Buyer guides
Identity buyer guides
Long-form, vendor-neutral guides for choosing IAM, CIAM, IGA, PAM, and AI agent identity platforms. Each guide includes criteria, checklists, vendor questions, and common mistakes.
Non-Human Identity (NHI) Management Explained (2026)
What counts as an NHI, why the category broke out of workforce IAM, the four-step lifecycle, and the tool landscape in four buckets.
Read guideOkta Pricing Explained (2026)
Published per-user costs, the annual contract minimum, add-on math, and renewal-negotiation notes — vendor-neutral.
Read guideAuth0 Pricing Explained (2026)
The free-tier MAU limit, B2C vs B2B plan structure, per-MAU scaling, and the feature gates that force upgrades.
Read guideMicrosoft Entra ID Pricing Explained (2026)
P1 vs P2 vs Suite per-user prices, the Governance add-on, and what your Microsoft 365 bundle already includes.
Read guideDuo Pricing Explained (2026)
The free 10-user tier, the $3/$6/$9 plan ladder, license increments, and which features force a tier jump.
Read guideJumpCloud Pricing Explained (2026)
Package prices vs the à-la-carte module model, annual vs monthly rates, and where custom pricing kicks in.
Read guideClerk Pricing Explained (2026)
The 50,000 free retained users, Pro overage math, and the B2B organization and enterprise-SSO add-on costs.
Read guideWorkOS Pricing Explained (2026)
Free to 1M users, the per-SSO-connection model, Directory Sync and audit-log meters, and how costs scale with enterprise sales.
Read guideHow to choose an IAM platform
A buyer-focused guide to evaluating workforce IAM platforms — what to look for, what to ask, and how to avoid common mistakes.
Read guideHow to choose a CIAM platform
How product, security, and engineering teams should evaluate Customer Identity (CIAM) platforms — registration, MFA, B2B, fraud, and compliance.
Read guideHow to choose an IGA platform
A buyer-focused guide to choosing an Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform — access reviews, certifications, lifecycle, SOD, and audit.
Read guideHow to choose a PAM platform
A buyer-focused guide to choosing a Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform — vaulting, session management, JIT access, secrets, and cloud.
Read guideAI agent identity readiness guide
How to make your identity stack ready for AI agents — authentication, authorization, audit, and the new non-human identity surface.
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