About BeyondTrust

BeyondTrust sells privileged access management and identity security solutions, and says it discovers, onboards, secures, and right-sizes privileges across an enterprise. BeyondTrust Identity Security and Privileged Access Management solutions are deployed for security, service desk, compliance, and industry-specific use cases. BeyondTrust says it has 20 years of privilege-centric identity security for thousands of customers.[5][8][16]

BeyondTrust says the BeyondTrust Pathfinder Platform unifies PAM, ITDR, Secrets Management, CIEM, and Secure Remote Access so that identities can be seen, understood, and controlled as a single, connected system. The apps named under the platform are Identity Security Insights, AI Agent Security, Entitle, Secure Remote Access, Endpoint Privilege Management, Password Safe, and Workload Credentials. Identity Security Insights correlates data from BeyondTrust and third-party solutions to provide a single, unified view of all identities, accounts, elevated access, and Paths to Privilege. BeyondTrust says Pathfinder Intelligence is its AI assistant and identity expert, built into the platform. The BeyondTrust Pathfinder Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables Pathfinder Intelligence and other AI agents to orchestrate privilege-safe actions.[6][7][10][17]

BeyondTrust says AI agents request access, execute actions, and escalate privileges at machine speed. BeyondTrust discovers agentic identities across AWS, Azure, Google, OpenAI, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, then enforces the same privilege controls that secure human administrators. AI Agent Security extends proven privileged-action enforcement to AI agents at runtime. Policies for AI agents are applied at the endpoint, before the action completes. AI Agent Security provides vendor-agnostic governance across Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, internal models, and other agentic tools. AI agent discovery covers shadow AI, sub-agents, skills, and MCP servers running across endpoints.[6][16][19]

Password Safe is the BeyondTrust enterprise password management product. Password Safe onboards and manages privileged credentials and secrets, including DevOps secrets and SSH keys, and rotates privileged passwords by policy. Password Safe manages service account passwords and credentials for cloud services, app to app access, RPA workflows, agentic AI, and other non-human accounts. Password Safe also monitors, audits, and manages privileged sessions. Endpoint Privilege Management enforces least privilege dynamically to prevent malware, ransomware, and identity-based attacks. Endpoint Privilege Management removes local admin rights and controls root access across Windows and Mac desktops and Linux and Windows Servers. Entitle automates cloud permissions management with just-in-time access controls.[7][9][10][20]

Privileged Remote Access gives IT teams automated, rule-based access provisioning without VPN setups. BeyondTrust says Privileged Remote Access connects employees, contractors, and vendors to critical systems from anywhere. Remote Support complements Privileged Remote Access with screen sharing, remote camera sharing, and more for vendors, all within the BeyondTrust Pathfinder Platform. BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access enables organizations to secure industrial networks, while allowing the use of local tools to maintain user workflows.[7][13][18]

BeyondTrust says its solutions help enable NIST's seven core tenets of zero trust by identifying and securing every privileged user, asset, and session across a digital estate. BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Remote Support are FedRAMP authorized. BeyondTrust has completed an IRAP assessment for four of its solutions against the Australian Government Information Security Manual's PROTECTED level controls. BeyondTrust supports SOX compliance with privilege-centric identity security solutions to control who accesses which resources, and for how long. BeyondTrust says it has provided solutions and guidance to help customers align with the NIST CSF 2.0 framework.[11][19]

ivision is named as a BeyondTrust customer. DXC Technology is a named customer. Texas A&M University is a named customer. Keller Group is a named customer.[1][5][6][7][8][10][12][13][18]

BeyondTrust on the record

Sources

BeyondTrust full record

  1. [1]OverviewBeyondTrust · beyondtrust.com · published March 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Beyondtrust completes transaction with clearlake capital and francisco partnersBeyondTrust · beyondtrust.com · published August 17, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]Beyondtrust recognized in the atlanta business chronicles 2021 pacesetters awards for fastest growing companiesBeyondTrust · beyondtrust.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]BeyondTrust Extends Privileged Access Leadership with Release of NHI Governance for Every Non-Human and AI IdentityBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Identity Security and Privileged Access Management (PAM) Solutions | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Identity and Access SecurityBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Pathfinder Platform | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]SaaS | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Enterprise Password Management | Password Safe | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Endpoint Privilege Management | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Align with IT Compliance Mandates | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Industry Solutions | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Operational Technology (OT) Security Solutions | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]BeyondTrust Remote Support Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier C
  15. [15]BeyondTrust Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier C
  16. [16]AI Agent Security | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]AI Security Solutions for Agents and Workloads | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Third Party Remote Access | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Zero Trust Solutions | Privileged Access & Identity Security | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Privileged Remote Access | BeyondTrustBeyondTrust · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]BeyondTrust AI Agent Security Now Generally AvailableBeyondTrust · published October 21, 2026 · Tier A

Veza full record

  1. [1]veza.comVeza · veza.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Veza strategic announcement servicenow capitaloneVeza · veza.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Veza servicenow the enterprise agent identity control planeVeza · veza.com · published March 2, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Veza - The Identity Security PlatformVeza · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Veza Introduces Native Access Agents to Secure the Modern AI-Driven Enterprise with Enterprise Agent Identity Control PlaneBusiness Wire · published February 25, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]ServiceNow's purchase of identity management platform Veza explainedFortune · published December 4, 2025 · Tier B
  7. [7]Veza - The Identity Security PlatformVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Demo: Veza for SaaS access security & governance - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Solution Brief - Veza for Azure - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Demo - Veza for data lake security - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Breaking down Veza, The Authorization Platform for Data, in 4 minutes - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Case Study: How Las Vegas secures data in a hybrid, multi-cloud environment - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Video - Google Ventures | Veza - why authorization matters, why now - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Trust and Security - VezaVeza · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]ServiceNow to expand Security portfolio with acquisition of Veza’s leadingAI-native identity security platform - VezaVeza · published December 2, 2025 · Tier A

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