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Workforce identity and SSO · November 2026 Edition

JumpCloud vs Google Cloud Identity

One of fourteen models named JumpCloud first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Cloud Identity. JumpCloud was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Google Cloud Identity by seven and JumpCloud carries 49 labels and Google Cloud Identity 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

JumpCloud

accepted challenger

Named in twelve categories this edition.

Google Cloud Identity

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share19%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels4910A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, JumpCloud reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Okta Workforce Identity was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID vs JumpCloud · Microsoft Entra ID vs Google Cloud Identity · Okta Workforce Identity vs JumpCloud

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 Workforce identity and SSO page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
JumpCloudFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Cloud Identity
Direct10
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained91
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against JumpCloud
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, JumpCloud and Google Cloud Identity were named in the same answer forty-three times, of the 407 answers naming JumpCloud and the 63 naming Google Cloud Identity. In those answers Google Cloud Identity took the first choice three times and JumpCloud twenty-one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where JumpCloud and Google Cloud Identity stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
JumpCloud Google Cloud Identity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, JumpCloud on the left and Google Cloud Identity on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where JumpCloud and Google Cloud Identity stood in it.

JumpCloud first, Google Cloud Identity not the choice

1 of 14 modelsGoogle Cloud Identity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin

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 4.5Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, OneLogin
GPT-5.4 miniOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity
Perplexity SonarOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
Grok 4.20Microsoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, OneLogin
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud Open Directory Platform, Rippling IT
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: OneLogin SSO
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin

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
JumpCloud leads by fifty-three points.
JumpCloud55%#1 of 9
Google Cloud Identity2%#5 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
JumpCloud leads by seventeen points.
JumpCloud19%#3 of 9
Google Cloud Identity2%#5 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
JumpCloud0%#8 of 10
Google Cloud Identity0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about JumpCloud

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“JumpCloud for large, highly complex enterprises if you need deep governance... its main strength is combining directory, SSO, and device management for small and midsize organizations.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“JumpCloud — ask what changed after its 2023 incident.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“JumpCloud is the clear leader, recommended by 48% of AI models for small businesses due to its affordability and robust features” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder for Small Teams: JumpCloud ... frequently cited as a clear leader for small businesses and startups” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Google Cloud Identity

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Already use Google Workspace? Start with Google Cloud Identity Free. Google offers a free edition for core identity” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“It can be a sensible fit when Google is already the center of workplace IT” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · alternative
“Best if you're Google Workspace‑centric: Google Cloud Identity” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.