Nira

What Nira does

Nira is a Data Access Governance (DAG) platform that gives IT and security teams visibility and control over access permissions on documents stored in cloud collaboration tools. The company's technology integrates natively via APIs with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Dropbox, and Slack, ingesting permission, sharing, and activity data to provide a single dashboard for viewing, auditing, and remediating access across an organization's cloud document estate. The product is structured around three sub-platforms — Nira Admin (bulk permission management, vendor access management, employee offboarding), Nira Monitoring (actionable alerting, permissions audit reports, security investigations, immutable admin history), and Nira Security (active risk remediation, security policy automation, account activity logs) — with an additional Employee Security Portal that offloads basic remediation to document owners. Differentiated capabilities include bulk remediation of hundreds to millions of permissions in minutes without scripting, built-in anomaly flagging for high-risk sharing patterns, and a fully API-based architecture that avoids endpoint agents. The platform holds SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance and offers a HIPAA BAA.

Nira sells primarily on a per-account SaaS subscription with monthly billing for startup and SMB tiers and annual, quote-based contracts for the enterprise tier (organizations with 1,000 or more accounts). The company runs a hybrid go-to-market: a product-led growth motion with self-serve setup in five minutes or less for smaller customers, layered with an enterprise field-sales motion for large organizations, supplemented by an inside-sales motion for mid-market. Distribution channels include direct sales, the G2 marketplace (where Nira holds Leader badges in Data Security and Office 365 Management), a self-serve product tour, content marketing (blog, guides, newsletter), and case-study-led demand generation. Customers span large enterprises such as GitLab, SurveyMonkey, HackerOne, EssenceMediacom, RapidSOS, Ad Hoc, and Moloco, alongside SMBs including Mixbook, ProducePay, Ampush, and Energage, across technology, media, market research, security, agriculture/fintech, social services, and government technology verticals.

The company is privately held (legal entity Find Your Info LLC, dba Nira), headquartered in Redwood City, California, with a fully remote team distributed globally. It was co-founded by Hiten Shah (CEO), Marie Prokopets (COO), and Steve Cox (CTO); total headcount is 11-50 and disclosed funding totals approximately $5.25M across seed and pre-seed rounds through 2022. The AWS-hosted, US-based infrastructure and enterprise-grade compliance posture support a customer base with regulated-data requirements.

Name

Nira

Legal name

Find Your Info LLC

Website

https://nira.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nira is a Data Access Governance platform that gives IT and security teams visibility and bulk remediation over document access permissions across Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Dropbox, and Slack, sold via per-account SaaS subscriptions to enterprises and SMBs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Access Governance Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) (HDADAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) (HDAEAJAE), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) (BPAMAEAC)

Keywords

• Data access governance
• Cloud document security
• Permission management software
• SaaS access control
• Cloud file governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Redwood City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Per Account Pricing: Nira is priced on a per-account basis with plans available for startups, small/medium businesses, and large enterprises. Enterprise capabilities with additional features and premium support are available for organizations with 1,000 or more accounts. Pricing is quote-based for enterprise tier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nira is a real-time Data Access Governance platform that provides IT and security teams with visibility and control over document access permissions across cloud collaboration tools, including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Dropbox, and Slack. The platform enables bulk permission remediation, vendor and external party access management, automated employee offboarding, security policy automation, and audit-ready reporting through native API integrations that require no agents and can be set up in five minutes or less.

Product overview

Nira is a Data Access Governance platform consisting of three integrated products: Nira Admin (bulk permission management, vendor access management, and employee offboarding), Nira Monitoring (actionable alerting, permissions audit reports, security investigations, and admin history), and Nira Security (active risk remediation, security policy automation, and account activity logs). The platform integrates natively with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Dropbox to provide complete visibility and control over access permissions across cloud document repositories, enabling IT and security teams to identify risks, enforce policies, and remediate access issues at scale without scripting or manual effort.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nira Admin Administrative control platform within Nira's Data Access Governance system, enabling IT and security teams to manage file access permissions, perform bulk remediation actions, handle vendor access, and automate employee offboarding across cloud document repositories.
• Nira Monitoring Monitoring and visibility component of Nira's platform, providing real-time alerts, permissions audit reports, security investigations, and immutable admin action history for assessing access risks across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.
• Nira Security Security enforcement layer within Nira's platform, enabling automated active risk remediation, security policy automation, and account activity logging to proactively protect company documents from unauthorized access.
• Employee Security Portal An end-user portal enabling employees to view links on their documents, see internal and external parties with access, and take remediation actions to reduce IT burden while maintaining security compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bulk permission changes on millions of documents in hours rather than months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationNative API integration providing complete visibility and control over Google Workspace document access permissions. Integration enables access governance for Google Drive, shared drives, and Google Workspace collaboration tools.
• Microsoft 365coreTechnology or IntegrationNative API integration for Microsoft 365 and OneDrive providing document access visibility and control. Integration includes SharePoint and Microsoft collaboration tools.
• DropboxcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Dropbox for data access governance and document permission management across the Dropbox platform.
• SlacksupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Slack for collaboration tool access governance and communication-based access monitoring.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure provider hosting all Nira data. AWS facilities include 24/7 on-site physical security and camera surveillance. Primary cloud infrastructure platform.
• AmplitudesupportingTechnology or IntegrationUsage tracking analytics provider for understanding product usage patterns and customer behavior.
• SentrysupportingTechnology or IntegrationApplication error tracking and monitoring service for maintaining application reliability.
• DatadogsupportingTechnology or IntegrationApplication error tracking and monitoring service for tracking application performance and issues.
• LaunchDarklysupportingTechnology or IntegrationFeature flag and application development platform for controlled feature rollouts and development workflows.
• StripesupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner for handling customer payment card information and billing transactions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BetterCloud: BetterCloud is a SaaS Operations Management platform focused on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 administration, security, and compliance. It is the closest direct peer, competing head-to-head in access governance, bulk permission management, and offboarding for the same customer base.
• CoreView: CoreView provides Microsoft 365 management, security, and governance with a focus on permission visibility, role-based access control, and policy automation. Highly comparable for the Microsoft 365 segment of Nira's product.
• Netwrix: Netwrix offers data access governance and security solutions across file shares, cloud platforms, and collaboration tools. Comparable to Nira in permission visibility, audit, and policy enforcement for Microsoft and Google environments.

Broad incumbents

• Varonis: Varonis is an established data security and governance platform covering cloud and on-premises data stores. It is a broader incumbent with deeper enterprise penetration, overlapping in access governance and data classification but at much larger scale and price points.
• Saviynt: Saviynt is an enterprise identity governance and administration (IGA) platform with cloud-native architecture. It addresses adjacent IGA needs (access reviews, segregation of duties) and overlaps with Nira at the higher end of access governance for large enterprises.
• SailPoint: SailPoint is a leading identity governance platform serving large enterprises. It addresses broader identity lifecycle and compliance use cases but competes for the same access governance budget as Nira, particularly in regulated verticals.
• Microsoft Purview: Microsoft Purview is Microsoft's native data governance and compliance suite for Microsoft 365 and Azure. As a native platform offering overlapping access governance features, it is the primary free or bundled alternative for Microsoft-centric customers.
• Google Workspace Admin Console / Security Center: Google's native Workspace Admin tooling includes audit logs, access management, and sharing controls. While less automated than Nira, ongoing enhancements to native tooling represent the most material competitive risk for Google-centric deployments.
• Zscaler: Zscaler is a cloud security platform that, through its acquisitions (e.g., Canonic, ShiftRight), is expanding into SaaS security posture management and data access governance. Represents a well-capitalized incumbent moving into Nira's space.

Emerging players

• AppOmni: AppOmni is a SaaS security posture management (SSPM) vendor providing visibility and control across SaaS applications including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Slack. Overlaps with Nira on access governance and external sharing monitoring for SaaS estates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/niradotcom

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors9 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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