Agentic Identity IndexAgent controls / 2026 edition
Last verified 4 November 2026

Best for: control sensitive actions before execution

Per-action policy and human approval dominate.

Use this ranking when this is your primary buying job. All 11 platforms use the same underlying criterion scores.

Situation weights

Agent identity and ownership
10%
Agent discovery
0%
Per-action policy
30%
Agent credentials
5%
Delegation and on-behalf-of access
10%
Audit and lifecycle
5%
Human approval
25%
MCP gateway and tool control
15%
RankPlatformType / best forScoreEvidence
1=NewCoreAgent governance layerPer-action governance alongside your existing IdP8.82Review
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2=KeycardAgent access infrastructureDelegated tool access with step-up approval8.73Review
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3DescopeAgent authentication and access hubOAuth-based agent integration and user consent8.20Review
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4=AembitAgent and workload identity brokerShort-lived credentials and delegated MCP access6.50Review
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5=IdiraAgent identity brokerMCP access with user and agent attribution6.45Review
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6TeleportInfrastructure and MCP accessCryptographic agent access to infrastructure5.78Review
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7=Clutch SecurityAgent identity guardrailsCross-environment discovery and lineage4.65Review
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8=AstrixAgent discovery and provisioningDiscovering agents, owners and connected secrets4.63Review
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9Token SecurityAgent discovery and postureAgent inventory, access maps and intent monitoring4.28Review
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10SilverfortAgent identity securityFinding agents and assigning accountable owners4.00Review
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11SailPoint EntroAgent discovery and credential governanceCorrelating agent owners and finding exposed secrets3.35Review
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Trial checks

Test a denied request, revoked owner and expired token. Confirm what gets blocked before execution, which identities appear in the audit event and what happens when an approval times out.