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Valence vs Vectra AI

Valence sells a platform that discovers and protects human, non-human, and AI agent identities across endpoint, cloud, and SaaS. 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. 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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  • Valence
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Valence vs Vectra AI: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
ValenceValence sells a platform that discovers and protects human, non-human, and AI agent identities across endpoint, cloud, and SaaS.valencesecurity.comVectra AIVectra AI sells the Vectra AI Platform, a security platform that covers network, identity and cloud.vectra.ai
What it sells
  • SaaS Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)Monitors identity activity across SaaS to detect threats.
  • 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
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Ownership and funding
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Named customers
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Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • 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
  • G2: listed, seen November 4, 2026[4]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Valence sells mainly to security teams that need to discover, protect, and detect and respond to threats across their SaaS and AI ecosystem. Valence also addresses SaaS admins, who work with security teams on a unified view of SaaS and AI risks. Valence works with business users to understand and address risks they configured. Valence offers a route for organizations that want to develop integrations for proprietary or highly specialized SaaS apps. Valence says its platform helps find and fix risks across mission-critical SaaS applications.Not written yet
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November 2, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

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

Where they differ, field by field

  • Valence's primary category is SaaS security posture; Vectra AI's is Network detection and response.
  • Valence is also filed under Non-human identity security. Vectra AI is also filed under Cloud detection and response.
  • Valence lists SaaS Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). Vectra AI lists Vectra AI Platform and Vectra MXDR.
  • Vectra AI is headquartered in San Jose, United States.

What it sells: Valence

What SaaS Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) does
Valence delivers identity threat detection and response across a SaaS ecosystem. Valence monitors activity across users, service accounts, tokens, and integrations to identify suspicious access patterns, privilege abuse, and signs of compromise. Valence correlates events across applications to uncover threats that are difficult to detect in isolation.

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 Valence and Vectra AI

What do Valence and Vectra AI sell?
Valence sells SaaS Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). Vectra AI sells Vectra AI Platform and Vectra MXDR.
Are Valence and Vectra AI in the same category?
They share Identity threat detection and response. Valence's primary category is SaaS security posture and Vectra AI's is Network detection and response.
Where are Valence and Vectra AI headquartered?
Vectra AI is headquartered in San Jose, United States.
Who are Valence and Vectra AI sold to?
From its own pages, Valence sells mainly to security teams that need to discover, protect, and detect and respond to threats across their SaaS and AI ecosystem.
What have Valence and Vectra AI announced recently?
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 Valence

Valence sells a platform that discovers and protects human, non-human, and AI agent identities across endpoint, cloud, and SaaS. Valence combines SaaS security and AI governance to enable security teams to discover, protect, and detect and respond to threats across their SaaS and AI ecosystem.[1][3][5]

Valence says human, non-human, and agentic identities are spread across SaaS, cloud, and endpoints, far beyond what IAM was built to track. Valence says chained identities and privileges span systems, turning one rogue agent into an enterprise-wide incident. Valence says its platform lets teams enforce least privilege on agents and identities, fix misconfigurations, and control how AI connects to critical apps.[3][5][14]

In its Microsoft 365 coverage, Valence combines SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), SaaS risk remediation and SaaS Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) capabilities to find and fix Microsoft 365 security risks. Valence identifies and monitors both sanctioned and unsanctioned SaaS applications, including shadow IT and AI tools. Valence builds an inventory of SaaS apps and users.[3][6]

Valence identifies misconfigurations, policy gaps, and configuration drift, presenting priorities and remediation paths. Valence supports compliance with industry frameworks such as CIS, ISO, SOC2, and NIST.[3][7]

Valence delivers unified SaaS and AI Security Posture Management with centralized governance across every application. Valence continuously maps AI usage across SaaS, cataloging embedded AI features, integrations, and AI agents. Valence identifies and manages shadow AI tools and AI agents adopted outside of sanctioned workflows. Valence evaluates how AI capabilities and agents access data, what permissions they hold, and what actions they are allowed to perform. Valence says security teams can apply least-privilege controls to AI agents.[3][7][8]

Valence offers remediation options that include manual and automated capabilities and business user collaboration. Security teams can apply one-click fixes directly from Valence or define automated triggers, outreach, and actions to enforce security policies. Valence collaborates with business users over Slack or email to address risks they configured. Valence delivers identity threat detection and response across a SaaS ecosystem. Valence monitors activity across users, service accounts, tokens, and integrations to identify suspicious access patterns, privilege abuse, and signs of compromise. Valence correlates events across applications to uncover threats that are difficult to detect in isolation.[3][9]

Valence integrates and supports over 150 SaaS applications such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Okta, and GitHub. Valence Connector Studio extends SaaS security to every application an organization relies on. Valence lets organizations use a simple REST API to ingest data from custom sources. Valence identifies Slack accounts that bypass corporate IdP management. Valence detects and manages GitHub accounts that bypass corporate SSO/IdP. Valence says it empowered Lionbridge to revoke 95% of obsolete or inactive OAuth and API tokens almost immediately. Highspot reduced external data shares by 55% over six months.[1][3][6][7][10][11][12][13]

Valence on the record

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Valence full record

  1. [1]valencesecurity.comValence · valencesecurity.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Israeli cybersecurity startup valence launches out of stealth with 7m in fundingValence · valencesecurity.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]SaaS Application Security Platform | ValenceValence · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Valence Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier C
  5. [5]The Leader in SaaS and AI Security, Built for the Agentic Era | ValenceValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Comprehensive Microsoft 365 Security and Risk RemediationValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]SaaS Security Posture Management | ValenceValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM)Valence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) | ValenceValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Valence Connector Studio | Extend SaaS Security to Any ApplicationValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Remediate Your Slack Security Risks | ValenceValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]GitHub Security: Manage Risks with ValenceValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Google Workspace Security | Protect Your SaaS EnvironmentValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Salesforce Security | Protect Your SaaS EnvironmentValence Security · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A

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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