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Develop and manage IT resilience and risk

Keep IT resilient and control access risk. Identity and access management is the front door of enterprise security; broader security operations (SIEM/XDR, endpoint, backup) live in category 11.

https://gtm-k.github.io/business-model-almanac/processes/develop-and-manage-it-resilience-and-risk/

Ranked software · 3 tools · snapshot 2026-Q3

Identity & Access Management

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Corporation Identity & Access Management

Access-management Magic Quadrant leader (Nov 2025); the ubiquitous enterprise identity plane. Current name Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory / Azure AD).

Rebranded from Azure Active Directory in 2023.

RANK #1 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis

Okta

Okta, Inc. Identity & Access Management

Independent identity leader for workforce and customer access management.

RANK #2 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis

Ping Identity

Ping Identity Corporation Identity & Access Management

Enterprise access-management MQ leader; replaces CyberArk, which is a Privileged Access Management vendor (now part of Palo Alto Networks) rather than an access-management player.

RANK #3 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis

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