Lumos vs Orchid Security
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Orchid Security scores higher overall on our weights: 74/100 against 62/100 for Lumos. Lumos wins two of the seven criteria (JML automation and certification campaign depth) and Orchid Security wins five (disconnected-app coverage, orphan and local account discovery, audit evidence, works alongside existing IdP and IGA and pricing transparency). On disconnected-app coverage, the heaviest-weighted criterion, Orchid Security leads 92 to 50.
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 62 / 100
- Rank of 9
- 7
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best for SaaS-heavy JML and license reclamation
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 74 / 100
- Rank of 9
- 1
- Category
- Identity orchestration and discovery
- Designation
- Top pick: disconnected-app and local-account coverage
Scores are an editorial assessment of public vendor material. See Editorial method.
How do Lumos and Orchid Security score on each criterion?
| Criterion (weight) | Lumos | Orchid Security | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnected-app coverage (22) | 50 | 92 | Orchid Security |
| Orphan and local account discovery (18) | 62 | 90 | Orchid Security |
| JML automation (15) | 80 | 45 | Lumos |
| Certification campaign depth (12) | 72 | 30 | Lumos |
| Audit evidence (13) | 70 | 85 | Orchid Security |
| Works alongside existing IdP and IGA (12) | 70 | 95 | Orchid Security |
| Pricing transparency (8) | 20 | 60 | Orchid Security |
| Lifecycle coverage score | 62 | 74 | Orchid Security |
Read the reasons for each score
- Disconnected-app coverage
- Lumos: Revocation described across local accounts, custom and on-prem apps; handling of apps with no API not detailed.
- Orchid Security: States it discovers SaaS, cloud, on-prem, legacy and custom-built applications and brings unmanaged ones under IAM, IGA, PAM and audit control.
- Orphan and local account discovery
- Lumos: Identity analytics surfaces dormant accounts and shadow IT.
- Orchid Security: Surfaces local user activity, hardcoded accounts and orphaned accounts inside applications; publishes an Orphan & Local Accounts report.
- JML automation
- Lumos: HRIS-triggered joiner, mover and leaver workflows; leavers offboarded with licenses reclaimed.
- Orchid Security: Does not describe itself as a provisioning engine; JML execution stays in the IGA or IdP it feeds.
- Certification campaign depth
- Lumos: Agents scope reviews, certify straightforward items and prepare audit-ready documentation.
- Orchid Security: No certification campaign module described; reviews run in the governance platform.
- Audit evidence
- Lumos: Full audit trail of every grant and revocation.
- Orchid Security: Continuous, application-level identity evidence mapped to SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR and NIS2; every discovery, policy and action recorded.
- Works alongside existing IdP and IGA
- Lumos: Works across the IdP, HRIS, SaaS and cloud stack already in place.
- Orchid Security: Positioned to augment existing tools; lists Microsoft, SailPoint, Saviynt and CyberArk integrations and is a SailPoint Technology Alliance Partner (August 2026).
- Pricing transparency
- Lumos: No public prices.
- Orchid Security: No pricing page on its own site (/pricing returns 404). AWS Marketplace lists Orchid Fundamental (Continuous IAM Assurance, Discovery and Readiness, 30 applications) at $250,000.00 per 12 months, with 24- and 36-month options and custom pricing by private offer.
What does each tool do?
Agent-driven identity governance with HRIS-triggered lifecycle, access reviews and identity analytics across 300+ integrations.
Category Identity governance and administration (IGA)
Discovers unmanaged applications, maps how identity works inside them, and feeds that context to the IAM, IGA and PAM tools you already run.
Category Identity orchestration and discovery
How do Lumos and Orchid Security compare on pricing and deployment?
| Fact | Lumos | Orchid Security |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Not published. Contact sales. | AWS Marketplace: Orchid Fundamental (30 applications) $250,000.00 per 12 months; custom pricing by private offer. No pricing page on orchid.security. |
| Deployment | SaaS. | SaaS, per its AWS Marketplace listing. Whether the platform itself can run on-prem is not stated. |
How do they handle disconnected applications?
| Tool | Discovery of the app | Account data collection | Leaver action on the app | Method described | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchid Security | Documented discovers unmanaged SaaS, cloud, on-prem, legacy and custom apps | Documented maps accounts, roles and authentication paths inside the app | Partial feeds context to IAM, IGA and ITSM tools, which act | Discovery and analysis, then orchestration into existing tools | Source: orchid.security/platform · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| Lumos | Partial shadow IT in identity analytics | Not documented | Partial revocation across local accounts, custom and on-prem apps | Integrations; no-API handling not detailed | Source: lumos.com lifecycle page · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
Source: orchid.security/platform · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: lumos.com lifecycle page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Lumos if HR-driven joiner, mover and leaver automation is the priority, or if access certification campaigns are your main audit deliverable.
Agent-driven identity governance with HRIS-triggered lifecycle, access reviews and identity analytics across 300+ integrations.
Choose Orchid Security if you need coverage for applications with no connector, no SCIM endpoint and no SSO integration, or if finding orphan, dormant and local accounts is the priority.
Discovers unmanaged applications, maps how identity works inside them, and feeds that context to the IAM, IGA and PAM tools you already run.
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FAQ
Which is better for identity lifecycle management, Lumos or Orchid Security?
On our rubric Orchid Security scores 74/100 and Lumos 62/100. Orchid Security is ahead mainly on disconnected-app coverage and orphan and local account discovery. Buyers who weight JML automation more heavily may prefer Lumos; the calculator shows how the order changes.
Which handles disconnected applications better, Lumos or Orchid Security?
Orchid Security scores 92 to 50 on disconnected-app coverage. Lumos: Revocation described across local accounts, custom and on-prem apps; handling of apps with no API not detailed. Orchid Security: States it discovers SaaS, cloud, on-prem, legacy and custom-built applications and brings unmanaged ones under IAM, IGA, PAM and audit control.
Do Lumos and Orchid Security publish pricing?
Lumos: Not published. Contact sales. Orchid Security: AWS Marketplace: Orchid Fundamental (30 applications) $250,000.00 per 12 months; custom pricing by private offer. No pricing page on orchid.security.
Keep reading
Sources
- lumos.com
- lumos.com lifecycle management
- lumos.com identity analytics
- lumos.com pricing
- orchid.security
- orchid.security/platform
- orchid.security/use-case/grc-audit
- orchid.security/reports/orphan-local-accounts
- orchid.security SailPoint partnership
- AWS Marketplace: Orchid Security
- orchid.security/use-case/identity-access-management-programs
- orchid.security/blog/what-happens-when-you-actually-look-inside-an-app
- orchid.security/costco-story
Reviewed Sep 2026