Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Saviynt
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Saviynt scores higher overall on our weights: 70/100 against 64/100 for Microsoft Entra ID Governance. Microsoft Entra ID Governance wins one of the seven criteria (pricing transparency) and Saviynt wins six (disconnected-app coverage, orphan and local account discovery, JML automation, certification campaign depth, audit evidence and works alongside existing IdP and IGA). On disconnected-app coverage, the heaviest-weighted criterion, Saviynt leads 72 to 50.
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 64 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 5
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best value for Microsoft-centric estates
- 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 Microsoft Entra ID Governance and Saviynt score on each criterion?
| Criterion (weight) | Microsoft Entra ID Governance | Saviynt | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnected-app coverage (22) | 50 | 72 | Saviynt |
| Orphan and local account discovery (18) | 55 | 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) | 50 | 55 | Saviynt |
| Pricing transparency (8) | 95 | 20 | Microsoft Entra ID Governance |
| Lifecycle coverage score | 64 | 70 | Saviynt |
Read the reasons for each score
- Disconnected-app coverage
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Documents a manual path for apps without provisioning: export users to CSV, match them to Entra users, review, then remove or ticket; ECMA connector host covers some on-prem apps.
- Saviynt: States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'.
- Orphan and local account discovery
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Account discovery shows app users that do not match any Entra ID user.
- Saviynt: Usage modeling of accounts and entitlements to find access that is no longer needed.
- JML automation
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Lifecycle workflows before start, during status changes and at departure.
- Saviynt: Onboarding, account creation, granting and revoking access as core IGA functions.
- Certification campaign depth
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Recurring access reviews with AI-powered suggestions; denied users lose the app role assignment.
- Saviynt: Certification campaigns with intelligent recommendations; claims up to 75% less reviewer workload.
- Audit evidence
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Review decisions and assignments are recorded in Entra; no framework-mapped evidence pack described.
- Saviynt: Continuous compliance monitoring and complete audit evidence collection.
- Works alongside existing IdP and IGA
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Requires Entra ID P1 or P2; strongest when Entra is the identity provider.
- Saviynt: A full IGA and PAM platform; usually replaces, rather than sits beside, an existing IGA.
- Pricing transparency
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: $7.00 per user per month, paid yearly, published.
- Saviynt: No public pricing.
What does each tool do?
Microsoft's governance add-on for lifecycle workflows, access reviews and entitlement management, priced per user.
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 Microsoft Entra ID Governance and Saviynt compare on pricing and deployment?
| Fact | Microsoft Entra ID Governance | Saviynt |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $7.00 user/month, paid yearly (requires Entra ID P1 at $7.00 or P2 at $10.00). Entra Suite $12.00 user/month. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Deployment | Microsoft cloud service. | Cloud-native SaaS, with an optional private cloud 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 |
| Microsoft Entra ID Governance | Not documented | Manual process export users to CSV and match to Entra users | Manual process access review, then removal or a ServiceNow ticket | Documented manual procedure | Source: learn.microsoft.com not-provisioned users article · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
Source: saviynt.com IGA page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: learn.microsoft.com not-provisioned users article · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Microsoft Entra ID Governance if you need a published price to model the budget before a sales call.
Microsoft's governance add-on for lifecycle workflows, access reviews and entitlement management, priced per user.
Choose Saviynt 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.
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, Microsoft Entra ID Governance or Saviynt?
On our rubric Saviynt scores 70/100 and Microsoft Entra ID Governance 64/100. Saviynt is ahead mainly on disconnected-app coverage and orphan and local account discovery. Buyers who weight pricing transparency more heavily may prefer Microsoft Entra ID Governance; the calculator shows how the order changes.
Which handles disconnected applications better, Microsoft Entra ID Governance or Saviynt?
Saviynt scores 72 to 50 on disconnected-app coverage. Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Documents a manual path for apps without provisioning: export users to CSV, match them to Entra users, review, then remove or ticket; ECMA connector host covers some on-prem apps. Saviynt: States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'.
Do Microsoft Entra ID Governance and Saviynt publish pricing?
Microsoft Entra ID Governance: $7.00 user/month, paid yearly (requires Entra ID P1 at $7.00 or P2 at $10.00). Entra Suite $12.00 user/month. Saviynt: Not published. Contact sales.
Keep reading
Sources
- learn.microsoft.com identity governance overview
- microsoft.com Entra pricing
- learn.microsoft.com apps not provisioned
- learn.microsoft.com existing app users
- saviynt.com IGA product page
- saviynt.com
Reviewed Sep 2026