NHI Governance for Growing Companies

Enterprise tools are built
for Fortune 500 budgets.
You're not.

Astrix (now Cisco), Oasis, ConductorOne, Veza (now ServiceNow), Silverfort, Cerby — all great for enterprises with 12 weeks and $50K+ to spend. Vigil is built for teams that need NHI governance now.

48 hours to deploy vs 12-week enterprise cycles
$2K–5K/mo vs "contact sales"
Unified humans + machines + AI agents
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Two major acquisitions in 2026 are creating buyer uncertainty

Astrix → Cisco (May 2026, ~$400M) and Veza → ServiceNow (Feb 2026) mean two independent NHI platforms have been absorbed into enterprise stacks. If you're currently evaluating either, now is the right time to look at purpose-built alternatives. Vigil offers migration-friendly onboarding in 48 hours.

Vigil vs. the enterprise field.

Capability Vigil Pricing Onboarding Target Market AI Agent Gov.
Vigil $2K–5K/mo, published $2K–5K/mo 48 hours Series A–C Built-in
Astrix (Cisco) Acquired May 2026. Now part of Cisco enterprise stack. Contact sales (enterprise) 12–18 weeks Enterprise only AI Control Plane
Oasis Security NHI lifecycle + behavioral threat detection. Strong, enterprise-only. Contact sales 12+ weeks Enterprise only ~ Limited
ConductorOne Access governance + user access reviews. AI agent support added Mar 2026. Contact sales (free tier limited) 2–6 weeks Mid-market → Enterprise ~ Recent add-on
Veza (ServiceNow) Authorization graph platform. Acquired by ServiceNow Feb 2026. Contact sales (enterprise) 12–18 weeks Enterprise only ~ Access Agents
Silverfort Unified identity protection layer. Service account protection at scale. Contact sales ($1B valuation) 8–16 weeks Enterprise only Not yet
Cerby "Last-mile" access for disconnected SaaS apps. Strong in shadow IT. Contact sales 4–8 weeks Mid-market → Enterprise Not yet

Three things enterprise tools
never got right for you.

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Transparent pricing, no surprises

Every competitor on this page says "contact sales." That means 3 calls, a 30-day RFP, and a $50K minimum before you know what you're buying. Vigil publishes pricing because we built it for companies that need to move fast.

$2K–5K/mo, published

48-hour onboarding, not 12 weeks

Enterprise NHI tools require professional services, implementation teams, and weeks of configuration. Vigil connects to your existing stack — GitHub, AWS, Okta, Google Workspace — and discovers NHIs in hours. No agent installation required.

Live in 48 hours
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Humans + machines + AI agents, unified

Enterprise tools still treat NHI governance as a separate module. Vigil was designed for the reality that growing companies manage service accounts, API keys, and an exploding number of AI agent identities — all in one place, with one access review.

Unified governance

The honest breakdown,
competitor by competitor.

Astrix → Cisco
Acquired May 2026 (~$400M)

Astrix built NHI discovery and AI agent lifecycle management for Fortune 500. After Cisco's acquisition, Astrix will be integrated into Cisco's Secure Access + Splunk enterprise stack.

If you evaluated Astrix pre-acquisition: Vigil offers similar NHI discovery + AI agent governance without the Cisco integration tax or enterprise pricing.

Oasis Security
Enterprise Only ($75M raised)

Strong NHI lifecycle management + behavioral threat detection (Scout). Built for large-scale enterprise deployments. No self-serve, no transparent pricing.

Oasis is overkill for Series A–C. Vigil handles automated discovery + reviews + remediation without the GRC overhead Oasis requires.

ConductorOne
Mid-Market ($111M raised)

Best-in-class access reviews and user governance. Added AI agent access management in March 2026 with 3,000+ MCP server integrations. Workflow-based — you configure review campaigns.

C1 bolted AI governance on top. Vigil unified it from day one. If you want continuous NHI monitoring rather than campaign scheduling, Vigil fits better.

Veza → ServiceNow
Acquired Feb 2026 (ServiceNow)

Powerful authorization graph with natural language search and access intelligence. Now embedded inside ServiceNow workflows after February 2026 acquisition.

If you don't run ServiceNow, Veza's value proposition evaporated. Vigil gives you access governance that stands on its own — plain English, no graph database required.

Silverfort
Enterprise Only ($1B valuation)

Unified identity protection layer for human + service accounts. Strong in legacy hybrid environments. $222M raised, 100%+ YoY growth. Likely next M&A target in the space.

Silverfort's approach is "deploy on top of everything." Growing companies don't have time for another layer. Vigil integrates with your existing stack and starts working in days.

Cerby
Mid-Market (Funding opaque)

Solves "last-mile" access for SaaS apps your identity stack can't reach — no SCIM, no API. Strong in social media account management and shadow IT governance.

Cerby solves disconnected SaaS. Vigil solves the bigger picture: API keys, service accounts, GitHub tokens, and human access all in one governance layer.

Transparent pricing vs
"contact sales."

Enterprise NHI Tools

Contact sales
Typical enterprise contracts: $50K–$200K+/year
  • Astrix/Cisco: Enterprise-only, post-acquisition pricing unclear
  • Oasis: Contact sales, enterprise deployment
  • ConductorOne: Free tier limited; paid requires sales
  • Veza/ServiceNow: Now bundled with ServiceNow contracts
  • Silverfort: Contact sales ($1B valuation signals pricing)

What growing companies
get with Vigil.

48hrs
Average time from signup
to first access review
80%
Reduction in manual
access review time
14+
Security teams using
Vigil for NHI governance
3–10×
Typical ratio of NHIs
to human identities

Start your access review
in 48 hours.

Connect your stack, discover every NHI, and run your first automated access review — all before the enterprise tools have even scheduled the kickoff call.

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