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Palo Alto Networks vs Saviynt

Palo Alto Networks sells network security, security operations, cloud security, identity security, AI security and observability platforms, along with threat intelligence and incident response services. Saviynt sells an identity security platform for identity governance, privileged access and application security, including Zuma for AI agents and non-human identities. 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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Palo Alto Networks vs Saviynt: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks sells network security, security operations, cloud security, identity security, AI security and observability platforms, along with threat intelligence and incident response services.paloaltonetworks.comSaviyntSaviynt sells an identity security platform for identity governance, privileged access and application security, including Zuma for AI agents and non-human identities.saviynt.com
What it sells
  • Strata[1][12][21]A network security platform built for Zero Trust and powered by AI.
  • Next-Generation Firewalls[20]Physical appliances and virtualized firewalls that can be managed with Panorama.
  • Cortex XSIAM[22]A security operations platform used by Abraxas.
  • Cortex XCOR[12]An AI-driven platform for observability.
  • Cortex Cloud[1][23]A cloud security product that unifies posture, runtime and investigation workflows.
  • Idira[1][11][12][25]An identity security product for human, machine and agentic identities.
  • Prisma AIRS[26][27]An AI security platform for enterprise AI applications and LLM deployments.
  • Prisma AIRS AI Gateway[27]A product that brings AI governance, identity and runtime controls together.
  • Identity Governance & Administration[6][7][8][14]Manages and reviews access for an organization's own employees across applications.
  • Privileged Access Management[6][14]Manages access for administrators, DevOps, and SecOps accounts.
  • Non-Human Identities[1][14][15][22]Discovers and manages credentials, accounts, and workloads that are not tied to a human user.
  • Zuma[1][5]Registers AI agents and chatbots, tracks their access privileges and risk profile, and finds ungoverned agents operating without oversight.
Categories
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States[24]El Segundo, United States[4]
Founded
2005[4][24]2011[3]
Ownership and funding
Public (NASDAQ: PANW)[2][9][13][15][18][19][21][22][30][32][33]Privately held[6][12][13]
Named customers
  • Village Roadshow[5]
  • Banco Inter[6]
  • State of Louisiana[7]
  • Boyne Resorts[8]
Not stated on its pages
Recent news
  • September 22, 2026Palo Alto Networks announced a new service that lets enterprises continuously find and fix exposures before attackers weaponize them.[17]
  • September 1, 2026Palo Alto Networks acquired Console, an AI-native platform that adds agentic capabilities to security operations workflows.[9]
  • September 1, 2026Palo Alto Networks reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of $3.41 billion, up 34% year over year.[10]
  • May 29, 2026Palo Alto Networks announced it has closed its acquisition of Portkey, a company focused on AI Gateways.[30]
  • May 12, 2026Palo Alto Networks launched Idira, an identity security platform for discovering, controlling and governing human, machine and agentic identities.[11]
  • May 12, 2026Saviynt announced the appointments of Pete Angstadt as its first Chief Commercial Officer and Brad Myers as Chief Customer Officer.[23]
  • March 24, 2026Saviynt announced the release of its Saviynt Identity Security for AI solution for managing AI agents alongside other human and non-human identities.[22]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 4, 2026[19]
Who it fits
From its own pages, Palo Alto Networks sells network security for branch offices, data centers, public cloud environments and mobile networks. Its customer stories name a tire manufacturer headquartered in India and a provider of IT solutions for the public sector in Switzerland. That provider has state and local government organisations under management. Its pages describe operational technology security for networks that manage physical hardware across manufacturing plants and water utilities, and cover healthcare delivery organizations such as hospitals and clinics.From its own pages, Saviynt sells mainly to security and IAM teams that want a single control plane for AI identities. Saviynt describes governing identity lifecycles and access across cloud and on-premises environments, and securing privileged accounts across hybrid infrastructure. Saviynt also describes extending governance to vendors, contractors and partners. Saviynt describes privileged access for human, non-human and AI identities. A customer quoted by Saviynt describes security and compliance as paramount in healthcare.
Last verified
October 10, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt are both filed under Privileged access management.
  • Both are headquartered in the United States.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Palo Alto Networks's primary category is Firewalls and NGFW; Saviynt's is Identity governance and administration.
  • Palo Alto Networks is also filed under Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP) and EDR and XDR. Saviynt is also filed under Non-human identity security.
  • Palo Alto Networks lists Strata, Next-Generation Firewalls, Cortex XSIAM, Cortex XCOR, Cortex Cloud and 3 more. Saviynt lists Identity Governance & Administration, Privileged Access Management, Non-Human Identities and Zuma.
  • Palo Alto Networks is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States. Saviynt is headquartered in El Segundo, United States.
  • Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005. Saviynt was founded in 2011.
  • Palo Alto Networks is a public company listed on NASDAQ as PANW. Saviynt is privately held.
  • Palo Alto Networks publicly names Village Roadshow, Banco Inter, State of Louisiana and Boyne Resorts.

What it sells: Palo Alto Networks

What Strata does[1][12][21]
Palo Alto Networks says the Strata Network Security Platform is built for Zero Trust and powered by AI. Palo Alto Networks says Strata proactively monitors, analyzes and prevents sophisticated threats in real time.
What Next-Generation Firewalls does[20]
Palo Alto Networks offers next-generation firewalls as physical appliances and virtualized firewalls. They can be managed individually or centrally using Panorama, and Strata Cloud Manager supports them. Palo Alto Networks says its NGFW uses App-ID technology to classify applications across all ports.
What Cortex XSIAM does[22]
Abraxas says Cortex XSIAM unites SIEM and EDR in one integrated solution. Cortex XSIAM provides SecOps across 3,000 clients and in-house Abraxas devices.
What Prisma AIRS does[26][27]
Prisma AIRS is an AI security platform designed to secure the entire enterprise AI ecosystem and to protect AI applications and LLM deployments. Prisma AIRS offers deployment modes such as Network Intercept and API Intercept.
What Prisma AIRS AI Gateway does[27]
Prisma AIRS AI Gateway brings AI governance, identity and runtime controls together in one place. Prisma AIRS AI Gateway intercepts and optimizes agentic traffic while inspecting and securing communications to protect agents from attacks.

Questions about Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt

What do Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt sell?
Palo Alto Networks sells Strata, Next-Generation Firewalls, Cortex XSIAM, Cortex XCOR, Cortex Cloud and 3 more. Saviynt sells Identity Governance & Administration, Privileged Access Management, Non-Human Identities and Zuma.
Are Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt in the same category?
They share Privileged access management. Palo Alto Networks's primary category is Firewalls and NGFW and Saviynt's is Identity governance and administration.
Where are Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt headquartered?
Palo Alto Networks is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States. Saviynt is headquartered in El Segundo, United States.
When were Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt founded?
Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005. Saviynt was founded in 2011.
Who owns Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt?
Palo Alto Networks is a public company listed on NASDAQ as PANW. Saviynt is privately held.
Which customers do Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt name?
Palo Alto Networks publicly names Village Roadshow, Banco Inter, State of Louisiana and Boyne Resorts.
Who are Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt sold to?
From its own pages, Palo Alto Networks sells network security for branch offices, data centers, public cloud environments and mobile networks. From its own pages, Saviynt sells mainly to security and IAM teams that want a single control plane for AI identities.
What have Palo Alto Networks and Saviynt announced recently?
September 22, 2026: Palo Alto Networks announced a new service that lets enterprises continuously find and fix exposures before attackers weaponize them. May 12, 2026: Saviynt announced the appointments of Pete Angstadt as its first Chief Commercial Officer and Brad Myers as Chief Customer Officer.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks sells network security, security operations, cloud security, identity security, AI security and observability platforms, along with threat intelligence and incident response services. Palo Alto Networks says the Strata Network Security Platform is built for Zero Trust and powered by AI, and that Strata proactively monitors, analyzes and prevents sophisticated threats in real time.[1][12]

On the network side, Palo Alto Networks offers next-generation firewalls as physical appliances and virtualized firewalls. Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls can be managed individually or centrally using Panorama, and Strata Cloud Manager supports them. Palo Alto Networks says its hardware firewalls are a foundational part of its network security platform. Palo Alto Networks says its NGFW uses App-ID technology to classify applications across all ports, regardless of protocol, evasion tactic, or encryption. Palo Alto Networks says its NGFW can decrypt SSL/TLS traffic to inspect for threats and prevent data loss. Palo Alto Networks says every internet-connected NGFW in a network is updated within single-digit seconds of an analysis through zero-delay signatures. Palo Alto Networks says an IoT device can be profiled to reveal its type, vendor, model and firmware. Palo Alto Networks says its latest Next-Generation Firewall is managed by Palo Alto Networks and procured in the AWS Marketplace. Palo Alto Networks describes protecting inbound, outbound and east-west traffic between container trust zones and other workload types in Kubernetes environments.[12][20]

For security operations, Abraxas Informatik AG provides end-to-end IT solutions for the public sector in Switzerland. Abraxas had a Cortex XDR endpoint deployment and then explored Cortex XSIAM to create an AI-powered security operations center platform. Abraxas says Cortex XSIAM unites SIEM and EDR in one integrated solution. Cortex XSIAM provides SecOps across 3,000 clients and in-house Abraxas devices. Abraxas says some 30% of cases are now resolved automatically. Palo Alto Networks also describes Cortex XCOR as an AI-driven platform for observability that delivers autonomous remediation and nearly 90% data volume reduction.[12]

For cloud security, Palo Alto Networks says its cloud platform merges a CNAPP with CDR. Cortex Cloud Runtime Security unifies posture, runtime, and investigation workflows. Prisma Cloud is deployed as a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP).[12][23]

For identity, Palo Alto Networks says Idira secures every identity for the enterprise, human, machine and agentic, with a unified control plane. Idira training courses cover PAM and EPM. For AI security, Palo Alto Networks sells Prisma AIRS, an AI security platform designed to secure the entire enterprise AI ecosystem and to protect AI applications and LLM deployments. Prisma AIRS offers deployment modes such as Network Intercept and API Intercept. Palo Alto Networks says Prisma AIRS uses the Precision AI engine to monitor AI traffic and detect threats such as prompt injection, sensitive data exposure, malicious URLs and toxic content. Prisma AIRS provides dedicated AI Agent Security against risks such as memory manipulation and tool misuse. Prisma AIRS AI Gateway brings AI governance, identity and runtime controls together in one place. Prisma AIRS AI Gateway intercepts and optimizes agentic traffic while inspecting and securing communications to protect agents from attacks.[12][25][26][27]

On services, Palo Alto Networks says Unit 42 provides threat researchers, incident responders and security consultants who guide customers with a threat-informed approach before, during and after an incident. Palo Alto Networks runs a global network of authorized training delivery experts.[12][25]

Apollo Tyres Ltd is headquartered in Gurgaon, India, and has manufactured and sold tires since 1972. Apollo Tyres partnered with Palo Alto Networks on a security architecture spanning network security, cloud protection and unified management. Palo Alto Networks says Prisma Access helps Apollo Tyres maintain data and regulatory compliance. Abraxas has almost 150 state and local government organisations under management.[1][3][12][14][28][29]

Palo Alto Networks on the record

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Palo Alto Networks full record

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Saviynt full record

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