RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud comparison

RSA and SailPoint are both solutions in the Identity Management (IM) category. RSA is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0, while SailPoint is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4. RSA holds a 1.1% mindshare in IAM, compared to SailPoint’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 60% of RSA users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of SailPoint users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud compete in the identity management solutions category. SailPoint often has the upper hand due to its advanced automation and integration capabilities, which cater to businesses seeking operational efficiency.

Features: RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle provides strong compliance management, customization options, and adaptability for complex identity requirements. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers advanced automation, seamless cloud integration, and operational efficiency, enhancing its value proposition.

Room for Improvement: RSA could benefit from simplifying its customization process, enhancing its cloud capabilities, and improving user interface intuitiveness. SailPoint may focus on reducing the initial setup complexity, providing more out-of-the-box compliance features, and improving cost-effectiveness for small businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: RSA excels in flexible deployment suitable for various business needs, while SailPoint's cloud-based model ensures rapid deployment catering to immediate operational demands. Both products offer robust customer support, but SailPoint's proactive assistance and active community resources might provide an edge.

Pricing and ROI: RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle offers a competitive setup cost, providing strong ROI for compliance-focused businesses. SailPoint, despite higher initial costs, delivers significant ROI through operational efficiency and scalability, aligning well with long-term growth strategies.

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Categories and Ranking

RSA Identity Governance and...

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

21st

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SailPoint Identity Security...

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Provisioning Software (2nd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (3rd), SaaS Management Platforms (1st), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (2nd), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is 10.1%, down from 19.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity Management (IM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud	10.1%
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle	1.1%
Other	88.8%

Identity Management (IM)

Featured Reviews

Harshul Nayak

Senior Project Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Streamline identity lifecycle management with intuitive interfaces and robust policy features

The functions of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, especially the IGA, are quite strong with their custom forms and workflows integrated. The user interface is very friendly and easy to use, making it a good product overall. However, it still has to be on-premise and the cloud version is not easily accessible, as dedicated instances are required and machines cannot be shared as multi-tenant for various customers. The advanced policy features of RSA definitely help in defining certain policies such as segregation of duties. That's particularly useful along with creating different access reviews. Regarding access control in simplifying access management, RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle has strong foundations of groups and roles, which help in defining all policies very easily. This makes it very easy to integrate with other access management tools or privileged access management tools.

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Narayanan D

Principle at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

User access management excels but needs enhancements with integration capabilities

I was aware of that because I used to manage these solutions earlier on, but it was purchased by the Procurement team, so I was not involved in any of those.There are certain details I may not be able to disclose currently, but we can speak in general about a number of products and tools that are ongoing. I have not been using access management controls here, so I don't have the latest features or details or hands-on experience in that space. I cannot share all the details about the improvements in security operations since we were exploring some products, but I'm familiar with Saviynt as I was one of their partners for other solutions, and currently, I cannot disclose a lot of performance related to my current roles.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"RSA Identity Governance and lifecycles are good for the access certification and auditing sections."

"With the tool in place, you need to hire fewer people to provide access, and you have control over your processes."

"Soft and hard tokens for two factor authentication has been introduced."

"It improved security."

"The data collection is excellent and easy to do."

"Customer service was always exceptional and if we needed to call the regular customer support number for administrative tasks on the account, they were always helpful and resolved our cases within a few days."

"The most valuable feature is the security, in particular, the One Time Password support."

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"SailPoint IdentityIQ is a very good product (in my opinion - it is the best product and it took the leading place in Gartner's Magic Quadrant two years in a row) and I can recommend it to all who are looking for a very strong IDM solution (if the price suits you)."

"This solution has made our team more effective. We need less manual approvals when someone new joins our company. There is less paperwork and fewer support tickets raised for access."

"The solution is one of the main security products you need to control access and have visibility into what's happening in your organization. It helps with managing access to applications, ensuring governance, and obtaining certifications."

"We are happy with the SailPoint IdentityIQ’s stability."

"SailPoint IdentityIQ has a good and straightforward user interface. They also have a lot of resources and documentation available to understand the process."

"Our user lifecycle takes less time with SailPoint IdentityIQ, as previously it would take around one day to get all the users access, and now it is an automatic process with a good authentication authorization mechanism."

"The governance features, such as certification and provisioning, are the most beneficial for enhancing security."

"IdentityIQ is pretty stable compared to our previous solution, and we're satisfied with the performance."

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Cons

"It was expensive initially, but day to day costs are minimal."

"RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle could improve out-of-the-box customization."

"It could be a little more flexible with the installation of the product."

"Every connector that you have in the product needs to be custom-built, so there are not a lot of standard connectors available in the product, because of which there are a lot of hidden consultancy costs."

"The user interface and workflow need improvement, and more connectors would help."

"This product is missing a lot of features which other competitors are providing. One of the key features that are missing right now is risk scoring. Additionally, there is not much scope for customization - everything is hard-coded and predefined, so it does not allow the developers to make many modifications."

"If you use the appliance version then it won't handle a huge database volume."

"Technical support in Pakistan can be improved."

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"In the past, we had a lot of problems with SailPoint IdentityIQ, particularly in providing access and provisioning."

"Scalability is hard, especially when you are doing it in real time."

"Compared to at least one other product some of the administrative tasks could be easier or more intuitive."

"They should lower the price and technical support should be better."

"What it doesn't do is provide notice in the event of a vulnerability or offense from the security."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The report functionality and dashboard of the access manager could be improved."

"The workflow and user interface of SailPoint are not as smooth as ServiceNow's. I find raising a ticket to be too complex, which could be improved for better user-friendliness."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"We are using the cloud platform, but we don't find it compatible to be served as a multi-tenant platform. This is a large drawback. It becomes expensive because it is then an all-dedicated solution. You have to have a separate tenant for each client, which increases the cost. The overall unit pricing can be less expensive than how it is right now."

"Pricing varies based on user count/number of modules you need."

"SailPoint IdentityIQ is too expensive for small and medium companies. It is an expensive product."

"SailPoint IIQ is the best of best. That is reflected in the pricing of the solution. The pricing is based on the number of identities."

"The solution is not cheap."

"It is affordable licensing."

"I found the pricing to be relatively high."

"SailPoint is expensive compared to its competitors. It's one of the most expensive products, so I'd rate it as one out of five, cost-wise."

"The pricing is based on the number of users and is reasonable."

"In terms of pricing, SailPoint IdentityIQ is affordable. It's not cheap, and it's not expensive, so the solution is in the middle, price-wise. It also didn't have additional costs, even if my company had different teams that took care of auditing and provisioning and projects that used SailPoint IdentityIQ."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	42

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

There is room for improvement with RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle. As the size becomes larger, the collections and unifications of the IDs process become quite slow, which can be improved fu...

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What is your primary use case for RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

We provide RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle as a service, mainly to oversee the digital identity lifecycle, from the initiation to the off-boarding at the end of that digital identity. Our cli...

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What advice do you have for others considering RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

Overall, I would rate RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle at an eight out of ten.

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How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?

We evaluated Sailpoint IdentityIQ before ultimately choosing CyberArk. Sailpoint Identity Platform is a solution to manage risks in cloud enterprise environments. It automates and streamlines the m...

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What advice do you have for others considering SailPoint IdentityIQ?

You can use SailPoint Atlas to take identity security to the next level. In SailPoint IIQ, writing a custom connector using the open source framework is a good option.

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What do you like most about SailPoint IdentityNow?

It significantly reduces the workload for certification processes.

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Also Known As

SecurID

IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello

Overview

RSA SecurID provides world-leading two-factor authentication, protecting 25,000 organizations and 55 million users. RSA SecurID extends security to bring your own device (BYOD), cloud, and mobile as well as traditional virtual private network (VPN) and web portals. RSA SecurID solutions comprise three primary components: authenticator, platform, and agents.

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SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is known for its user-friendly interface, high-level automation, and a wide range of pre-built connectors, making it flexible for workflow customization and robust identity lifecycle management with AI integration.

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud provides strong security features such as provisioning and certification, enhanced by AI and machine learning. It effectively manages user access, roles, and governance across environments. The platform offers scalability, comprehensive documentation, and seamless integration with third-party solutions. Despite its high cost and complex configuration, it is designed to meet enterprise needs in application provisioning, access management, and lifecycle management. Cloud and on-premises deployments are supported.

What are the key features of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud?

User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive and simple to navigate for effective management.
Robust Automation: Automates identity lifecycle processes efficiently.
Out-of-the-Box Connectors: Extensive connectors available for rapid integration.
AI and Machine Learning: Integrates AI for smarter provisioning and certification.
Flexible Customization: Tailors workflows and identity management as needed.

What benefits can users expect when evaluating SailPoint Identity Security Cloud?

Scalability: Easily scales with the growing needs of enterprises.
Comprehensive Governance: Ensures thorough compliance and governance measures.
Seamless Integration: Supports easy integration with third-party applications.
High-Level Security: Protects data with robust security features.
Regulatory Compliance: Facilitates adherence to regulatory requirements.

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is employed across industries for application provisioning and identity access management, supporting onboarding, offboarding, and role management. It addresses the needs of cloud and on-premises environments, providing centralized control and compliance assistance for account administration in enterprises.

SailPoint

Sample Customers

NTT Com Asia, Virgin Blue, Bank of Uganda, EMEA Telecommunications Company, LAit (Lazio Innovazione Tecnologica), NyNet, OTP Bank, Red Bull Racing, Rupert House School, Signify, UK Local Authority, Bancolombia, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), TIVIT, Array Services, International Computerware, KPMG LLP, Moffitt Cancer Center

Adobe, AXA Technology Services, Cuna Mutual Group, Equifax, ING Direct, Orrstown Bank, Rockwell Automation, SallieMae, Spirit Aerosystems, TEL

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