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November 2026 Edition

Identity and access

Who and what may reach a system: workforce and customer identity, MFA, privileged access, governance, passwords and secrets. 11 of 13 categories scored, 2 planned.

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Standing in identity and access

First-choice share across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, all fourteen models, for the eleven identity and access categories scored in the November 2026 Edition.
Identity and access
Business password managers
One leader in all three segments
1PasswordClear leader
SMB
45%↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: 1Password (45%) replaces Bitwarden (49% then, 38% now), 7 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Mid-market
53%▲+6Since October 2026: 47% → 53%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Enterprise
47%▲+3Since October 2026: 44% → 47%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Workforce identity and SSO
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
JumpCloudClear leader
SMB
55%▲+7Since October 2026: 48% → 55%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Microsoft Entra IDClear leader
Mid-market
46%=heldSince October 2026: 46% → 46%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Enterprise
53%▲+4Since October 2026: 49% → 53%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Certificate lifecycle management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Sectigo Certificate Manager
SMB
35%▲+23Since October 2026: 12% → 35%, +23 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.Contested
Mid-market
43%▲+16Since October 2026: 27% → 43%, +16 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.Clear leader
Keyfactor CommandContested
Enterprise
28%=heldSince October 2026: 28% → 28%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Multi-factor authentication
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Cisco Duo
SMB
37%▼−3Since October 2026: 40% → 37%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Contested
Mid-market
43%▼−4Since October 2026: 47% → 43%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Clear leader
Microsoft Entra IDClear leader
Enterprise
54%▲+13Since October 2026: 41% → 54%, +13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.
Identity and access
Identity threat detection and response
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Huntress Managed ITDRClear leader
SMB
77%▼−7Since October 2026: 84% → 77%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Mid-market
42%▼−13Since October 2026: 55% → 42%, −13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.
Microsoft Defender for IdentityContested
Enterprise
37%▼−1Since October 2026: 38% → 37%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Privileged access management
A different leader in every segment
KeeperPAMContested
SMB
39%↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: KeeperPAM (39%) replaces ManageEngine PAM360 (33% then, 11% now), 28 points clear, past the 11-point floor.
Delinea Secret ServerContested
Mid-market
39%▲+2Since October 2026: 37% → 39%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerClear leader
Enterprise
51%▼−5Since October 2026: 56% → 51%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Customer identity and access management
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
ClerkContested
SMB
23%▼−7Since October 2026: 30% → 23%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Auth0Contested
Mid-market
34%↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Auth0 (34%) replaces Frontegg (21% then, 8% now), 26 points clear, past the 11-point floor.
Enterprise
38%▼−9Since October 2026: 47% → 38%, −9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Secrets management
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
DopplerClear leader
SMB
43%▲+4Since October 2026: 39% → 43%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
HashiCorp Vault
Mid-market
32%▲+1Since October 2026: 31% → 32%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Contested
Enterprise
68%▲+7Since October 2026: 61% → 68%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.Clear leader
Identity and access
Identity governance
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Microsoft Entra ID GovernanceContested
SMB
27%▲+9Since October 2026: 18% → 27%, +9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Mid-market
30%▲+5Since October 2026: 25% → 30%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
SailPoint Identity Security CloudClear leader
Enterprise
59%▲+5Since October 2026: 54% → 59%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Non-human identity management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
JumpCloudContested
SMB
20%=heldSince October 2026: 20% → 20%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Mid-market
22%▲+8Since October 2026: 14% → 22%, +8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
CyberArk Identity Security PlatformContested
Enterprise
20%=heldSince October 2026: 20% → 20%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.
Identity and access
Identity verification
A different leader in every segment
iDenfyContested
SMB
23%↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: iDenfy (23%) replaces Veriff (23% then, 15% now), 8 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
SumsubContested
Mid-market
21%↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Sumsub (21%) replaces Persona (21% then, 17% now), 4 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
PersonaContested
Enterprise
16%↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Persona (16%) replaces Sumsub (17% then, 14% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.

Next in identity and access

Planned categories are in the build queue and are scored exactly like every other.
Non-human identity management plannedPasswordless authentication planned
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