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SailPoint Identity Security Cloud vs Veza: reach beyond the IdP and IGA
The short answer
On our default weights Veza scores higher overall, 6.37 against 6.21 out of 10. SailPoint scores higher on Unmanaged app discovery, Executes changes itself, Machine, service and agent accounts and Audit evidence; Veza scores higher on Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM and Orchestrates through the existing stack. They tie on Pricing transparency. They sit in different layers (Identity governance (IGA) platform and Access graph and governance), so many teams run both.
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.
How do they score on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | SailPoint | Veza | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanaged app discovery | 18% | 4.0 App owners can self-register applications through the Application Management add-on; automatic discovery of unconnected apps is not described. | 3.5 Finds accounts outside identity platforms within the systems it integrates with; discovery of applications nobody connected is not described. | SailPoint |
| Accounts inside the app | 16% | 6.0 Keeps access in sync for connected sources; discovery of orphan and local accounts inside apps is not described. | 8.0 Reveals local, machine and service accounts and dormant accounts, with effective permissions from the Access Graph. | Veza |
| Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM | 14% | 6.0 Integration templates and a self-registration portal speed onboarding; apps with no connector are not detailed. | 7.0 The Open Authorization API imports authorization metadata from any system, including custom or on-premise apps, through a JSON schema and REST API; someone has to build the feed. | Veza |
| Orchestrates through the existing stack | 14% | 6.0 It is the governance platform itself; complements an IdP and partners with discovery vendors, including Orchid since August 2026. | 7.5 Adds visibility beside existing IdP and HR sources and writes changes back through OAA Write; now part of ServiceNow. | Veza |
| Executes changes itself | 12% | 9.0 Joiner, mover and leaver automation that provisions, adapts and corrects access. | 7.2 Birthright access, role-change and offboarding automation, including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits. | SailPoint |
| Machine, service and agent accounts | 10% | 8.0 Agentic Fabric for AI and machine identities is generally available, and the Entro Security acquisition adds non-human identities, secrets and tokens. | 7.5 Reveals machine and service accounts; the acquisition post frames the combined offer as an agent identity control plane. | SailPoint |
| Audit evidence | 10% | 8.5 Collects audit evidence automatically and generates audit-ready reports mapped to SOX, PCI DSS and other frameworks. | 7.0 Audit logging for lifecycle actions; a framework-mapped evidence export is not described on the pages reviewed. | SailPoint |
| Pricing transparency | 6% | 2.0 Suites listed without prices. | 2.0 No public pricing. | Tie |
| Total | 100% | 6.21 | 6.37 | Veza |
What shape is each tool's reach?
- DISC
- Unmanaged app discovery
- 4.0
- INAPP
- Accounts inside the app
- 6.0
- NOAPI
- Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM
- 6.0
- ORCH
- Orchestrates through the existing stack
- 6.0
- EXEC
- Executes changes itself
- 9.0
- NHI
- Machine, service and agent accounts
- 8.0
- EVID
- Audit evidence
- 8.5
- PRICE
- Pricing transparency
- 2.0
Each sector is one criterion. The longer the engraved sector, the higher the editorial score. Sectors are equal width, so the picture shows the shape of a tool's reach, not its weighted total.
- DISC
- Unmanaged app discovery
- 3.5
- INAPP
- Accounts inside the app
- 8.0
- NOAPI
- Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM
- 7.0
- ORCH
- Orchestrates through the existing stack
- 7.5
- EXEC
- Executes changes itself
- 7.2
- NHI
- Machine, service and agent accounts
- 7.5
- EVID
- Audit evidence
- 7.0
- PRICE
- Pricing transparency
- 2.0
Each sector is one criterion. The longer the engraved sector, the higher the editorial score. Sectors are equal width, so the picture shows the shape of a tool's reach, not its weighted total.
Which parts of the estate does each document?
| Zone | SailPoint | Veza |
|---|---|---|
| Unsanctioned SaaS | Not documented Automatic discovery of unconnected apps not described | Not documented Discovery of unconnected SaaS not described |
| On-prem and legacy apps | Partial Integration templates and owner self-registration | Documented The Open Authorization API imports authorization metadata from custom or on-premise apps |
| Custom-built apps | Partial Integration templates | Documented Custom systems connect through OAA |
| Local accounts in apps | Not documented Orphan and local account discovery inside apps not described | Documented Reveals local accounts outside identity platforms |
| Service accounts and hardcoded credentials | Partial Entro Security acquisition: non-human identities, secrets and tokens | Partial Reveals machine and service accounts; hardcoded credentials not described |
| AI agents | Documented Agentic Fabric generally available for AI and machine identities | Partial Acquisition post frames the combined offer as an agent identity control plane |
What do they cost?
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Pricing
Suites are listed (Standard, Agentic Business, Agentic Business Plus) without prices.
Source: SailPoint suites · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment
SaaS on SailPoint Atlas.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher overall, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or Veza?
On our default weights Veza scores higher overall, 6.37 against 6.21 out of 10.
Where does SailPoint Identity Security Cloud score higher than Veza?
SailPoint scores higher on Unmanaged app discovery (4.0 against 3.5), Executes changes itself (9.0 against 7.2), Machine, service and agent accounts (8.0 against 7.5) and Audit evidence (8.5 against 7.0).
Can SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and Veza be used together?
Often, yes. They sit in different layers (Identity governance (IGA) platform; Access graph and governance), and each one's pages describe working with existing identity tools.