# IBM ISAM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-isam

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workforce identity and SSO](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/index.md) | 0% | 52 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "over-engineered for the 100-500 employee bracket" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Workforce identity)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named IBM ISAM, from 11 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- corma.io: 11
- gane.ai/index: 9
- g2.com: 5
- startwithidentity.com: 4
- accessowl.com: 3
- microsoft.com: 3
- mojoauth.com: 3
- okta.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- blog.ciaops.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://corma.io/blog/top-10-iam-solutions-for-smbs-and-mid-size-companies-2026: 11
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-governance/smb: 5
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/smb: 4
- https://accessowl.com/blog/buyers-guide-for-iga-tools-by-team-size: 3
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/smb: 3
- https://blog.ciaops.com/category/ai/page/31: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/identity-governance-and-administration-iga: 2
- https://miniorange.com/blog/best-authentication-authorization-tools: 2

## In its own words

What IBM ISAM's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a complete authorization and network security policy management solution (https://developer.ibm.com/articles/awb-secure-salesforce-sso-ibm-verify-access)
- For: Organizations that integrate single sign-on (SSO) with Salesforce using IBM Verify Access (https://developer.ibm.com/articles/awb-secure-salesforce-sso-ibm-verify-access)
- Free plan or trial: Try IBM Security Verify (https://developer.ibm.com/articles/awb-secure-salesforce-sso-ibm-verify-access)

## 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.