Saviynt vs Veza
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Saviynt scores higher overall on our weights: 70/100 against 69/100 for Veza. Saviynt wins four of the seven criteria (disconnected-app coverage, JML automation, certification campaign depth and audit evidence) and Veza wins two (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, Saviynt leads 72 to 65.
Scores are an editorial assessment of public vendor material. See Editorial method.
How do Saviynt and Veza score on each criterion?
| Criterion (weight) | Saviynt | Veza | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnected-app coverage (22) | 72 | 65 | Saviynt |
| Orphan and local account discovery (18) | 68 | 80 | Veza |
| JML automation (15) | 85 | 72 | Saviynt |
| Certification campaign depth (12) | 85 | 78 | Saviynt |
| Audit evidence (13) | 85 | 70 | Saviynt |
| Works alongside existing IdP and IGA (12) | 55 | 75 | Veza |
| Pricing transparency (8) | 20 | 20 | Tie |
| Lifecycle coverage score | 70 | 69 | Saviynt |
Read the reasons for each score
- Disconnected-app coverage
- Saviynt: States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'.
- Veza: Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API.
- Orphan and local account discovery
- Saviynt: Usage modeling of accounts and entitlements to find access that is no longer needed.
- Veza: Detects dormant accounts and reveals local, machine and service accounts.
- JML automation
- Saviynt: Onboarding, account creation, granting and revoking access as core IGA functions.
- Veza: Birthright access, role-change and offboarding automation, including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits.
- Certification campaign depth
- Saviynt: Certification campaigns with intelligent recommendations; claims up to 75% less reviewer workload.
- Veza: Access certification campaigns prioritized by risk, with effective permissions in plain terms.
- Audit evidence
- Saviynt: Continuous compliance monitoring and complete audit evidence collection.
- Veza: Audit logging for lifecycle actions; no framework-specific evidence export described on the pages reviewed.
- Works alongside existing IdP and IGA
- Saviynt: A full IGA and PAM platform; usually replaces, rather than sits beside, an existing IGA.
- Veza: Integrates with Okta and HR sources and adds visibility beside existing IdP tooling.
- Pricing transparency
- Saviynt: No public pricing.
- Veza: No public pricing.
What does each tool do?
A converged identity platform whose IGA module onboards connected, disconnected and custom-built applications.
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 Saviynt and Veza 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 |
| 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 |
Source: saviynt.com IGA page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: veza.com lifecycle and access reviews pages · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Saviynt 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.
A converged identity platform whose IGA module onboards connected, disconnected and custom-built applications.
Choose Veza if you want to keep your current identity provider and IGA in place, or if finding orphan, dormant and local accounts is the priority.
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, Saviynt or Veza?
On our rubric Saviynt scores 70/100 and Veza 69/100. Saviynt is ahead mainly on JML automation and audit evidence. Buyers who weight works alongside existing IdP and IGA more heavily may prefer Veza; the calculator shows how the order changes.
Which handles disconnected applications better, Saviynt or Veza?
Saviynt scores 72 to 65 on disconnected-app coverage. Saviynt: States application onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications 'in hours, not weeks'. Veza: Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API.
Do Saviynt and Veza publish pricing?
Saviynt: Not published. Contact sales. Veza: Not published. Contact sales.
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Sources
Reviewed Sep 2026