CyberArk Secrets Manager vs Silverfort 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
Discovers AD service accounts and cloud NHIs; code repositories and vaults are not listed.
Higher score: Silverfort
Ownership mapping is not described on the page reviewed.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Maps human owners, sources, destinations and privilege levels for each account.
Higher score: Silverfort
Centrally rotates and manages credentials for applications, DevOps tools and pipelines.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Constrains existing accounts rather than replacing their secrets.
Higher score: CyberArk Secrets Manager
Controls how applications fetch secrets; behavioral blocking is not described.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Behavioral baseline per service account and "virtual fences" enforced inline.
Higher score: Silverfort
AI agents are not mentioned on the page reviewed.
Source: CyberArk secrets management
Covers AI agents alongside service accounts and tokens.
Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security · Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Silverfort
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 · Silverfort 7.0 / 10
Higher score: Silverfort
Where each one scores higher
CyberArk Secrets Manager scores higher on
- removing long-lived secrets (8 vs 5)
- maturity and buying clarity (9 vs 6)
Silverfort scores higher on
- discovery breadth (5 vs 7)
- owner for every identity (4 vs 8)
- runtime enforcement (5 vs 9)
- AI agents as non-human identities (3 vs 8)
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.
Silverfort
Not published, contact sales.
Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security
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 Silverfort if runtime enforcement and owner for every identity matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Behavioral baseline per service account and "virtual fences" enforced inline.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, CyberArk Secrets Manager or Silverfort?
On our weights for non-human identities, Silverfort scores 7.0 / 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 Silverfort?
On removing long-lived secrets; and maturity and buying clarity.
Where does Silverfort score higher than CyberArk Secrets Manager?
On discovery breadth, 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/
- 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
- Silverfort platform: https://www.silverfort.com/