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# Clutch Security

Clutch Security is a non-human identity (NHI) security platform that maps service accounts, keys, tokens, and AI agents to their origins via its Identity Lineage graph, then layers on lifecycle management, posture, and threat detection. It added an Agentic AI Governance module for discovering and setting guardrails around AI agents and their credential usage.

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Quick answer

## What is Clutch Security?

Short answer

Clutch Security is a non-human identity (NHI) security platform that maps service accounts, keys, tokens, and AI agents to their origins via its Identity Lineage graph, then layers on lifecycle management, posture, and threat detection. It added an Agentic AI Governance module for discovering and setting guardrails around AI agents and their credential usage.

Best for

Identity security and IAM teams at mid-market to enterprise organizations that need visibility and governance over sprawling machine identities, secrets, and emerging AI agents.

When to choose

Choose Clutch Security when you need a dedicated platform to inventory and govern non-human identities and AI agents across a large multi-cloud and SaaS estate, especially alongside existing vaults.

When not to choose

Look elsewhere if you primarily need workload credential brokering, human privileged access management, or a secrets vault itself rather than governance over identities and secrets you already have.

Related tools & categories

[Non-Human Identity](/directory/category/non-human-identity)[AI Agent Identity](/directory/category/ai-agent-identity)[Secrets / API Key Management](/directory/category/secrets-api-keys)[Token Security](/directory/token-security)[Astrix Security](/directory/astrix)[Run the IAM Stack Finder](/stack-finder)[Report: The State of AI Agent Identity 2026](/reports/state-of-ai-agent-identity-2026)

## Categories

[Non-Human Identity ★](/directory/category/non-human-identity)[AI Agent Identity](/directory/category/ai-agent-identity)[Secrets / API Key Management](/directory/category/secrets-api-keys)

## Common use cases

-   Continuous, agentless discovery and inventory of non-human identities across cloud, SaaS, CI/CD, and on-prem 
-   NHI lifecycle management, including credential rotation and decommissioning of stale identities 
-   Posture and risk management with root-cause context from identity lineage 
-   Threat detection and response for compromised or misused NHIs and secrets 
-   Discovery and guardrails for sanctioned and shadow AI agents (Agentic AI Governance) 
-   Secret governance and vault augmentation alongside existing vaults such as HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk 

## Strengths

-   Purpose-built NHI platform spanning discovery, lifecycle, posture, and detection rather than a single-point feature 
-   Identity Lineage graph ties each identity to its origin, consumers, and dependencies, which helps with safe rotation and remediation 
-   Dedicated Agentic AI Governance module for discovering AI agents, mapping their credential usage, and enforcing guardrails 
-   Broad integration coverage (100+ systems) across clouds, IdPs, CI/CD tools, vaults, and enterprise SaaS 
-   August 2026 strategic partnership with Simeio adds a managed-services delivery option for NHI and AI-agent security programs 

## Limitations & considerations

-   Young company (Series A, January 2025) in a fast-consolidating NHI category; long-term independence and roadmap should be weighed 
-   No public pricing or self-serve tier; evaluation requires vendor engagement 
-   Public product documentation is limited, so depth of specific integrations should be validated in a proof of value 
-   Agentic AI governance is an emerging capability area across the market; verify maturity against your specific AI stack 

## Pricing model summary

No public pricing is published; contact Clutch Security for current pricing.

## Integrations

AWS GCP Azure Kubernetes Okta Microsoft Entra ID GitHub Terraform HashiCorp Vault CyberArk 

## Fit

Company size

Mid-market, Enterprise

Deployment

SaaS / Cloud-hosted

Source

Proprietary

Pricing model

Contact vendor for pricing

## Alternatives & comparisons

[Token Security](/directory/token-security)

Token Security is a machine-first identity security platform that discovers non-human identities and AI agents across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem environments, then manages their posture, lifecycle, and threats. In March 2026 it introduced Intent-Based AI Agent Security, which aligns agent permissions with their stated purpose.

[Compare Clutch Security vs Token Security →](/compare/clutch-vs-token-security)

[Astrix Security](/directory/astrix)

Astrix Security discovers and secures non-human identities, AI agents, and MCP servers, and provisions secure-by-design agents through its Agent Control Plane with short-lived credentials and just-in-time access. Following its acquisition by Cisco, its capabilities are being integrated into Cisco's identity and zero-trust portfolio.

[Compare Clutch Security vs Astrix Security →](/compare/clutch-vs-astrix)

[Oasis Security](/directory/oasis)

Oasis Security is a non-human identity management platform covering inventory, ownership, posture, lifecycle, and secret rotation for machine identities, with AI-SPM and intent-aware access controls for AI agents. In July 2026, data-security company Cyera agreed to acquire Oasis for approximately $1 billion, with closing expected later in the year.

[Compare Clutch Security vs Oasis Security →](/compare/clutch-vs-oasis)

[Entro Security](/directory/entro)

Entro Security is an agentic AI and non-human identity security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs NHIs and secrets across clouds, code, vaults, and collaboration tools, with behavioral threat detection via its NHIDR engine. SailPoint completed its acquisition of Entro in June 2026, making it the NHI and secrets layer of SailPoint's Agentic Fabric.

[Compare Clutch Security vs Entro Security →](/compare/clutch-vs-entro)

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