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Lumos vs Veza: IAM jobs, prices and limits side by side

Short answer

Both document lifecycle actions that reach local accounts. Veza builds an Access Graph of effective permissions across 325+ integrations and is now part of ServiceNow; Lumos adds license reclamation and identity analytics across 300+ integrations. Both cover lifecycle and IGA and app coverage.

By The Access Desk · Best IAM Tools · Published 2026-10-08

Desk research from public vendor pages read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial profiles, no scores; we did not run the products.

How do they compare job by job?

Coverage as described on each vendor's own pages, read in September 2026 and updated 11 October 2026. Not a score.
Job	Lumos	Veza
J1Directory and SSO	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
J2Lifecycle and IGA	Documented HRIS-triggered joiner, mover and leaver workflows; revocation across IdPs, local accounts, custom apps, SaaS, cloud and on-premises systems; licenses reclaimed for leavers; full audit trail. Source: Lumos Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Lumos homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Documented Birthright access, role change and offboarding including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits; access reviews that show local, machine and service accounts. Source: Veza Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Veza Access Reviews · Read 27 Sep 2026
J3App coverage	Partial Identity Analytics surfaces shadow IT and dormant accounts; handling of apps with no API is not detailed. Source: Lumos Identity Analytics · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partial Reveals accounts even if they exist outside your identity platforms; the Open Authorization API imports authorization data from any system, including custom and on-premises applications. Source: Veza Access Reviews · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Veza Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Veza Open Authorization API · Read 11 Oct 2026
J4Privileged access	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
J5Threat detection	Not in our sources	Not in our sources

Can you run both in one stack?

They overlap on lifecycle and IGA, so most stacks would use one of them for that job and the other only for the jobs it adds.

What do they cost and how are they deployed?

Lumos

Pricing: Not published
Source: Lumos pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment: SaaS.
Source: Lumos homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations: 300+ integrations.
Source: Lumos homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Certifications: Not covered in our sources

Veza

Pricing: Not published
Deployment: SaaS.
Source: Veza homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations: 325+ integrations.
Source: Veza Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026
Certifications: Not covered in our sources

What are each one's strengths and limits?

Lumos

Strengths

Leavers offboarded with licenses reclaimed automatically.
Source: Lumos homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Revocation described across local accounts, custom and on-premises apps.
Source: Lumos Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026
300+ integrations.
Source: Lumos homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Limits

No prices on the pricing page.
Source: Lumos pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Apps with no API are not covered in detail on the pages reviewed.
Source: Lumos Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026

Veza

Strengths

Effective permissions from the Access Graph, down to entitlement level.
Source: Veza homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Local, machine and service accounts shown in reviews.
Source: Veza Access Reviews · Read 27 Sep 2026
Dry Run and Safety Limits before lifecycle changes run.
Source: Veza Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026

Limits

No public pricing.
Basis: absence on the pages we read
Framework-specific audit evidence export is not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Veza Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which should you look at first?

Lumos

Look at Lumos first if you need: the jobs both cover.

Lumos's pages highlight: Leavers offboarded with licenses reclaimed automatically.

Source: Lumos homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Veza

Look at Veza first if you need: the jobs both cover.

Veza's pages highlight: Effective permissions from the Access Graph, down to entitlement level.

Source: Veza homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Lumos and Veza publish prices?

Lumos: Not published. Veza: Not published.

Do Lumos and Veza overlap?

They overlap on lifecycle and IGA, so most stacks would use one of them for that job and the other only for the jobs it adds.

How can I compare more than two IAM tools?

Use the side-by-side tool, which shows up to five vendors' job coverage, prices and limits in one table.