FailSafe vs Obsidian Security

FailSafe is an agentless SaaS Security Posture Management platform for small and midsize businesses and managed service providers. It connects to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace through read-only API access, without device agents. Across connected tenants, it discovers SaaS and AI applications, OAuth permissions, shadow IT, and shadow AI. Its tools include SaaS inventory, AI tool discovery, OAuth grant visibility, license waste detection, stale access review, and drift detection. FailSafe scores posture from A to F and produces PDF reports mapped to NIST CSF, CIS v8, SOC 2, and ISO 27001. Financial transaction cross-reference and endpoint inventory are additional discovery layers; Shadow IT Complete includes endpoint posture. MSP features include a portfolio dashboard, white-labeled PDF reports, role-based isolation, API keys, PSA webhooks, and SIEM export. The maker says customer data is encrypted in transit and at rest, but FailSafe is not currently SOC 2 attested and has not had a third-party penetration test. Free is available for up to 80 users in one organization; Shadow IT is $9 a month on a 12-month term.

Obsidian Security provides visibility, governance, and runtime controls for AI agents, identities, and integrations across third-party applications. Its AI security capabilities include agent visibility and governance, runtime security, and AI security posture management. The Free plan covers up to 1K users and includes discovery of app sprawl, unsanctioned AI, and shadow SaaS, plus spear-phishing detection without manual tuning. Foundations covers discovery and governance; Advanced adds detection, proactive defense, and incident response. No plan prices are stated, and both Foundations and Advanced require a quote. Advanced lists detection for account takeover, session hijacking, insider risk, misuse, sensitive data exposure, and API or token compromise. The AI Assistant is designed to explain rules, triage threats, manage exceptions, and provide security steps. The web platform has hundreds of validated connectors, with examples including Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic Claude, Google Workspace, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Snowflake. Organizations can build custom connectors hosted on the platform. Obsidian serves Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 organizations. A free trial requires no credit card, but no duration is stated.