# Identity governance: what AI models recommend, October 2026

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "identity governance platform" and as "identity governance and administration tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-governance/2026-10

This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-governance/index.md

**Standing:** Microsoft Entra ID Governance leads with 25% of first choices; verdict contested. 65 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Entra ID Governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-entra-id-governance/index.md) | 25% | 7% | 46 |
| 2 | [Lumos](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/lumos/index.md) | 12% | 4% | 24 |
| 3 | [Omada Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/omada-identity/index.md) | 9% | 3% | 31 |
| 4 | [Okta Identity Governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/okta-identity-governance/index.md) | 9% | 27% | 44 |
| 5 | [Zluri](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zluri/index.md) | 6% | 0% | 13 |
| 8 | [ConductorOne](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/conductorone/index.md) | 5% | 13% | 15 |
| 9 | [One Identity Manager](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/one-identity-manager/index.md) | 3% | 19% | 32 |
| 13 | [JumpCloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jumpcloud/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 10 |
| 14 | [Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/saviynt-enterprise-identity-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 42% | 52 |
| 18 | [SailPoint Identity Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sailpoint-identity-security-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 49% | 59 |
| 20 | [IBM Security Verify Governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-security-verify-governance/index.md) | 0% | 20% | 10 |
| 75 | [Oracle Identity Governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/oracle-identity-governance/index.md) | 0% | 55% | 11 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 75 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice; alternatives ConductorOne, Lumos, Omada Identity, Zluri
- GPT-5.4 mini: Okta Identity Governance; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: C1, Lumos; alternatives AccessOwl, Corma, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance
- Perplexity Sonar: Lumos; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
- Grok 4.20: Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud; alternatives ConductorOne, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
- Mistral Small: Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud; alternatives Lumos, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID Governance; alternatives ConductorOne, Okta Identity Governance, Omada Identity
- Llama 4 Maverick: Omada Identity; alternatives One Identity Manager
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: ConductorOne, Lumos; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID Governance, tenfold
- Kimi K2: Omada Identity; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Netwrix Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Microsoft Entra ID Governance; alternatives Iden, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
- MiniMax M2.5: Omada Identity, Zluri; alternatives SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Tools4ever HelloID
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Entra ID Governance; alternatives ConductorOne, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Lumos; alternatives Iden, Linx Security, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager

## Sources the answers cite

76 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- corma.io: 34 answers, 39 citations
- lumos.com: 32 answers, 46 citations
- zluri.com: 31 answers, 50 citations
- aimultiple.com: 31 answers, 31 citations
- cybersecuritynews.com: 29 answers, 49 citations
- credentialgovernance.avatier.com: 28 answers, 31 citations
- startwithidentity.com: 23 answers, 29 citations
- expertinsights.com: 23 answers, 23 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://aimultiple.com/iga-solutions (30 answers)
- https://corma.io/blog/best-iga-solutions-for-mid-market-companies (28 answers)
- https://credentialgovernance.avatier.com/en/blog/best-identity-governance-administration-solutions-2026 (26 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-identity-governance-and-administration-solutions (21 answers)
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-iga-tools (19 answers)
- https://solutionsreview.com/identity-management/the-best-identity-governance-tools-and-vendors-2 (19 answers)
- https://almcorp.com/blog/best-identity-and-access-management-tools (18 answers)
- https://spotsaas.com/blog/best-identity-governance-software (16 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-governance (15 answers)
- https://myhospitalnow.com/blog/top-10-identity-governance-administration-iga-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison (15 answers)

## Warned against

- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: 29 of 59 labels negative. "If you are under 500 employees, avoid enterprise giants like SailPoint; the administrative overhead will crush your team." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud: 22 of 52 labels negative. "Enterprise Solutions to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Better for large, complex organizations" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- Okta Identity Governance: 12 of 44 labels negative. "require custom quotes and have enterprise IGA contracts that typically range from $100,000 to $500,000+ per year" (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt)
- Oracle Identity Governance: 6 of 11 labels negative. "Avoid entirely if you're starting fresh: ... Oracle OIG (turnkey, but dated and expensive)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: Lumos (20%) to Microsoft Entra ID Governance (19%). Margin 6 points, within noise.

- Omada Identity: 2% to 11%, +9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 13 → 3 of 70.
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: 12% to 19%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 1 of 70.
- Lumos: 20% to 13%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 → 2 of 70.
- Okta Identity Governance: 3% to 7%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 9 → 4 of 70.
- Iden: 8% to 4%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 3 → 9 of 70.
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 18 of 70.
- ConductorOne: 8% to 6%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 7 of 70.
- One Identity Manager: 3% to 4%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 10 → 8 of 70.
- Zluri: 7% to 7%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 of 70, unchanged.
- Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 22 → 16 of 70.
- IBM Security Verify Governance: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 60 → 23 of 70.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, October 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.