SailPoint Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) named a Leader in KuppingerCole’s latest CIEM report
We’re proud to announce that SailPoint has been named an Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)—a recognition further solidifying our position as a market leader in identity-as-a-service (IaaS) identity security.
KuppingerCole’s CIEM report evaluates the top vendors in cloud infrastructure entitlement management based on innovation, market presence, and overall capabilities. SailPoint was acknowledged for our robust cloud infrastructure identity governance features, scalability, and ability to address complex enterprise challenges.
This leadership designation is not only a validation of our vision but also a testament to the value SailPoint CIEM delivers to organizations navigating today’s ever-expanding cloud environments.
The growing importance of CIEM
As organizations increasingly adopt cloud services, managing access entitlements becomes more challenging. The CIEM market reflects this trend, with projections indicating growth from $3.56 billion in 2025 to $10.85 billion by 2034, according to Market Research Future. This surge is driven by the need to mitigate risks associated with over-permissioned accounts and to ensure compliance across multi-cloud infrastructures.
What sets SailPoint CIEM apart?
As cloud environments scale, so does the complexity of managing access entitlements. Without proper governance, organizations face excessive privileges, shadow access, and increased exposure to breaches. SailPoint CIEM is designed to combat these risks with clarity, control, and automation.
Here are the core capabilities that earned us this leadership spot:
1. Cloud identity visibility
SailPoint CIEM provides deep, continuous visibility into cloud infrastructure identities across leading cloud service providers (CSPs) like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. With entitlement mapping, organizations can quickly identify which identities have access to what, how they got it, and whether they need it.
2. Access risk intelligence
Leveraging SailPoint Identity Security Cloud’s advanced analytics and AI-driven recommendations, SailPoint CIEM uncovers excessive entitlements that may lead to over-provisioning or compliance issues.
3. Maintaining least privilege
Our solution helps enforce the principle of least privilege by enabling entitlement right-sizing— revealing unused or unnecessary permissions and aligning access with actual usage patterns. This not only tightens security to complement zero-privilege but also improves compliance posture without hindering productivity.
4. Automation at scale
SailPoint CIEM integrates with SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and the SailPoint Atlas platform to deliver end-to-end automation. From detection to remediation, access governance tasks are streamlined, reducing manual effort and operational overhead.
5. Policy-driven controls
The platform enables policy-based automation to govern access and maintain compliance across multi-cloud environments. These policies are customizable, allowing organizations to tailor controls to their unique business and regulatory needs.
6. Unified control across the cloud
As part of SailPoint’s unified platform, CIEM extends identity security beyond traditional enterprise boundaries. By connecting to SailPoint’s broader ecosystem, organizations can achieve a holistic view and control over identities, from SaaS to IaaS.
Why this matters
Being named an Overall Leader by KuppingerCole is more than an accolade—it's a signal to enterprises that SailPoint CIEM is the go-to solution for securing cloud infrastructure entitlements at scale. With ever-increasing cloud adoption and evolving regulatory requirements, ensuring the right identities have the right access at the right time has never been more critical.
SailPoint continues to innovate in the identity security space, and this recognition reflects our commitment to empowering organizations with intelligent, automated, and secure identity governance.
To learn more about how SailPoint CIEM can protect your cloud infrastructure, visit our CIEM solution page, explore the product datasheet, and check out our podcast episode on CIEM.