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One Identity vs Silverfort

One Identity sells identity security software, including identity governance and administration products and privileged access management products. Silverfort sells an identity security platform that enforces identity security inline and at the moment of authentication across workforce users, privileged users, third parties, non-human identities and AI agents. CISO Tribune files both under Privileged access management. 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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One Identity vs Silverfort: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
One IdentityOne Identity sells identity security software, including identity governance and administration products and privileged access management products.oneidentity.comSilverfortSilverfort sells an identity security platform that enforces identity security inline and at the moment of authentication across workforce users, privileged users, third parties, non-human identities and AI agents.silverfort.com
What it sells
  • Identity Manager[4][10][11]Governs and secures an organization's data and users.
  • Safeguard for Privileged Analytics[14]Detects anomalies in privileged user behavior and ranks them by risk.
  • NC-Access[15]A session manager for OS/390 or z/OS.
  • ITDR[1][7]Silverfort monitors every authentication and access attempt of every human and machine in a hybrid environment.
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Headquarters
Cork, Ireland[2][3]Not stated on its pages
Founded
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Ownership and funding
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Named customers
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Recent news
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G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[5]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 3, 2026[6]
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Not written yetSilverfort packages are available for on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments. Silverfort bases its pricing on the size of the organization. Silverfort addresses industrial networks and the risks of third-party access, and malicious access across complex telecom environments. Silverfort addresses secure access for students and staff, and the safeguarding of patient information and mission-critical applications.
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September 27, 2026November 5, 2026

Where they overlap

  • One Identity and Silverfort are both filed under Privileged access management.

Where they differ, field by field

  • One Identity's primary category is Identity governance and administration; Silverfort's is Identity threat detection and response.
  • Silverfort is also filed under Non-human identity security and Passwordless authentication and authenticators.
  • One Identity lists Identity Manager, Safeguard for Privileged Analytics and NC-Access. Silverfort lists ITDR.
  • One Identity is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

What it sells: One Identity

What Identity Manager does[4][10][11]
Identity Manager gives users access to data and applications they need, whether on-premises, hybrid or in the cloud. Identity Manager lets users request entitlements and group access via a shopping-cart selection menu. Identity Manager supports compliance regulations with user and privileged access reporting.
What Safeguard for Privileged Analytics does[14]
Safeguard for Privileged Analytics detects anomalies and ranks them based on risk, using 13 different machine-learning algorithms. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics reduces alert noise generated by SIEMs by categorizing user events based on risk and deviation levels.
What NC-Access does[15]
NC-Access is a session manager for OS/390 or z/OS. NC-Access interfaces with NC-Syncom and NC-Pass.

What it sells: Silverfort

What ITDR does[1][7]
Silverfort uncovers anomalies through protocol inspection, identity behavior baselines and threat pattern detection, such as ticket misuse and credential replay. When Silverfort detects malicious identity activity, it can block or interrupt the flow by denial, MFA challenge or session termination, enforce virtual fences, or quarantine access. Silverfort enriches alerts with identity risk context and forensic detail and pushes them to SIEM, XDR, SOAR or security operations tools.

Questions about One Identity and Silverfort

What do One Identity and Silverfort sell?
One Identity sells Identity Manager, Safeguard for Privileged Analytics and NC-Access. Silverfort sells ITDR.
Are One Identity and Silverfort in the same category?
They share Privileged access management. One Identity's primary category is Identity governance and administration and Silverfort's is Identity threat detection and response.
Where are One Identity and Silverfort headquartered?
One Identity is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.
Who are One Identity and Silverfort sold to?
Silverfort packages are available for on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments.

About One Identity

One Identity sells identity security software, including identity governance and administration products and privileged access management products. One Identity says it is evolving IAM to govern all AI assistants that initiate access requests, automate workflows and impersonate users. One Identity says IAM goes beyond managing people and must govern non-human identities, including AI agents. One Identity addresses Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management at the intersection of IGA and PAM. One Identity says its CIEM offering can extend governance to cloud-infrastructure objects and manage privileged access to cloud objects.[1][7][8]

One Identity says most organizations are left with a sprawling tangle of accounts, groups and privileged access that is difficult to manage and hard to audit. One Identity says Active Roles is purpose-built to streamline Microsoft environments. Active Roles manages Active Directory, Entra ID and Microsoft 365 from a single interface. Active Roles applies role-based access control for zero standing privileges. Active Roles can ensure immediate least privilege for all accounts using automation and scripting. Active Roles aims to eliminate permanent access rights that have not been turned off and to give visibility and control of all Microsoft environments on a single system and console. Active Roles enforces administrative and governance policies inside Microsoft directories to prepare them for an IGA solution. Active Roles eliminates standing privileges and deploys Zero Trust Least Privilege for AD, Entra ID and Microsoft 365.[9]

Identity Manager governs and secures an organization's data and users, meets uptime requirements, reduces risk and satisfies compliance. Identity Manager gives users access to data and applications they need, whether on-premises, hybrid or in the cloud. One Identity says Identity Manager scales governance across enterprise apps, including SAP, Oracle and ServiceNow. Identity Manager extends identity governance beyond on-premises applications to hybrid and SaaS applications. Identity Manager lets users request entitlements and group access via a shopping-cart selection menu. Identity Manager can automate remediation actions such as disabling accounts, flagging security incidents and launching targeted attestation. Identity Manager supports compliance regulations with user and privileged access reporting. Identity Manager lets line-of-business managers make application-access decisions without IT input. Identity Manager enhances existing SAP security models and connects accounts under governance. Identity Manager uses access insights in OneLogin to inform governance policy decisions.[10]

Identity Manager On Demand is a fully managed SaaS and cloud identity governance solution. Identity Manager On Demand unifies security policies and satisfies governance needs while implementing a least-privileged model. Identity Manager On Demand lets users make read-only natural language queries to support compliance and reporting needs using AI.[11]

One Identity says Safeguard fortifies privileged accounts and credentials. Safeguard On Demand is a SaaS-based PAM solution for managing privileged accounts. Safeguard On Demand combines a secure password safe, session management and a monitoring solution delivered from the cloud. Safeguard On Demand can automatically find privileged accounts on a network with host-, directory- and network-discovery capabilities. Safeguard On Demand records all session activity down to the keystroke, mouse movement and windows viewed.[12]

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automates, secures and simplifies granting privileged credentials. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords manages and protects privileged credentials with password vaulting. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords supports workflows with time restrictions, multiple approvers and emergency access. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords offers password management for all employees, not just privileged administrators. Safeguard for Privileged Sessions records and monitors privileged sessions to stop security threats in real time. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics detects anomalies and ranks them based on risk, using 13 different machine-learning algorithms. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics reduces alert noise generated by SIEMs by categorizing user events based on risk and deviation levels. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics integrates with Safeguard for Privileged Sessions to enable automated session termination whenever a highly suspicious event occurs.[13][14]

NC-Access is a session manager for OS/390 or z/OS and interfaces with NC-Syncom and NC-Pass. One Identity says its SaaS solutions are developed, operated and supported within the scope of its Information Security Management System, which has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. One Identity's Information Security Management System is aligned to the additional control implementation guidance in ISO/IEC 27017:2015 and ISO/IEC 27018:2019. One Identity helps federal, state and local entities, plus military and intelligence agencies, address identity security.[1][12][15][16]

One Identity on the record

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One Identity full record

  1. [1]oneidentity.comOne Identity · oneidentity.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CompanyOne Identity · oneidentity.com · published June 16, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]One identity to become an independent company with new global hq in cork irelandOne Identity · oneidentity.com · published June 24, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]One Identity | Unified Identity SecurityOne Identity · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]One Identity Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  6. [6]One Identity Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier C
  7. [7]CIEM - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement ManagementOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]AI-driven identity security & predictive insights | One IdentityOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Administration and Governance for Microsoft environments | Active RolesOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Identity Management Software | Identity ManagerOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Identity and access management | Identity Manager On DemandOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Safeguard On DemandOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Safeguard for Privileged Passwords: Privileged Password ManagemenOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]One Identity Safeguard for Privileged AnalyticsOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]mainframe session manager | NC-AccessOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Identity Security for Public Sector | One IdentityOne Identity · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A

Silverfort full record

  1. [1]silverfort.comSilverfort · silverfort.com · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Silverfort acquires fabrix securitySilverfort · silverfort.com · published April 28, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Silverfort Identity Security PlatformSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]About Silverfort: Identity Security PlatformSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Silverfort | Runtime Identity Security for AI, AD & CloudSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Silverfort Pricing - SilverfortSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Universal MFA | SilverfortSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Authentication FirewallSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Non-Human Identity SecuritySilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]AI Agent SecuritySilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Identity Security Posture ManagementSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Identity Threat Detection and Response – ITDR SolutionSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Solutions - SilverfortSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]AI Agent Security: Silverfort vs. Siloed ToolsSilverfort · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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