Top Zluri
Alternatives & Competitors for 2026

1. BalkanID:

The Specialized Risk-First Alternative

Overview

BalkanID is built for teams that prioritize security and compliance over SaaS spend management. While Zluri originated as a SaaS Management Platform focused on application discovery and cost optimization, BalkanID focuses on identity depth—understanding who has access, why that access exists, and whether it introduces risk across systems.

Strengths

• Faster Time-to-Value: BalkanID Lite can be deployed in hours for critical systems, whereas Zluri’s discovery-heavy approach often requires weeks to fully configure and tune.
  
• Intelligent Risk Scoring: Uses a graph-based identity model to explain how access in one system can combine with access in another to create toxic or high-risk scenarios—going beyond Zluri’s generalized risk indicators.
  
• Risk-Driven Governance: Designed to surface excessive access, SoD violations, and outliers rather than simply cataloging applications and licenses.
  
• Public, Transparent Pricing: The only IGA platform with self-service pricing—no gated demos or opaque enterprise quotes.
  
• Audit-Oriented Design: Built to support SOC 2, SOX, and ISO-style audits with evidence-ready access reviews and reporting.
  

Weaknesses

• No SaaS spend management: BalkanID does not handle license optimization, procurement workflows, or contract negotiation, which are core strengths of Zluri.
  
• Smaller SaaS catalog: Focuses on governance depth over broad SaaS inventory coverage.
  

Ideal Customer

CISOs, Security Leaders, and Compliance Managers who:

• Need to pass audits and demonstrate access controls
  
• Want to reduce identity risk, not manage SaaS spend
  
• Prefer focused governance tooling over all-in-one SaaS management suites
  
• Value speed, clarity, and pricing transparency
  

Pricing

• BalkanID Lite: $1,000/month
  
• BalkanID Enterprise: Tailored for scale, starting at $25,000/year, 
• Managed services

2. Torii

Overview

Torii is a direct competitor to Zluri in the SaaS Management Platform (SMP) category, focused on helping organizations discover, manage, and optimize their SaaS application landscape. It is often recognized for a cleaner, more intuitive user interface and strong appeal to IT and Finance teams managing SaaS sprawl and renewals.

Like Zluri, Torii’s core value lies in SaaS visibility and cost control, with identity governance features offered as an extension rather than a foundational capability.

Strengths

• Best-in-Class Shadow IT Discovery: Particularly strong at uncovering unmanaged applications through browser extensions, SSO telemetry, and ERP/expense integrations.
  
• Intuitive User Experience: Cleaner, more approachable UI than many SMP competitors, reducing friction for IT and Finance users.
  
• Finance-Friendly Reporting: Highly flexible reporting and dashboards designed for SaaS spend analysis, renewals, and cost allocation.
  
• Automation for SaaS Ops: Solid workflows for app onboarding/offboarding, license reclamation, and renewal tracking.‍
• Fast SaaS Insights: Quick visibility into application usage and ownership, especially in SaaS-heavy environments.

Weaknesses

• IGA Is Not Core: Identity governance and access review capabilities are add-ons and lack the depth of a dedicated IGA platform.
  
• Limited Entitlement Visibility: Focuses primarily on application-level access, with minimal insight into fine-grained entitlements, roles, or privilege levels.
  
• Weak Risk Context: Does not provide advanced identity risk analysis, SoD detection, or cross-application entitlement correlation.
  
• SaaS-Only Bias: Less effective in environments with meaningful on-prem, cloud infrastructure, or custom applications.‍
• Not Audit-First: Reporting is optimized for spend and usage—not for compliance evidence or access governance audits.

Ideal Customer

IT Operations and Finance teams that:

• Need to reduce SaaS costs and eliminate waste
  
• Want strong Shadow IT discovery
  
• Manage frequent renewals, contracts, and licenses‍
• Operate in SaaS-first environments with limited governance requirements

Pricing

• Quote-based pricing
  
• Typically positioned for mid-market organizations
  
• Cost scales with number of applications, users, and enabled module

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3. SailPoint (IdentityNow)

Overview

SailPoint IdentityNow is a cloud-based Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform designed to bring SailPoint’s traditional enterprise IGA capabilities into a SaaS delivery model. It is widely adopted by large organizations seeking standardized access certifications, lifecycle governance, and role-based access control at scale.

IdentityNow is part of SailPoint’s broader Identity Security Cloud, and is often selected by enterprises already familiar with SailPoint’s IdentityIQ or looking for a cloud-managed alternative.

Where SailPoint IdentityNow Excels

• Market leadership & maturity: One of the most established IGA platforms, trusted by large enterprises and regulated industries.
  
• Comprehensive IGA feature set: Strong coverage across access reviews, lifecycle management, RBAC, identity analytics, and compliance reporting.
  
• Large connector ecosystem: Extensive out-of-the-box integrations across SaaS, cloud, and on-prem systems.
  
• Enterprise scalability: Proven ability to support complex organizational structures, large identity populations, and global deployments.‍
• Broad identity coverage: Supports human and non-human identities (service accounts, bots, machine identities).

Where SailPoint IdentityNow Falls Short

• High complexity & long time-to-value: Implementations often require months and specialized expertise to configure and operate effectively.
  
• Expensive total cost of ownership: Pricing is opaque, with additional costs for modules, connectors, and professional services.
  
• Over-engineered for many teams: Feature breadth can lead to administrative overhead and underutilized capabilities.
  
• Reviewer experience challenges: Business reviewers often struggle with UI complexity and lack of clear risk context during access certifications.‍
• Limited risk explainability: While analytics exist, IdentityNow often highlights what access exists rather than clearly explaining why it is risky.

Ideal Customer

• Large enterprises (typically 20,000+ users)
  
• Organizations with mature IAM teams and budgets

Pricing

• Custom, non-public pricing
  
• Costs typically based on:
  
  • Number of identities
    
  • Enabled modules and add-ons
    
  • Connector usage
    
  • Contract length (often multi-year)
    
• Frequently reported six-figure annual minimums for enterprise deployments

4. Lumos

Overview

Lumos is a modern SaaS-focused identity and access management platform positioned around access visibility, employee access management, and SaaS governance. It sits at the intersection of SaaS management and lightweight identity governance, with a strong emphasis on usability and automation.

Where Lumos Excels

• Excellent user experience: Clean, modern UI designed for fast adoption by IT and business users.
  
• Strong SaaS access visibility: Clear mapping of users to applications and high-level access across SaaS tools.
  
• Employee-centric workflows: Intuitive onboarding, offboarding, and access request experiences.
  
• Automation-first approach: Good support for automated provisioning and deprovisioning in SaaS-heavy environments.‍
• Fast deployment: Quicker to implement than traditional IGA platforms.

Where Lumos Falls Short

• Limited depth in governance: Identity governance capabilities (UAR depth, SoD analysis, entitlement-level controls) are relatively lightweight.
  
• SaaS-first bias: Less effective in hybrid or on-prem environments where fine-grained entitlements matter.
  
• Minimal RBAC sophistication: Limited role mining, role optimization, or continuous RBAC posture management.
  
• Weak proactive risk detection: Lacks advanced IAM risk analytics, playbooks, or contextual risk explanations.‍
• Not audit-first: Compliance-heavy teams may find reporting and evidence collection insufficient for rigorous audits.

Ideal Customer

• Modern, SaaS-first companies
  
• IT teams focused on employee enablement and access hygiene
  
• Organizations prioritizing usability and automation over deep governance controls

Pricing

• Custom pricing
  
• Cost increases with number of users and connected applications