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Identity governance · November 2026 Edition
Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Four of fourteen models named Microsoft Entra ID Governance first on the direct prompt; one named SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. Microsoft Entra ID Governance was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud by thirteen and Microsoft Entra ID Governance carries 58 labels and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud 53, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share30%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%51%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#8A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels5853A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Entra ID Governance reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lumos was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Omada Identity · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Lumos · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs tenfold
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.
Microsoft Entra ID GovernanceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Direct416 against SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Paraphrase717 against SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Comparative010
Budget-constrained507 against SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Scale-constrained103 against SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Negative013 against Microsoft Entra ID Governance · 4 against SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
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, Microsoft Entra ID Governance and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud were named in the same answer 133 times, of the 190 answers naming Microsoft Entra ID Governance and the 221 naming SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. In those answers SailPoint Identity Security Cloud took the first choice forty-nine times and Microsoft Entra ID Governance thirty-five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Entra ID Governance and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud 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 | | | | |
Microsoft Entra ID Governance SailPoint Identity Security Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Entra ID Governance on the left and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Entra ID Governance and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud stood in it.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance first, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud an alternative
4 of 14 modelsSailPoint Identity Security Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
DeepSeek V4 FlashLumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Okta Identity Governance, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
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
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud first, Microsoft Entra ID Governance an alternative
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Entra ID Governance was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallSailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud alternatives: Corma, Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, tenfold
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Omada Identity alternatives: ConductorOne, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, One Identity Manager, Zluri
Gemini 3.5 FlashConductorOne, Lumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Zilla Security, Zluri
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
Qwen 3.7 FlashVeza alternatives: Cakewalk, Corma, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, Zluri
MiniMax M2.5Corma alternatives: Lumos, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Pathlock, Zluri, tenfold
GPT-6 LunaC1 alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance
Muse Glimmer 30BCorma, Lumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance, SSOJet, Zluri
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
Microsoft Entra ID Governance leads by twenty-seven points.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance27%#1 of 14SailPoint Identity Security Cloud0%#14 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Entra ID Governance leads by twenty-seven points.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance30%#1 of 15SailPoint Identity Security Cloud4%#8 of 15Enterprise
The order flips: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud leads at enterprise.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud59%#1 of 9Microsoft Entra ID Governance25%#2 of 9What the models said about Microsoft Entra ID Governance
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Microsoft Entra ID Governance as a universal IGA replacement... governance for non-Microsoft, legacy, mainframe, ERP, and custom applications can be thinner” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Microsoft Entra ID Governance if you need deep governance across a heterogeneous, legacy-heavy application estate.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“works well within its ecosystem but lacks depth for complex enterprise scenarios” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“affordable with domain-based licensing and unlimited objects, making it ideal if your organization is already Microsoft-centric” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If I had to pick one default recommendation for most mid-sized B2B firms, I'd lean Microsoft Entra ID Governance” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the default recommendation is Microsoft Entra ID Governance if your organization already uses Microsoft 365” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid SailPoint and similar enterprise tools unless you have six-figure annual budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“What I'd Avoid for Mid-Sized Companies ... SailPoint | Overkill for mid-market” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid - SailPoint and Saviynt: ... overkill for mid-market companies” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Strongest in access certification, role management, and AI-driven analytics (IdentityAI). Excellent for complex, large-scale enterprises” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Typically viewed as the category leader for large enterprises with complex joiner-mover-leaver processes” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Market leader; highest overall score (4.6/5) | Extensive governance, compliance focus, AI‑driven analytics” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative 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.