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Reco vs Vanta

Reco sells the Reco Platform, which gives security teams visibility into their entire third-party ecosystem so they can discover risks, prioritize what matters, and fix it. Vanta offers automation, continuous monitoring and the Vanta Agent so that organizations get and stay compliant. CISO Tribune files both under AI governance. 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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Reco vs Vanta: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
RecoReco sells the Reco Platform, which gives security teams visibility into their entire third-party ecosystem so they can discover risks, prioritize what matters, and fix it.reco.aiVantaVanta offers automation, continuous monitoring and the Vanta Agent so that organizations get and stay compliant.vanta.com
What it sells
  • Reco Platform[1][5]A connected platform that combines agent runtime, agent security and agent governance with shared app and identity context.
  • Agent Runtime[1]Monitors agent activity and responds to threats as prompts and actions occur.
  • Agent Security[1]Discovers, assigns ownership to, and secures connected AI agents.
  • Agent Governance[1]Provides a view of an organization's agent ecosystem and lets teams govern it.
  • Application Discovery[9]Discovers applications in use and maps their connections.
  • Identity & Access GovernanceControls which identities can access which applications and data.
  • Vanta Agent[2]The Vanta Agent drafts policies, completes questionnaires and calls out issues.
  • Trust Center[9][13]Trust Center is a centralized hub for security questionnaires, sensitive documents and security improvement updates.
  • Trust Reports[4]Vanta offers Trust Reports, available before an audit is complete.
  • Vanta API[12]The Vanta API automates evidence collection and testing across many system categories.
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Headquarters
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Ownership and funding
Privately held[4]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
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Recent news
  • September 29, 2026Reco said it raised $55 million, building on the $30 million Series B it announced in February.[16]
  • July 29, 2026Reco announced an expansion of AI Runtime in its platform, adding browser-based enforcement, real-time prompt analysis and blocking, and automated remediation.[3]
  • November 9, 2026Vanta announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pillar Security, an AI security platform covering AI agents across their lifecycle.[14]
  • April 15, 2026Vanta made its remote MCP server available to all customers in Public Preview as of April 15, 2026.[15]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[16]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Reco describes the Reco Platform as giving security teams visibility into their entire third-party ecosystem. Reco describes its security as built for the enterprise. On deployment, Reco supports enforcement through app-native hooks and endpoint controls, using either a customer's own gateway or the gateway from Reco.Vanta's pages address teams without dedicated personnel, where security tasks add to the workload of critical employees. Healthcare providers and their vendors are served through a framework for protecting protected health information. Financial institutions are a named customer type for New York cybersecurity rules. Contractors and subs of the U.S. Department of Defense are a named customer type for federal information controls. B2B SaaS and outsourcing vendors are named for a baseline security checklist.
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October 7, 2026November 6, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Reco and Vanta are both filed under AI governance.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Reco's primary category is AI model and agent security; Vanta's is Compliance automation.
  • Reco is also filed under SaaS security posture and Non-human identity security. Vanta is also filed under GRC and integrated risk platforms and Third-party risk and security ratings.
  • Reco lists Reco Platform, Agent Runtime, Agent Security, Agent Governance, Application Discovery and 1 more. Vanta lists Vanta Agent, Trust Center, Trust Reports and Vanta API.
  • Reco is privately held.

What it sells: Vanta

What Vanta Agent does[2]
The Vanta Agent drafts policies, completes questionnaires and calls out issues. Vanta provides an Agent for TPRM that addresses vendor risk.

Questions about Reco and Vanta

What do Reco and Vanta sell?
Reco sells Reco Platform, Agent Runtime, Agent Security, Agent Governance, Application Discovery and 1 more. Vanta sells Vanta Agent, Trust Center, Trust Reports and Vanta API.
Are Reco and Vanta in the same category?
They share AI governance. Reco's primary category is AI model and agent security and Vanta's is Compliance automation.
Who owns Reco and Vanta?
Reco is privately held.
Who are Reco and Vanta sold to?
From its own pages, Reco describes the Reco Platform as giving security teams visibility into their entire third-party ecosystem. Vanta's pages address teams without dedicated personnel, where security tasks add to the workload of critical employees.
What have Reco and Vanta announced recently?
September 29, 2026: Reco said it raised $55 million, building on the $30 million Series B it announced in February. November 9, 2026: Vanta announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pillar Security, an AI security platform covering AI agents across their lifecycle.

About Reco

Reco sells the Reco Platform, which gives security teams visibility into their entire third-party ecosystem so they can discover risks, prioritize what matters, and fix it. Reco says each agent brings connections to apps, to permissions and to other agents. The Reco Graph is a continuously updated knowledge graph that captures the full context of an organisation's third-party ecosystem. Reco shows who is acting across an ecosystem, including human users, service accounts, and AI agents. Reco shows how apps connect to each other and where data moves across the stack.[1][5][6]

Reco presents one live map of an entire third-party ecosystem: every agent, every app, every connection between them. Teams act on what the Reco Graph shows: they scope permissions, revoke stale access, and give every agent an owner and a lifecycle. Reco secures every prompt, action, and event in real time.[5][6]

Reco discovers and controls agents operating across an ecosystem, from Claude to Agentforce to custom agents. Reco automatically discovers agents across Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Agentforce, Make, n8n, and custom integrations. Reco maps agent identities, data permissions, SaaS-to-SaaS connections, and OAuth scopes in one unified view. Reco surfaces agents with excessive permissions, exposed credentials, or high-risk vendor connections for action. Teams can sanction approved agents, block unauthorized ones, and enforce least-privilege policies across the enterprise ecosystem. Teams can revoke excessive permissions, disable unauthorized agents, or trigger automated workflows through existing security tools. New agents are discovered automatically the moment they appear.[1][5][7]

Reco alerts on injection and jailbreak attempts as they happen, scored using the context the Reco Graph has about the agent behind them. Reco catches sensitive data on its way into models and agents, where it is classified, redacted, or blocked in real time. Reco applies policies to block, warn, redact, allow, or log every agent, tool, and action, based on a customer's own policies or the hundreds of out-of-the-box policies from Reco. Reco monitors and secures personal accounts and non-SSO AI apps, with copy-paste and file-upload guardrails applied by user, group, or device. When an agent goes rogue, Reco stops it with one action, without touching the network or the apps around it. Reco enforces through app-native hooks and endpoint controls, using either the customer's gateway or the gateway from Reco.[8][12]

Reco discovers and maps all agents, apps, shadow AI, shadow SaaS, and SaaS-to-SaaS tools, including their users, data, and toxic combinations. Reco maps every identity, minimizes every privilege, and maintains zero-trust access across all integrated agents and applications. Reco monitors accounts, permissions, and access patterns 24/7 without manual reviews. Reco uses AI-powered Identity Context Agent monitoring so that accounts stay secure and access privileges stay at a minimum. Identity Context Agent automatically analyzes user behavior patterns and provides business context for every identity decision in real time. The posture monitoring covers managed, shadow, AI-powered, and third-party apps. Reco automatically maps findings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and 20+ other standards. For compliance monitoring, Reco maps findings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and other standards. Reco connects compliance findings to existing security tools for remediation workflows. Reco identifies and mitigates data exposure risks across an agent and app ecosystem.[7][9][10][11][13]

Generative AI Discovery is the automated process of identifying all GenAI applications and AI agents in use across an environment. Reco discovers every AI tool, agent, and copilot across an environment, even personal ChatGPT usage. Reco governs AI features embedded within existing SaaS applications, from Salesforce Einstein to Microsoft Copilot. Reco automatically classifies AI tools by risk level, data access, and business impact. Reco detects when employees use personal ChatGPT or Claude accounts for work. Reco monitors AI tool usage through web browsers and extensions. Reco tracks AI usage on mobile devices accessing corporate data. Reco maps what data flows to AI systems and which GenAI tools have access to sensitive information.[12][13]

Reco Library connects to hundreds of apps out of the box, from Slack to Salesforce. Reco connects to 290+ agents and apps, identifies embedded agents, and governs autonomous tools. New apps are detected and integrated automatically through always-on discovery. Reco offers agent-ready MCP support, API-first architecture, and an AI-enabled UI. Reco offers AI-powered agents that work 24/7 to detect, analyze, and remediate threats without human intervention across a SaaS ecosystem. Reco is SOC2 and GDPR compliant and ISO 27001 certified.[1][2][5][6][7][14][15]

Reco on the record

Sources

Reco full record

  1. [1]reco.aiReco · reco.ai · undated page, accessed October 7, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]NewsroomReco · reco.ai · undated page, accessed October 7, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Reco enhances AI Runtime with browser-based AI security and automated remediationHelp Net Security · published July 29, 2026 · Tier B
  4. [4]Reco Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 31, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]Reco Platform: Secure Every App, Identity, and AI AgentReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI Agent Security Platform | RecoReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AI Agent Security: Discover & Control Every AI AgentReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Reco AI Agent Runtime: Control Every Agent ActionReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AI-Powered Identity Access Governance | Secure SaaS at ScaleReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]SaaS Security Posture Management – Continuous SSPM+ CoverageReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Continuous SaaS Compliance Monitoring & Coverage | RecoReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]AI Governance & Security for SaaS ComplianceReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Generative AI Discovery for Shadow Tools, Agents & Data RisksReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]SaaS App Factory™: Secure AI Agents & SaaS AppsReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]SaaS Security Automation with AI AgentsReco · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market | TechCrunchTechCrunch · published September 29, 2026 · Tier B

Vanta full record

  1. [1]vanta.comVanta · vanta.com · undated page, accessed November 6, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI, and GDPR ComplianceVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]ISO 27001 compliance automation software | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Security & Compliance Foundations | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]All security and compliance frameworks Vanta supports | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]US state privacy compliance software: CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA, & more | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Privacy Foundations | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]CMMC compliance software: Get CMMC-ready faster | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]CIS v8 compliance software: Automate evidence collection | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) compliance software | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]ISO 9001 compliance software: Simplify quality management | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Vanta API | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Continuous Trust | VantaVanta · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Vanta to Acquire Pillar Security to Turn AI Policy Into PracticeBusiness Wire · published November 9, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]New in Vanta | April 2026Vanta · published April 15, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Vanta Reviews & Product DetailsG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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