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Oligo vs Salt Security

Oligo gives security teams real-time runtime intelligence across code, cloud, and AI. 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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Oligo vs Salt Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
OligoOligo gives security teams real-time runtime intelligence across code, cloud, and AI.oligo.securitySalt SecuritySalt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute.salt.security
What it sells
  • AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM)[11]Oligo AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) delivers real-time visibility and control over every AI asset running in the environment.
  • Real-Time BOM[8]Oligo generates a Real-Time BOM that detects exactly which libraries are executed.
  • 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
Not stated on its pagesPalo Alto, United States[1][3]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2016[1][11]
Ownership and funding
Privately heldNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • August 4, 2026Oligo Security announced the completion of a $60 million financing round, bringing its total funding to $140 million.[16]
  • August 4, 2026Oligo Security said it raised $60 million in new funding to speed up product innovation and expand its global go-to-market operations.[15]
  • 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
Oligo addresses security operations teams that are flooded with alerts and overwhelmed by false positives. Oligo addresses teams protecting IaaS and containerized environments and applications. Oligo pages address organizations that need to keep compliant with FedRAMP, PCI 4.0, and license policies.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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October 23, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Oligo and Salt Security are both filed under AI model and agent security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Oligo's primary category is Cloud workload protection; Salt Security's is API security.
  • Oligo is also filed under Software composition analysis.
  • Oligo lists AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) and Real-Time BOM. Salt Security lists Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
  • Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
  • Salt Security was founded in 2016.
  • Oligo is privately held.

What it sells: Oligo

What AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) does[11]
Oligo generates a real-time bill of materials for every AI component and dependency. Oligo can detect drift, unauthorized model changes, and risky third-party AI services.
What Real-Time BOM does[8]
Oligo enriches SBOMs with exploitability determinations. Oligo VEX and Real-Time BOMs are generated from running applications.

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 Oligo and Salt Security

What do Oligo and Salt Security sell?
Oligo sells AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) and Real-Time BOM. Salt Security sells Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
Are Oligo and Salt Security in the same category?
They share AI model and agent security. Oligo's primary category is Cloud workload protection and Salt Security's is API security.
Where are Oligo and Salt Security headquartered?
Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
When were Oligo and Salt Security founded?
Salt Security was founded in 2016.
Who owns Oligo and Salt Security?
Oligo is privately held.
Who are Oligo and Salt Security sold to?
Oligo addresses security operations teams that are flooded with alerts and overwhelmed by false positives. From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse.
What have Oligo and Salt Security announced recently?
August 4, 2026: Oligo Security announced the completion of a $60 million financing round, bringing its total funding to $140 million. June 1, 2026: Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.

About Oligo

Oligo gives security teams real-time runtime intelligence across code, cloud, and AI.[1][3]

Oligo catches zero-days and active exploit attempts in real time. The Oligo sensor is built around patented eBPF technology that identifies when attackers start to use applications in unintended ways. Oligo ties malicious CWPP detections to exploits seen at the application layer. Oligo protects workloads and hosts against malware, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and more.[3][4][5]

Oligo can pinpoint exact containers, pods, and code paths under attack. Oligo can block or alert on unauthorized external network connections. Oligo detects risks originating in CVEs, malicious packages, misconfigurations, zero-days, undisclosed risks, and disputed vulnerabilities. Oligo flags suspicious processes, Kubernetes, network, and file activity across all workloads and hosts. Oligo can limit library-level permissions to stop breaches in progress. Oligo maps suspicious behavior across the MITRE ATT&CK framework.[3][4][5][9]

Oligo pinpoints vulnerabilities that are actively loaded into execution memory. Oligo can distinguish between vulnerable code on disk and code in execution. Oligo prioritizes risks across packages, images, and workloads based on what is running in applications. Oligo provides call stacks and runtime proof that vulnerable libraries exist in running applications. Oligo can identify malicious packages, configuration-based vulnerabilities, and libraries that have already been breached.[3][5][6][7]

Oligo makes standard SBOMs and generates a Real-Time BOM that detects exactly which libraries are executed. Oligo enriches SBOMs with exploitability determinations. Oligo VEX and Real-Time BOMs are generated from running applications. Oligo can trace malicious code back to its original source repository after detection. If attackers activate malicious code that was previously dormant, the Oligo sensor detects indicators of compromise and limits library-level permissions.[7][8][9]

Oligo enables compliance with multiple segments of PCI 4.0 Requirement 2. Oligo lets users set different allowable license types for different applications and application types, with alerts whenever policies are violated.[10]

Oligo AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) delivers real-time visibility and control over every AI asset running in the environment. Oligo safeguards open-source AI models, LLM frameworks such as LangChain/Hugging Face, and agent workflows against malicious exploits, model tampering, and unauthorized data leakage in runtime environments. Oligo can inspect model files and dependencies loaded into GPU/CPU memory. Oligo can prevent AI agents from making unvetted egress API calls. Oligo gives real-time insight into shadow AI components running in cluster. Oligo generates a real-time bill of materials for every AI component and dependency.[1][3][11]

Oligo deploys in minutes for modern cloud applications built on K8s or older applications hosted on-prem. Oligo makes no changes to customer code when it is deployed. Oligo describes the application security sensor as one sensor per host that monitors code in real time. Oligo describes cloud application and workload security as a siloed process in which SOC, AppSec, and CloudSec teams each chase their own alerts.[1][2][6][7][10][11][12][13][14]

Oligo on the record

Sources

Oligo full record

  1. [1]oligo.securityOligo Security · oligo.security · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]OLIGO Security Crosses $140M in Total Funding with $60M Round to Stop AI Driven AttacksBusiness Wire · businesswire.com · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Runtime Security | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Detection and Response | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Workload Protection | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Application Security | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Application Vulnerability Management | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Real-Time BOM | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Supply Chain Security | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Compliance and Assurance | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]AI Security Management | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Runtime Security Leadership | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Security Operations | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Cloud Security | Oligo SecurityOligo · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Oligo Security raises $60M as AI speeds up exploit development - SiliconANGLESiliconANGLE · published August 4, 2026 · Tier B
  16. [16]Israeli runtime security co Oligo raises $60m - GlobesGlobes · published August 4, 2026 · Tier B

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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