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Permiso vs Vectra AI

Permiso's Universal Identity Graph connects every identity to the credentials it owns, the machines it creates, the agents it runs and every action it takes in real time. Vectra AI sells the Vectra AI Platform, a security platform that covers network, identity and cloud. CISO Tribune files both under Identity threat detection and response and Cloud detection and response. 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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Permiso vs Vectra AI: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
PermisoPermiso's Universal Identity Graph connects every identity to the credentials it owns, the machines it creates, the agents it runs and every action it takes in real time.permiso.ioVectra AIVectra AI sells the Vectra AI Platform, a security platform that covers network, identity and cloud.vectra.ai
What it sells
  • Permiso Discover[3]Provides an inventory of human, non-human and AI identities wherever they live.
  • Permiso Protect[3]Evaluates the risk posture of identities based on usage patterns, exposure and entitlements.
  • Universal Identity Graph[3][11]Connects every identity to the credentials it owns, the machines it creates and the agents it runs.
  • Identity Threat Detection and Response[7]Detects threats to human and non-human identities across environments.
  • Identity Runtime Attribution[3]Ties agent runs, events and tool calls to the identity behind them.
  • SandyClaw[11]Runs agent skills in a controlled sandbox.
  • Vectra AI Platform[11]A platform that covers network, identity and cloud to detect attacker behavior. It brings together observability, threat detection, investigation and response, and posture improvement.
  • Vectra MXDR[8]A managed extended detection and response service staffed by Vectra AI analysts.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesSan Jose, United States[2]
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Owned by Okta since 2026[2][5]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • July 30, 2026Okta said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a startup whose software detects attackers abusing identities across cloud, SaaS and AI agent environments.[14]
  • September 15, 2026Vectra AI announced Vectra AI Ascent, a new global partner program meant to build expertise, services and joint capabilities for addressing complex security challenges.[13]
  • August 5, 2026Vectra AI launched Vectra AI Pro, a product intended to give AI agents in security operations centers a more reliable view of attacker behavior.[15]
  • August 5, 2026Vectra AI announced Vectra AI Pro, a new offering intended to help organizations adopt AI across the SOC through trusted signal intelligence.[10]
  • July 14, 2026Vectra AI announced an expanded alliance with Endace under which Vectra AI will offer Endace Probes directly to its customers.[12]
  • December 16, 2025Vectra AI announced a control framework within the Vectra AI Platform that unifies controls before and after compromise across the hybrid attack lifecycle.[11]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Its platform is described for identities across cloud, SaaS and on-prem environments. Permiso presents its tools to security teams. Its watchlist capability is aimed at threats from employees, contractors and other trusted individuals.Not written yet
Last verified
November 2, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Permiso and Vectra AI are both filed under Identity threat detection and response and Cloud detection and response.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Permiso's primary category is Identity threat detection and response; Vectra AI's is Network detection and response.
  • Permiso is also filed under Non-human identity security.
  • Permiso lists Permiso Discover, Permiso Protect, Universal Identity Graph, Identity Threat Detection and Response, Identity Runtime Attribution and 1 more. Vectra AI lists Vectra AI Platform and Vectra MXDR.
  • Vectra AI is headquartered in San Jose, United States.
  • Permiso is owned by Okta, since 2026.

What it sells: Permiso

What Permiso Discover does[3]
Permiso Discover gives enterprises an inventory of human, non-human and AI identities wherever they live. Permiso inventories identities and assesses exposure risk in identity providers, cloud service providers and SaaS applications.
What Permiso Protect does[3]
Permiso Protect continuously evaluates the risk posture of identities based on usage patterns, exposure and entitlements. Permiso Protect surfaces and quantifies high-risk identities, stale access and toxic combinations across human, vendor, AI and non-human accounts.
What Universal Identity Graph does[3][11]
The Universal Identity Graph connects every identity to the credentials it owns, the machines it creates, the agents it runs and every action it takes in real time. Permiso states that the chain stays unbroken from a human SSO login to a Lambda function to an MCP tool call. Permiso's Universal Identity Graph inventories identities in all cloud environments and assesses exposure risk.
What Identity Threat Detection and Response does[7]
Permiso provides identity threat detection and response for human and non-human identities across environments. The detection engine has 1500+ detection rules engineered by the P0 Labs team. Permiso detects access and behavioral anomalies in environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub, Slack and Salesforce.
What Identity Runtime Attribution does[3]
Permiso launched AI agent runtime security, bringing Identity Runtime Attribution to every agent in production. Permiso ties every run, event and tool call to the identity behind it in real time. Every agent action is tied to a specific human, non-human or AI identity in real time and is preserved as a complete audit trail.
What SandyClaw does[11]
SandyClaw runs every skill in a controlled sandbox before it touches the environment. SandyClaw records every action, every tool call and every downstream request.

What it sells: Vectra AI

What Vectra AI Platform does[11]
Vectra AI says the platform uses behavioral detection and real-time network visibility to reduce exposure and stop attacks across network, identity, and cloud. Its detections surface lateral movement, credential theft, account compromise and privilege escalation. AI agents triage, stitch and prioritize detections.
What Vectra MXDR does[8]
Vectra AI says the service provides complete 24/7 coverage across identity, public cloud, SaaS and data center networks. Customers can choose full management or co-management based on their SOC's maturity.

Questions about Permiso and Vectra AI

What do Permiso and Vectra AI sell?
Permiso sells Permiso Discover, Permiso Protect, Universal Identity Graph, Identity Threat Detection and Response, Identity Runtime Attribution and 1 more. Vectra AI sells Vectra AI Platform and Vectra MXDR.
Are Permiso and Vectra AI in the same category?
They share Identity threat detection and response and Cloud detection and response. Permiso's primary category is Identity threat detection and response and Vectra AI's is Network detection and response.
Where are Permiso and Vectra AI headquartered?
Vectra AI is headquartered in San Jose, United States.
Who owns Permiso and Vectra AI?
Permiso is owned by Okta, since 2026.
Who are Permiso and Vectra AI sold to?
Its platform is described for identities across cloud, SaaS and on-prem environments.
What have Permiso and Vectra AI announced recently?
July 30, 2026: Okta said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a startup whose software detects attackers abusing identities across cloud, SaaS and AI agent environments. September 15, 2026: Vectra AI announced Vectra AI Ascent, a new global partner program meant to build expertise, services and joint capabilities for addressing complex security challenges.

About Permiso

Permiso's Universal Identity Graph connects every identity to the credentials it owns, the machines it creates, the agents it runs and every action it takes in real time. Permiso states that the chain stays unbroken from a human SSO login to a Lambda function to an MCP tool call.[3]

Permiso states that modern threat actors are compromising identity providers and moving across environments through cloud service providers, SaaS apps and CI/CD pipelines. Permiso's library of integrations tracks activity across cloud environments. Permiso identifies the gap in agent security as what happens after authentication, where IdPs go blind to every tool call, MCP invocation and sub-agent spawn.[3]

Permiso Discover gives enterprises an inventory of human, non-human and AI identities wherever they live. Permiso Protect continuously evaluates the risk posture of identities based on usage patterns, exposure and entitlements. Permiso Protect surfaces and quantifies high-risk identities, stale access and toxic combinations across human, vendor, AI and non-human accounts. Permiso's Universal Identity Graph inventories identities in all cloud environments and assesses exposure risk. Permiso describes removing zombie accounts and identities, including vendors, that are no longer active in an environment. Permiso shows where MFA is not used and monitors the age and rotation of password and access keys. Permiso provides visualizations of different ways threat actors could compromise identities to move laterally and gain access to sensitive data.[1][3][4][6]

Permiso provides identity threat detection and response for human and non-human identities across environments. Permiso's detection engine has 1500+ detection rules engineered by its P0 Labs team, which actively researches and monitors attacks in the wild. Permiso detects access and behavioral anomalies in environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub, Slack and Salesforce. Permiso monitors activity and correlates user behavior to produce identity security alerts across AWS, Azure, Okta and M365. Permiso tracks the entire lifecycle of credentials, their privileges and posture, and all of the sessions in which those credentials were used and by what identity. Permiso's watchlist capability identifies and mitigates threats from employees, contractors and other trusted individuals who may pose security risks to the organization. Permiso monitors human and non-human identities for access and behavior anomalies in AWS, GitHub, Jira, Salesforce and Snowflake.[3][4][7][8]

Permiso defines non-human identities (NHIs) as any digital identity that authenticates and operates without direct human control. Permiso inventories human and non-human identities, including keys, tokens, service accounts, roles and groups. Permiso identifies orphaned, stale and overly permissive NHIs across cloud environments. Permiso provides a centralized dashboard to monitor NHIs. Permiso monitors the behavior of non-human identities and the humans using them to detect suspicious and malicious activity.[9][10]

Permiso ties every run, event and tool call to the identity behind it in real time across cloud, infrastructure, SaaS and on-prem environments. Permiso launched AI agent runtime security, bringing Identity Runtime Attribution to every agent in production. The Permiso platform gives security teams visibility into agent runs, tool calls and MCP invocations across the full agent lifecycle. Permiso finds agents in Lambda functions, containers and VMs, in the code repositories where they are defined, and behind the model endpoints where they execute. Permiso ties every agent action to a specific human, non-human or AI identity in real time. Permiso visualizes agent actions through the Universal Identity Graph and preserves them as a complete audit trail. SandyClaw runs every skill in a controlled sandbox before it touches the environment, recording every action, every tool call and every downstream request. Permiso's agent lifecycle covers discovering agents, attributing identity at runtime, detecting anomalies, sandboxing skills and enforcing controls, including kill switches. Autodesk is among the first enterprises to deploy the agent capabilities, securing AI agents across its products, workforce and cloud infrastructure.[1][3][4][11]

Permiso detects suspicious activity in Google Cloud Platform across Compute, Storage, App Engine, Secrets Manager, Logging, Network, SSO and IAM. Permiso monitors when GitHub repositories have been transferred outside the organization or updated to public. Permiso provides threat detection for 1Password's password management system. Permiso inventories users in Open AI and monitors their posture and corresponding risk. Permiso monitors only the control plane and is not exposed to any underlying or transaction data. Permiso encrypts control plane data at rest and in transit. ACV Auctions is a Permiso customer. Nutanix is a Permiso customer. Modern Health is a Permiso customer. Permiso states its mission as simplifying cloud security for technology and security professionals.[3][12][13]

Permiso on the record

Sources

Permiso full record

  1. [1]permiso.ioPermiso · permiso.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Okta signs definitive agreement to acquire permiso securityOkta · okta.com · published August 26, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Detect and protect against human and non-human identity threats in real-timePermiso · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Identity Security Posture Management + Identity Threat Detection & ResponsePermiso · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Coverage across cloud environments to better secure the attack surfacePermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Human and Non-Human Identity Inventory, Risk Posture and GovernancePermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) for Human and Non-Human IdentitiesPermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]How Permiso Detects Compromised Credentials In Your EnvironmentPermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]What Are Non-Human Identities? Complete Guide to NHI Security for 2025Permiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Non-Human Identity (NHI) Threat Detection and ResponsePermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Secure Every AI Agent, Skill, and Action | PermisoPermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Security - At Permiso, we don't take security lightlyPermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Learn about how we make cloud zeros into cloud heroes | PermisoPermiso · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Okta to acquire Permiso Security in reported $200M identity security deal - SiliconANGLESiliconANGLE · published July 30, 2026 · Tier B

Vectra AI full record

  1. [1]Modern NDR for Modern Networks | Vectra AI PlatformVectra AI · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]AI Cybersecurity Platform for Network, Identity & Cloud Security | Vectra AIVectra AI · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Vectra AI Platform Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier C
  4. [4]AI-Native Security & Observability Platform | Vectra AIVectra AI · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Advanced Threat Detection AI & SOC Automation - Vectra AIVectra AI · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Vectra AI Threat Detection for Security AnalystsVectra AI · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Cloud Threat Detection & Response for Microsoft 365 Security - Vectra AIVectra AI · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) - Vectra AIVectra AI · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Security Integrations for Your Modern Security Stack | Vectra AIVectra AI · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Vectra AI Launches Vectra AI Pro to Accelerate the Agentic SOCVectra AI · published August 5, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Vectra AI Pioneers a New Era of Continuous Control Across the Hybrid Attack LifecycleVectra AI · published December 16, 2025 · Tier A
  12. [12]Vectra AI and Endace Deliver AI-Native Security and Observability with Integrated Packet-Level ForensicsVectra AI · published July 14, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Vectra AI Launches Ascent to Help Partners Address the New Era of AI-Driven AttacksPR Newswire · published September 15, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Vectra AI Empowers Partners with Unified Microsoft Security Through New Vectra AI Shield SolutionVectra AI · published November 25, 2025 · Tier A
  15. [15]Vectra AI launches Vectra AI Pro to feed AI agents better attack signalsSiliconANGLE · published August 5, 2026 · Tier B
  16. [16]Vectra AI Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier C

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