Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, compared head to head.
Astrix Protect Secrets is a commercial non-human identity tool by Astrix Security. Primary Identity Governance is a commercial non-human identity tool by Primary. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best non-human identity fit for your security stack. Independent and vendor-neutral: our scores and rankings are earned, never bought — sponsored placement is always labeled.
Based on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Enterprise security teams managing AI agents and non-human identities across multi-cloud environments should pick Astrix Protect Secrets because it's the only tool that treats AI agents as a distinct asset class requiring their own discovery, governance, and lifecycle controls rather than forcing them into existing PAM frameworks. The vendor covers four NIST CSF 2.0 functions including continuous monitoring and identity access control, with particular strength in real-time inventory and abnormal activity detection across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Skip this if your organization hasn't yet deployed AI agents internally or uses a single cloud provider; the overhead of agent-centric governance only pays off once NHIs become operationally significant.
NHI and AI agent security platform with discovery, governance, and ITDR
Governs human & non-human identities across agentic AI workflows.
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Common questions about comparing Astrix Protect Secrets vs Primary Identity Governance for your non-human identity needs.
Astrix Protect Secrets: NHI and AI agent security platform with discovery, governance, and ITDR. built by Astrix Security. Core capabilities include Real-time inventory and discovery of AI agents, MCP servers, and NHIs, Policy enforcement and governance for AI agents and NHIs, Detection and remediation of excessive privileges and vulnerable configurations..
Primary Identity Governance: Governs human & non-human identities across agentic AI workflows. built by Primary. Core capabilities include Human and non-human identity registration and inventory, Delegated authority tracking across agentic workflows, Action-level policy enforcement within applications..
Both serve the Non-Human Identity market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
Astrix Protect Secrets differentiates with Real-time inventory and discovery of AI agents, MCP servers, and NHIs, Policy enforcement and governance for AI agents and NHIs, Detection and remediation of excessive privileges and vulnerable configurations. Primary Identity Governance differentiates with Human and non-human identity registration and inventory, Delegated authority tracking across agentic workflows, Action-level policy enforcement within applications.
Astrix Protect Secrets is developed by Astrix Security. Primary Identity Governance is developed by Primary. The vendor behind a product decides its roadmap, support, and longevity, so check each company's profile before you commit.
Astrix Protect Secrets integrates with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Microsoft 365, Azure AD and 12 more. Primary Identity Governance integrates with Microsoft Entra ID, Okta. Check integration compatibility with your existing security stack before deciding.
Astrix Protect Secrets and Primary Identity Governance serve similar Non-Human Identity use cases: both are Non-Human Identity tools, both cover Agentic AI Security, Policy. Review the feature comparison above to determine which fits your requirements.
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