# Workforce identity and SSO: what AI models recommend, October 2026

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "workforce identity platform" and as "single sign-on and identity provider for employees", 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/workforce-identity-and-sso/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This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since.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/workforce-identity-and-sso/index.md

**Standing:** Microsoft Entra ID leads with 46% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 56 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Entra ID](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-entra-id/index.md) | 46% | 9% | 67 |
| 2 | [Okta Workforce Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/okta-workforce-identity/index.md) | 23% | 32% | 72 |
| 3 | [OneLogin](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/onelogin/index.md) | 20% | 12% | 41 |
| 4 | [JumpCloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jumpcloud/index.md) | 9% | 7% | 44 |
| 6 | [Ping Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ping-identity/index.md) | 0% | 23% | 35 |
| 7 | [CyberArk Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyberark-identity/index.md) | 0% | 6% | 18 |
| 8 | [IBM Verify](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-verify/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 9 | [ForgeRock Identity Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/forgerock-identity-platform/index.md) | 0% | 21% | 14 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 44 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: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud, OneLogin, tenfold
- GPT-5.4 mini: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives CyberArk Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
- Grok 4.20: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
- Mistral Small: OneLogin; alternatives Okta Workforce Identity, Ping Identity
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: JumpCloud; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity
- Llama 4 Maverick: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin; alternatives JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID
- Kimi K2: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
- MiniMax M2.5: JumpCloud, OneLogin; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity
- Muse Glimmer 30B: OneLogin; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity

## 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:

- startwithidentity.com: 50 answers, 89 citations
- securityboulevard.com: 33 answers, 45 citations
- corma.io: 28 answers, 42 citations
- okta.com: 25 answers, 28 citations
- siit.io: 23 answers, 34 citations
- forrester.com: 22 answers, 26 citations
- jumpcloud.com: 16 answers, 21 citations
- ssojet.com: 16 answers, 21 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://corma.io/blog/top-10-iam-solutions-for-smbs-and-mid-size-companies-2026 (21 answers)
- https://securityboulevard.com/2025/12/top-12-identity-and-access-management-platforms (19 answers)
- https://siit.io/blog/best-iam-tools (19 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings (19 answers)
- https://forrester.com/blogs/announcing-the-forrester-wave-workforce-identity-platforms-q1-2024 (18 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/articles/top-6-workforce-identity-platforms (18 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/enterprise (13 answers)
- https://almcorp.com/blog/best-identity-and-access-management-tools (12 answers)
- https://corma.io/blog/top-iam-solutions-for-mid-size-companies (11 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/articles/top-5-identity-as-a-service-platforms (11 answers)

## Warned against

- Okta Workforce Identity: 23 of 72 labels negative. "Okta is not recommended unless you have a SaaS portfolio of 50+ applications" (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt)
- Microsoft Entra ID: 6 of 67 labels negative. "Avoid if not deeply in the Microsoft ecosystem (e.g., no heavy M365/Azure use)—integration friction elsewhere." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Ping Identity: 8 of 35 labels negative. "You should be extremely cautious about organizations heavily reliant on these platforms due to their recent merger" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- OneLogin: 5 of 41 labels negative. "This is currently the highest-risk scenario for enterprises... your costs may skyrocket; if you are looking to buy, the long-term roadmap is opaque." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Entra ID at 42%.

- Microsoft Entra ID: 36% to 42%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 1 of 38, unchanged.
- Okta Workforce Identity: 32% to 26%, −6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 2 of 38, unchanged.
- OneLogin: 15% to 20%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 of 38, unchanged.
- JumpCloud: 11% to 10%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 4 of 38, unchanged.
- Ping Identity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 6 of 38.
- CyberArk Identity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 of 38, unchanged.
- IBM Verify: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 8 of 38.
- ForgeRock Identity Platform: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 9 of 38.
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 27 of 38.

## 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.