# Defakto alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 242 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Defakto holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/defakto/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- JumpCloud: 29
- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: 21
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: 18
- Aembit: 17
- Infisical: 12
- Oasis Security: 11

## Non-human identity management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Defakto.

- JumpCloud: first choice in 16 of those 83
- Aembit: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Infisical: first choice in 12 of those 83
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Doppler: first choice in 7 of those 83
- GitGuardian NHI Governance: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Microsoft Entra Workload ID: first choice in 3 of those 83
- 1Password: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Defakto (Defakto is #14 of 18 at 0%).

- JumpCloud: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Oasis Security: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Aembit: first choice in 4 of those 77
- HashiCorp Vault: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Cakewalk: first choice in 2 of those 77
- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Doppler: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Defakto.

- CyberArk Identity Security Platform: first choice in 19 of those 82
- Saviynt Identity Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 82
- Oasis Security: first choice in 6 of those 82
- SailPoint Machine Identity Security: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Akeyless Identity Security Platform: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Astrix Security: first choice in 4 of those 82
- JumpCloud: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Microsoft: first choice in 4 of those 82

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