# Ory: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ory

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Customer identity and access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/customer-identity-and-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 50% | 2 |
| [Non-human identity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 1 |
| [Workforce identity and SSO](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/workforce-identity-and-sso/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Highly modular and headless for API-first or custom machine identity flows... more of a toolkit than a turnkey platform" (Grok 4.20, NHI management)

## And against it

- "Maintenance Overhead: Identity infrastructure is mission-critical." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, CIAM)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Ory, from 11 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- pingidentity.com: 5
- g2.com: 4
- okta.com: 3
- securityboulevard.com: 3
- startwithidentity.com: 3
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2
- expertinsights.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- sap.com: 2
- stackademic.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://pingidentity.com/en-us/docs/assets/3555-customer-identity-buyers-guide: 3
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-nhi-management-solutions: 2
- https://stackademic.com/blog/the-7-leading-non-human-identity-management-vendors-for-ai-agents-in-2026: 2
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings/best-non-human-identity-security-platforms: 2
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-ciam-solutions: 2
- https://akamai.com/site/en/documents/analyst-report/kuppingercole-report-ciam-leadership-compass.pdf: 1
- https://akeyless.io/blog/top-5-non-human-identity-management-tools-for-2026: 1
- https://apono.io/blog/top-nhi-management-tools-in-an-ai-world: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Identity and access management for applications, enterprises, and AI agents. Cloud-native, API-first, and self-hostable. (https://ory.com/)
- For: applications, enterprises, and AI agents (https://ory.com/)
- Price stated: Start for free (https://ory.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://ory.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free (https://ory.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, GDPR, EU-US DPF
- Hosting: USA, EU, Japan, Global (see DPA), Belgium, Germany, multiple regions
- Customers named: OpenAI, RetailMeNot, Deriv, Kiwix, Cofertility, commercetools, Moonpig, DataRobot

## What it publishes

Every page ory.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 2670 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 235 pages, 21 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-02
- case study: 23 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-28
- webinar or virtual event: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-01-17
- report or ebook: 104 pages, 73 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-05
- comparison: 22 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-05
- glossary or explainer: 12 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-14
- podcast or video: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 238 pages, 17 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- Recent: 2026-10-05 report or ebook: Configuration https://www.ory.com/docs/elements/guides/configuration
- Recent: 2026-10-05 report or ebook: Going to production https://www.ory.com/docs/elements/guides/going-to-production
- Recent: 2026-10-05 report or ebook: Internationalization https://www.ory.com/docs/elements/guides/internationalization
- Recent: 2026-10-05 report or ebook: Theming https://www.ory.com/docs/elements/guides/theming
- Recent: 2026-10-05 report or ebook: Transient payload https://www.ory.com/docs/elements/guides/transient-payload
- Recent: 2026-10-05 report or ebook: Upgrade https://www.ory.com/docs/elements/guides/upgrade

## 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.