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Saviynt vs Symmetry Systems

Saviynt sells an identity security platform for identity governance, privileged access and application security, including Zuma for AI agents and non-human identities. Symmetry Systems sells a Data + AI Security Platform that discovers, classifies, protects, and monitors sensitive data. CISO Tribune files both under Non-human identity security. 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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  • Saviynt
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Saviynt vs Symmetry Systems: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
SaviyntSaviynt sells an identity security platform for identity governance, privileged access and application security, including Zuma for AI agents and non-human identities.saviynt.comSymmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems sells a Data + AI Security Platform that discovers, classifies, protects, and monitors sensitive data.symmetry-systems.com
What it sells
  • 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.
  • DataGuard[1][8]A data security product from Symmetry Systems.
  • DataEnforce[1][4]Remediates misconfigurations, revokes excess permissions, and enforces policy.
Categories
Headquarters
El Segundo, United States[4]Not stated on its pages
Founded
2011[3]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Privately held[6][12][13]Owned by Zscaler
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • 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]
Not stated on its pages
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
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.From its own pages, Symmetry Systems sells to federal agencies and contractors that need data discovery, classification, monitoring and reporting across cloud and on-premises environments. Symmetry Systems describes an air-gapped DSPM for defense, federal and healthcare environments. Symmetry Systems runs a partner program for managed security services providers. Symmetry Systems offers separate instances per region, and a deployment where classification compute runs inside the customer's VPC or on-prem network. Symmetry Systems offers a managed service for data security.
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September 27, 2026October 23, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Saviynt and Symmetry Systems are both filed under Non-human identity security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Saviynt's primary category is Identity governance and administration; Symmetry Systems's is Data security posture management.
  • Saviynt is also filed under Privileged access management. Symmetry Systems is also filed under AI governance and Workforce AI usage security.
  • Saviynt lists Identity Governance & Administration, Privileged Access Management, Non-Human Identities and Zuma. Symmetry Systems lists DataGuard and DataEnforce.
  • Saviynt is headquartered in El Segundo, United States.
  • Saviynt was founded in 2011.
  • Saviynt is privately held. Symmetry Systems is owned by Zscaler.

What it sells: Symmetry Systems

What DataEnforce does[1][4]
DataEnforce automatically remediates misconfigurations, revokes excess permissions, and enforces policy. DataEnforce does this without requiring a separate DLP or PAM tool.

Questions about Saviynt and Symmetry Systems

What do Saviynt and Symmetry Systems sell?
Saviynt sells Identity Governance & Administration, Privileged Access Management, Non-Human Identities and Zuma. Symmetry Systems sells DataGuard and DataEnforce.
Are Saviynt and Symmetry Systems in the same category?
They share Non-human identity security. Saviynt's primary category is Identity governance and administration and Symmetry Systems's is Data security posture management.
Where are Saviynt and Symmetry Systems headquartered?
Saviynt is headquartered in El Segundo, United States.
When were Saviynt and Symmetry Systems founded?
Saviynt was founded in 2011.
Who owns Saviynt and Symmetry Systems?
Saviynt is privately held. Symmetry Systems is owned by Zscaler.
Who are Saviynt and Symmetry Systems sold to?
From its own pages, Saviynt sells mainly to security and IAM teams that want a single control plane for AI identities. From its own pages, Symmetry Systems sells to federal agencies and contractors that need data discovery, classification, monitoring and reporting across cloud and on-premises environments.
What have Saviynt and Symmetry Systems announced recently?
May 12, 2026: Saviynt announced the appointments of Pete Angstadt as its first Chief Commercial Officer and Brad Myers as Chief Customer Officer.

About Saviynt

Saviynt sells an identity security platform for identity governance, privileged access and application security, including Zuma for AI agents and non-human identities. Saviynt describes Zuma as the enterprise AI identity security platform that provides the complete control plane for AI agents and non-human identities. Saviynt says it has secured over 100 million identities globally.[5][14][18]

Saviynt asks who is responsible for AI agent identities in a business and what system manages them. Saviynt says it registers and manages AI agents, including their access privileges and risk profile. Saviynt says it finds Shadow AI and remediates it. Saviynt says it enables AI builders to implement security into agents and apps as they build. Saviynt says it evaluates intent and context for every request at runtime so that agents do not work outside their intended scope.[1]

Zuma is organised into Zuma Insights, Zuma Access and Zuma Governance. Zuma Insights automatically discovers every AI agent, tool, MCP server and NHI across an ecosystem. Zuma Insights includes an access map that traces the path an AI agent or NHI takes to reach critical apps, data and tools. Zuma Insights includes a timeline view that keeps a record of every AI agent and NHI action and activity. Zuma for Apps is announced to govern AI agent and non-human identity access and actions in business-critical applications, evaluating delegated authority, intent, context and risk to allow, block or escalate actions.[2][5]

Saviynt lists Identity Governance & Administration, which automates identity lifecycles and enforces least-privilege access policies across cloud and on-premises environments. Identity Security Posture Management continuously surfaces and remediates identity risks, misconfigurations and excessive access before they become threats. Application Access Governance audits and controls user access within enterprise applications to prevent toxic combinations and maintain compliance. Privileged Access Management secures, monitors and manages privileged accounts and credentials across hybrid infrastructure. External Identity Management extends governance to vendors, contractors and partners with controlled, auditable access from onboarding to offboarding.[7][8][14]

Non-Human Identity discovers all non-human identities and enriches them with contextual insights. Saviynt says it automatically discovers all workloads, accounts and credentials across environments. Saviynt says non-human identities can be protected from Day 1 with Saviynt Identity Cloud. Just-in-Time Access secures high-risk access, eliminating standing privileges while keeping users productive. Just-in-Time Access grants time-bound, policy-driven access to risky entitlements. Saviynt says Just-in-Time Access can be activated for all connected apps within an hour. Saviynt says Application Onboarding decreases application integration and onboarding from weeks or months to hours. Saviynt says application onboarding with its Integration and Onboarding Agent eliminates the bottlenecks commonly associated with app onboarding and management. Saviynt Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server simplifies identity security through natural language interactions.[14][15][16][17]

Saviynt manages vaulting, session recording and remote privileged access from a single control panel. Saviynt says it enforces ZSP across human, non-human and AI identities. Saviynt says it manages access risks across every environment, including cloud, SaaS, DevOps and infrastructure. Saviynt for AWS is described as simplifying and securing AWS access for every workload and instance. Saviynt for SAP delivers identity security and access governance for SAP and hybrid SAP environments. Saviynt for ServiceNow is described as access governance designed for the ServiceNow environment. Saviynt for Crowdstrike is described as detecting and stopping identity compromises in real time. Saviynt lists an S4 HANA connector for managing user lifecycle and governing access to business roles in SAP S4 Hana Private or on-premise systems. Saviynt says it covers 95% of enterprise apps and data sources.[5][7][10][11][14][18][19]

Saviynt's Success Package gives customers direct access to a Saviynt Platform Expert. Saviynt says it has a solution for priorities such as compliance, identity lifecycle automation, privilege access or governing external identities, and commits to attain value in less than 12 weeks. Customers named on its pages include Hertz, Petco, GE Healthcare and UWA.[1][2][5][7][8][9][10][11][20][21]

Saviynt on the record

Sources

Saviynt full record

  1. [1]saviynt.comSaviynt · saviynt.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Saviynt raises 700m in kkr led round to establish identity security as the foundation for the ai eraSaviynt · saviynt.com · published December 9, 2025 · Tier A
  3. [3]Saviynt raises 205m founder rejoins as ceo appoints seasoned president to accelerate its leadership in identity managementSaviynt · saviynt.com · published January 31, 2023 · Tier A
  4. [4]Contact usSaviynt · saviynt.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Zuma: Enterprise AI Identity Security Platform | SaviyntSaviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Secure Every Identity | Unified Identity Governance Solutions | SaviyntSaviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]PingOneSaviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]DatabricksSaviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]RESTSaviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Microsoft Copilot StudioSaviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)Saviynt · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Saviynt Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  13. [13]Saviynt Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  14. [14]ProductsSaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Non-Human Identity Management | Non-Human Identities (NHI) SecuritySaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Just-in-Time Access | JIT Access ManagementSaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Application Integration and Onboarding Agent | SaviyntSaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Privileged Access Management Solutions | Cloud PAM Software SolutionsSaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]SAP S/4 HANASaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  20. [20]Expert Services | SaviyntSaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  21. [21]Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) | SaviyntSaviynt · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  22. [22]Saviynt Unveils Industry’s First Identity Control Plane for AI AgentsSaviynt · published March 24, 2026 · Tier A
  23. [23]Saviynt Appoints Pete Angstadt & Brad Myers to Executive TeamSaviynt · published May 12, 2026 · Tier A

Symmetry Systems full record

  1. [1]symmetry-systems.comSymmetry Systems · symmetry-systems.com · undated page, accessed October 23, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Symmetry systems launches symmetry aiguardSymmetry Systems · symmetry-systems.com · published February 25, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Data-Centric Security Roadmap Template for Modern CISO'sSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Symmetry Systems - The Data+AI Security Company.Symmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Data Security Posture Management Solution - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Zero Trust and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Security Compliance Statement - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Data Security Posture Management as a Service - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Symmetry for Managed Security Services Providers - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]How DataGuard helps with FedRAMP compliance - Symmetry SystemsSymmetry Systems · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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