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The SailPoint Difference

Learn why customers choose SailPoint

Our unified, multi-tenant SaaS platform eliminates the operational drag of upgrades. We deliver >99.99% uptime and can deploy critical security patches to all customers in hours, not months. This means your team can focus on advancing your program, not managing the platform.

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With over 250 out-of-the-box, bi-directional governance-enabled connectors, we provide deep entitlement visibility across your most critical systems. For everything else, our flexible framework extends governance to any application, ensuring you have a single, unified view of access everywhere.

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SailPoint's AI-driven platform delivers intelligent recommendations and automation to proactively strengthen identity security. It enables real-time anomaly detection and smarter access decisions, closing the gap between a security event and your ability to respond.

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We provide a highly configurable platform that adapts to your business processes without risky code customization. This flexibility ensures that the platform remains stable, secure, and easy to upgrade, preventing the technical debt that stalls so many identity programs.

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From our 140,000-member user community and extensive partner ecosystem to our global support team, we have the experience and resources to ensure your success. We've solved the most complex identity challenges for the world's most demanding organizations.

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Why SailPoint?

The value SailPoint delivers

With real results and powerful success stories, we're redefining what's possible. From measurable outcomes to game-changing impacts, our customers' achievements speak louder than words. See how we've helped businesses like yours overcome challenges and unlock their true potential.

Unlock strategic value

See how identity can fund your next business priority.

300%

ROI in 2 years1

Partnerships built on trust

Experience lasting value and success alongside our loyal customers.

95%

customer retention rate2

The choice of industry leaders

Secure your workforce with the platform top companies choose.

53%

of the Fortune 500 are SailPoint customers3

Head to head

How SailPoint compares

SailPoint vs. Saviynt

A unified, multi-tenant platform means no upgrade cycles and no maintenance drag for your team.

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SailPoint vs. Okta Identity Governance

Where Okta added governance to an authentication platform, SailPoint built governance as the core from day one.

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SailPoint vs. Microsoft Entra ID Governance

SailPoint governs every identity across every system, not just the ones living in the Microsoft stack.

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SailPoint vs. Veza

We deliver automated, closed-loop remediation, closing the gap between finding risk and fixing it.

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SailPoint vs. Lumos

We provide the policy-aware governance & proven scale that enterprise identity programs demand.

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SailPoint vs. Zilla

See why our intelligent identity platform delivers deeper, more comprehensive security and visibility.

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Straight from our customers

What makes SailPoint their top choice?

Businesses worldwide trust SailPoint to empower their identity security. Here's what they have to say.

“The platform approach of SailPoint is impressive, particularly in how it is continually bringing in more capabilities for future identity feature sets.”

Saurabh G., Senior Director

“Our confidence in SailPoint as a company, strategic player in the IAM space, and partner to enable our vision and strategy definitely factored into our decision-making process when choosing a vendor.”

Stephanie MillerManager IAM, Hershey

“They've been in the game the longest and have thought the longest about all of the use cases in identity management.”

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“As we get into that adaptive identity conversation, Identity Security Cloud is the thing that will enable us to be able to do that.”

Victor MontgomeryDirector of Information Security, State Farm

“At both companies where I have led IDM programs, the folks at SailPoint have been amazing to work with. The solution focused team and engagement has been wonderful.”

Jason G. 

"Utilizing SailPoint MIS enables our organization to achieve machine identity visibility, control, and compliance with the same rigor as our human identities undergo."

Thomas ZulianiGlobal CISO, Arla Foods

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The shift to adaptive identity: Insights from SailPoint and State Farm

Discover how State Farm is evolving identity security with SailPoint, embracing real-time risk evaluation, just-in-time access, and a community-driven approach.

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Why Rate switched to SailPoint

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Customer Story

 Wipro elevates identity security with AI and automation 

See how the global technology services leader is building the future of identity, leveraging SailPoint's AI-powered platform to enhance security and scalability for over 230,000 users.

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From setbacks to strength: revitalizing your identity security strategy

Learn about circumstances that can cause a reset to a project and find out how trust and confidence in a technology partner can make the difference.

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Frequently asked questions

Learn why customers choose SailPoint

What are the biggest advantages of the SailPoint Platform?

SailPoint delivers a single, unified platform for all identity types, with policy-aware governance, fine-grained entitlement control, and AI-driven automation that scales with enterprise complexity. Our multi-tenant SaaS architecture eliminates maintenance drag.

What systems and applications does SailPoint connect to?

SailPoint connects to hundreds of applications across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments via 250+ out-of-the-box connectors, with a flexible framework and community options to extend governance to virtually any system.

What AI capabilities does SailPoint offer for identity security?

SailPoint integrates advanced AI and machine learning to drive smarter, faster identity decisions. Some of these capabilities include:

Access Modeling – Recommends optimal roles by analyzing access patterns.

Access Recommendations – Uses peer group comparisons to guide approvals and reduce decision fatigue.

Identity Outliers – Detects abnormal access behavior with machine learning.

Role Insights & Mining – Accelerates role creation and refinement through intelligent clustering.

Certification & Request Suggestions – Streamlines governance by surfacing recommended actions during reviews.

SailPoint Harbor Pilot – An AI agent that helps you query identity data, build workflows, and uncover insights.

How does SailPoint handle non-human identities like AI agents, machine accounts, and others?

We extend the full power of our governance platform to all identities. Our purpose-built solutions for Agent Identity Security and Machine Identity Security provide discovery, lifecycle management, and entitlement governance for these critical assets.

Can SailPoint be used with other identity tools like Okta?

Yes. This is a common and powerful model. Many enterprises use platforms like Okta or Microsoft Entra for authentication (SSO/MFA) and use SailPoint as the authoritative engine for enterprise-wide identity governance.

What makes SailPoint better for compliance and audit?

Our platform was purpose-built for the most demanding compliance requirements. We deliver automated SoD enforcement, granular audit trails, and real-time policy controls across every system, not just those within a specific ecosystem.

How does your SaaS architecture differ from competitors?

We run a true versionless, multi-tenant SaaS platform. This is fundamentally different from single-tenant "cloud-hosted" solutions that still require disruptive, customer-managed upgrade cycles and introduce operational overhead.

How quickly can we realize value from the platform?

Our Accelerated Application Onboarding and AI-powered discovery and role mining tools enable you to achieve comprehensive visibility and govern new applications in a matter of days, not months, delivering immediate value to your program.

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Strengthen your defenses with adaptive identity

  • Detect risk in real time. Continuously monitor identity behavior and surface threats the moment they appear.

  • Adjust access dynamically. Automatically tighten or grant permissions based on risk, context, and user behavior.

  • Protect every identity. Secure human, machine, and third-party access across your entire environment.