Identity & Access Management
Identity & Access Management Comparison
How to compare identity and access management products: the capabilities we check against each vendor’s own documentation, and the products verified so far.
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What we compare
No identity and access management product is verified yet. These are the capabilities each one will be checked against, in the vendor’s own documentation.
Capabilities in the comparison
Single sign-on
Lets users sign in once to reach connected applications.
Multi-factor authentication
Requires additional factors at sign-in, enforced by policy.
User directory
Holds identities, groups and attributes in one place.
HR-driven provisioning
Uses the HRIS as the source of truth for hires, moves and terminations.
App provisioning and deprovisioning
Creates, updates and removes accounts in connected apps.
Role-based access
Assigns access by group, role or attribute rules.
Access requests and approvals
Lets users request access with approvals on record.
Access reviews
Runs campaigns where managers confirm or revoke access.
Adaptive sign-in policies
Uses device, location and risk signals in access decisions.
Audit logs
Records sign-ins, access changes and approvals for export.
How to choose identity & access management software
Start from your app inventory and your employee lifecycle. List the applications people use, how accounts are created and removed in each today, and who approves access. The gaps show which features matter.
In the demo, connect a test HRIS record, hire a test employee, change their department and terminate them, and watch what happens in each connected app.
Single sign-on coverage
Single sign-on only reduces risk and friction if it covers the apps your people actually use.
Multi-factor authentication options
Authenticator strength varies, and phishing-resistant methods matter for privileged users.
HR-driven provisioning
Using the HRIS as the source of truth lets hires, moves and terminations change access automatically.
Automated provisioning and deprovisioning in apps
Single sign-on alone does not remove local accounts or reclaim licenses in each app.
Role and group based access
Access granted by role scales better and is easier to review than one-off grants.
Access requests and approvals
Employees need a clear path to request access beyond their role, with an approver on record.
Requirements by company size
Small businesses
- Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication for core apps
- One-click deprovisioning for leavers
- Simple setup without a dedicated identity team
Watch out for
- Key features such as provisioning reserved for top tiers
- Per-app connector fees
- Paying for governance features you will not use
Mid-sized companies
- HRIS as the source of truth for identities
- SCIM provisioning for most of your apps
- Access reviews for audit evidence
Watch out for
- Apps that support single sign-on but not provisioning
- Group rules that grow unmanageable
- Governance features sold as a separate product
Enterprises
- Fine-grained role and policy management
- Access certification campaigns and segregation of duties checks
- Integration with privileged access, device management and security monitoring
Watch out for
- Long role-modeling projects before value
- Coexistence with legacy directories during migration
- Custom connectors that need ongoing maintenance
Red flags
- No integration with your HRIS as a source of identity data
- Deprovisioning only disables the single sign-on account and leaves app accounts active
- Multi-factor authentication cannot be enforced by policy
- No exportable audit log of access changes and approvals
- Access reviews cannot actually revoke access
How we research
Ranked by the LeadChange Score, computed only from verified facts: capability coverage (30%), pricing and value (20%), integrations and API (15%), security (15%), fit and support (10%) and data confidence (10%), times a category fit. Products with too few verified facts are not scored yet and come last. Payment never changes a score or a position.
Facts, not impressions
Every input is a fact verified against vendors’ official documentation, with the date we last checked it.
Missing data is never assumed
Unverified items are left out of the score and lower its coverage; below 60% coverage a product is not scored yet.
Independent of revenue
Rankings never depend on whether a vendor pays us.
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