Identity governance · October 2026 Edition
Lumos vs Okta Identity Governance
Four of fourteen models named Lumos first on the direct prompt; two named Okta Identity Governance. Lumos was named by ten of the fourteen models and Okta Identity Governance by twelve and Lumos carries 24 labels and Okta Identity Governance 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2434A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lumos reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Entra ID Governance was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Lumos · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Okta Identity Governance · Lumos vs Omada Identity
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the identity governance page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LumosFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOkta Identity Governance
Direct42
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained013 against Okta Identity Governance
Scale-constrained21
Negative001 against Lumos · 5 against Okta Identity Governance
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Lumos and Okta Identity Governance were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 84 answers naming Lumos and the 100 naming Okta Identity Governance. In those answers Okta Identity Governance took the first choice six times and Lumos six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lumos and Okta Identity Governance stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | | |
Lumos Okta Identity Governance first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lumos on the left and Okta Identity Governance on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lumos and Okta Identity Governance stood in it.
Lumos first, Okta Identity Governance an alternative
4 of 14 modelsOkta Identity Governance was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashC1, Lumos alternatives: AccessOwl, Corma, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Okta Identity Governance, Zilla Security
Perplexity SonarLumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Omada Identity, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashConductorOne, Lumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, tenfold
Muse Glimmer 30BLumos alternatives: Iden, Linx, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager, Opal Security, Zluri
Okta Identity Governance first, Lumos an alternative
2 of 14 modelsLumos was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniOkta Identity Governance alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
Mistral SmallOkta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud alternatives: Lumos, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice alternatives: ConductorOne, Lumos, Omada Identity, Zluri, tenfold
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: ConductorOne, Okta Identity Governance, Omada Identity
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: ConductorOne, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Grok 4.1 FastSaviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud alternatives: ConductorOne, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Tools4ever HelloID
Llama 4 MaverickOmada Identity alternatives: One Identity Manager
Kimi K2Omada Identity alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Netwrix Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Iden, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud, Zluri, tenfold
MiniMax M2.5Omada Identity, Zluri alternatives: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Tools4ever HelloID
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Lumos leads by two points.
Lumos8%#4 of 12Okta Identity Governance6%#5 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Lumos leads by five points.
Lumos12%#2 of 13Okta Identity Governance8%#4 of 13Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Lumos4%#– of 8Okta Identity Governance4%#4 of 8What the models said about Lumos
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Caution for Hard-Compliance Environments... Feature gaps for legacy/on-prem systems” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Lumos is best for mid-market companies focused on automating access requests and approvals across SaaS apps” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Zluri, Lumos, ConductorOne — Built for mid-market; faster deployments ($), lower administrative burden” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“the best identity governance platform is usually Lumos if you want the fastest path to value” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Okta Identity Governance
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“More expensive (~$6+/user/month), but if you're already on Okta for SSO, the governance add-on may be cheaper” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“This is not a viable standalone IGA platform, has limited advanced controls compared to dedicated vendors” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Limited functionality with non-Okta systems; Complex workflows still require custom coding” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start by getting a quote for Entra ID Governance or Okta Identity Governance. This will usually be your fastest and most cost-effective setup.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If Okta is your identity provider, Okta Identity Governance keeps everything on one directory and policy model.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best default choice is usually Okta Identity Governance” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.