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

Gane Index, November 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/2026-11

**Standing:** Microsoft Entra ID leads with 46% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 59 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% | 11% | 72 |
| 2 | [Okta Workforce Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/okta-workforce-identity/index.md) | 27% | 26% | 73 |
| 3 | [JumpCloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jumpcloud/index.md) | 19% | 4% | 49 |
| 4 | [OneLogin](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/onelogin/index.md) | 5% | 7% | 41 |
| 5 | [Google Cloud Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-cloud-identity/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 10 |
| 7 | [CyberArk Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyberark-identity/index.md) | 0% | 6% | 17 |
| 8 | [Ping Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ping-identity/index.md) | 0% | 31% | 39 |
| 9 | [SailPoint Identity Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sailpoint-identity-security-cloud/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 15 |
| 10 | [IBM Verify](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-verify/index.md) | 0% | 17% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 60 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
- GPT-5.4 mini: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud Open Directory Platform, Rippling IT
- Perplexity Sonar: Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
- Grok 4.20: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity
- Mistral Small: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
- Llama 4 Maverick: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives OneLogin SSO
- Kimi K2: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud, OneLogin
- MiniMax M2.5: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity; alternatives JumpCloud
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin

## Sources the answers cite

71 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- corma.io: 34 answers, 55 citations
- startwithidentity.com: 32 answers, 47 citations
- okta.com: 22 answers, 29 citations
- onelogin.com: 21 answers, 26 citations
- securityboulevard.com: 20 answers, 23 citations
- idsync.com: 19 answers, 20 citations
- microsoft.com: 15 answers, 30 citations
- jumpcloud.com: 14 answers, 19 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://corma.io/blog/top-10-iam-solutions-for-smbs-and-mid-size-companies-2026 (33 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings (20 answers)
- https://onelogin.com/learn/the-best-sso-tools (13 answers)
- https://idsync.com/directory/category/workforce-iam (9 answers)
- https://onelogin.com/learn/onelogin-vs-access-management-alternatives (9 answers)
- https://corma.io/blog/okta-alternatives-competitors-mid-market (8 answers)
- https://forrester.com/report/the-forrester-wave-tm-workforce-identity-platforms-q1-2024/RES180645 (8 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/identity-access-management-software (7 answers)
- https://pingidentity.com/en-us/docs/assets/3951-workforce-iam-buyers-guide (7 answers)
- https://techvendorindex.com/compare/best-iam-for-mid-market (7 answers)

## Warned against

- Ping Identity: 12 of 39 labels negative. "Enterprise Platforms (e.g., Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping): Deep features, complex pricing, potentially heavy admin overhead." (Kimi K2, scale prompt)
- Okta Workforce Identity: 19 of 73 labels negative. "Okta without careful tenant hardening and incident-readiness. Its integration breadth is strong, but recent security concerns mean you should validate administrative controls" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- Microsoft Entra ID: 8 of 72 labels negative. "Microsoft Entra ID when your estate is not Microsoft-centered. It can be excellent for Microsoft 365, but non-Microsoft integrations and the best value are less compelling outside that ecosystem." (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt)
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: 4 of 15 labels negative. "Do not buy SailPoint or Saviynt unless you have at least one senior Identity Engineer on staff." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Entra ID at 46%.

- OneLogin: 20% to 5%, −15. Cleared the floor by 4 points · rank 3 → 4 of 60.
- JumpCloud: 9% to 19%, +10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 4 → 3 of 60.
- Okta Workforce Identity: 23% to 27%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 2 of 60, unchanged.
- Microsoft Entra ID: 46% to 46%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 1 of 60, unchanged.
- Google Cloud Identity: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 of 60, unchanged.
- CyberArk Identity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 of 60, unchanged.
- Ping Identity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 6 → 8 of 60.
- SailPoint Identity Security Cloud: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 32 → 9 of 60.
- IBM Verify: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 10 of 60.
- ForgeRock Identity Platform: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 11 of 60.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.