NewCore vs Semperis for ITDR
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
NewCore does not publish a detection catalogue. It is an identity provider with protection built into sign-in, not a monitoring product for other directories.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Scans for hundreds of indicators of exposure and compromise across Active Directory and Entra ID, using the AD replication stream.
Higher score: Semperis
Phishing-resistant sign-in with passkeys and Visual MFA, and unconfigured access defaults to a high-strength baseline.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Automatic rollback of malicious changes, rather than blocking sign-in attempts.
Higher score: NewCore
Secure Split Key needs two key shares to sign a token, so a stolen password and one-time code are not enough to forge one; the launch release names Golden SAML, AiTM, session theft and token replay.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore launch release (PR Newswire)
Token and session attacks are not addressed on the pages reviewed.
Source: Semperis Directory Services Protector · Semperis products
Higher score: NewCore
Can end a session, agent or human path without disabling the account. No wider response or recovery tooling is published.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Rolls back malicious changes in AD and Entra ID and sells forest recovery and Okta tenant recovery.
Source: Semperis Directory Services Protector · Semperis products
Higher score: Semperis
Scores each authenticator 1 to 10 against NIST levels; the discovery graph shows access paths.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore: Identity Discovery
Free Purple Knight assessment with 218+ indicators across AD, Entra ID and Okta; Forest Druid for Tier 0 attack paths.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight · Semperis products
Higher score: Semperis
Launched June 2026; no pricing or named customers published.
Free assessment tools; product pricing is not published.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight
Higher score: Semperis
Weighted total
NewCore 5.9 / 10 · Semperis 6.8 / 10
Higher score: Semperis
Where each one scores higher
NewCore scores higher on
- stopping attacks at sign-in (8 vs 5)
- token and session attacks (9 vs 4)
Semperis scores higher on
- detection breadth (3 vs 8)
- response and recovery (5 vs 9)
- posture and attack paths (6 vs 9)
- maturity and buying clarity (4 vs 7)
Pricing, side by side
Semperis
Purple Knight assessment is free. Product pricing not published, contact sales.
Source: Semperis Purple Knight
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose NewCore if token and session attacks and stopping attacks at sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Secure Split Key needs two key shares to sign a token, so a stolen password and one-time code are not enough to forge one; the launch release names Golden SAML, AiTM, session theft and token replay.
Choose Semperis if response and recovery and posture and attack paths matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Rolls back malicious changes in AD and Entra ID and sells forest recovery and Okta tenant recovery.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, NewCore or Semperis?
On our weights for ITDR, Semperis scores 6.8 / 10 and NewCore 5.9 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the ITDR page.
Where does NewCore score higher than Semperis?
On stopping attacks at sign-in; and token and session attacks.
Where does Semperis score higher than NewCore?
On detection breadth; response and recovery; posture and attack paths; and maturity and buying clarity.
Related
Sources
- NewCore: Identity Security: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-security
- 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
- NewCore: Agent Guardian: https://newcore.com/platform/agent-guardian
- NewCore: Identity Discovery: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-discovery
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/
- Semperis Directory Services Protector: https://www.semperis.com/active-directory-security/
- Semperis products: https://www.semperis.com/
- Semperis Purple Knight: https://www.semperis.com/purple-knight/