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AWS IAM Identity Center vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SailPoint are both solutions in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.7, while SailPoint is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.5% mindshare in IAMS, compared to SailPoint’s 8.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of SailPoint users who would recommend it.
AWS IAM Identity Center
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100% willing to recommend
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97% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 2, 2024

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and AWS IAM Identity Center are both contenders in the identity management space. AWS IAM Identity Center has an advantage due to its affordability and seamless integration within the AWS ecosystem.

Features: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is recognized for offering comprehensive features out-of-the-box like hierarchical RBAC, flexible provisioning policies, and a vast array of connectors. Its ease of use and governance capabilities are complemented by a mature certification module. AWS IAM Identity Center stands out for centralized access management, ease of integration with AWS services, and role-based permissions, making it strong in security and access control.

Room for Improvement: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is often critiqued for its high cost and complex configurations, along with a need for improvement in reports and analytics. AWS IAM Identity Center may face challenges with session policy customization and integration difficulties with some third-party tools. Users also seek enhanced user management flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers hybrid deployment with robust community support, though customer service response can be slow. AWS IAM Identity Center benefits from seamless cloud integration and ease of use in AWS environments. SailPoint offers broader deployment options, while AWS excels in cloud-focused deployments; both have reputable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud's pricing is on the higher end, based on user count with additional charges for modules, yet provides notable ROI due to automation and efficiency gains. AWS IAM Identity Center, with its cost-effective approach including free basic usage and low-cost advanced features, appeals to organizations looking for economical solutions integrated with AWS.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.9
AWS IAM Identity Center enhances security, compliance, efficiency, and cost management through centralized access control and streamlined processes.
Sentiment score
7.1
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud reduces costs, automates access, enhances productivity, and achieves ROI within 14 to 18 months.
The return on investment includes operational efficiency gains, security risk reduction, compliance with regulations, improved user experience, productivity benefits, reduced overhead, and better security posture.
Khaled Saidi
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Architect & Automation Specialist | Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, AWS EKS at Phoenix Marketing & Advertising
We have achieved significant time efficiencies with AWS IAM Identity Center.
Vishal-Saxena
Director of Engineering at Infosys
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.9
AWS IAM Identity Center documentation is detailed; users appreciate support plans, though some miss visuals and live chat.
Sentiment score
5.3
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers praised support with weekend availability, though regional and language challenges may occur.
AWS provides immediate solutions and assistance whenever needed, especially if issues arise that cannot be handled internally.
Vishal-Saxena
Director of Engineering at Infosys
They are prompt, keep you updated, and provide excellent assistance.
Chisama Musonda
AWS DevOps Engineer at CTB Solutions
AWS offers better assistance plans for their services.
Vedant Bhosle
Strategist | Webops and Blockchain at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
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SailPoint's team consists of specialists who handle tickets without needing to depend on other teams.
Kaustubh Partha
Technical Support Analyst at CLSA
Sometimes, the support is slow, and they often suggest resorting to expert services.
reviewer1436817
Vice President Sales at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Technical support is very good.
DharmendraKumar1
Senior Manager Cybersecurity at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
AWS IAM Identity Center efficiently manages growth, offers scalability, and integrates well for enterprises despite permission management challenges.
Sentiment score
7.1
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is scalable, supporting millions of identities, though may require extra resources and faces Java memory challenges.
AWS Identity Center successfully supports scalable deployments, allowing additional resources as the company grows.
NGOUFACK Freddy
AWS Cloud Engineer at BINO-K
The scalability of AWS IAM Identity Center is excellent.
Chisama Musonda
AWS DevOps Engineer at CTB Solutions
It can handle both a small number of users and a bigger number of users efficiently.
Arthur Gregorius
AWS Certification Full Stack Cloud Engineer at Social Economic Accelerator LabSocial
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The solution scales well as long as we provide the necessary resources.
reviewer1436817
Vice President Sales at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
The solution is scalable and can be upgraded to accommodate increased user counts.
Praveen Jalumuru
Technical Project Manager & Senior Security Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
SailPoint is scalable, though challenges exist in terms of workflow and user interface design.
Kaustubh Partha
Technical Support Analyst at CLSA
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NF
Chisama Musonda - PeerSpot reviewer
AG
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
AWS IAM Identity Center is highly reliable with 99.96% uptime, stable performance, and smooth integration despite occasional page refresh issues.
Sentiment score
7.9
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is stable, with high reliability ratings, minor issues, and seamless integration fostering user satisfaction.
There can be issues if there is an outage on AWS's side, which could prevent logging in because your region might be down, affecting the Identity Center's availability.
MoazzamAli
Sr DevOps Engineer at HTC Global
It offers 99.96% uptime.
Chisama Musonda
AWS DevOps Engineer at CTB Solutions
Stability-wise, it is functioning well without any outages or crashes.
Arthur Gregorius
AWS Certification Full Stack Cloud Engineer at Social Economic Accelerator LabSocial
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IdentityIQ deserves a rating of 12 out of ten for stability.
reviewer1436817
Vice President Sales at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
The version I use now is very stable, especially compared to previous versions like eight point zero and eight point one.
Mitch MO
Specialist Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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MA
Chisama Musonda - PeerSpot reviewer
AG
reviewer1436817 - PeerSpot reviewerMitch MO - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Room For Improvement

AWS IAM Identity Center needs UI, integration, and automation improvements for better user management, security, and onboarding experiences.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is costly, complex, and lacks user-friendliness, necessitating better automation, support, customization, and integration.
Having a lot of users on one instance is hard to configure, so I hope for more flexibility and ease in configuration.
Arthur Gregorius
AWS Certification Full Stack Cloud Engineer at Social Economic Accelerator LabSocial
Enhancements could include automation tools or a centralized dashboard for managing roles and policies across multiple accounts, simplifying the process.
Khaled Saidi
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Architect & Automation Specialist | Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, AWS EKS at Phoenix Marketing & Advertising
When configuring it with third-party tools, like Active Directory, the naming convention of permission sets requires careful attention, which can be confusing.
MoazzamAli
Sr DevOps Engineer at HTC Global
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SailPoint lacks some features like privileged account management and access management features found in products like Okta.
Praveen Jalumuru
Technical Project Manager & Senior Security Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
I find raising a ticket to be too complex, which could be improved for better user-friendliness.
Kaustubh Partha
Technical Support Analyst at CLSA
We have also put our enhancement request, and the SailPoint team has accepted that the feature is not available and plans to include it going forward.
DharmendraKumar1
Senior Manager Cybersecurity at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
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AG
Khaled Saidi - PeerSpot reviewer
MA
Praveen Jalumuru - PeerSpot reviewerKaustubh Partha - PeerSpot reviewer
DK
 

Setup Cost

AWS IAM Identity Center is cost-effective with free basic functionality, though premium features may incur additional charges.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is costly, with varying prices and separate fees, but offers discounts for long-term plans.
AWS IAM Identity Center is available as a free service by default.
NGOUFACK Freddy
AWS Cloud Engineer at BINO-K
It is not that expensive, rated at three out of ten for costs.
MoazzamAli
Sr DevOps Engineer at HTC Global
Pricing for AWS IAM Identity Center is very affordable, rated at two out of ten with one being cheap.
Chisama Musonda
AWS DevOps Engineer at CTB Solutions
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SailPoint is cheaper than ServiceNow, which is very expensive.
Kaustubh Partha
Technical Support Analyst at CLSA
The pricing of SailPoint could be better.
reviewer1436817
Vice President Sales at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
The costs are slightly higher than SailPoint IQ due to included charges for maintenance.
Praveen Jalumuru
Technical Project Manager & Senior Security Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
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NF
MA
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Valuable Features

AWS IAM Identity Center streamlines role management, enhances security with MFA, and simplifies access control and policy configuration.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers intuitive UI, fast deployment, extensive connectors, and strong compliance with AI-enhanced automated identity management.
It provides the least privilege-based access control, which limits users to only the operations they need to perform without interfering with unrelated configurations.
MoazzamAli
Sr DevOps Engineer at HTC Global
These features allow for excellent micro-level control over resources, ensuring specific permissions are granted.
Vedant Bhosle
Strategist | Webops and Blockchain at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Its valuable features include granular access control, allowing precise control over who can access specific AWS resources and under what conditions using JSON-based policies.
Khaled Saidi
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Architect & Automation Specialist | Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, AWS EKS at Phoenix Marketing & Advertising
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The automation of provisioning and deprovisioning, managing contractors, temporary users, and the overall automation factor is fantastic.
reviewer1436817
Vice President Sales at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
The solution can be customized to adapt the workflow to our industry, offering considerable flexibility.
Mitch MO
Specialist Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
From a project management point of view, the tool supports audit success with features to segregate permanent and contractor employees, integrate with HR systems, and indicate other sources for contractors.
DharmendraKumar1
Senior Manager Cybersecurity at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
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MA
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DK
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS IAM Identity Center
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (8th)
SailPoint Identity Security...
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (1st), Identity Management (IM) (1st), SaaS Management Platforms (1st), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (2nd), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of AWS IAM Identity Center is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is 8.7%, down from 11.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud8.7%
AWS IAM Identity Center1.5%
Other89.8%
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

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Kteams Michael
Web developer at King of CMS Consulting
Centralized access control has improved team collaboration but still needs a simpler onboarding
One of the best features AWS IAM Identity Center offers is the permission set, which is one of the best. Then there are the temporary credentials via SSO, the multi-account governance, and the centralized identity management. Those are good features that I believe assist developers, and another feature I can say is one of the best is the improved security with temporary credentials. The feature I find myself relying on the most day-to-day would be the centralized identity management and multi-account governance. It allows me to check what other developers are doing and since I am the admin, I can also revoke the access they have to the AWS accounts.
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Narayanan D
Principle at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
User access management excels but needs enhancements with integration capabilities
I was aware of that because I used to manage these solutions earlier on, but it was purchased by the Procurement team, so I was not involved in any of those.There are certain details I may not be able to disclose currently, but we can speak in general about a number of products and tools that are ongoing. I have not been using access management controls here, so I don't have the latest features or details or hands-on experience in that space. I cannot share all the details about the improvements in security operations since we were exploring some products, but I'm familiar with Saviynt as I was one of their partners for other solutions, and currently, I cannot disclose a lot of performance related to my current roles.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS IAM Identity Center?
The product is easy for beginners to learn and use.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS IAM Identity Center?
AWS provides the lowest pricing among other service providers like Azure, Google, Oracle. It is cost-effective, and they use a pay-as-you-go model.
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What needs improvement with AWS IAM Identity Center?
I think AWS IAM Identity Center can be improved by making it beginner-friendly. It was very hard for me to navigate initially because the UI was very complicated. I had to do a lot of research and ...
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How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?
We evaluated Sailpoint IdentityIQ before ultimately choosing CyberArk. Sailpoint Identity Platform is a solution to manage risks in cloud enterprise environments. It automates and streamlines the m...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SailPoint IdentityIQ?
The product is expensive. People need to opt for a licensing plan for one year or three years.
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What advice do you have for others considering SailPoint IdentityIQ?
You can use SailPoint Atlas to take identity security to the next level. In SailPoint IIQ, writing a custom connector using the open source framework is a good option.
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Also Known As

AWS Single Sign On, AWS SSO
IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello
 

Overview

AWS IAM Identity Center is the recommended service for managing your workforce's access to AWS applications or your multiple AWS accounts (or both). It is a flexible solution that can be used to connect your existing identity source or help you create users in AWS. IAM Identity Center can be used alongside your existing AWS account access configurations.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is known for its user-friendly interface, high-level automation, and a wide range of pre-built connectors, making it flexible for workflow customization and robust identity lifecycle management with AI integration.

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud provides strong security features such as provisioning and certification, enhanced by AI and machine learning. It effectively manages user access, roles, and governance across environments. The platform offers scalability, comprehensive documentation, and seamless integration with third-party solutions. Despite its high cost and complex configuration, it is designed to meet enterprise needs in application provisioning, access management, and lifecycle management. Cloud and on-premises deployments are supported.

What are the key features of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud?

  • User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive and simple to navigate for effective management.
  • Robust Automation: Automates identity lifecycle processes efficiently.
  • Out-of-the-Box Connectors: Extensive connectors available for rapid integration.
  • AI and Machine Learning: Integrates AI for smarter provisioning and certification.
  • Flexible Customization: Tailors workflows and identity management as needed.

What benefits can users expect when evaluating SailPoint Identity Security Cloud?

  • Scalability: Easily scales with the growing needs of enterprises.
  • Comprehensive Governance: Ensures thorough compliance and governance measures.
  • Seamless Integration: Supports easy integration with third-party applications.
  • High-Level Security: Protects data with robust security features.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Facilitates adherence to regulatory requirements.

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is employed across industries for application provisioning and identity access management, supporting onboarding, offboarding, and role management. It addresses the needs of cloud and on-premises environments, providing centralized control and compliance assistance for account administration in enterprises.

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Adobe, AXA Technology Services, Cuna Mutual Group, Equifax, ING Direct, Orrstown Bank, Rockwell Automation, SallieMae, Spirit Aerosystems, TEL
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