What is SailPoint?
SailPoint is an identity governance and administration (IGA) vendor whose products include IdentityIQ, a self-hosted/on-prem platform, and Identity Security Cloud (formerly IdentityNow), its SaaS offering, both covering access certification, automated provisioning and separation-of-duties (SoD) policy enforcement. SailPoint has changed ownership structure twice in recent years: it went private in a 2022 Thoma Bravo buyout, then returned to public markets via an IPO on the NYSE in February 2025.
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Sources checked 27 September 2026: official website, documentation.
Key capabilities
- Certifications: scheduled and event-based access reviews.
- Provisioning: automated joiner/mover/leaver workflows across connected systems.
- Policy engine: separation-of-duties rules and AI-assisted access recommendations.
Identity governance and administration, access certification, automated provisioning, and compliance reporting for regulated enterprises.
SailPoint fits large enterprises with complex compliance and audit requirements (SOX, HIPAA, etc.) that need automated access certification and provisioning across many connected applications, rather than smaller teams needing lightweight access reviews.
SailPoint's pricing is quote-based with no public self-serve pricing page, so evaluation should include a direct quote request alongside a review of which product line (IdentityIQ vs Identity Security Cloud) fits the required deployment model.
Technical details
- Access
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Other license
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Austin, USA
- Pricing model
- Contact sales
- API
- Available
- Website
- www.sailpoint.com ↗
Official resources
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