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Astrix vs Quest Identity Defense comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Astrix
Ranking in Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (20th)
Quest Identity Defense
Ranking in Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Active Directory Recovery (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) category, the mindshare of Astrix is 8.1%, down from 20.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quest Identity Defense is 1.2%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Astrix8.1%
Quest Identity Defense1.2%
Other90.7%
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
 

Featured Reviews

Ahamed Shadhir - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Automated SaaS access governance has reduced OAuth risks and improves audit readiness
The best features are deep OAuth app visibility, real-time risk detection, automated remediation, risk scoring and prioritization, and SaaS-to-SaaS threat detection. The real-time risk detection and alerts have benefited us the most. Astrix continuously monitors connections and third-party apps, flagging high-risk applications automatically when risky permission, suspicious behavior, or unusual access patterns are detected. This helped us considerably. Since deploying Astrix, we've seen a 42% reduction in high-risk third-party OAuth apps, a 65% reduction in dormant SaaS integration, faster vendor offboarding from days to an hour, and improved audit readiness. The faster offboarding has been transformative. Before Astrix, offboarding was mostly manual and checklist-driven. When an employee or vendor left, we would disable their primary account, remove them from groups, manually review shared drives, and try to identify third-party apps they had authorized. After Astrix, it is centralized, automated, and immediate.
SachinSharma4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Identity monitoring has improved and security teams now detect and investigate threats faster
Quest Identity Defense could be improved by providing more customizable dashboards, more detailed real-time alerts, and better integrations with other security tools such as SIEM and endpoint security solutions. Automated investigations and response workflows could also help reduce manual efforts and speed up threat resolution. Overall, these improvements would make identity threat detection more efficient and easier for security teams to manage. I would to see more advanced automation for threat investigation and response, along with customizable dashboards and more detailed real-time alerts. Better integration with SIEM, endpoint security, and other identity management tools would also be valuable. These improvements could reduce manual investigation efforts, improve threat visibility, and help security teams respond to identity-related threats more efficiently. Additional improvements could include more seamless integration with existing SIEM and security tools, better customization of alerts, and more detailed reporting for Quest Identity Defense. I would also like to see improved visibility into identity-related risks and clearer explanations of AI-generated alerts to help security teams investigate faster. Overall, continued improvements in automation, usability, and reporting would make the solution even more effective for enterprise security teams.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We went from having zero visibility to complete third-party integration visibility, which helps us considerably."
"Since deploying Astrix, we've seen a 42% reduction in high-risk third-party OAuth apps, a 65% reduction in dormant SaaS integration, faster vendor offboarding from days to an hour, and improved audit readiness."
"Astrix offers excellent observability features that track the user query, what the user sent, what prompt was sent to the LLM, what the LLM response sent, what retrieval documents were checked, and what tools were called, along with the final response."
"Quest Identity Defense helped improve our identity security by providing better visibility into user accounts, privileged access, and suspicious authentication activities."
"For any organization that is looking for a stable and reliable solution for identity management, Quest Identity Defense would be the best tool for them."
 

Cons

"Astrix could be improved with deeper coverage on on-premises and hybrid application environments."
"Astrix is good regarding its accuracy and reliability of output, but the initial setup feels somewhat complex."
"Customer support could be improved so that faster support on services would attract more customers."
"I did not give it a nine or ten because there is still room for improvements in integration with other security tools, reporting, and ease of configuration."
"I gave it a nine only because there is still room for improvement around usability or customization, making some of the more advanced capabilities easier to use and to understand the tool."
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Top Industries

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Healthcare Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Astrix?
My experience with Astrix's pricing, setup cost, and licensing was satisfactory. The team is very good. The setup was not overly simple, but it was not overly difficult either with the help of the ...
What needs improvement with Astrix?
Everything is functioning well, and new features are already available to improve observability and performance of the AI models.
What is your primary use case for Astrix?
Astrix is used primarily for observability of LLM applications, including AI agents and RAG systems. For example, we have a refund email process where a prompt processes the email and, with some in...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Identity Defense?
Regarding the licensing and setup cost, I was not involved. The implementation team was responsible for that. When we looked at the pricing part, it was reasonable for any enterprise that wants an ...
What needs improvement with Quest Identity Defense?
The navigation part is pretty well-designed and not a clunky kind of dashboard or any navigation tools that we have. The platform has a lot of information on security capabilities, but new users ma...
What is your primary use case for Quest Identity Defense?
Quest Identity Defense serves as our primary tool to monitor privileged and tier two and tier one level identities and identify risk configurations, investigate suspicious changes, and improve our ...
 

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