Entro Security vs Silverfort for non-human identities

SHORT ANSWER

On our weights for non-human identities, Entro Security scores 7.3 / 10 and Silverfort 7.0 / 10. Entro Security scores higher on discovery breadth, owner for every identity and removing long-lived secrets; Silverfort scores higher on runtime enforcement; and maturity and buying clarity. They score the same on AI agents as non-human identities.

Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29

Scores by criterion

Scores for Entro Security and Silverfort in non-human identities, out of 10
Criterion	Entro Security	Silverfort	Higher score
C1Discovery breadth25%	9 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	7Gap in public material Discovers AD service accounts and cloud NHIs; code repositories and vaults are not listed. Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security	Entro Security
C2Owner for every identity15%	9 Maps every NHI and secret to a human owner. Source: Entro Security	8 Maps human owners, sources, destinations and privilege levels for each account. Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security	Entro Security
C3Removing long-lived secrets25%	6 Rotation, vaulting and just-in-time access are listed; the emphasis is on finding and tracking secrets. Source: Entro Security	5 Constrains existing accounts rather than replacing their secrets. Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security	Entro Security
C4Runtime enforcement15%	6Gap in public material Detects abuse in real time through its NHIDR engine; inline blocking is not described. Source: Entro Security · Entro: AI agents	9 Behavioral baseline per service account and "virtual fences" enforced inline. Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security	Silverfort
C5AI agents as non-human identities10%	8 Inventories agents and links them to the secrets and identities they use. Source: Entro: AI agents	8 Covers AI agents alongside service accounts and tokens. Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security · Silverfort: AI agent security	Tie
C6Maturity and buying clarity10%	5Gap in public material Pricing and certifications are not on the pages reviewed. Source: Entro Security	6Gap in public material Established vendor; pricing not published. Source: Silverfort platform	Silverfort
Weighted total	7.3 / 10	7.0 / 10	Entro Security

C1Discovery breadth25%

9

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

7Gap in public material

Discovers AD service accounts and cloud NHIs; code repositories and vaults are not listed.

Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security

Higher score: Entro Security

C2Owner for every identity15%

9

Maps every NHI and secret to a human owner.

Source: Entro Security

8

Maps human owners, sources, destinations and privilege levels for each account.

Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security

Higher score: Entro Security

C3Removing long-lived secrets25%

6

Rotation, vaulting and just-in-time access are listed; the emphasis is on finding and tracking secrets.

Source: Entro Security

5

Constrains existing accounts rather than replacing their secrets.

Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security

Higher score: Entro Security

C4Runtime enforcement15%

6Gap in public material

Detects abuse in real time through its NHIDR engine; inline blocking is not described.

Source: Entro Security · Entro: AI agents

9

Behavioral baseline per service account and "virtual fences" enforced inline.

Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security

Higher score: Silverfort

C5AI agents as non-human identities10%

8

Inventories agents and links them to the secrets and identities they use.

Source: Entro: AI agents

8

Covers AI agents alongside service accounts and tokens.

Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security · Silverfort: AI agent security

Higher score: Tie

C6Maturity and buying clarity10%

5Gap in public material

Pricing and certifications are not on the pages reviewed.

Source: Entro Security

6Gap in public material

Established vendor; pricing not published.

Source: Silverfort platform

Higher score: Silverfort

Weighted total

Entro Security 7.3 / 10 · Silverfort 7.0 / 10

Higher score: Entro Security

Where each one scores higher

Entro Security scores higher on

discovery breadth (9 vs 7)
owner for every identity (9 vs 8)
removing long-lived secrets (6 vs 5)

Silverfort scores higher on

runtime enforcement (6 vs 9)
maturity and buying clarity (5 vs 6)

Pricing, side by side

Entro Security

Not on the pages reviewed, contact sales.

Source: Entro Security

As published on 2026-09-29.

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Silverfort

Not published, contact sales.

Source: Silverfort: non-human identity security

As published on 2026-09-29.

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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 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, Entro Security or Silverfort?

On our weights for non-human identities, Entro Security scores 7.3 / 10 and Silverfort 7.0 / 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 Silverfort?

On discovery breadth, owner for every identity and removing long-lived secrets.

Where does Silverfort score higher than Entro Security?

On runtime enforcement; and maturity and buying clarity.

Related

Sources

Entro Security: https://entro.security/
Entro: AI agents: https://entro.security/platform-ai-agents/
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/