Evaluate Technology on Your Terms

A private network for CISOs, Chief AI Officers, and their teams leading AI Infrastructure & Security at large enterprises. Get compensated for research calls with emerging vendors, and evaluate vendors on your own initiatives through intro calls—unpaid, anonymous, and entirely on your schedule, with peer intelligence behind every decision.

The New Way to Make Technology Decisions

Every engagement moves you closer to the solution right for you.

Flex your expertise

Give vendors structured feedback on research calls and get compensated for it.

See what's trending

Initiatives and intro calls show what other Sages are evaluating and buying.

Engage on your terms

Evaluate vendor solutions on intro calls, with anonymity and control by default.

Vendor Evaluation Through Active Initiatives

Explore vendors through live initiatives created by technology leaders. See who peers are evaluating, what problems they are solving, and how solutions are being assessed — before you ever take a meeting.

"Vendor evaluations in the infrastructure and developer experience space is a constant pain for us. Sagetap has been an immediate productivity boost.”
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Dinesh Sukhija
Director of Engineering

Control the Evaluation Process

Meet vendors anonymously, track evaluations, and capture feedback in one place. Control when conversations start, how they progress, and if or when you move forward.

"You get the option to talk to vendors that you may struggle to engage with. It’s a different way of going to market and looking for vendor. Sagetap makes the process a lot easier."
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Mick Gomm
Sr. Manager, Vulnerability & Posture Management

How Real Evaluations Shape the Market

Your evaluations contribute to shared insight that helps peers learn faster and vendors build better products. What you see and test today shapes what the market pays attention to tomorrow.

"It's often the startups that bring the innovation the enterprises need, so what I've found amazing about Sagetap is it brings organizations to people building solutions to solve real-world problems. Above everything, it keeps your knowledge strong”
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Sawan Joshi
Global Director of Information Security

Loved by Technology Leaders

Real experiences from Sages who use Sagetap to stay ahead of the curve.

"You get a brief overview of the vendor, they ask you questions to see what your use cases are. It's a good way for vendors and customers to vet each other in a very controlled atmosphere.”
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Ravi Nori
Senior Director of Cloud & App Security
"You get the option to talk to vendors that you may struggle to engage with.. It’s a different way of going to market and looking for vendor. Sagetap  makes the process a lot easier.”
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Gareth Hughes
Executive Director, Retail Technology
" I like the anonymity piece. I can speak freely and truly help vendors without the risk of information being used for sales purposes”
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Brian Scanlan
Principal Eng
"From having a discussion with the third-party risk management platform we went with, in the span of less than five business days, it went from an introduction to a POC”
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Erik Hart
Executive Director, Retail Technology
"I've discovered well over two dozen vendors to replace legacy tools and net new functionality for gaps that we have in our security control environment, risky areas of our business operations that these tools address”
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Andy Keller
VP of Information Security
"I've never had an engagement on Sagetap that hasn't yielded the very best solutions. It’s the best new ways of working, the best ways of engaging with existing technology solutions.”
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Robin Smith
CISO
"We're able to meet with vendors and get the demo that I want without having to go through all the introductions and all the fluff. So it's saved me something like 30% of that entire process.”
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Paolo del Mundo
Director of Application Security

Access Deeper Insights

Leverage our Resource Hubs to view category trends.
Cybersecurity
Insights from leaders evaluating cloud security, threat detection, and identity solutions.
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FAQs

Is Sagetap free for technology practitioners?

Yes. Sagetap is free to join for qualified enterprise technology leaders. Sages can access peer initiatives, engage vendors, and contribute to community intelligence at no cost. A Premium tier is available with expanded access.

How does Sagetap protect my anonymity?

Sages control all vendor engagement. You are never surfaced to vendors unless you initiate contact. Your identity, company, and initiative details remain private by default.

Who qualifies as a Sage?

Senior enterprise technology practitioners (CISOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Cloud/Security directors) who are actively evaluating, purchasing, or implementing technology solutions.

How is Sagetap different from Gartner or analyst reports?

Analyst reports reflect market surveys and vendor-funded research. Sagetap surfaces real-time peer intelligence from practitioners actively working on technology initiatives, no analyst intermediary, no vendor influence.

What types of technology initiatives are on Sagetap?

Active initiatives span cybersecurity (cloud security, threat detection, identity), AI infrastructure, and enterprise software evaluation.

Are Sages compensated for their time on Sagetap?

Yes, for research calls. Research calls compensate Sages for putting on their advisory hat and giving structured, honest feedback. It's work, and we pay for it. Sages are not compensated for intro calls. Those come out of initiatives they're actively trying to solve, so the problem itself is their motivation, not the payment. That's how you know an intro call on Sagetap represents real demand.

Join the Network Where Technology Decisions Take Shape

Access live peer initiatives, emerging solutions, and early vendor conversations. See how real teams evaluate technology before decisions are formalized.

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