Identity governance · November 2026 Edition
Okta Identity Governance vs Iden
One of fourteen models named Okta Identity Governance first on the direct prompt; zero named Iden. Okta Identity Governance was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Iden by eight and Okta Identity Governance carries 47 labels and Iden 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share5%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate26%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels4714A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Okta Identity Governance 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 Okta Identity Governance · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Iden · Omada Identity vs Okta Identity Governance
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.
Okta Identity GovernanceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIden
Direct10
Paraphrase013 against Okta Identity Governance
Comparative001 against Okta Identity Governance
Budget-constrained021 against Okta Identity Governance
Scale-constrained20
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Okta Identity Governance 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 | | | | |
Okta Identity Governance Iden first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Okta Identity Governance on the left and Iden on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Okta Identity Governance and Iden stood in it.
Okta Identity Governance first, Iden not the choice
1 of 14 modelsIden 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.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
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
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
7 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
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
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
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 eight points.
Okta Identity Governance10%#4 of 14Iden2%#– of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Okta Identity Governance5%#5 of 15Iden5%#6 of 15Enterprise
Iden is not named for this buyer.
Okta Identity Governance2%#4 of 9Iden—not namedWhat 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
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
Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Okta Identity GovernanceMicrosoft Entra ID Governance vs IdenOmada Identity vs Okta Identity GovernanceOmada Identity vs IdenLumos vs Okta Identity GovernanceLumos vs Identenfold vs Okta Identity Governancetenfold vs IdenOkta Identity Governance vs CormaOkta Identity Governance vs SailPoint Identity Security CloudIden vs CormaIden vs SailPoint Identity Security CloudAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full IGA standing
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.