Entro Security vs NewCore for non-human identities
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
Searches clouds, code, CI/CD, on-prem and collaboration tools, including Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, GitHub, GitLab, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Slack and ServiceNow.
Source: Entro Security
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: Entro Security
Rotation, vaulting and just-in-time access are listed; the emphasis is on finding and tracking secrets.
Source: Entro Security
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: NewCore
Detects abuse in real time through its NHIDR engine; inline blocking is not described.
Source: Entro Security · Entro: AI agents
Higher score: NewCore
Treats on-behalf-of, delegated and autonomous agents as first-class identities.
Source: NewCore home page
Higher score: NewCore
Pricing and certifications are not on the pages reviewed.
Source: Entro Security
Higher score: Entro Security
Weighted total
Entro Security 7.3 / 10 · NewCore 6.7 / 10
Higher score: Entro Security
Where each one scores higher
Entro Security scores higher on
- discovery breadth (9 vs 5)
- owner for every identity (9 vs 8)
- maturity and buying clarity (5 vs 4)
NewCore scores higher on
- removing long-lived secrets (6 vs 7)
- runtime enforcement (6 vs 8)
- AI agents as non-human identities (8 vs 9)
Pricing, side by side
Which should you choose?
Choose Entro Security if discovery breadth and owner for every identity matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Searches clouds, code, CI/CD, on-prem and collaboration tools, including Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, GitHub, GitLab, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Slack and ServiceNow.
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, Entro Security or NewCore?
On our weights for non-human identities, Entro Security scores 7.3 / 10 and NewCore 6.7 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Non-human identities page.
Where does Entro Security score higher than NewCore?
On discovery breadth; owner for every identity; and maturity and buying clarity.
Where does NewCore score higher than Entro Security?
On removing long-lived secrets, runtime enforcement and AI agents as non-human identities.
Related
Sources
- Entro Security: https://entro.security/
- Entro: AI agents: https://entro.security/platform-ai-agents/
- 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