Comparisec
Submit reviewFor vendors
← MFA / Passwordless AuthenticationSilverfort
AdequateStrongStrongStrong
4.6

Vendors › MFA / Passwordless Authentication › Silverfort

Silverfort logo

Silverfort

Silverfort

Founded 2016·Israel·VC-backed
4.6

Combined score

G2
4.792
Gartner
4.668

▪ Editorial verdict

Silverfort solves an MFA problem every other vendor in this comparison leaves unaddressed: legacy applications, command-line tools, file shares, and service accounts that were never built to support any modern authentication. Using an agentless architecture built on existing Active Directory infrastructure, Silverfort extends risk-based authentication to these systems without native application changes, closing a gap that cloud-native MFA platforms cannot reach by design.

The honest positioning is that Silverfort works alongside existing MFA for modern applications rather than replacing it.

The verdict: right for enterprises with significant legacy infrastructure and service accounts wanting to close MFA gaps no other platform can reach. Cloud-first organisations without legacy footprint should evaluate Cisco Duo or Microsoft Entra MFA as their primary platform.

Last reviewed: September 2026

G2

4.792 reviews

Gartner

4.668 reviews

PeerSpot

8.450 reviews
Gartner MQ: Not in MQ

MFA / Passwordless Authentication assessment

PROTECTIONAdequate
Phishing-resistant factors
4 / 5
Factor breadth & fallback
3 / 5
OPERATIONSStrong
Adaptive & risk-based policies
5 / 5
Device posture integration
4 / 5
ANALYTICSStrong
Authentication telemetry
4 / 5
TRUST & ECOSYSTEMStrong
Admin & privileged protections
5 / 5

Strongest: Adaptive & risk-based policies

Watch out for: Factor breadth & fallback

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

●The only MFA platform able to extend modern authentication to legacy systems, command-line tools, file shares, and service accounts without native application changes
●Genuinely agentless architecture using existing Active Directory and network infrastructure
●The most extensive risk-based authentication coverage, applying consistent adaptive risk scoring across modern and legacy systems

Watch out for

●Not a primary consumer-facing authentication factor provider, and works alongside rather than replacing existing MFA for modern applications
●No Gartner Magic Quadrant presence
●Value proposition is strongest specifically for organisations with significant legacy infrastructure

Best for

Enterprises with significant legacy infrastructure, service accounts, and non-standard systems wanting to extend MFA to systems that traditionally could not support it.

Not suitable for: Cloud-first organisations with no legacy infrastructure footprint.

Compliance coverage

●Essential Eight
●AU Privacy Act
●SOC 2
●HIPAA
●NIST CSF
●PCI-DSS
●GDPR
●ISO 27001
○CMMC
○NIS2
○DORA
○CIS Benchmarks

Switching intelligence

Switching from

Common migration paths based on review data

Also considering

Vendors typically shortlisted alongside

← Back to MFA / Passwordless AuthenticationCompare with other MFA / Passwordless Authentication vendors ➲

Quick facts

Pricing modelPer user, annual
Pricing rangeQuote-based, mid-market to enterprise
Free trialNo
Min seatsNo minimum
Deployment time2-4 weeks
Complexity3 / 5
Pricing transparency2 / 5
AU presenceNo
IRAP assessedNo
Open sourceProprietary

Deployment

ModelsOn-premises, Hybrid
OS supportWindows, Linux
CloudAWS, Azure
SupportEmail, Dedicated CSM
Data residencyUS, EU, Israel

Company

Silverfort

Founded 2016 · 200-500 employees · VC-backed

HQ: Israel

Not publicly disclosed

Certifications

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

Integrations

Active DirectoryOktaMicrosoft Entra IDCisco Duo