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Palantir Gotham vs Transmit Security

Palantir Gotham logo

Palantir Gotham

Government

Data Integration for Defense & Intelligence

From
$10000/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Transmit Security logo

Transmit Security

Cybersecurity

Customer identity platform built around passwordless and fraud signals

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Palantir Gotham no pricing information published; enterprise product requiring direct sales engagement; Transmit Security pricing is not published, so it cannot be compared early against competitors that post per monthly active user rates, and the eventual quote often mixes per-user and per-transaction units.
  • They diverge on capability: Palantir Gotham covers Data Integration, Transmit Security covers Passwordless authentication.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Palantir Gotham and Transmit Security actually diverge.

Attributes where Palantir Gotham and Transmit Security differ
AttributePalantir GothamTransmit Security
Starting price$10000/monthOn request
PlatformsDesktop, WebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryGovernmentCybersecurity
Founded2003Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Palantir Gotham

  • Data Integration
  • Pattern Analysis
  • Link Analysis
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Collaboration
  • Intelligence Databases
  • Classified Systems
  • GIS

Only in Transmit Security

  • Passwordless authentication
  • Detection and response
  • Identity verification
  • Orchestration
  • Account recovery
  • Bot and automation detection
  • Composable APIs

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Palantir Gotham

  • Citizen Servicesnot Transmit Security
  • Records Managementnot Transmit Security
  • Public Safetynot Transmit Security
  • Civic Engagementnot Transmit Security

Transmit Security

  • A bank moving a consumer base off passwords to passkeys without losing customers at the migration stepnot Palantir Gotham
  • An insurer whose account recovery flow is the main account takeover route and needs risk scoring inside itnot Palantir Gotham
  • A retailer that wants bot detection at login rather than only at checkoutnot Palantir Gotham
  • An organisation replacing an in-house customer login system that has become an unfunded engineering liabilitynot Palantir Gotham

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Palantir Gotham

  • No pricing information published; enterprise product requiring direct sales engagement

Transmit Security

  • Pricing is not published, so it cannot be compared early against competitors that post per monthly active user rates, and the eventual quote often mixes per-user and per-transaction units.
  • Migrating a live consumer identity base is a high risk project, and credential migration constraints mean some users must re-register, which shows up as measurable churn.
  • The vendor is smaller than the identity incumbents, so the partner and systems integrator pool is thinner and staffing a large programme is harder.
  • Workforce identity is not the focus, so an organisation wanting one vendor for employees and customers will still run two platforms.
  • The fraud detection value depends on traffic volume feeding the models, so a smaller deployment gets less benefit from exactly the capability that justified choosing it over a plain identity provider.

Pricing, plan by plan

Palantir Gotham

$10000/month
  • Enterprise$10000/month
    • Data Integration
    • Analysis Tools
    • Collaboration

Transmit Security

On request
  • Transmit Security Platform$undefined/year
    • Priced per monthly active user or per transaction by service
    • Services licensed individually or as a platform
    • Free developer tier for evaluation

Which should you pick?

Choose Palantir Gotham if

  • You need data integration.
  • You work on Desktop, Web.
  • You also want pattern analysis.
Palantir Gotham review

Choose Transmit Security if

  • You need passwordless authentication.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want detection and response.
Transmit Security review

Questions people ask

Is Palantir Gotham or Transmit Security better?
Neither clearly leads. Palantir Gotham starts at $10000/month and Transmit Security at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Palantir Gotham or Transmit Security?
Palantir Gotham starts at $10000/month and Transmit Security at On request.
Does Palantir Gotham or Transmit Security run on more platforms?
Palantir Gotham runs on Desktop, Web. Transmit Security runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Palantir Gotham best used for?
Palantir Gotham is most often used for citizen services, records management, public safety, civic engagement. Of those, citizen services and records management are not what Transmit Security is typically brought in for.
What can Palantir Gotham do that Transmit Security cannot?
Palantir Gotham covers Data Integration, Pattern Analysis, Link Analysis, Geospatial Analysis. Transmit Security covers Passwordless authentication, Detection and response, Identity verification, Orchestration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Palantir Gotham: How much does Palantir Gotham cost?

Palantir Gotham does not publish pricing information on its website. As an enterprise analytics platform, costs are determined through direct sales consultation tailored to organizational scope and requirements.

Source
Transmit Security: Do we have to replace our existing identity provider?

No. The services are composable, so detection and response or verification can be adopted alongside an existing provider such as Okta or Entra ID.

Transmit Security: Is fraud detection an extra licence?

It is a separate service, but it is designed to run inside the authentication flow rather than as a bolted-on second vendor. Confirm which services are in your quote.

Transmit Security: Is there a way to try it?

Yes, a free developer tier exists for evaluation, though production use is an enterprise agreement.

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