Semperis
Semperis is a US-based cybersecurity company that provides an AI-powered identity resilience platform for Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, and Ping environments, sold primarily through a 100% channel model to enterprises and government agencies.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersHoboken, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Semperis does
Semperis is a US-based, privately held cybersecurity company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, that delivers an Identity Resilience Platform for hybrid and multi-cloud identity environments spanning Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and (post-acquisition) Ping. The platform is organized across the full attack lifecycle — pre-attack assessment, in-attack detection and response, and post-attack recovery — and combines Directory Services Protector (DSP) for threat prevention/detection/response, Identity Runtime Protection (IRP)/Attack Pattern Detection, Lightning Intelligence for security posture and attack-path management, Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR) for cyber-first AD disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery for Entra Tenant (DRET), Recovery for Okta, MightyID for cloud-IdP resilience, Migrator for AD, Delegation Manager for AD, and Ready1 for crisis response and communications. Adjacent offerings include Identity Forensics & Incident Response (IFIR) services, security assessments, remediation, and DR planning delivered by an in-house team that includes 25+ former Microsoft Premier Field Engineers and 175+ combined years of Microsoft MVP experience; the company also maintains free community tools (Purple Knight, Forest Druid), the Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference and Podcast, and the State of Identity Security research series.
Semperis sells primarily through a 100% channel model with global distribution partners (Sektor in ANZ, Solid8 in South Africa, Forsyte for SUNY) and an OEM/embedded joint offering with Cohesity. Reported scale includes 1,000+ organizations and over 100 million identities protected. The company surpassed $100 million in ARR in January 2025, has raised approximately $373 million in cumulative funding (most recently a $125 million growth financing in June 2024 from JP Morgan and Hercules Capital that valued it above $1 billion), and is explicitly preparing for a public market exit. Six consecutive years on the Deloitte Fast 500, five consecutive years on Inc. Best Workplaces, a CRN 2026 Security 100 listing, and an NPS of 81 reflect a category-defining brand in identity resilience with anchor customers across healthcare, financial services, transportation, telecom, retail, and government (e.g., Mayo Clinic, ADP, American Airlines, Atrium Health, Altice Portugal).
Semperis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Semperis
- Legal name
- Semperis Technologies Inc.
- Website
- https://semperis.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Semperis is a US-based cybersecurity company that provides an AI-powered identity resilience platform for Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, and Ping environments, sold primarily through a 100% channel model to enterprises and government agencies.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Semperis industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Identity Cyber Resilience
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Security Systems Services (56162)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IPS/IDS) (HDADABAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service (BPAEADAB), Data Security & Privacy Services (DLP, Encryption, Privacy Ops) (BPAKAHAM)
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Where Semperis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hoboken
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Semperis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software subscriptions (Identity Resilience Platform): Recurring subscription revenue from the core Identity Resilience Platform (DSP, ADFR, IRP, Lightning Intelligence, DRET, Recovery for Okta, Migrator for AD, Delegation Manager, Ready1). Sold primarily through the 100% channel model. Surpassed $100M ARR in January 2025.
- Professional services (IFIR, assessments, remediation): Identity Forensics & Incident Response, AD/Entra ID Security Assessments, Remediation Services, DR Planning & Exercise, AD Architectural Review, and AD Migration & Consolidation services delivered by Semperis experts.
- Joint offering (Cohesity Identity Resilience): Powered-by-Semperis joint offering with Cohesity that unifies data and identity resilience; recognized as Cohesity Security Partner of the Year FY2025.
- Community / freemium tools (Purple Knight, Forest Druid): Free no-cost assessment and attack-path tools (Purple Knight, Forest Druid) used as top-of-funnel lead generation for the commercial platform.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Quote-based enterprise subscription for the Identity Resilience Platform |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Free community tools (Purple Knight, Forest Druid) |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Professional services engagements |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels7 records
Marketing channels10 records
Semperis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Semperis develops and sells an enterprise identity protection and cyber resilience platform that secures Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, and Ping environments across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The platform provides pre-attack, during-attack, and post-attack capabilities including pattern-based attack detection, continuous security posture assessment, automated rollback of malicious changes, and cyber-first AD forest recovery, complemented by a dedicated Identity Forensics & Incident Response (IFIR) services team.
Product overview
Semperis delivers a platform-plus-modules Identity Resilience Architecture organized around its flagship 'Identity Resilience Platform.' The platform is composed of multiple integrated products that together cover the full attack lifecycle (prevention, detection, response, recovery) and crisis management for hybrid AD/Entra ID/Okta/Ping environments. Core platform components include Directory Services Protector (DSP) for AD/Entra ID threat prevention, detection, and response; Identity Runtime Protection (IRP) / Attack Pattern Detection; Lightning Intelligence for security posture assessment; Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR) for cyber-first AD disaster recovery; Disaster Recovery for Entra Tenant (DRET); Recovery for Okta; Ready1 for enterprise cyber crisis response; Migrator for AD for security-first migration and consolidation; and Delegation Manager for AD for securing AD permissions. Semperis also offers the free community tools Purple Knight (hybrid AD/Entra ID/Okta security assessment with 150+ indicators) and Forest Druid (Tier 0 attack path discovery). MightyID (acquired February 2026) extends the platform to Okta and Ping. Adjacent offerings include Identity Forensics & Incident Response (IFIR) Services, AD Security Assessment, Entra ID Assessment, Remediation Services, DR Planning & Exercise, AD Architectural Review, and the Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference & Podcast. The platform is unified by AI-powered technology protecting over 100 million identities and is supported by an in-house identity threat research team with 175+ combined years of Microsoft MVP experience.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Directory Services Protector (DSP): Hybrid AD and Entra ID threat prevention, detection, and response platform; flagship identity-runtime protection product.
- Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR)
- Lightning Intelligence
- Disaster Recovery for Entra Tenant
- Recovery for Okta
- Ready1
- Migrator for Active Directory
- Delegation Manager for AD
- Purple Knight
- Forest Druid
- Semperis Studios
Products and services
- Directory Services Protector (DSP)
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduces AD recovery time by up to 90% compared to manual restore (Forrester TEI)
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Semperis
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Semperis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability6 records
Feature12 records
Semperis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, regional strategic, strategic advisor, community partner, flagship acquisition, flagship event partner, strategic, vertical strategic and flagship technology partner.
- Hack The BoxflagshipStrategic technology alliance to advance enterprise identity resilience by combining Semperis' hybrid identity-security expertise with Hack The Box's hands-on cyber readiness platform. Focus areas include Semperis' open-source Purple Knight tool, joint educational content, industry events, and customer readiness programs targeting identity-based threats in the AI era.
- Solid8 Technologiesregional strategicSouth African cybersecurity distributor showcasing Semperis alongside Saviynt and Ping Identity at ITWeb Security Summit 2026 (Cape Town May 26 and Johannesburg June 2-4). Partnership focused on identity and fraud prevention and agentic AI security in Africa's premier cybersecurity event.
- Sektorregional strategicDistribution agreement to supply Semperis identity security software and services across Australia and New Zealand through Sektor's partner network. Products focus on protecting and restoring Active Directory and hybrid identity systems following cyber incidents, addressing identity-based threat prevention, detection, response, and recovery.
- Tom Linckens (Strategic Advisory Board)strategic advisorFormer CIO of Bertelsmann and Henkel appointed to Semperis' Strategic Advisory Board to support growth initiatives in DACH and EMEA, helping organizations strengthen hybrid identity threat detection and recovery. Board also includes former CIA Director David Petraeus and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
- Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)community partnerWiCyS is an Action Partner for the Semperis Studios documentary "Midnight in the War Room," premiering in August at Black Hat USA. The partnership promotes women in cybersecurity and supports preview screenings and expert panels to raise awareness of cyber defense.
- MightyIDflagship acquisitionSemperis acquired MightyID, an identity resilience provider for Okta and Ping cloud platforms, in a deal estimated at approximately $20 million. The acquisition extends Semperis' identity protection to hybrid and multi-cloud environments spanning AD, Entra ID, Okta, and Ping, with continuous exposure management, automated remediation, and disaster recovery capabilities. MightyID's team joined Semperis, combining cloud identity platform expertise with Semperis' full-lifecycle identity resilience platform.
- Black Hat (Informa)flagship event partnerBlack Hat USA is hosting the world premiere of Semperis' cyberwar documentary "Midnight in the War Room" on August 5, 2026, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Semperis Studios is also partnering with the Cyber Future Foundation, ICIT, (ISC)², and WiCyS to host preview screenings and expert panels.
- Cyber Future Foundationcommunity partnerPartner hosting preview screenings and expert panels for the "Midnight in the War Room" documentary alongside ICIT, (ISC)², and WiCyS.
- ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology)community partnerPartner hosting preview screenings and expert panels for the "Midnight in the War Room" documentary.
- (ISC)²community partnerPartner hosting preview screenings and expert panels for the "Midnight in the War Room" documentary.
- CGS CyberDefensestrategicPartnership aimed at enhancing enterprise cyber resilience through combined platforms and expertise. Focus areas include improved crisis response, regulatory compliance, and protecting critical identity services amid rising cyber threats.
- CohesityflagshipCohesity Identity Resilience, powered by Semperis, integrates Cohesity's automated, immutable data protection with Semperis' rapid identity recovery to help organizations reduce risk and ensure business continuity against cyber threats. Semperis was named Cohesity Security Partner of the Year in the FY2025 Partner Awards for this joint offering.
- Forsyte IT Solutions (SUNY)vertical strategicStrategic partnership with SUNY to provide advanced cybersecurity services, including MDR and Active Directory Recovery, across SUNY campuses. Collaboration involves supporting SUNY with Guardian Select, Semperis services, and Microsoft's cybersecurity solutions, strengthening cybersecurity resilience in the education sector.
- Microsoftflagship technology partnerHighlighted as a strategic partner in Semperis' official information; Semperis solutions are purpose-built to secure Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID, integrate with Microsoft cybersecurity stack, and the company employs 25+ former Microsoft Premier Field Engineers.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Semperis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Microsoft (Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection): Microsoft's Defender for Identity and Entra ID Protection provide native identity threat detection and recovery for the same Active Directory and Entra ID footprint Semperis protects. It is the platform Semperis is built around and the most important incumbent competitor for budget allocation.
- CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike's Falcon platform includes identity threat detection and protection modules and is sold into the same large enterprise and public-sector buyer base as Semperis. It is a broad incumbent that competes for identity-security wallet share rather than for the AD recovery workflow specifically.
- Palo Alto Networks (Cortex): Palo Alto Networks offers identity security through Cortex XDR and Unit 42 incident response, addressing the same AD/Entra ID attack surface as Semperis. It competes as part of a broader network and SOC platform rather than as a specialist identity resilience vendor.
- SentinelOne (Attivo Networks): SentinelOne acquired Attivo Networks to add identity threat detection and AD deception capabilities to its Singularity XDR platform. It is a broad XDR incumbent with identity modules that compete for the same enterprise identity security budget as Semperis.
Direct peers
- CyberArk: CyberArk is a publicly traded identity security leader focused on privileged access management and identity threat detection, serving large enterprises and government agencies. It overlaps Semperis on identity-based attack detection and response and on AD/Entra ID protection.
- BeyondTrust: BeyondTrust is a privately held identity security vendor specializing in privileged access management and AD/Windows privilege protection. It targets the same enterprise identity-threat buyer as Semperis with overlapping capabilities around AD security and least privilege.
- Quest Software (On Demand Recovery / Recovery Manager for AD): Quest Software provides Active Directory backup and recovery tooling (Recovery Manager for AD, On Demand Recovery) and is cited by Semperis as the primary benchmark against ADFR. It is the most direct specialist competitor on AD disaster recovery.
Emerging players
- Saviynt: Saviynt delivers cloud-native identity governance and administration, including privileged access and application access governance. It addresses adjacent identity-security needs to Semperis with partial overlap on identity risk and governance for hybrid environments.
- Tenable (Identity Exposure): Tenable's Identity Exposure platform (built on the Ermetic acquisition) provides AD and cloud identity security posture management. It overlaps with Semperis' Lightning Intelligence and Purple Knight on identity risk assessment and Tier 0 attack path visibility.
- Strata Identity: Strata Identity focuses on identity orchestration, modernization, and distributed identity management across multi-IdP environments. It is an emerging player that complements Semperis' AD recovery and identity resilience platform rather than directly competing on threat detection.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Semperis social profiles
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Semperis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles18 records
Semperis subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
Semperis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds8 records
Investors14 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Semperis M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Semperis
What does Semperis do?
Semperis develops and sells an enterprise identity protection and cyber resilience platform that secures Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, and Ping environments across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. The platform provides pre-attack, during-attack, and post-attack capabilities including pattern-based attack detection, continuous security posture assessment, automated rollback of malicious changes, and cyber-first AD forest recovery, complemented by a dedicated Identity Forensics & Incident Response (IFIR) services team.
Is Semperis a public or private company?
Semperis is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Semperis founded?
Semperis was founded in 2014. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Semperis based?
Semperis is headquartered in Hoboken, United States, in the North America region.
How does Semperis make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Software subscriptions (Identity Resilience Platform) is the primary driver. The others are professional services (IFIR, assessments, remediation), joint offering (Cohesity Identity Resilience) and community / freemium tools (Purple Knight, Forest Druid).
Who are Semperis's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Microsoft (Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection), CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks (Cortex) and SentinelOne (Attivo Networks). Direct peers are CyberArk, BeyondTrust and Quest Software (On Demand Recovery / Recovery Manager for AD). Emerging players are Saviynt, Tenable (Identity Exposure) and Strata Identity.
Does Semperis have an API?
No public API is recorded for Semperis.
What industry is Semperis in?
Semperis's product category is Identity Cyber Resilience. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDADABAH, Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IPS/IDS), with a secondary code of BPAEADAB, Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service. Its NAICS code is 5415 and its SIC code is 7370.