CAIN-42 CAIN StudioHow CAIN-42 compares · Agent identity & access
CAIN-42 vs CyberArk (non-human identity)
An identity-security leader extending its secrets, privilege and non-human-identity controls toward AI agents and machine identities.
What CyberArk (non-human identity) does well
- Enterprise secrets and privilege management.
- Strong non-human identity governance.
- Trusted by large regulated enterprises.
What CAIN-42 does differently
- Enforces at the tool-call boundary, before anything runs.
- Orders authorization through a Byzantine quorum (3-of-4): one "yes" is never enough.
- Leaves a per-action signed receipt you can verify offline with a clean-room verifier.
- Authority continuity: a change to the model, tool, memory, skill or delegation forces a re-check.
- Self-serve from $19.75/mo; runs hosted, self-hosted or air-gapped.
Capability difference
| Capability | CAIN-42 | CyberArk (non-human identity) | Source (verified 2026-10-14) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Runtime governance in the execution path | Secrets, privilege and non-human identity | CyberArk source page verified 2026-10-14 |
| Blocks the tool call at the boundary | Yes — MCPGate halts before the tool runs | Partial (privilege controls) | |
| Byzantine-ordered authorization (quorum cert) | Yes — 3-of-4 PBFT quorum certificate | No* | |
| Per-action signed receipt, offline-verifiable | Yes — Ed25519, hash-chained, offline-verifiable | Audit records | |
| Agent-native action gate | Yes — MCPGate halts before the tool runs | Partial (identity-centric) | |
| Public entry price | $19.75/mo self-serve | Talk to sales |
When to pick which
Pick CyberArk for secrets and privileged access. Pick CAIN-42 when an agent's specific action must be authorized and recorded.
Based on each vendor's public homepage and product pages, last reviewed 2026-10-14. No affiliation and no claim about their internals. "No*" means we found no public documentation of that capability, not that the vendor cannot do it.