Lumos vs Saviynt
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Saviynt scores higher overall on our weights: 70/100 against 62/100 for Lumos. Lumos wins one of the seven criteria (works alongside existing IdP and IGA) and Saviynt wins five (disconnected-app coverage, orphan and local account discovery, JML automation, certification campaign depth and audit evidence); they tie on pricing transparency. On disconnected-app coverage, the heaviest-weighted criterion, Saviynt leads 72 to 50.
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 62 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 7
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best for SaaS-heavy JML and license reclamation
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 70 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 2
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best all-in-one IGA for disconnected-app onboarding
Scores are an editorial assessment of public vendor material. See Editorial method.
How do Lumos and Saviynt score on each criterion?
| Criterion (weight) | Lumos | Saviynt | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnected-app coverage (22) | 50 | 72 | Saviynt |
| Orphan and local account discovery (18) | 62 | 68 | Saviynt |
| JML automation (15) | 80 | 85 | Saviynt |
| Certification campaign depth (12) | 72 | 85 | Saviynt |
| Audit evidence (13) | 70 | 85 | Saviynt |
| Works alongside existing IdP and IGA (12) | 70 | 55 | Lumos |
| Pricing transparency (8) | 20 | 20 | Tie |
| Lifecycle coverage score | 62 | 70 | Saviynt |
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.
- Saviynt: States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'.
- Orphan and local account discovery
- Lumos: Identity analytics surfaces dormant accounts and shadow IT.
- Saviynt: Usage modeling of accounts and entitlements to find access that is no longer needed.
- JML automation
- Lumos: HRIS-triggered joiner, mover and leaver workflows; leavers offboarded with licenses reclaimed.
- Saviynt: Onboarding, account creation, granting and revoking access as core IGA functions.
- Certification campaign depth
- Lumos: Agents scope reviews, certify straightforward items and prepare audit-ready documentation.
- Saviynt: Certification campaigns with intelligent recommendations; claims up to 75% less reviewer workload.
- Audit evidence
- Lumos: Full audit trail of every grant and revocation.
- Saviynt: Continuous compliance monitoring and complete audit evidence collection.
- Works alongside existing IdP and IGA
- Lumos: Works across the IdP, HRIS, SaaS and cloud stack already in place.
- Saviynt: A full IGA and PAM platform; usually replaces, rather than sits beside, an existing IGA.
- Pricing transparency
- Lumos: No public prices.
- Saviynt: No public pricing.
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)
A converged identity platform whose IGA module onboards connected, disconnected and custom-built applications.
Category Identity governance and administration (IGA)
How do Lumos and Saviynt compare on pricing and deployment?
How do they handle disconnected applications?
| Tool | Discovery of the app | Account data collection | Leaver action on the app | Method described | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saviynt | Not documented | Documented onboarding of disconnected apps | Documented revoke through IGA | IGA application onboarding for disconnected apps | Source: saviynt.com IGA page · 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: saviynt.com IGA page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: lumos.com lifecycle page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Lumos if you want to keep your current identity provider and IGA in place.
Agent-driven identity governance with HRIS-triggered lifecycle, access reviews and identity analytics across 300+ integrations.
Choose Saviynt if you need coverage for applications with no connector, no SCIM endpoint and no SSO integration, or if you need audit evidence you can hand to auditors without rebuilding it each cycle.
A converged identity platform whose IGA module onboards connected, disconnected and custom-built applications.
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FAQ
Which is better for identity lifecycle management, Lumos or Saviynt?
On our rubric Saviynt scores 70/100 and Lumos 62/100. Saviynt is ahead mainly on disconnected-app coverage and audit evidence. Buyers who weight works alongside existing IdP and IGA more heavily may prefer Lumos; the calculator shows how the order changes.
Which handles disconnected applications better, Lumos or Saviynt?
Saviynt scores 72 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. Saviynt: States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'.
Do Lumos and Saviynt publish pricing?
Lumos: Not published. Contact sales. Saviynt: Not published. Contact sales.
Keep reading
Sources
- lumos.com
- lumos.com lifecycle management
- lumos.com identity analytics
- lumos.com pricing
- saviynt.com IGA product page
- saviynt.com
Reviewed Sep 2026