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Ivanti vs Tanium

Ivanti offers IT service management software that scales from core service and asset management to ITSM Premium capabilities, with optional autonomous endpoint management add-ons. Tanium sells Tanium Atlas, which finds, fixes, and verifies across every endpoint in seconds. CISO Tribune files both under Endpoint management and application control. 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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Ivanti vs Tanium: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
IvantiIvanti offers IT service management software that scales from core service and asset management to ITSM Premium capabilities, with optional autonomous endpoint management add-ons.ivanti.comTaniumTanium sells Tanium Atlas, which finds, fixes, and verifies across every endpoint in seconds.tanium.com
What it sells
  • Autonomous Endpoint Management[1][2][5]A hands-off approach to unify control of every device on one platform.
  • Application Control[8]Combines allowed and denied lists with privilege management.
  • Ivanti Application Security Posture Management[10]Cloud-based solution that assesses vulnerabilities in applications.
  • Ivanti External Attack Surface Management[11]Cloud-based application that uncovers internet-facing assets with agentless monitoring.
  • Tanium Asset[15]Real-time inventory of hardware and software assets.
  • Tanium Atlas MCP Server[3]Brings governed, real-time endpoint data into AI clients.
  • Tanium ITX for ServiceNow[16]Unifies IT service, asset and operations management.
  • Tanium Security Operations for ServiceNow[16]Unifies IT, security, and risk teams in ServiceNow.
Categories
Headquarters
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Ownership and funding
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Named customers
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Recent news
  • October 20, 2026Ivanti appointed Robert Ruelas as Chief Revenue Officer and promoted Sterling Parker to Chief Customer Officer.[15]
  • May 5, 2026Tanium announced Tanium Atlas, an autonomous operating system for IT and security operators.[12]
  • March 24, 2026Tanium unveiled new platform capabilities at RSAC 2026 spanning Security Operations, Exposure Management and Endpoint Management.[11]
  • February 18, 2026Tanium appointed Adam Ostopowich as country manager for Canada while unifying its Canadian sales operations under a single national structure.[24]
  • November 18, 2025Tanium showcased new platform capabilities at its Converge conference covering agentic AI, continuous security, and support for OT and mobile endpoints.[13]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[3]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 10, 2026[4]
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[14]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Ivanti ITSM can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or as a hybrid combination. Ivanti Application Security Posture Management is aimed at DevSecOps teams, and Ivanti Risk-Based Vulnerability Management provides dashboards for personnel from the SOC to the C-suite. Ivanti also describes ATOs from US federal government agencies such as the Air Force, Army and Navy.From its own pages, Tanium sells mainly to IT operations and asset management teams, and to IT, security and risk teams. Tanium names customers that include a multinational IT services company, a family entertainment and dining company, a Spanish insurer, a digital healthcare solutions provider and an addiction treatment provider. Tanium also describes several products for organizations that use ServiceNow. Tanium describes HuntIQ as designed for security teams.
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September 27, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Endpoint management and application control is the primary category of both Ivanti and Tanium.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Ivanti is also filed under Zero trust network access. Tanium is also filed under EDR and XDR.
  • Ivanti lists Autonomous Endpoint Management, Application Control, Ivanti Application Security Posture Management and Ivanti External Attack Surface Management. Tanium lists Tanium Asset, Tanium Atlas MCP Server, Tanium ITX for ServiceNow and Tanium Security Operations for ServiceNow.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files Ivanti under Endpoint management and application control and Zero trust network access, and files Tanium under Endpoint management and application control and EDR and XDR. Ivanti sells Autonomous Endpoint Management, Application Control, Ivanti Application Security Posture Management and Ivanti External Attack Surface Management. Ivanti also offers IT service management software, and its ITSM can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or as a hybrid combination. Tanium sells Tanium Asset, Tanium Atlas MCP Server, Tanium ITX for ServiceNow and Tanium Security Operations for ServiceNow. Tanium Asset feeds real-time data into common CMDBs, such as ServiceNow.

Both companies sell endpoint management with ITSM links: Ivanti's Autonomous Endpoint Management connects through native integration with ITSM workflows, while Tanium has native connectors to ServiceNow, Microsoft, Splunk, and more. Ivanti's Application Control combines dynamic allowed and denied lists with privilege management, and Tanium describes HuntIQ as designed for security teams. Ivanti is headquartered in Utah and has nearly 3,000 employees in 25 countries. Ivanti has received ATOs from the Air Force, Army, Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, Department of Homeland Security, National Guard and Navy. Tanium names customers that include a Spanish insurer, a digital healthcare solutions provider, an addiction treatment provider and CEC Entertainment. NEC, ServiceNow and Colgate-Palmolive also appear among Tanium's customer examples.

On October 20, 2026, Ivanti appointed Robert Ruelas as Chief Revenue Officer and promoted Sterling Parker to Chief Customer Officer. On May 5, 2026, Tanium announced Tanium Atlas, an autonomous operating system for IT and security operators. On March 24, 2026, Tanium unveiled new platform capabilities at RSAC 2026 spanning Security Operations, Exposure Management and Endpoint Management.

What it sells: Ivanti

What Application Control does[8]
Application Control combines dynamic allowed and denied lists with privilege management to prevent unauthorized code execution. Application Control is part of the Ivanti User Workspace Manager (UWM) suite.
What Ivanti Application Security Posture Management does[10]
Ivanti Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) is a cloud-based solution that assesses vulnerabilities in internal and customer-facing applications so that DevSecOps teams can prioritize the highest-risk vulnerabilities for remediation. Ivanti ASPM ingests data from over 100 sources and natively integrates with Ivanti ITSM and Ivanti Patch Management.
What Ivanti External Attack Surface Management does[11]
Ivanti External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a cloud-based application that uses agentless monitoring to uncover all internet-facing assets, including assets that evade detection by traditional discovery tools. Each vulnerability identified by Ivanti EASM is assigned a Vulnerability Risk Score (VRS).

What it sells: Tanium

What Tanium Asset does[15]
Tanium Asset gives IT operations and asset management teams real-time data about their IT assets, regardless of location. Tanium Asset feeds real-time data into common CMDBs, such as ServiceNow.
What Tanium Atlas MCP Server does[3]
The Tanium Atlas MCP Server brings governed, real-time endpoint data into Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot Studio. Tanium says the AI answers from live data and acts only within the user's guardrails.

Questions about Ivanti and Tanium

What do Ivanti and Tanium sell?
Ivanti sells Autonomous Endpoint Management, Application Control, Ivanti Application Security Posture Management and Ivanti External Attack Surface Management. Tanium sells Tanium Asset, Tanium Atlas MCP Server, Tanium ITX for ServiceNow and Tanium Security Operations for ServiceNow.
Are Ivanti and Tanium in the same category?
Yes. Endpoint management and application control is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Who are Ivanti and Tanium sold to?
Ivanti ITSM can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or as a hybrid combination. From its own pages, Tanium sells mainly to IT operations and asset management teams, and to IT, security and risk teams.
What have Ivanti and Tanium announced recently?
October 20, 2026: Ivanti appointed Robert Ruelas as Chief Revenue Officer and promoted Sterling Parker to Chief Customer Officer. May 5, 2026: Tanium announced Tanium Atlas, an autonomous operating system for IT and security operators.

About Ivanti

Ivanti offers IT service management software that scales from core service and asset management to ITSM Premium capabilities, with optional autonomous endpoint management add-ons. Ivanti expands visibility with a single-pane view of gateways, devices, users and applications.[1][5]

Ivanti ITSM is built on a multi-tenant platform designed for the cloud, and it can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or as a hybrid combination. Ivanti ITSM is built on industry standards with 14 ITIL 4-certified practices. Embedded AI in the ITSM product auto-classifies tickets at intake and generates knowledge articles on resolution. AI capabilities require Ivanti ITSM 2024.2 or later on SaaS deployments. ITSM offers over 1,000 connectors that extend workflows into HR, finance, security and more. HR service management automates onboarding, offboarding, case management and employee self-service with a shared ITSM configuration database. GRC management tracks authority documents, citations, controls and risks in a single system.[6]

Ivanti provides agentic AI-guided experiences and automation capabilities across HR, facilities, security and more with its ITSM Premium solution. Ivanti ITSM Premium includes everything in Ivanti ITSM, plus additional capabilities. Autonomous Endpoint Management connects through native integration with ITSM workflows.[5]

Patch for Endpoint Manager adds patch management to an Endpoint Manager environment to evaluate, test and apply OS and app patches enterprise-wide, automatically. Patch for Endpoint Manager detects vulnerabilities in Windows, Mac OS, Linux and hundreds of third-party apps, and deploys pre-tested patches. It supports vulnerability detection and remediation for Windows, macOS and Linux, and scans and reports on AIX, CentOS and HP-UX vulnerabilities. Patching can interact with devices through Wake-On-WAN, device booting, do-not-disturb events and maintenance windows. Application Control combines dynamic allowed and denied lists with privilege management to prevent unauthorized code execution. Application Control is part of the Ivanti User Workspace Manager (UWM) suite.[1][7][8]

Ivanti Risk-Based Vulnerability Management prioritizes the vulnerabilities and weaknesses that pose the most risk. Ivanti RBVM continuously correlates an organization's infrastructure with vulnerability data, threat intelligence, manual pen test and research-based findings, and business asset criticality to measure risk and prioritize remediation activities. Security analysts can deliver lists of prioritized vulnerabilities directly to Ivanti Patch Management for patching through an API integration. Ivanti's Vulnerability Risk Rating (VRR) scores consider threats, not just severity, and update based on real-world threat context. Threat intelligence on vulnerabilities, such as which are tied to ransomware, is sourced from Ivanti Vulnerability Knowledge Base.[9][10]

Ivanti Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) is a cloud-based solution that assesses vulnerabilities in internal and customer-facing applications so that DevSecOps teams can prioritize the highest-risk vulnerabilities for remediation. Ivanti ASPM ingests data from over 100 sources and natively integrates with Ivanti ITSM and Ivanti Patch Management. Ivanti ASPM pricing is based on the number of assets an organization contains. Ivanti External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is a cloud-based application that uses agentless monitoring to uncover all internet-facing assets, including assets that evade detection by traditional discovery tools. Each vulnerability identified by Ivanti EASM is assigned a Vulnerability Risk Score (VRS).[10][11]

Ivanti is headquartered in Utah and has nearly 3,000 employees in 25 countries. Offices include London and Paris, and a new custom-built headquarters in Utah. Ivanti has received ATOs from the Air Force, Army, Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, Department of Homeland Security, National Guard and Navy. Ivanti offers a customized Success Plan, ROI measurement and Capability Assessment for the Ivanti product suite. Ivanti provides professional services for implementations, and on-demand learning is offered on the Advantage Learning platform.[1][6][13][14]

Ivanti on the record

Sources

Ivanti full record

  1. [1]ivanti.comIvanti · ivanti.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Ivanti | Data Authority. Governed Autonomy. Proactive IT.Ivanti · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Ivanti ITSM Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier C
  4. [4]Ivanti Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 25, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]IT Service Management Solutions | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  7. [7]Enterprise Patch Management Software | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Application Control - Windows | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (RBVM) Software | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Software | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]External Attack Surface Management (EASM) Software | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Ivanti Careers: Join Our Team of IT Professionals | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Security and Compliance | IvantiIvanti · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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Tanium full record

  1. [1]PlatformTanium · tanium.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Tanium announces 150 million funding investment to bring visibility and control to the edgeTanium · tanium.com · published January 28, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]Autonomous IT, endpoint intelligence and control | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Autonomous Endpoint Management Solutions | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Exposure Management | vulnerability monitoring, risk scoring, and integrated remediation | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Tanium Threat Response: Real-Time Endpoint Security | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Autonomous IT for state & local government agencies | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Autonomous IT for educational institutions | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Autonomous IT for manufacturers | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Autonomous IT for healthcare organizations | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Tanium Accelerates Autonomous IT with AI and Security InnovationsTanium · published March 24, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Tanium Introduces Tanium Atlas to Transform IT and Security Operations for the Age of AITanium · published May 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Tanium Unveils AI Innovations to Power Autonomous IT and Unstoppable BusinessTanium · published November 18, 2025 · Tier A
  14. [14]Tanium Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier C
  15. [15]Tanium Asset | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]ServiceNow | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Tanium Patch Orchestration for ServiceNow | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Chuck E. Cheese – CEC Entertainment | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]NEC | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Caser | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]How BIMA went from zero endpoint visibility to full control with Tanium | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  22. [22]Colgate-Palmolive uses Tanium to protect and manage endpoints using real-time data | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  23. [23]How Recovery Centers of America keeps endpoints operational with Tanium | TaniumTanium · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  24. [24]Tanium Appoints Adam Ostopowich to Lead Canadian Operations Under a Unified National StructureTanium · published February 18, 2026 · Tier A

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