Cyera
AI-native data security platform that discovers, classifies and protects data across cloud, SaaS and on-prem
By Cyera · HQ New York, US · 4.2/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Security teams that need continuous inventory, classification and risk insight across multi-cloud, SaaS and on-prem data estates
- Consolidating DSPM and DLP: one control plane for discovery, DLP noise reduction and guided remediation
- Governing employee and AI-agent use of LLMs such as ChatGPT Enterprise and Claude Enterprise
- Compliance teams that need auditor-ready evidence mapped to regulatory controls
- Enterprises that want agentless deployment with no hardware, agents or performance impact
Ideal size: 1,000+ employees people · Enterprise with an established cloud security or data governance function
Not for
- Small businesses without meaningful cloud or SaaS data estates to scan
- Buyers who require published self-serve pricing or a free tier to start
- Teams that will not grant a read-only cloud IAM role or API access to data stores
- Organisations looking for a narrow point tool rather than a platform plus managed-service options
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Under 1 day to first data risk insight
~1 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Quote-based enterprise pricing; the published pricing page lists no figures or tiers
Implementation Friction
1/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Enterprise agreements; no published seat tiers
Add-on costs
- None
Company & support
Who is behind Cyera, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- New York, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailPlan not stated
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPlan not stated
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsNot listed
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Contact page offers a support request form and the customer care address [email protected]; no plan tiers, hours or response commitments are stated.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Cyera sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Cyera ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Vendor describes an AI-native classification engine that learns each customer's business and clusters similar data objects using ML and NLP models; Agent Guardian extends control to AI agents and LLM usage such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude Enterprise, Google Gemini and Microsoft Agent 365.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Cyera is an AI-native data security posture management (DSPM) platform. It connects agentlessly to cloud, SaaS and on-prem data stores via a read-only IAM role, classifies sensitive data, drives remediation and DLP enforcement, governs non-human identities and AI agents, and produces auditor-ready compliance evidence. Vendors claim sub-day time to value and 95% classification precision. Pricing is quote-based and not published.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to implement Cyera?
Cyera is agentless and connects through a read-only IAM role at the cloud organisation or account level. The vendor says connecting takes minutes, requires no hardware, software or agents, and that value arrives in under a day; customers quoted on the site report seeing sensitive records and prioritised risk within the first week.
What does Cyera cost?
Cyera does not publish list pricing - its pricing page carries no figures - so engagements are quote-based through a demo and enterprise agreement. Budget for a platform licence plus any optional managed services such as DataWatcher; customers also report 10-30% storage savings after unused data is cleaned up.
Does Cyera help with compliance and audits?
Cyera continuously classifies data and access trails and generates auditor-ready evidence mapped to regulatory controls across cloud, SaaS and on-prem data stores. Its own FAQ states the company maintains an Information Security Program, is ISO 27001 certified and undergoes an annual SOC 2 Type 2 audit; confirm current scope and reports in the Trust Center.
Does my data leave my region or environment?
Cyera states that no data crosses regions or environments in any deployment model, and that only metadata is sent to its SaaS Data Insights service. Scanning can run as full SaaS or in an outpost model that keeps scanning activity inside your own account.
Do I need to install agents, and will it affect performance?
No. Cyera is fully agentless with no network footprint and reads data store snapshots out-of-band through native cloud APIs, so the vendor states there is no performance impact on production systems.
How does Cyera govern employee and agent use of AI tools?
Agent Guardian connects to ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude Enterprise, Google Gemini and Microsoft Agent 365 to map which data users and AI agents can actually reach, with enforcement and visibility delivered through the integrations listed in Cyera's directory.