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Up to 3 solutions, scored on the same value metrics.
ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-ValueAbout 2 weeks (~14d)2-6 weeks (vendor: weeks, not months) (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$35,640/yr$0/yr
Starting price$1,944/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNo seat minimums stated; plans scale by monthly active users, with a 1,000 MAU example shown on the pricing pageNo seat tiers: unlimited users on every plan; Advisor/MSP licensing is bought as Assessment-Only or Full Feature Spokes.
Implementation friction3/53/5
Friction meter
Best forEngineering teams that want to self-host identity on their own infrastructure, including on-prem, hybrid and air-gapped deployments.; B2C, B2B and B2B2C products that need OAuth2, OIDC, SAML v2, passkeys and MFA delivered through APIs.; Security and platform teams that need fine-grained authorization for users, services and AI agents.; Companies that want predictable pricing with unlimited identity providers on every plan.; Regulated businesses that need GDPR compliance and a HIPAA BAA as they scale.Government agencies and regulators needing sovereign data residency and AI that runs inside their own boundary.; Defense contractors and critical infrastructure operators with air-gapped, segmented or OT environments.; Complex multi-entity enterprises running many frameworks across distributed business units.; Advisors, MSPs and vCISO providers delivering white-label GRC services to many clients from one hub.; Security, risk and compliance teams that must keep ISO 27001, NIST CSF, DORA, SOC 2, Essential Eight or IRAP obligations audit-ready.
Not forTeams looking for a no-code identity product they never have to operate or deploy.; Buyers who expect advanced MFA, threat detection and 24/7 support on a free tier.; Organizations that want a broad SaaS app marketplace rather than a focused CIAM server.; Companies without engineering capacity to run or integrate an identity service.Startups and small businesses looking for a cheap self-serve checklist tool.; Teams that only need a single framework and have no multi-entity or sovereign requirements.; Organizations unwilling to run structured onboarding and Hub & Spoke configuration.; Buyers who need a published self-checkout list price before talking to sales.
Stack fit matrix
SalesforceNot supportedNot supported
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceIntegrationNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported
Compliance
SOC 2 Not listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Listed
GDPR Listed Not listed
HIPAA Listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
Company & support
Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.
FoundedNot recordedNot recorded
HeadquartersNot recordedNot recorded
PhoneEnterprise onlyNot listed
EmailPlan not statedNot listed
Live chatEnterprise onlyNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedPlan not stated
Community forumAll plansAll plans
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedAll plans
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not recorded
Response time24–48 hours for email support on Essentials, during business hoursNot stated
AI & MCP readiness
Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.
MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresNot yet recordedCopilot / assistant; Document processing; NLP automation; Agentic workflows; AI governance tooling
Built around AI?Not recordedAI added to an existing product
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNever trains on your data
Runs onNot recordedNot recorded
AI pricingNot recordedIncluded in the plan
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded
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Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
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