C1 vs. RunLayer
Everything RunLayer does at the MCP layer — plus the identity and lifecycle controls it can't.
RunLayer locks down MCP tool calls. C1 does that and governs who gets access to those tools, what they're allowed to do, and when access ends.

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Top 5 reasons leaders choose C1 over RunLayer
Time to value
“The biggest ROI we have seen is in time. We have communicated to leadership and management our estimates and I'm very confident that the tool pays for itself.”

Roberto Mateo, VP of It Business Operations
Full visibility and control
“A huge win for me is the overall visibility. I don't have to log into ten different places to figure out who has access to what – I can just go to C1.”

Paul Yoo, Head of Security Platform
Simple, intuitive design
“One day you requested AWS access through IT tickets. The next day you didn't. We didn't have to roll it out in stages — just a clean cutover.”

Stephen Darling, Staff Infrastructure Engineer
Committed to innovation
“None of the other options in the market were simple for us. C1 was incredibly inquisitive, collaborative, iterative, and innovative.”

Tim Lisko, Director of Product and Infrastructure Security
Real security impact
“We've appreciably improved our security posture without spending a bunch of time and money, which is a huge benefit for our customers.”

Matthew Sullivan, Infrastructure Security Team Leader
