NewCore vs Silverfort for AI agent security and identity
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
Agent Guardian issues "scoped, short-lived credentials on demand" and states the agent never holds the provider's standing credential.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
The agent page covers discovery, binding and runtime decisions; issuing short-lived credentials to agents is not described.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: NewCore
An MCP gateway receives every tool call first and returns an approve or block decision before execution.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: NewCore
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
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
Higher score: NewCore
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
Discovers sanctioned and rogue agents through read-only APIs across Entra ID, Okta, AWS, Azure and GCP.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Silverfort
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
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
Higher score: Silverfort
Launched in June 2026. No pricing and no named customers are published.
Source: NewCore home page · NewCore launch release (PR Newswire)
Established identity protection vendor. No pricing or launch date for the agent product is published.
Higher score: Silverfort
Weighted total
NewCore 7.5 / 10 · Silverfort 7.2 / 10
Higher score: NewCore
Where each one scores higher
NewCore scores higher on
- no standing credentials for agents (9 vs 6)
- per-call authorization (9 vs 8)
- human accountability and approval (9 vs 7)
Silverfort scores higher on
- finding agents you did not register (7 vs 9)
- standards and ecosystem (6 vs 7)
- maturity and buying clarity (4 vs 6)
Pricing, side by side
Which should you choose?
Choose NewCore if no standing credentials for agents and per-call authorization matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Agent Guardian issues "scoped, short-lived credentials on demand" and states the agent never holds the provider's standing credential.
Choose Silverfort if finding agents you did not register and per-call authorization matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Discovers sanctioned and rogue agents through read-only APIs across Entra ID, Okta, AWS, Azure and GCP.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, NewCore or Silverfort?
On our weights for AI agent security and identity, NewCore scores 7.5 / 10 and Silverfort 7.2 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the AI agent security and identity page.
Where does NewCore score higher than Silverfort?
On no standing credentials for agents; per-call authorization; and human accountability and approval.
Where does Silverfort score higher than NewCore?
On finding agents you did not register; standards and ecosystem; and maturity and buying clarity.
Related
Sources
- NewCore: Agent Guardian: https://newcore.com/platform/agent-guardian
- NewCore: Identity Discovery: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-discovery
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/
- NewCore launch release (PR Newswire): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newcore-emerges-from-stealth-with-66m-to-rebuild-workforce-identity-for-the-agentic-era-302799643.html
- Silverfort: AI agent security: https://www.silverfort.com/platform/ai-agent-security
- Silverfort platform: https://www.silverfort.com/