Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Software
SailPoint: features, pricing and who it fits
SailPoint is the large-enterprise name in identity governance, sold on quote as the cloud Identity Security Cloud and the on-premises IdentityIQ. It has been publicly listed again since a February 2025 IPO. It offers SoD enforcement and AI-assisted certifications.
Who SailPoint is for
Best for
- Large enterprises with thousands to millions of identities
- Regulated organizations needing certification campaigns and SoD enforcement
Look elsewhere if
- Small teams wanting published prices or fast self-serve setup
- Buyers seeking a lightweight SaaS access tool
SailPoint features
- Provisioning automation
- Automatic provisioning that adapts and corrects access
- Access reviews and certification
- AI-driven certifications that auto-certify low-risk access
- Role management
- Access Modeling recommends roles by comparing peer groups
- Segregation of duties controls
- SoD enforcement blocks toxic access combinations before they are granted
- Integrations and connectors
- Connectivity product; connector count not stated
- Compliance and audit reporting
- Audit-ready reports on demand; Compliance Management module
- Pricing model
- Quote; suites compared on vendor site
- Target company size
- Scales from thousands to millions of identities; 53% of the Fortune 500 are customers
Worth knowing before you buy
- IPO'd on Nasdaq at $23 per share in February 2025, raising $1.38B; second IPO after a 2017 NYSE listing and 2022 Thoma Bravo buyout.
- Vendor claims 53% of the Fortune 500 as customers.
- Two product lines: cloud Identity Security Cloud and on-premises IdentityIQ.
- Analyst recognition: KuppingerCole 2026 IGA Leadership Compass overall leader and 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice.
SailPoint alternatives
Vendor dossier
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Software | Poor fit | Poor fit | Workable | Strong fit |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
How buying SailPoint works
- How you buy
- Through sales
- Demo or quote needed for
- All products: demo or contact sales
About the company
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Austin, US
- Ownership
- public (Nasdaq: SAIL), majority held by Thoma Bravo
- Employees
- 2,645 (2025)
- Customers (vendor figure)
- 53% of the Fortune 500 (vendor claim)
- 2022
- Taken private by Thoma Bravo
- 2025
- Nasdaq IPO at $23 per share, raising $1.38B
What vendors in this category ask before quoting
Answer these once in a SaaSBid request and SailPoint and its alternatives quote against the same facts.
- How many identities, including contractors and service accounts, need to be governed?Most vendors price per identity, and the count sets the tier.
- Which directory and identity provider do you use today?Okta, Entra and Ping add-ons only work on their own platforms.
- Which business applications and on-premises systems must be connected?Connector coverage drives implementation effort and may require extra licenses.
- Which audits or regulations drive this project?SOX or similar rules make separation-of-duties controls a requirement.
- Do you want SaaS, a private cloud or software run in your own data center?Deployment model changes price, timeline and staffing.
- What is your target go-live, and do you have identity engineers in-house?It decides whether a partner or accelerator program is needed.