Semperis vs Silverfort for identity visibility and hygiene
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
Identity graph and inventory across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments.
Source: Silverfort platform · Silverfort: ITDR
Higher score: Silverfort
Focused on directory objects; a combined view of agents is not described.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight
Human, service account and AI agent identities are all covered.
Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security · Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Silverfort
Purple Knight checks 218+ indicators of exposure and compromise and grades the results.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight
Access intelligence and behavioral baselines for service accounts.
Source: Silverfort platform · Silverfort: non-human identity security
Higher score: Semperis
Remediation guidance in the report; automated rollback is a separate paid product.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight · Semperis Directory Services Protector
Findings can be enforced inline with policies and MFA.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR · Silverfort: non-human identity security
Higher score: Silverfort
Weighted total
Semperis 6.5 / 10 · Silverfort 7.3 / 10
Higher score: Silverfort
Where each one scores higher
Semperis scores higher on
- hygiene findings (9 vs 7)
- effort to start (8 vs 7)
- maturity and buying clarity (9 vs 6)
Silverfort scores higher on
- breadth of sources (5 vs 7)
- people, machines and agents in one view (4 vs 8)
- acting on findings (6 vs 8)
Pricing, side by side
Semperis
Purple Knight is free. Other products: not published, contact sales.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose Semperis if hygiene findings and maturity and buying clarity matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Purple Knight checks 218+ indicators of exposure and compromise and grades the results.
Choose Silverfort if people, machines and agents in one view and acting on findings matter most. It scores 8 and 8 on them. Human, service account and AI agent identities are all covered.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, Semperis or Silverfort?
On our weights for identity visibility and hygiene, Silverfort scores 7.3 / 10 and Semperis 6.5 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Identity visibility and hygiene page.
Where does Semperis score higher than Silverfort?
On hygiene findings; effort to start; and maturity and buying clarity.
Where does Silverfort score higher than Semperis?
On breadth of sources; people, machines and agents in one view; and acting on findings.
Related
Sources
- Semperis Purple Knight: https://www.semperis.com/purple-knight/
- Semperis Directory Services Protector: https://www.semperis.com/active-directory-security/
- Silverfort platform: https://www.silverfort.com/
- Silverfort: ITDR: https://www.silverfort.com/platform/identity-threat-detection-and-response/
- Silverfort: non-human identity security: https://www.silverfort.com/platform/non-human-identity-security/
- Silverfort: AI agent security: https://www.silverfort.com/platform/ai-agent-security