Identity governance · November 2026 Edition
Lumos vs Okta Identity Governance
Three of fourteen models named Lumos first on the direct prompt; one named Okta Identity Governance. Lumos was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Okta Identity Governance by fourteen and Lumos carries 32 labels and Okta Identity Governance 47, 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%26%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels3247A 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 Okta Identity Governance · 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 modelsOkta Identity Governance
Direct31
Paraphrase203 against Okta Identity Governance
Comparative001 against Okta Identity Governance
Budget-constrained001 against Okta Identity Governance
Scale-constrained02
Negative007 against Okta Identity Governance
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Lumos and Okta Identity Governance were named in the same answer forty-seven times, of the 102 answers naming Lumos and the 156 naming Okta Identity Governance. In those answers Okta Identity Governance took the first choice four times and Lumos seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lumos and Okta Identity Governance 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 Okta Identity Governance first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lumos on the left and Okta Identity Governance on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lumos and Okta Identity Governance stood in it.
Lumos first, Okta Identity Governance an alternative
3 of 14 modelsOkta Identity Governance 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
Okta Identity Governance first, Lumos an alternative
1 of 14 modelsLumos was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarOkta Identity Governance alternatives: Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Corma, ObserveID, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
MiniMax M2.5Corma alternatives: Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Pathlock, Zluri, tenfold
GPT-6 LunaC1 alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance
Neither was named
4 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
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
Okta Identity Governance leads by five points.
Okta Identity Governance10%#4 of 14Lumos5%#7 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Lumos leads at mid-market.
Lumos9%#3 of 15Okta Identity Governance5%#5 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: Okta Identity Governance leads at enterprise.
Okta Identity Governance2%#4 of 9Lumos0%#– of 9What 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 Okta Identity Governance
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“it should not automatically be treated as equivalent to a full IGA suite for extensive provisioning, role engineering, legacy applications, and complex segregation-of-duties requirements” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Okta and Microsoft Entra are identity providers that handle authentication and basic lifecycle management, but they are not full identity governance platforms” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Governance add-ons to an access-management platform—for example, Okta Identity Governance—if you're expecting them to replace a full IGA program.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Excellent option if you already use Okta for SSO/Lifecycle Management and want an integrated experience.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Okta Identity Governance is the best default choice” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“For broader SaaS, consider Okta or Omada.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
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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.