SailPoint Identity Security Cloud vs Veza
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Veza scores higher overall on our weights: 69/100 against 68/100 for SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud wins three of the seven criteria (JML automation, certification campaign depth and audit evidence) and Veza wins three (disconnected-app coverage, orphan and local account discovery and works alongside existing IdP and IGA); they tie on pricing transparency. On disconnected-app coverage, the heaviest-weighted criterion, Veza leads 65 to 60.
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 68 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 4
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best certification campaign depth
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 69 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 3
- Category
- Access graph and governance
- Designation
- Best for entitlement-level visibility
Scores are an editorial assessment of public vendor material. See Editorial method.
How do SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and Veza score on each criterion?
| Criterion (weight) | SailPoint Identity Security Cloud | Veza | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnected-app coverage (22) | 60 | 65 | Veza |
| Orphan and local account discovery (18) | 60 | 80 | Veza |
| JML automation (15) | 90 | 72 | SailPoint Identity Security Cloud |
| Certification campaign depth (12) | 92 | 78 | SailPoint Identity Security Cloud |
| Audit evidence (13) | 85 | 70 | SailPoint Identity Security Cloud |
| Works alongside existing IdP and IGA (12) | 60 | 75 | Veza |
| Pricing transparency (8) | 20 | 20 | Tie |
| Lifecycle coverage score | 68 | 69 | Veza |
Read the reasons for each score
- Disconnected-app coverage
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Application Management add-on gives app owners a self-registration portal and integration templates; discovery of unconnected apps is not detailed on the pages reviewed.
- Veza: Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API.
- Orphan and local account discovery
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Lifecycle automation keeps access in sync; dedicated orphan-account discovery is not described on the pages reviewed.
- Veza: Detects dormant accounts and reveals local, machine and service accounts.
- JML automation
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Joiner, mover and leaver automation that provisions, adapts and corrects access.
- Veza: Birthright access, role-change and offboarding automation, including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits.
- Certification campaign depth
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Manager, Source Owner and Search campaigns, role composition campaigns, and AI-driven certifications that auto-certify low-risk access.
- Veza: Access certification campaigns prioritized by risk, with effective permissions in plain terms.
- Audit evidence
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Collects audit evidence automatically and generates audit-ready reports; reports mapped to SOX, PCI DSS and other frameworks.
- Veza: Audit logging for lifecycle actions; no framework-specific evidence export described on the pages reviewed.
- Works alongside existing IdP and IGA
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Is the governance platform itself; complements an IdP, and partners with discovery vendors.
- Veza: Integrates with Okta and HR sources and adds visibility beside existing IdP tooling.
- Pricing transparency
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Suites published (Standard, Agentic Business, Agentic Business Plus) without prices.
- Veza: No public pricing.
What does each tool do?
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
SailPoint's SaaS identity governance platform for lifecycle automation, certifications and compliance.
Category Identity governance and administration (IGA)
Builds an Access Graph of effective permissions across 325+ integrations and runs reviews and lifecycle actions on top of it.
Category Access graph and governance
How do SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and Veza compare on pricing and deployment?
| Fact | SailPoint Identity Security Cloud | Veza |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Suites listed without prices. Contact sales. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Deployment | SaaS on SailPoint Atlas. | SaaS (agentless integrations as described by Veza). |
How do they handle disconnected applications?
| Tool | Discovery of the app | Account data collection | Leaver action on the app | Method described | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veza | Not documented | Documented accounts outside identity platforms, custom systems via OAA | Documented offboarding including local accounts | Access Graph integrations and OAA | Source: veza.com lifecycle and access reviews pages · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| SailPoint Identity Security Cloud | Partial app owners self-register apps (Application Management add-on) | Partial integration templates | Not documented for unconnected apps | Self-registration and templates to speed onboarding | Source: sailpoint.com Application Management blog · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
Source: veza.com lifecycle and access reviews pages · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: sailpoint.com Application Management blog · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose SailPoint Identity Security Cloud if HR-driven joiner, mover and leaver automation is the priority, or if you need audit evidence you can hand to auditors without rebuilding it each cycle.
SailPoint's SaaS identity governance platform for lifecycle automation, certifications and compliance.
Choose Veza if finding orphan, dormant and local accounts is the priority, or if you want to keep your current identity provider and IGA in place.
Builds an Access Graph of effective permissions across 325+ integrations and runs reviews and lifecycle actions on top of it.
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FAQ
Which is better for identity lifecycle management, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or Veza?
On our rubric Veza scores 69/100 and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud 68/100. Veza is ahead mainly on orphan and local account discovery and works alongside existing IdP and IGA. Buyers who weight JML automation more heavily may prefer SailPoint Identity Security Cloud; the calculator shows how the order changes.
Which handles disconnected applications better, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or Veza?
Veza scores 65 to 60 on disconnected-app coverage. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Application Management add-on gives app owners a self-registration portal and integration templates; discovery of unconnected apps is not detailed on the pages reviewed. Veza: Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API.
Do SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and Veza publish pricing?
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: Suites listed without prices. Contact sales. Veza: Not published. Contact sales.
Keep reading
Sources
- sailpoint.com Identity Security Cloud
- sailpoint.com suites
- documentation.sailpoint.com certifications
- sailpoint.com Application Management blog
- sailpoint.com fundamentals of access certification blog
- veza.com lifecycle management
- veza.com access reviews
- veza.com
Reviewed Sep 2026