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Cygrid vs Veza

Cygrid sells a platform that finds shadow AI, over-scoped tokens and leftover admin rights across SaaS, checks every action by humans, service accounts and AI agents, and secures actions by applying customer policy. 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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Cygrid vs Veza: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
CygridCygrid sells a platform that finds shadow AI, over-scoped tokens and leftover admin rights across SaaS, checks every action by humans, service accounts and AI agents, and secures actions by applying customer policy.cygrid.ioVezaVeza 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
  • Identity Intelligence Graph[1][4]Holds humans, non-human identities, AI agents, tokens, MCP servers and resources in one graph.
  • MCP Gateway[3][8]Sits in the tool-call path and audits, allows, rewrites or blocks every agent tool call at runtime.
  • Access AI[4][7]Provides visibility into enterprise-wide access.
Categories
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany[2]Los Gatos, United States[2]
Founded
2026[2][3]2020[2]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesOwned by ServiceNow since 2026[3][4][6]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • 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
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  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Finance teams whose AI agents work with ledger and bank data are among the audiences it addresses. Mid-sized retailers that run several stores are among the audiences it addresses. IT operations teams dealing with unused accounts, standing admin rights and forgotten tokens across SaaS are an audience, as are security and compliance teams that need evidence for NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act.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
October 23, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Cygrid and Veza are both filed under Non-human identity security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Cygrid's primary category is Non-human identity security; Veza's is Identity governance and administration.
  • Cygrid is also filed under AI governance, AI firewalls and guardrails and Identity threat detection and response. Veza is also filed under Cloud identity entitlements (CIEM).
  • Cygrid lists Identity Intelligence Graph and MCP Gateway. Veza lists Access AI.
  • Cygrid is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, United States.
  • Cygrid was founded in 2026. Veza was founded in 2020.
  • Veza is owned by ServiceNow, since 2026.

What it sells: Cygrid

What Identity Intelligence Graph does[1][4]
Cygrid models the action, meaning the permission actually in play, in full context. The graph models access as SaaS actions rather than roles, so risk can be compared across tools.

Questions about Cygrid and Veza

What do Cygrid and Veza sell?
Cygrid sells Identity Intelligence Graph and MCP Gateway. Veza sells Access AI.
Are Cygrid and Veza in the same category?
They share Non-human identity security. Cygrid's primary category is Non-human identity security and Veza's is Identity governance and administration.
Where are Cygrid and Veza headquartered?
Cygrid is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, United States.
When were Cygrid and Veza founded?
Cygrid was founded in 2026. Veza was founded in 2020.
Who owns Cygrid and Veza?
Veza is owned by ServiceNow, since 2026.
Who are Cygrid and Veza sold to?
Finance teams whose AI agents work with ledger and bank data are among the audiences it addresses. Veza states that its customers include organizations of all sizes.
What have Cygrid and Veza announced recently?
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 Cygrid

Cygrid sells a platform that finds shadow AI, over-scoped tokens and leftover admin rights across SaaS, checks every action by humans, service accounts and AI agents, and secures actions by applying customer policy. Cygrid puts humans, service accounts, API connections and AI agents in one Identity Intelligence Graph. Cygrid connects identity, SaaS, cloud and AI sources into the Identity Intelligence Graph and secures every identity at three enforcement points: before first use, while access exists and at runtime. Cygrid offers one platform to discover, clean up, audit and secure access across SaaS.[1][4][5][6][9]

Cygrid models the action, meaning the permission actually in play, in full context. The graph records what each identity may do, what it actually does and on whose behalf, and policy rules and AI-driven analysis score the risk together. Cygrid discovers the AI agents, MCP servers and connected apps across SaaS, maps each one to the person it acts for, and records who approved what.[4][5][7]

The Cygrid MCP Gateway sits in the tool-call path and audits, allows, rewrites or blocks every agent tool call at runtime, decided by the same graph as every other enforcement point. Every MCP tool call is authenticated through the customer identity provider, tied to the person behind the agent and checked against policy down to the tool and parameter. In the MCP Gateway, credentials are issued just in time, and every call is logged. Cygrid keeps a registry of approved MCP servers with owner, provenance and version, and pauses a server whose tools change until it is re-reviewed. Cygrid verdicts include allow, downscope, block, revoke on approval or grant just in time, and each verdict is written to an immutable decision log. Cygrid issues a scoped credential at the moment of use and lets it expire. Cygrid removes standing admin and grants elevated access on request, for a limited time.[5][8][9][10][11]

Okta, Entra ID or Google Workspace can sync users, groups and offboarding to the MCP Gateway, so access follows the person. Cygrid ingests existing security tools as feeds and does not replace them. Cygrid connectors are read-only by default, with write access only for fixes the customer approves. On approval, Cygrid revokes risky access, orphaned accounts and dormant tokens at the source, blocks unapproved MCP servers and controls which identities AI agents use. Cygrid inventories every OAuth grant, API key, service account and AI app connection, and revokes the risky ones. Cygrid works with ChatGPT, Claude, Claude agents and more, plus any agent that connects through MCP or OAuth.[5][6][8][9][12]

In a finance example, an AI assistant on Drive can read, edit and share files while every delete is blocked. When an agent asks to export 100,000 records, Cygrid blocks the call or reduces it to the 500-record limit before it reaches the app. For e-commerce, Cygrid maps staff, apps and AI agents with access in every Shopify store and flags dormant admins and over-scoped app tokens. Cygrid grants temporary staff, agencies and freelancers time-limited access and removes it automatically when the work ends.[13][14]

Cygrid audits every identity and its access, enforces customer policies on every action, and generates evidence for NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act from one live graph. Cygrid fills in a register of ICT third parties, including OAuth apps and AI agents, automatically from the graph. Cygrid finds shadow admins whose rights come through groups and never appear in the admin list of the platform, and shows the path from user to group to role. The Cygrid gateway inspects tool calls, not content, and its logs record each action and the person behind it, never prompts. Cygrid is ISO 27001 audited, has SOC 2 Type II in progress and has passed an external penetration test. Cygrid is hosted in Frankfurt across multiple availability zones.[1][4][7][8][12][13][14]

Cygrid on the record

Sources

Cygrid full record

  1. [1]cygrid.ioCygrid · cygrid.io · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]AboutCygrid · cygrid.io · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Cygrid emerges from stealthCygrid · cygrid.io · published October 22, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Identity Enforcement for AI-Driven Enterprises | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Identity Enforcement Platform | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Least Privilege Across Your SaaS | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Identity Intelligence Graph | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]MCP Gateway for AI Agents | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Secure AI Agent Rollout for AI Teams | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Identity Enforcement Use Cases | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Integrations: Okta, Entra ID, SaaS & AI | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Identity Policy Enforcement & Compliance | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Identity Enforcement for Fintech & NIS2/DORA | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Identity Enforcement for E-commerce | CygridCygrid · undated page, accessed November 10, 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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