MOVING OFF
Lumos alternatives (2026): moving off Lumos
The short answer
If you are moving off Lumos, the highest-scoring alternatives on our reach score are Orchid Security (8.24), Veza (6.37) and C1 (formerly ConductorOne) (6.30). Orchid Security scores higher than Lumos on Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Orchestrates through the existing stack, Machine, service and agent accounts, Audit evidence and Pricing transparency. Lumos still scores higher than all 7 others on no single criterion.
By The Credential Desk · IAM Compared · Published 2026-10-08
Desk research from public vendor pages and documentation read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-13. Editorial assessment; we did not test the products.
Why do teams look for alternatives to Lumos?
- How it reaches applications with no API is not detailed on the pages reviewed.
- No published prices.
Which alternatives score highest?
Scores higher than Lumos on: Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Orchestrates through the existing stack, Machine, service and agent accounts, Audit evidence and Pricing transparency
Lumos scores higher on: Executes changes itself
Lumos vs OrchidScores higher than Lumos on: Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Orchestrates through the existing stack and Machine, service and agent accounts
Lumos scores higher on: Unmanaged app discovery and Executes changes itself
Lumos vs VezaScores higher than Lumos on: Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM and Pricing transparency
Lumos scores higher on: Accounts inside the app, Executes changes itself and Audit evidence
Lumos vs C1Scores higher than Lumos on: Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Executes changes itself, Machine, service and agent accounts and Audit evidence
Lumos scores higher on: Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app and Orchestrates through the existing stack
Lumos vs SailPointScores higher than Lumos on: Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Machine, service and agent accounts and Pricing transparency
Lumos scores higher on: Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app and Orchestrates through the existing stack
Lumos vs Entra ID GovernanceScores higher than Lumos on: Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Executes changes itself and Audit evidence
Lumos scores higher on: Unmanaged app discovery, Orchestrates through the existing stack and Machine, service and agent accounts
Lumos vs SaviyntScores higher than Lumos on: Machine, service and agent accounts and Pricing transparency
Lumos scores higher on: Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM, Orchestrates through the existing stack, Executes changes itself and Audit evidence
Lumos vs Apono
When should you stay with Lumos?
Stay with Lumos if your estate is mostly SaaS and the priority is offboarding with license reclamation plus visibility into shadow IT.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest alternative to Lumos?
Orchid Security, at 8.24 out of 10 on our reach score.
Which alternative has a published price?
Orchid Security lists Orchid Fundamental (30 applications) on AWS Marketplace at $250,000.00 per 12 months. Microsoft Entra ID Governance publishes $7.00 per user per month, paid yearly. Apono lists a 1-month contract on AWS Marketplace at $4,900.00 per month for 100 users, plus $49.00 per extra user. C1 publishes a pricing structure without prices. The others do not publish prices.
How were these alternatives ranked?
By the reach score on default weights, computed from eight weighted criteria. The assessment method page has the weights and the evidence rules.