Identity governance · November 2026 Edition
Lumos vs Iden
Three of fourteen models named Lumos first on the direct prompt; zero named Iden. Lumos was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Iden by eight and Lumos carries 32 labels and Iden 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share9%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3214A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lumos reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Entra ID Governance was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Lumos · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Iden · Omada Identity vs Lumos
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the identity governance page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LumosFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIden
Direct30
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lumos and Iden stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Lumos Iden first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lumos on the left and Iden on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lumos and Iden stood in it.
Lumos first, Iden not the choice
3 of 14 modelsIden was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashConductorOne, Lumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Zilla Security, Zluri
DeepSeek V4 FlashLumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Okta Identity Governance, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BCorma, Lumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance, SSOJet, Zluri
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarOkta Identity Governance alternatives: Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager
Grok 4.20SailPoint IdentityIQ alternatives: C1, Corma, Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud, Zilla Security
Mistral SmallSailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud alternatives: Corma, Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, tenfold
Kimi K2Microsoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Iden, Lumos, Okta Identity Governance, One Identity Manager
MiniMax M2.5Corma alternatives: Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Pathlock, Zluri, tenfold
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Omada Identity alternatives: ConductorOne, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, One Identity Manager, Zluri
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashVeza alternatives: Cakewalk, Corma, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, Zluri
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Corma, ObserveID, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
GPT-6 LunaC1 alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Lumos
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“a cloud-native SaaS management + IGA platform such as Lumos, Corma for EU, or Zluri gives you provisioning, access reviews and certification” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“or Lumos if you want a modern, fast-to-deploy, SaaS-first platform that won't require a dedicated IAM team” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for SaaS-First B2B Companies: Lumos or ConductorOne” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Iden
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“No engineering team + want governed access fast: AccessOwl or Iden on top of existing Entra/Okta/Google Workspace.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Iden and AccessOwl are top choices for small to mid-sized companies with limited budgets” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Omada Identity Cloud or Iden for a mid-sized B2B company” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.