Compare identity security tools side by side
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
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Select 2 to 5 products.
| Criterion | OktaTotal 7.8 / 10Rank 1 of 5 | NewCoreTotal 7.5 / 10Rank 2 of 5 | SilverfortTotal 7.2 / 10Rank 3 of 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Teams already on Okta that want agent identity from the same vendor | Control over each agent call: no standing credentials, per-call policy, human approval | Finding agents across identity providers and clouds, then blocking actions inline |
| C1No standing credentials for agents20% | 8 Okta for AI Agents issues "dynamic, least-privilege tokens" in place of static API keys; Agent SSO with short-lived tokens was listed as generally available in September 2026. Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026 | 9Highest of selection Agent Guardian issues "scoped, short-lived credentials on demand" and states the agent never holds the provider's standing credential. Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian | 6Gap in public material The agent page covers discovery, binding and runtime decisions; issuing short-lived credentials to agents is not described. Source: Silverfort: AI agent security |
| C2Per-call authorization20% | 7 Okta says it enforces policy "at every tool call"; its Agent Gateway was announced on 22 September 2026 as planned for Q3 2026 (https://www.okta.com/newsroom/press-releases/ai-innovations-oktane-2026/). Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026 | 9Highest of selection Each call is evaluated "at the operation level" against policy. Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian | 8 An MCP gateway receives every tool call first and returns an approve or block decision before execution. Source: Silverfort: AI agent security |
| C3Human accountability and approval15% | 7Gap in public material Treats the agent as a principal with delegation from the user and streams access decisions to a SIEM. A human approval step is not described on the page reviewed. Source: Okta: Secure AI | 9Highest of selection Calls can be routed for human approval by policy, and every action is tied to the agent, the accountable human or team, and the policy. Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian | 7Gap in public material Binds each agent to a human identity and maps actions to responsible people. A human approval step is not described. Source: Silverfort: AI agent security |
| C4Finding agents you did not register15% | 7 Identity Discovery lists AI agents in the same graph as people and apps; sources named are Okta, AWS, Microsoft, BambooHR, Salesforce and Google. Source: NewCore: Identity Discovery | 9Highest of selection Discovers sanctioned and rogue agents through read-only APIs across Entra ID, Okta, AWS, Azure and GCP. Source: Silverfort: AI agent security | |
| C5Standards and ecosystem15% | 9Highest of selection Publishes the Cross App Access protocol and an integration network of 8,000+ pre-built integrations. Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta Integration Network | 6 Two access paths are published, an MCP gateway and an OAuth-based Enterprise Managed Authorization flow. No integration count or named agent list is published. Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian | 7 Works with Entra ID, Okta and the three main clouds through an MCP gateway and SSO through your identity provider. Source: Silverfort: AI agent security |
| C6Maturity and buying clarity15% | 8Gap in public materialHighest of selection Okta for AI Agents is sold as an add-on to published Workforce Identity plans; the add-on price itself is not published. Source: Okta pricing | 4 Launched in June 2026. No pricing and no named customers are published. Source: NewCore home page · NewCore launch release (PR Newswire) | 6 Established identity protection vendor. No pricing or launch date for the agent product is published. |
| Published pricing | Okta for AI Agents is an add-on to Workforce Identity plans. Add-on price not published, contact sales. Source: Okta pricing | Not published, contact sales. Source: NewCore home page | Not published, contact sales. Source: Silverfort: AI agent security |
| Deployment | Cloud service | Not published | States no app or code changes are needed |
| Also scored in | ITDR, Workforce IAM | ITDR, Non-human identities, MCP security, Workforce IAM, Identity visibility and hygiene | ITDR, Non-human identities, MCP security, Identity visibility and hygiene |
Okta for AI Agents issues "dynamic, least-privilege tokens" in place of static API keys; Agent SSO with short-lived tokens was listed as generally available in September 2026.
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026
Okta says it enforces policy "at every tool call"; its Agent Gateway was announced on 22 September 2026 as planned for Q3 2026 (https://www.okta.com/newsroom/press-releases/ai-innovations-oktane-2026/).
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026
Treats the agent as a principal with delegation from the user and streams access decisions to a SIEM. A human approval step is not described on the page reviewed.
Source: Okta: Secure AI
Publishes the Cross App Access protocol and an integration network of 8,000+ pre-built integrations.
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta Integration Network
Okta for AI Agents is sold as an add-on to published Workforce Identity plans; the add-on price itself is not published.
Source: Okta pricing
Okta for AI Agents is an add-on to Workforce Identity plans. Add-on price not published, contact sales.
Source: Okta pricing
Agent Guardian issues "scoped, short-lived credentials on demand" and states the agent never holds the provider's standing credential.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Each call is evaluated "at the operation level" against policy.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Calls can be routed for human approval by policy, and every action is tied to the agent, the accountable human or team, and the policy.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Identity Discovery lists AI agents in the same graph as people and apps; sources named are Okta, AWS, Microsoft, BambooHR, Salesforce and Google.
Source: NewCore: Identity Discovery
Two access paths are published, an MCP gateway and an OAuth-based Enterprise Managed Authorization flow. No integration count or named agent list is published.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Launched in June 2026. No pricing and no named customers are published.
Source: NewCore home page · NewCore launch release (PR Newswire)
Not published, contact sales.
Source: NewCore home page
The agent page covers discovery, binding and runtime decisions; issuing short-lived credentials to agents is not described.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
An MCP gateway receives every tool call first and returns an approve or block decision before execution.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Binds each agent to a human identity and maps actions to responsible people. A human approval step is not described.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Discovers sanctioned and rogue agents through read-only APIs across Entra ID, Okta, AWS, Azure and GCP.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Works with Entra ID, Okta and the three main clouds through an MCP gateway and SSO through your identity provider.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Established identity protection vendor. No pricing or launch date for the agent product is published.
Not published, contact sales.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Head-to-head pages for this selection: Okta vs NewCore · Okta vs Silverfort · NewCore vs Silverfort
Questions
How many products can I compare?
Two to five, all from the same topic, because each topic has its own six criteria and weights.
Why can I not compare products from different topics?
The criteria differ by topic. An MCP gateway and a workforce identity provider are scored on different questions, so a combined table would compare unlike things.
Where do the scores come from?
From the topic pages. Every score has a one-line reason and a link to the public page it is based on. The method page explains how the totals are calculated.