Silverfort
Identity security platform for AI, Active Directory and cloud
By Silverfort · HQ Plano, US · 4.8/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Extending MFA to legacy apps, command-line tools, OT and systems that cannot be changed
- Discovering and controlling non-human identities, service accounts and AI agents
- Inline detection and response to identity-based attacks and lateral movement
- Privileged access and JIT controls without deploying a PAM vault
- Enterprises with heavy Active Directory and hybrid identity estates
Ideal size: 1,000+ employees people · Enterprise with a dedicated identity/AD security team
Not for
- Organizations with no Active Directory or legacy on-prem identity footprint
- Teams wanting a cheap, self-serve MFA SaaS with published list pricing
- Buyers looking for a standalone cloud IAM/SSO replacement
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Under 24 hours to first protection
~1 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Quote-based; four packages (Core, Plus, Advanced, Enterprise) sized by organization size, for on-prem, cloud or hybrid environments
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
No public per-seat tiers; packages are sized by organization size
Add-on costs
- Premier support: 10% of license cost
- Diamond support: 20% of license cost
- Expert Services (threat hunting, incident response, resident expert) on request
Company & support
Who is behind Silverfort, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- Plano, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailAll plans
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsAll plans
- 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 routes existing customers to the Customer Support Portal or [email protected]. Pricing page lists Standard (included), Premier (10% of license) and Diamond (20% of license) support tiers; no hours, SLA or phone line are published.
“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 Silverfort 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.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Silverfort
- NordPass
- Reco
- Icertis
- Delinea
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Silverfort. Listed closest first.
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 Silverfort ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Silverfort is an identity security platform that sits inline in existing IAM infrastructure — Active Directory, cloud IdPs, SaaS, legacy apps, OT and AI agents — enforcing runtime access control with no agents or code changes. Modules cover identity posture management, universal MFA, non-human identity and AI agent security, an authentication firewall, ITDR and privileged access security, sold in four quote-based packages. Vendor claims under 24 hours to first protection.
Frequently asked questions
How is Silverfort priced?
Pricing is quote-based rather than published list pricing. Four packages — Core, Plus, Advanced and Enterprise — are sized by organization size and are available for on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments. Support is tiered: Standard is included, Premier costs 10% of license cost and Diamond 20%. Expert Services such as threat hunting, incident response and resident experts are quoted separately.
How long does implementation take?
Silverfort positions deployment as agentless and inline, claiming zero infrastructure changes, no app or code changes, and under 24 hours to first protection. Because the platform hooks into existing IAM infrastructure such as Active Directory, buyers typically run a proof of concept first; real timelines depend on directory size, environment type and how many policy modules are switched on.
What identities and systems does Silverfort protect?
Human users, service accounts and other non-human identities, plus AI agents. Coverage extends to Active Directory, cloud IdPs, SaaS, legacy applications, command-line tools and OT infrastructure, with inline enforcement for universal MFA, least privilege, just-in-time access and blocking or challenging risky authentication attempts.
Does Silverfort replace a PAM vault?
Vendor materials describe privileged access security and just-in-time access 'without a vault' and position the product as protecting privileged accounts beyond traditional PAM tools. Buyers with an existing vault should treat it as complementary rather than a like-for-like replacement until coverage of their specific account types is validated in a proof of concept.
What certifications and compliance attestations does Silverfort hold?
The source pages reviewed do not state SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP or ISO 42001 status, so no compliance claims are recorded here. Ask the vendor for its trust centre and latest audit reports before relying on any certification in a procurement decision.