Astrix Security vs Entro: Two NHI Paths After the 2026 Buys
Choose Astrix when OAuth and SaaS app-to-app NHI governance on the Cisco path is the product. Choose Entro when secrets sprawl and credential lineage inside SailPoint is the product.
On 29 June 2026 SailPoint completed its Entro acquisition, and Cisco’s Astrix close landed the same week. Two NHI specialists that had raised about $85M and $24M stopped being interchangeable startup logos and became product lines inside larger identity platforms.
That market signal is why this page still matters. Buyers evaluate Astrix under the Cisco Identity Intelligence, Duo, Secure Access, and Splunk path. Buyers evaluate Entro as a SailPoint standalone offering while Agentic Fabric integration continues. Between these two, Astrix productizes OAuth and SaaS third-party app access governance on an Identity Graph for agents and NHIs. Entro productizes secrets sprawl plus credential lineage across code, CI/CD, cloud, and collaboration tools, with NHIDR for behavior.
If your RFP only says “NHI security,” both will tick the box. The useful fork is which inventory your operators open every morning. A broader shortlist still lives on non-human identity tools.
| Job | NHI and AI-agent Discover, Secure, Deploy with Identity Graph, OAuth/SaaS app-to-app governance, and Agent Control Plane (Cisco path) | NHI and secrets security with credential lineage across code, CI/CD, cloud, and collab tools, plus NHIDR (SailPoint standalone + Agentic Fabric) |
|---|---|---|
| How risk is scored | Access scope, usage, ownership gaps, anomalies; rotate or revoke without breaking app-to-app flows | Privilege and usage posture, ContextIQ-style validation, NHIDR behavioral anomalies; owner-attributed remediation |
| Deploy | Agentless, non-proxy API; metadata-focused connectors across SaaS, cloud, CI/CD, vaults, AI platforms | Agentless API integrations across vaults, cloud, SCM, CI/CD, and collaboration sources |
| What fails CI | Access policy and Agent Control Plane controls before agent action; less of a classic secret-in-pipeline gate story | Secret findings in repos, PRs, and pipelines with remediation in the SDLC surfaces teams already use |
| License/pricing | New standalone licenses ended 30 Jun 2026; evaluate via Cisco. No public self-serve dollar table | Sales-quoted / contact sales; standalone offerings still sold during SailPoint integration. No public dollar list |
| Who operates it | Identity, AppSec, and SaaS/TPRM owners on the Cisco identity stack | Identity and AppSec plus DevOps for secrets in code and CI/CD under SailPoint |
The category moved under platform owners, not under a shared product story. On 29 June 2026 Cisco confirmed it had completed the Astrix acquisition, with integration planned into Identity Intelligence, Secure Access, Duo, and Splunk. On 29 June 2026 SailPoint completed Entro and said Entro remains available as a standalone offering while native Agentic Fabric work continues.
That naming gap is why Astrix and Entro land on the same shortlist. Familiarity with service accounts is not the same as an inventory of OAuth apps, leaked secrets, and agent credentials.
We reviewed first-party documentation, acquisition notices, public pricing surfaces, and live community threads. We did not test the products in paid production environments, so this is not a hands-on benchmark.
Astrix Security
Entro
Editions and pricing
Neither vendor publishes a trustworthy self-serve dollar table a spreadsheet can trust without sales. Acquisition status matters more than plan-tier names right now: who invoices you, and what is still sold as a standalone SKU.
| Owner (2026) | Cisco (acquisition completed ~29 Jun 2026; ~$400M reported by press, not a Cisco dollar disclosure) | SailPoint (acquisition completed 29 Jun 2026; financial terms not disclosed) |
|---|---|---|
| How you buy it now | Astrix site notice (checked 5 Sep 2026): new standalone licenses ended 30 Jun 2026; existing agreements continue; capabilities folding into Cisco Identity Intelligence / Duo / Secure Access / Splunk | SailPoint close PR: Entro NHI and credentials solutions available as standalone offerings while native platform integration continues |
| Public price table | No public self-serve dollar SKU. Contact Cisco / Astrix representative. TCO depends on connectors and agent/NHI scope | No public dollar list on first-party surfaces checked 5 Sep 2026. Contact sales. TCO depends on secret/NHI coverage and NHIDR scope |
| Pre-buy funding signal | ~$85M raised, including $45M Series B (Dec 2024, Menlo Anthology) | ~$24M raised ($6M seed + $18M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital) |
If procurement needs a published monthly seat price before a call, both paths will stall that spreadsheet. Ask who invoices after the close, which SKU still exists as standalone, and what connector or secret-type meters appear in the quote.
OAuth and SaaS access
| Primary surface | OAuth apps, SaaS third-party integrations, service accounts, API keys, IAM roles, AI agents, MCP servers on an Identity Graph | NHI inventory includes OAuth apps and tokens, but product story leads with secrets and credential lineage |
|---|---|---|
| Governance shape | App-to-app access layer: discover, risk-score, rotate or revoke over-privileged or stale grants; Agent Control Plane for short-lived agent credentials | Map OAuth and other NHIs to owners and resources; posture cleanup of idle or overprivileged tokens |
| Third-party / TPRM angle | Continuous inventory of connected third-party apps and vendor-backed NHIs beyond one-time procurement reviews | Useful when the third-party risk shows up as a leaked or abused credential in SDLC or collab tools |
| What teams argue about | Which SaaS OAuth grants stay, which get revoked, and what ships in the Cisco SKU this quarter | Whether OAuth/SaaS inventory depth matches a dedicated app-to-app governance program |
Between these two, do not buy “sees OAuth apps” as a unique checkbox. Buy the control point your SaaS and identity owners will live in: Astrix app-to-app governance on the Cisco path, or Entro’s owner-linked NHI inventory next to secrets lineage.
Secrets sprawl and lineage
| Primary surface | Secrets appear in Discover inventory (inside and outside vaults) as part of broader NHI/agent coverage | Deep secrets scanning across code, CI/CD, cloud, vaults, and collaboration apps; 1,200+ secret and NHI types |
|---|---|---|
| Lineage | Identity Graph ties agents, NHIs, secrets, owners, and resources for blast-radius context | Credential lineage maps usage paths from human owners to cloud resources and active consumers |
| Runtime / response | Behavioral threat detection on agents and NHIs; remediation workflows into ITSM/SIEM/SOAR | NHIDR monitors token and agent behavior; idle-secret flags; remediation in PRs, Slack, Jira, or pipelines |
| What teams argue about | Whether secrets coverage is deep enough without a dedicated secrets-lineage program | Which findings are high-fidelity vs generic, and who owns rotation when lineage points at a team |
That still maps to the Entro-shaped decision: secrets in git and CI are not solved by an OAuth inventory alone. Between these two, Entro leans on sprawl detection plus lineage and NHIDR. Astrix leans on the broader NHI/agent graph and app-to-app access controls.
Where they overlap
Both sell NHI discovery for enterprises drowning in service accounts, tokens, and machine credentials. Both talk AI agents. Both offer sales-quoted enterprise packaging rather than a public seat price. Both now sit inside larger identity platforms after June 2026 acquisitions. If your RFP only says “discover and govern non-human identities,” both will tick the box.
When to use both
Running both is rare and usually wasteful. One NHI inventory is enough for most identity programs. Keep a second only during a time-boxed bake-off, or when a regulated estate forces parallel validation you cannot fold into one tenant.
Skip Entro for this pair if the buying committee already standardized on Cisco for identity and needs Astrix-class OAuth/SaaS app-to-app governance plus agent control, and secrets lineage is already covered elsewhere. Skip Astrix for this pair if the team needs Entro-depth secrets sprawl, credential lineage, and NHIDR under SailPoint, and is willing to live with SailPoint’s integration timeline for Agentic Fabric.
Decide the inventory first. If the product must be OAuth and SaaS app-to-app NHI governance on the Cisco path, that is Astrix. If the product must be secrets sprawl plus credential lineage under SailPoint, that is Entro. Only then open the sales quotes.
FAQs
Are Astrix and Entro the same NHI product?
No. Both discover non-human identities, but between these two Astrix leads with OAuth/SaaS app-to-app governance and agent control on the Cisco path, and Entro leads with secrets sprawl, credential lineage, and NHIDR under SailPoint.
Can I still buy Astrix as a standalone license?
Astrix’s public homepage (checked 5 Sep 2026) says new standalone license sales ended 30 June 2026. Existing customers keep current agreements. Ask Cisco what ships in Identity Intelligence, Duo, Secure Access, or Splunk this quarter.
Is Entro still sold after the SailPoint deal?
Yes, per SailPoint’s 29 June 2026 close notice: Entro NHI and credentials solutions remain available as standalone offerings while native Agentic Fabric integration continues.
Is there a public list price?
Not a trustworthy self-serve dollar table on the first-party surfaces we checked on 5 Sep 2026. Expect contact-sales quotes. TCO depends on connectors, secret/NHI scope, and platform packaging.
Is this a scored bake-off?
No. Order is editorial.
