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Reco vs Zenity

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. Zenity sells an AI agent security platform built to govern how agents behave, not just what they say or generate. CISO Tribune files both under AI model and agent security and 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 Zenity: 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.aiZenityZenity sells an AI agent security platform built to govern how agents behave, not just what they say or generate.zenity.io
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.
  • AI Observability[5]Builds a live inventory of every agent across an organization's environment and tracks the data those agents access.
  • AI Security Posture Management (AISPM)[7]Evaluates configuration, permissions, and integrations before an agent goes live.
  • Boundaries[4][6][8]Evaluates every agent action in real time against an organization's rules and decides to let it through, block it, or shut the agent down.
  • AI Detection and Response (AIDR)[9]AIDR reads the full sequence of an agent's activity, detecting threats mapped to the OWASP LLM and MITRE ATLAS frameworks.
  • Zenity Security Assessment Hub[13]A set of 10 free, open-source tools built by Zenity Labs to help security teams identify and understand immediate risks.
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Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pages2021[2]
Ownership and funding
Privately held[4]Privately held[3][6][17]
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]
  • September 23, 2026Zenity was named a Market Shaper in Gartner's inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security.[15]
  • August 3, 2026Zenity announced a $125 million Series C round led by Norwest.[14]
  • June 17, 2026Zenity and Carahsoft announced a partnership under which Carahsoft serves as Zenity's Public Sector distributor.[17]
  • March 17, 2026Zenity announced general availability of runtime security controls for AI agents built on Microsoft Foundry.[16]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • 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.Zenity describes a global financial services firm and a global asset manager as organizations that write policy rules for agents. Zenity covers agents embedded in SaaS tools, home-grown agentic platforms in the cloud, and end-user devices. Zenity gives security and platform teams a single place to surface, enforce, and protect MCP usage.
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October 7, 2026November 9, 2026

Where they overlap

  • AI model and agent security is the primary category of both Reco and Zenity; both are also filed under AI governance.
  • Both are privately held.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Reco is also filed under SaaS security posture and Non-human identity security.
  • Reco lists Reco Platform, Agent Runtime, Agent Security, Agent Governance, Application Discovery and 1 more. Zenity lists AI Observability, AI Security Posture Management (AISPM), Boundaries, AI Detection and Response (AIDR) and Zenity Security Assessment Hub.
  • Zenity was founded in 2021.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both Reco and Zenity under AI model and agent security as their primary category, and files both under AI governance. CISO Tribune also files Reco under SaaS security posture and Non-human identity security. Reco sells the Reco Platform alongside Agent Runtime, Agent Security, Agent Governance, Application Discovery and Identity & Access Governance. Reco maps agents, apps, shadow SaaS and SaaS-to-SaaS connections in the Reco Graph. Zenity sells AI Observability, AI Security Posture Management (AISPM), Boundaries and AI Detection and Response (AIDR), plus the free, open-source Zenity Security Assessment Hub. Zenity covers home-grown agents on AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex AI as well as local agents on end-user devices.

Reco and Zenity are both privately held. Reco said on September 29, 2026 that it raised $55 million, building on a $30 million Series B announced in February.

On July 29, 2026, Reco announced an expansion of AI Runtime, adding browser-based enforcement, real-time prompt analysis and blocking, and automated remediation. Zenity announced runtime security controls for AI agents built on Microsoft Foundry on March 17, 2026, and on June 17, 2026 announced Carahsoft as its Public Sector distributor. Zenity names Fortune 500 and Fortune 50 enterprises among the organizations whose AI agent deployments it secures.

What it sells: Zenity

What AI Observability does[5]
AI Observability is Zenity's discovery and visibility layer for AI agents. Data Lens surfaces sensitive files and pages that are both frequently accessed and broadly exposed across agents.
What AI Security Posture Management (AISPM) does[7]
AISPM evaluates configuration and permissions for agents embedded in platforms like Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Salesforce Agentforce. AISPM applies stricter enforcement in production and more flexible policy in development or sandbox environments.
What Boundaries does[4][6][8]
Boundaries is Zenity's runtime enforcement engine. A rule written once in Boundaries is enforced on Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Agentforce, Bedrock, coding agents, and homegrown builds. Boundaries includes a built-in AI assistant that turns a plain-language request into a working rule.
What AI Detection and Response (AIDR) does[9]
AI Detection and Response (AIDR) is Zenity's runtime security layer for AI agents. AIDR detects direct and indirect prompt injection and blocks execution before the agent acts on them. AIDR breaks every agent interaction into individual steps and groups them by thread in a single activity table.
What Zenity Security Assessment Hub does[13]
The Zenity Security Assessment Hub is built by Zenity Labs. The tools take a Red-Team approach to visualize threats across Microsoft 365, with a focus on 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform.

Questions about Reco and Zenity

What do Reco and Zenity sell?
Reco sells Reco Platform, Agent Runtime, Agent Security, Agent Governance, Application Discovery and 1 more. Zenity sells AI Observability, AI Security Posture Management (AISPM), Boundaries, AI Detection and Response (AIDR) and Zenity Security Assessment Hub.
Are Reco and Zenity in the same category?
Yes. AI model and agent security is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
When were Reco and Zenity founded?
Zenity was founded in 2021.
Who owns Reco and Zenity?
Reco is privately held. Zenity is privately held.
Who are Reco and Zenity sold to?
From its own pages, Reco describes the Reco Platform as giving security teams visibility into their entire third-party ecosystem. Zenity describes a global financial services firm and a global asset manager as organizations that write policy rules for agents.
What have Reco and Zenity announced recently?
September 29, 2026: Reco said it raised $55 million, building on the $30 million Series B it announced in February. September 23, 2026: Zenity was named a Market Shaper in Gartner's inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security.

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

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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

Zenity full record

  1. [1]AI Agent Security and Governance | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Zenity announces strategic investment led by m12Zenity · zenity.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Zenity raises 38m series b funding round to secure agentic aiZenity · zenity.io · published October 29, 2024 · Tier A
  4. [4]AI Agent Security & Governance Platform for the Enterprise | ZenityZenity · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]AI Observability | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI Agent Security | Model Context Protocol (MCP) | ZenityZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AI Security Posture Management | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Runtime Boundaries | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AI Detection and Response (AIDRZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Agentic Identity & Access Management: Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Securing Financial Services AI | Zenity, Microsoft & SlalomZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Company | Zenity | Secure AI Agents EverywhereZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Zenity Security Assessment Hub | Zenity | Secure AI Agents EverywhereZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Zenity Raises $125 Million to Secure the Era of 1 Billion AI AgentsZenity · published August 3, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Zenity Named a Market Shaper in Gartner’s Inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application SecurityZenity · published September 23, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Zenity Announces Availability of Inline Agent Runtime Security for Agents Built on Microsoft FoundryZenity · published March 17, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Zenity and Carahsoft Bring AI Agent Security and Governance to Federal, State and Local AgenciesZenity · published June 17, 2026 · Tier A

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