Delinea Recognized as an Overall Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass™ for Non-Human Identity Management 2025

Company tops rankings for product innovation, market impact, and enterprise-ready NHI management 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. ― December 18, 2025 – Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralized authorization, has been recognized as an Overall Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass™ for Non-Human Identity (NHI) Management 2025. Delinea was also named a Product Leader, Innovation Leader, and Market Leader, underscoring its comprehensive leadership in the rapidly evolving NHI security market. 

Delinea’s recognition across Product, Innovation, Market, and Overall Leader categories demonstrates that organizations can confidently navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape dominated by automation, AI, and machine identities.  

“As enterprises adopt more AI-driven workflows and automation, the volume and criticality of non-human identities continue to rise,” said Art Gilliland, CEO of Delinea. “Our recognition by KuppingerCole as an Overall Leader in NHI management validates our unified, scalable platform approach to identity security, which is designed to secure every type of human and machine identity while enabling operational efficiency and strategic advantage.” 

KuppingerCole’s comprehensive analysis highlights why Delinea stands out among vendors, showcasing the Delinea Platform’s unmatched capabilities and leadership across the full spectrum of non-human identity management. 

• Unified platform approach and flexible deployment
  KuppingerCole highlighted Delinea’s unified platform and flexible deployment options, giving enterprises full-featured non-human identity management capabilities and the tools needed to secure machine identities across hybrid and multicloud environments. 
  
  
• Extensive AI capabilities for threat detection and response
  Delinea’s AI-driven solutions, powered by Delinea Iris AI, enable dynamic detection and response to identity threats, automating lifecycle management and credential security to enhance enterprise-wide protection. 
  
  
• Strong market presence and partner ecosystem
  Supported by over 500 integrations, Delinea’s robust market presence allows organizations to seamlessly embed NHI security into existing systems while fostering innovation and operational efficiency. 
  
  
• Comprehensive secrets management
  KuppingerCole praised Delinea for its sophisticated secrets discovery, distributed vaulting, and support for short-lived secrets, ensuring sensitive data is managed securely and efficiently. 
  
  
• Enterprise-ready, security-first design
  Delinea’s platform delivers scalability, compliance, and readiness for complex global identity requirements, aligning seamlessly with organizational security strategies while providing a strategic advantage in the AI-driven, automated threat landscape.  

“Delinea addresses the full range of NHIs, including full support for discovery, inventory, classification, posture management, and continuous monitoring,” said Nitish Deshpande, Research Analyst at Kuppinger Cole. “The solution covers all aspects of machine identity management, including identity federation and ephemeral secret provisioning policies. It supports JIT creation and IaC for NHIs. Additionally, delegated lifecycle management, inactivity detection, and automated deprovisioning features with contextual information about each NHI and dependency mapping are also supported.” 

Delinea’s continued innovation and customer-focused approach reinforce its standing as a trusted partner in identity security. To learn more about Delinea’s capabilities and see how it compares across the market, download a full copy of the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for NHI Management 2025 report here:  https://delinea.com/resources/kuppingercole-leadership-compass-non-human-identity-management

About Delinea   

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, the Delinea Platform delivers robust security and operational efficiency without complexity. Learn more about Delinea on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.