Q: Is Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges a good alternative to BalkanID?

Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges and BalkanID serve similar Identity Governance and Administration use cases: both are Identity Governance and Administration tools, both cover Least Privilege, Permissions. Review the feature comparison above to determine which fits your requirements.

Question 1

What is the difference between Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges vs BalkanID?

Accepted Answer

**Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges**: SaaS excessive privilege detection and remediation platform. built by Obsidian Security. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Identification of over-privileged SaaS accounts, Detection of publicly exposed files and links, Visibility into active vs. unused SaaS access and permissions..

**BalkanID**: ML-driven access governance for entitlement visibility & outlier detection. built by BalkanID. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Entitlement discovery, normalization, and taxonomy attribution across SaaS and public cloud, Proprietary risk engine to identify users with excessive permissions or toxic entitlement combinations, Outlier detection using data science and machine learning..

Both serve the Identity Governance and Administration market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.

Question 2

What features do Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges vs BalkanID offer?

Accepted Answer

**Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges** differentiates with Identification of over-privileged SaaS accounts, Detection of publicly exposed files and links, Visibility into active vs. unused SaaS access and permissions. **BalkanID** differentiates with Entitlement discovery, normalization, and taxonomy attribution across SaaS and public cloud, Proprietary risk engine to identify users with excessive permissions or toxic entitlement combinations, Outlier detection using data science and machine learning.

Question 3

Who makes Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges vs BalkanID?

Accepted Answer

**Obsidian Security - Excessive Privileges** is developed by Obsidian Security. **BalkanID** is developed by BalkanID. Vendor maturity, funding stage, and team size can be important factors when evaluating long-term viability and support quality.