Simplify's take
What believers are saying
- CSA’s Feb. 2026 survey found 84% doubt they can pass agent audits.
- Strata’s Nov. 2026 launch targets MCP security as agent adoption accelerates.
- Sept. 2026 Maverics updates added token brokering and OIDC CIMD support.
What critics are saying
- Strata Identity raised $38M, with no new funding since Jan. 2023.
- LeadIQ counted about 26 employees in Oct. 2026; scale remains fragile.
- Okta, Microsoft, and Palo Alto can bundle agent identity into broader suites.
What makes Strata unique
- Strata Identity’s Maverics orchestrates human and agent identities across existing IDPs.
- Nov. 2026 AI Identity Gateway adds runtime policy enforcement for MCP agents.
- Its distributed control mesh avoids application rewrites during identity modernization.
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