Ermetic vs Lacework

Ermetic and Lacework are both cloud identity security solutions. Ermetic cloud identity security platform specializing in CIEM and entitlement management, now part of Tenable, while Lacework data-driven cloud security platform using behavioral analytics for automated threat detection. The best choice depends on your organization's size, technical requirements, and budget.

Choose Ermetic if deepest CIEM capabilities with granular identity risk analysis is your priority and organizations where cloud identity and access management risk is the primary security concern, especially those already using Tenable products. Choose Lacework if polygraph behavioral analytics reduces alert fatigue significantly matters most and organizations that want behavioral analytics-driven threat detection to reduce alert fatigue and automate cloud security monitoring.

Lacework starts at Custom enterprise pricing (resource-based (per cloud resource)). Ermetic starts at Custom enterprise pricing (via Tenable) (resource-based (per cloud identity)). As always, the sticker price only tells part of the story. Factor in add-ons, implementation costs, and what's actually included at each tier.

It depends on how deeply Ermetic is embedded in your stack. Most teams run both in parallel for a few weeks before cutting over. Check whether Lacework supports importing your existing configs or policies. That's usually the biggest time sink.