# Non-human identity management: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "non-human identity management platform" and as "machine identity and service account security tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management

**Standing:** JumpCloud leads with 22% of first choices; verdict contested. 50 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [JumpCloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jumpcloud/index.md) | 22% | 4% | 24 |
| 2 | [Akeyless Identity Security Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/akeyless-identity-security-platform/index.md) | 12% | 9% | 47 |
| 3 | [Aembit](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aembit/index.md) | 10% | 6% | 35 |
| 4 | [Oasis Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/oasis-security/index.md) | 6% | 22% | 32 |
| 6 | [HashiCorp Vault](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hashicorp-vault/index.md) | 6% | 39% | 41 |
| 7 | [GitGuardian NHI Governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gitguardian-nhi-governance/index.md) | 4% | 5% | 21 |
| 10 | [SailPoint Machine Identity Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sailpoint-machine-identity-security/index.md) | 4% | 50% | 16 |
| 12 | [Token Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/token-security/index.md) | 2% | 12% | 17 |
| 13 | [Astrix Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/astrix-security/index.md) | 2% | 30% | 37 |
| 14 | [Delinea Secret Server](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/delinea-secret-server/index.md) | 2% | 18% | 11 |
| 22 | [Entro Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/entro-security/index.md) | 0% | 22% | 37 |
| 23 | [Saviynt Identity Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/saviynt-identity-cloud/index.md) | 0% | 6% | 18 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 129 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: JumpCloud; alternatives Entro Security, Natoma, Oasis Security
- GPT-5.4 mini: Oasis Security; alternatives Aembit, Rig, SailPoint Machine Identity Security, Veza
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Oasis Security; alternatives Aembit, Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Entro Security
- Perplexity Sonar: JumpCloud; alternatives Aembit, Astrix Security, Defakto, Entro Security
- Grok 4.20: Aembit; alternatives Astrix Security, Entro Security, Oasis Security
- Mistral Small: Cakewalk, JumpCloud; alternatives Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Defakto
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: JumpCloud; alternatives Aembit, Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Clutch Security, Natoma
- Llama 4 Maverick: Cakewalk; alternatives Identity Confluence, JumpCloud, Saviynt Identity Cloud
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Akeyless Identity Security Platform, Cakewalk; alternatives Astrix Security, JumpCloud
- Kimi K2: Aembit; alternatives Clutch Security, Entro Security, SSOJet, WorkOS
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Aembit; alternatives Defakto, One Identity, Saviynt Identity Cloud
- MiniMax M2.5: JumpCloud; alternatives Cakewalk, Defakto, Entro Security, Identity Confluence
- GPT-6 Luna: Token Security; alternatives Aembit
- Muse Glimmer 30B: JumpCloud; alternatives Cakewalk, Entro Security, GitGuardian NHI Governance

## Sources the answers cite

77 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- startwithidentity.com: 36 answers, 49 citations
- oneidentity.com: 36 answers, 40 citations
- startupstash.com: 25 answers, 32 citations
- expertinsights.com: 24 answers, 25 citations
- akeyless.io: 20 answers, 34 citations
- gane.ai/index: 19 answers, 29 citations
- idsync.com: 19 answers, 21 citations
- research.isg-one.com: 16 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://oneidentity.com/learn/top-non-human-identity-and-agentic-ai-security-tools.aspx (35 answers)
- https://startupstash.com/top-non-human-identity-management-platforms (25 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-nhi-management-solutions (24 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings (20 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management (17 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/non-human-identity-management (12 answers)
- https://research.isg-one.com/buyers-guide/information-technology/cybersecurity/non-human-identities-platforms/2026?hs_amp=true (11 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings/best-non-human-identity-security-platforms (11 answers)
- https://wwt.com/blog/non-human-identity-security-platform-assessment (11 answers)
- https://akeyless.io/blog/top-5-non-human-identity-management-tools-for-2026 (10 answers)

## Warned against

- HashiCorp Vault: 16 of 41 labels negative. "you may want to be cautious about or avoid using HashiCorp Vault, SailPoint, Okta, and AWS Secrets Manager" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Astrix Security: 11 of 37 labels negative. "Avoid starting with Astrix, Oasis, Entro, or similar dedicated NHI platforms on a tight budget" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt)
- Okta: 10 of 25 labels negative. "you may want to be cautious about or avoid using HashiCorp Vault, SailPoint, Okta, and AWS Secrets Manager" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: 10 of 31 labels negative. "Avoid commercial platforms like Astrix, Oasis, Entro, CyberArk/Venafi, or Keyfactor" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: JumpCloud at 22%.

- Entro Security: 9% to 0%, −9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 2 → 22 of 129.
- JumpCloud: 14% to 22%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 of 129, unchanged.
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: 7% to 12%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 → 2 of 129.
- Aembit: 5% to 10%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 8 → 3 of 129.
- GitGuardian NHI Governance: 9% to 4%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 7 of 129.
- Delinea Secret Server: 7% to 2%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 6 → 14 of 129.
- Teleport: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 9 → 28 of 129.
- Token Security: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 10 → 12 of 129.
- SailPoint Machine Identity Security: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 13 → 10 of 129.
- Astrix Security: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 22 → 13 of 129.
- Microsoft Entra ID: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 14 → 27 of 129.
- Oasis Security: 5% to 6%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 7 → 4 of 129.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.