Silverfort vs Cayosoft Guardian

Silverfort9.2Visit Cayosoft Guardian8.2Visit

Higher score Silverfort #3 in Identity Threat Detection and Response Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Silverfort

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Cayosoft Guardian #10 in Identity Threat Detection and Response Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Cayosoft

• Silverfort fits best

  Enterprises protecting legacy and modern identities

• Cayosoft Guardian fits best

  Budget-conscious AD and Entra ID teams

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Side by side

Feature	Silverfort 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Cayosoft Guardian 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Identity Threat Detection and Response Software	#10 in Identity Threat Detection and Response Software
Best for	Enterprises protecting legacy and modern identities	Budget-conscious AD and Entra ID teams
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Tickets	Email, Community
Compliance	GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001
Integrations	8 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Silverfort 4/4 · Cayosoft Guardian 4/4
Credential theft detection	✓	✓
Privilege abuse detection	✓	✓
Directory attack detection	✓	✓
Automated response	✓	✓
Specs
Identity coverage	Human_and_machine	Human_and_machine
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Detects credential stuffing, password spraying, Kerberoasting, DCSync, and NTLM relay Blocks, challenges, terminates, or quarantines risky access at runtime Covers human and machine identities across legacy and modern environments	Free Protector tier covers monitoring, detection, alerts, and dashboards Detects credential, privilege, policy, and configuration risks Paid tiers add rollback, remediation, SIEM, and forest recovery
Cons	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed There is no free plan Advanced capabilities require higher-tier packages	Paid Guardian tiers use quote-based pricing Its focus is Microsoft identity environments rather than broad platforms Forest recovery capabilities apply to Active Directory environments
Our verdict	Silverfort is an identity security platform for organizations protecting hybrid environments and mixed identity estates. It monitors authentication and access activity across human and machine identities, including Active Directory, cloud… Read the review →	Cayosoft Guardian is an identity resilience platform for organizations using Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft 365. It continuously monitors identity changes and detects credential, password, privilege, policy,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Silverfort — where it wins

  • Detects credential stuffing, password spraying, Kerberoasting, DCSync, and NTLM relay
  • Blocks, challenges, terminates, or quarantines risky access at runtime
  • Covers human and machine identities across legacy and modern environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • There is no free plan
  • Advanced capabilities require higher-tier packages

• Cayosoft Guardian — where it wins

  • Free Protector tier covers monitoring, detection, alerts, and dashboards
  • Detects credential, privilege, policy, and configuration risks
  • Paid tiers add rollback, remediation, SIEM, and forest recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid Guardian tiers use quote-based pricing
  • Its focus is Microsoft identity environments rather than broad platforms
  • Forest recovery capabilities apply to Active Directory environments

• Silverfort9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad identity threat detection and response for hybrid enterprise environments.

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• Cayosoft Guardian8.2/10 · Free plan

  A focused Microsoft identity security platform with a useful free monitoring tier.

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