Identity governance · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs One Identity Manager
Three of fourteen models named Microsoft Entra ID Governance first on the direct prompt; zero named One Identity Manager. Microsoft Entra ID Governance was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and One Identity Manager by thirteen and Microsoft Entra ID Governance carries 46 labels and One Identity Manager 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share25%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels4632A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Entra ID Governance reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SailPoint Identity Security Cloud was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Lumos · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Omada Identity · Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs Okta Identity Governance
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.
Microsoft Entra ID GovernanceFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOne Identity Manager
Direct30
Paraphrase32
Comparative00
Budget-constrained801 against One Identity Manager
Scale-constrained201 against One Identity Manager
Negative003 against Microsoft Entra ID Governance · 4 against One Identity Manager
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, Microsoft Entra ID Governance and One Identity Manager were named in the same answer fifty-three times, of the 153 answers naming Microsoft Entra ID Governance and the 85 naming One Identity Manager. In those answers One Identity Manager took the first choice one time and Microsoft Entra ID Governance eighteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Entra ID Governance and One Identity Manager 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 | | | | | | |
Microsoft Entra ID Governance One Identity Manager first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Entra ID Governance on the left and One Identity Manager on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Entra ID Governance and One Identity Manager stood in it.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance first, One Identity Manager an alternative
3 of 14 modelsOne Identity Manager was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: ConductorOne, Okta Identity Governance, Omada Identity
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: Iden, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud, Zluri, tenfold
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Entra ID Governance alternatives: ConductorOne, Okta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniOkta Identity Governance alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud
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
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
Qwen 3.7 FlashConductorOne, Lumos alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, tenfold
Kimi K2Omada Identity alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Netwrix Identity Manager, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BLumos alternatives: Iden, Linx, Omada Identity, One Identity Manager, Opal Security, Zluri
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice alternatives: ConductorOne, Lumos, Omada Identity, Zluri, tenfold
Mistral SmallOkta Identity Governance, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud alternatives: Lumos, Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud
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
Microsoft Entra ID Governance leads by eighteen points.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance18%#1 of 12One Identity Manager0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Entra ID Governance leads by twenty-two points.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance25%#1 of 13One Identity Manager3%#7 of 13Enterprise
Microsoft Entra ID Governance leads by twenty-one points.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance21%#2 of 8One Identity Manager0%#6 of 8What the models said about Microsoft Entra ID Governance
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Be more cautious if you need deep governance across many non-Microsoft or legacy systems” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Microsoft-heavy → Entra ID Governance is economical but has gaps” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Why to be cautious: ... Lack of Deep Governance Features” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best identity governance platform for a company with a limited budget is Microsoft Entra ID Governance, as it is the only major platform with published per-user pricing.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“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 you are a Microsoft 365 and Entra ID shop, Microsoft Entra ID Governance is the fastest route to access reviews and lifecycle automation.” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about One Identity Manager
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“be cautious with enterprise-scale suites like SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt and One Identity because of administrative overhead and TCO” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“require custom quotes and have enterprise IGA contracts that typically range from $100,000 to $500,000+ per year” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · soft negative
“Support quality has been a recurring complaint with delayed responses and insufficient hotfix communication” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“OneLogin and One Identity are top choices due to their scalability, modularity, and strong governance features” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“### 1. One Identity Identity Manager ... it is proven and stable.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Need modular on-prem/hybrid governance + PAM with phased adoption → One Identity Identity Manager / Active Roles.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · alternative
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.