Alter: access control for AI agents
Alter Vault is privileged access management for AI agents. The free tier includes 10,000 API calls a month. Starter is $50 a month.
Key features
- Stores credentials in a vault and injects them per request
- Checks each call against a default-deny policy
- Gives each agent its own identity and scopes
- Holds risky calls until a named person approves them
- Writes an audit trail for every proxied call
- Free tier includes 10,000 API calls a month and pauses at that limit
- Starter is $50 a month and includes 100,000 API calls
- One SDK covers 140 providers, with LangChain, MCP, and AWS integrations
- Category
- Agents
- Who it's for
- Teams that need to control what AI agents can do with user credentials.
- Tags
- agentsecuritytool-callingintegrations
- Website
- alterauth.com
- Listed
- 2026-10-22
Frequently asked questions
Is Alter free?
Alter has a free plan, with paid tiers for more usage or features.
How much does Alter cost?
Free: 10,000 calls/mo; Starter $50/mo, according to its pricing page.
What is Alter used for?
Privileged access for AI agents. Vaulted credentials, per-call policy, and an audit log. Free tier is 10,000 API calls a month. Typical uses: stores credentials in a vault and injects them per request; checks each call against a default-deny policy; gives each agent its own identity and scopes.
What are the best Alter alternatives?
Alternatives in the same category include Omnara, Dify, Agensh, Harness², LearnHarness.
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