Compare identity lifecycle management tools side by side
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Choose two to five of the eight tools to see every criterion score and its one-line reason in one table, with published pricing and deployment. The page opens with the top three on our weights. For two tools at a time, each pair also has its own head-to-head page, listed below the table.
| Attribute | Orchid Security Top pick: disconnected-app and local-account coverage | Saviynt Best all-in-one IGA for disconnected-app onboarding | Veza Best for entitlement-level visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle coverage score | 71 / 100 | 70 / 100 | 69 / 100 |
| Rank of 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Category | Identity orchestration and discovery | Identity governance and administration (IGA) | Access graph and governance |
| Disconnected-app coverage (weight 22) | 92Leader States it discovers SaaS, cloud, on-prem, legacy and custom-built applications and brings unmanaged ones under IAM, IGA, PAM and audit control. | 72 States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'. | 65 Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API. |
| Orphan and local account discovery (weight 18) | 90Leader Surfaces local user activity, hardcoded accounts and orphaned accounts inside applications; publishes an Orphan & Local Accounts report. | 68 Usage modeling of accounts and entitlements to find access that is no longer needed. | 80 Detects dormant accounts and reveals local, machine and service accounts. |
| JML automation (weight 15) | 45 Does not describe itself as a provisioning engine; JML execution stays in the IGA or IdP it feeds. | 85Leader Onboarding, account creation, granting and revoking access as core IGA functions. | 72 Birthright access, role-change and offboarding automation, including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits. |
| Certification campaign depth (weight 12) | 30 No certification campaign module described; reviews run in the governance platform. | 85Leader Certification campaigns with intelligent recommendations; claims up to 75% less reviewer workload. | 78 Access certification campaigns prioritized by risk, with effective permissions in plain terms. |
| Audit evidence (weight 13) | 85Leader Continuous, application-level identity evidence mapped to SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR and NIS2; every discovery, policy and action recorded. | 85Leader Continuous compliance monitoring and complete audit evidence collection. | 70 Audit logging for lifecycle actions; no framework-specific evidence export described on the pages reviewed. |
| Works alongside existing IdP and IGA (weight 12) | 95Leader Positioned to augment existing tools; lists Microsoft, SailPoint, Saviynt and CyberArk integrations and is a SailPoint Technology Alliance Partner (August 2026). | 55 A full IGA and PAM platform; usually replaces, rather than sits beside, an existing IGA. | 75 Integrates with Okta and HR sources and adds visibility beside existing IdP tooling. |
| Pricing transparency (weight 8) | 20Leader No public pricing; demo request only. | 20Leader No public pricing. | 20Leader No public pricing. |
| Pricing | Not published. Contact sales. | Not published. Contact sales. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Deployment | Not published in detail on public pages. Confirm with the vendor. | Cloud-native SaaS, with an optional private cloud deployment. | SaaS (agentless integrations as described by Veza). |
| Disconnected-app handling | Discovery and analysis, then orchestration into existing tools | IGA application onboarding for disconnected apps | Access Graph integrations and OAA |
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Which head-to-head pages are available?
C1
Lumos
Microsoft Entra ID Governance
Okta Identity Governance
Orchid Security
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Saviynt
Where are the alternatives pages?
FAQ
How many tools can I compare at once?
Between two and five. The table keeps the same criteria, scores and reasons as the comparison page, so any combination can be read row by row.
What does the Leader tag mean?
It marks the highest score on that criterion among the tools you selected. It is recomputed for every selection, so a tool can lead in one comparison and not in another. Ties are tagged for every tied tool.
Can I change the weights?
Yes, in the calculator. This page shows totals on our published weights.