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OpenText Identity Governance vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Linx Security
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Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
19th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (10th), Access Management (17th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (10th), Identity Security and Posture Management (ISPM) (4th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (8th)
OpenText Identity Governance
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SailPoint Identity Security...
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (2nd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (4th), SaaS Management Platforms (1st), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (2nd), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of Linx Security is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Identity Governance is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is 9.1%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity Management (IM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud9.1%
Linx Security0.3%
OpenText Identity Governance1.4%
Other89.2%
Identity Management (IM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2865900 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior VP, CISO at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Identity governance has unified access control and now cuts audit workload across the company
The layer that I hear from my employees the most is pretty recent, I would say, maybe nine or ten months ago. That is the AI assistant, which I mean I am in this industry a long time and I am used to the fact you always need to go and learn query languages and work with professional services to understand pretty basic questions. Today, you can use the platform to run simple text questions. My employees talk about that as a cloud within Linx Security. The ease of use of asking questions and also asking the platform to take action is something that was very new to us. One of the things we were doing with that is automating our user access reviews through a very simple dashboard instead of working on our spreadsheets. That was a big benefit for us in the past year. It helped me reduce man-hours when it comes to analyzing the access. Once we were starting also to implement the user access reviews, that of course, reduced the man-hours. That is the main area at the beginning. I also got much better visibility on the overall posture of my identities, and I am being asked by auditors or cyber insurance reports to provide where we are on users. That gave me a very good place to be with my board and auditors. I would say reducing the work on my team was significant. There was also a point in time in which we were able to reduce the number of licenses that we are using on some applications, which was also a cost reduction. Nowadays, I mentioned the agents part, we are being asked about our controls around that area. Having a tool that can give some value in these areas gives me a lot of confidence and also our leadership that we are deploying agents in a responsible way. What gave them the perfect score, and I have been using other platforms in the past, is the fact that I can use one platform to cover humans, non-humans, and now agents. On the cost side, I feel I am making a good financial decision. On top of that, I would say that they are very quick to provide new features, to respond to our tickets. It seems that at least in the past two to three years, they were providing cutting-edge solutions.
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IDM Consultant at GCA Consultoria de Informática Ltda
Helps to run reports and verify user access but improvement is needed in integration
You can run reports and verify the access each user has. There is a process that runs automatically for access review. It sends an email to the manager and provides a task for the manager to review the users and access. The manager can approve or reject, and then it goes to the application owner for further review. This feature is especially important in large customer environments, as manual review can be challenging. The product allows you to check if a user has two accesses that should not be granted simultaneously. There's an approval process for this scenario. Primarily, it provides information for governance data.
Mitch MO - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Access lifecycle has been streamlined but connectors for non‑human identities still need improvement
We currently use IdentityIQ and do not have SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. We only have IdentityIQ on-premises. I do not have extensive experience with analytics, but I know that there are custom reports available to obtain information about data in SailPoint. I am not entirely familiar with analytics data. It is difficult to score because you have to compare with another product to assess it. We are satisfied with IdentityIQ. However, I understand that we will not have a choice but to move to a cloud solution in the future because SailPoint is not investing in new upgrades or evolution of IdentityIQ. My overall rating for this product is 7.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise43
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Linx Security?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that pricing was very fair and they reduced the overall TCO...
What needs improvement with Linx Security?
There is nothing I can think of for improvement regarding Linx Security. I would not like to add more about needed im...
What is your primary use case for Linx Security?
Linx Security is my main tool for governing and securing human identities and agents. I manage the full life cycle of...
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Also Known As

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NetIQ Access Governance Suite, Novell Access Governance Suite
IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello
 

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Sample Customers

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Western & Southern Financial Group
Adobe, AXA Technology Services, Cuna Mutual Group, Equifax, ING Direct, Orrstown Bank, Rockwell Automation, SallieMae, Spirit Aerosystems, TEL
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