CyberArk Secrets Manager vs NewCore for non-human identities
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
Manages the secrets it holds and syncs with AWS Secrets Manager and Azure Key Vault through Secrets Hub; broad discovery is not the focus.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Discovery covers people, agents, systems and apps across Okta, AWS, Microsoft, BambooHR, Salesforce and Google. Code repositories and vaults are not listed.
Source: NewCore: Identity Discovery
Higher score: Tie
Ownership mapping is not described on the page reviewed.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Higher score: NewCore
Centrally rotates and manages credentials for applications, DevOps tools and pipelines.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Replaces standing credentials with short-lived, scoped ones for agents; the same claim is not made for existing service accounts.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Higher score: CyberArk Secrets Manager
Controls how applications fetch secrets; behavioral blocking is not described.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Higher score: NewCore
AI agents are not mentioned on the page reviewed.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Treats on-behalf-of, delegated and autonomous agents as first-class identities.
Source: NewCore home page
Higher score: NewCore
SaaS, self-hosted and open-source (Conjur) options; named overall leader in KuppingerCole's 2025 Leadership Compass for enterprise secrets management.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Higher score: CyberArk Secrets Manager
Weighted total
CyberArk Secrets Manager 5.8 / 10 · NewCore 6.7 / 10
Higher score: NewCore
Where each one scores higher
CyberArk Secrets Manager scores higher on
- removing long-lived secrets (8 vs 7)
- maturity and buying clarity (9 vs 4)
NewCore scores higher on
- owner for every identity (4 vs 8)
- runtime enforcement (5 vs 8)
- AI agents as non-human identities (3 vs 9)
Pricing, side by side
CyberArk Secrets Manager
Not on the page reviewed. Conjur is available as open source.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose CyberArk Secrets Manager if maturity and buying clarity and removing long-lived secrets matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. SaaS, self-hosted and open-source (Conjur) options; named overall leader in KuppingerCole's 2025 Leadership Compass for enterprise secrets management.
Choose NewCore if AI agents as non-human identities and owner for every identity matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Treats on-behalf-of, delegated and autonomous agents as first-class identities.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, CyberArk Secrets Manager or NewCore?
On our weights for non-human identities, NewCore scores 6.7 / 10 and CyberArk Secrets Manager 5.8 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Non-human identities page.
Where does CyberArk Secrets Manager score higher than NewCore?
On removing long-lived secrets; and maturity and buying clarity.
Where does NewCore score higher than CyberArk Secrets Manager?
On owner for every identity, runtime enforcement and AI agents as non-human identities.
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Sources
- CyberArk secrets management: https://www.cyberark.com/products/secrets-management/
- NewCore: Identity Discovery: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-discovery
- NewCore: Agent Guardian: https://newcore.com/platform/agent-guardian
- 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