Cyera Identity vs Silverfort
In short: Cyera Identity scores 7.30 and Silverfort scores 8.35 in the register. Cyera Identity leads on 2 of the seven areas, Silverfort leads on 4, and they tie on 1. Cyera Identity documents 5 of the 24 controls in full and Silverfort documents 6. The matrix below shows each one with its source.
How do the area scores differ?
| Area | Weight | Cyera Identity | Silverfort | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Inventory and discovery | 15 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| A2 Ownership and accountability | 20 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| A3 Policy authoring and enforcement | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| A4 Human approval and escalation | 15 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| A5 Audit evidence | 15 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| A6 Lifecycle and revocation | 10 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| A7 Buying clarity | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Weighted total | 100 | 7.30 | 8.35 | -1.05 |
Which controls does each one document?
| Control | Cyera Identity | Silverfort |
|---|---|---|
| GOV-01 Agent inventory | partly documented | documented |
| GOV-02 Named accountable owner | documented | documented |
| GOV-03 Documented purpose | partly documented | not found in public material |
| GOV-04 Least privilege at creation | partly documented | not found in public material |
| GOV-05 Short-lived credentials | documented | partly documented |
| GOV-06 Per-action policy | documented | documented |
| GOV-07 Human approval for high-risk actions | partly documented | documented |
| GOV-08 No self-approval | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-09 Policy testing before go-live | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-10 Tool allow-listing and hiding | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-11 Revocation and kill switch | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-12 Decommission at task end | documented | not found in public material |
| GOV-13 Per-action audit log tied to a person | documented | documented |
| GOV-14 SIEM export | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-15 Periodic access review | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-16 Shadow agent detection | not found in public material | documented |
| GOV-17 MCP server registry | not found in public material | partly documented |
| GOV-18 Delegation bounded by the person's permissions | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-19 Agent incident response | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-20 Change management for agent permissions | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-21 Third-party agent onboarding | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-22 Data access boundaries | not found in public material | not found in public material |
| GOV-23 Evidence retention | partly documented | not found in public material |
| GOV-24 Board reporting | not found in public material | not found in public material |
Sources for every mark are on the Cyera Identity and Silverfort profiles.
What is the verdict?
Silverfort scores higher overall, 8.35 against 7.30. The widest gap is inventory, where Cyera Identity scores 5 and Silverfort scores 9. That gap decides most of the difference in the total.
Should you pick Cyera Identity or Silverfort?
Pick Cyera Identity if fast revocation and short-lived access matters most to you. Cyera Identity scores 9 on lifecycle against 6 for Silverfort. It decommissions identities when the task ends.
Pick Silverfort if finding every agent, including unregistered ones, matters most to you. Silverfort scores 9 on inventory against 5 for Cyera Identity. It discovers sanctioned and rogue agents across identity providers, clouds and SaaS through read-only APIs.
Frequently asked questions
- 5.1 Which is better for AI agent governance, Cyera Identity or Silverfort?
- Silverfort scores higher in the register, 8.35 against 7.30. The better choice depends on your need: pick Cyera Identity if fast revocation and short-lived access matters most to you.
- 5.2 Do Cyera Identity and Silverfort document human approval?
- Cyera Identity scores 6 on approval and Silverfort scores 9. It escalates write operations in CRMs. It requires approvals before sensitive tool actions.
- 5.3 Do Cyera Identity and Silverfort work alongside an identity provider?
- Cyera Identity: Not stated in the material we read. Silverfort: Yes in practice. Silverfort discovers agents across identity providers such as Entra ID and Okta through read-only APIs, so it reads from the provider you run.
Reviewed by The Register desk