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Orchid Security vs Saviynt: IAM jobs, prices and limits side by side
Short answer
Both are documented for application coverage, by different routes. Saviynt onboards disconnected and custom-built apps inside its own IGA; Orchid discovers unmanaged apps and feeds them to the IGA you already run, and lists Saviynt among its integrations. Both cover lifecycle and IGA, app coverage and privileged access. Only Orchid Security covers threat detection.
How do they compare job by job?
| Job | Orchid Security | Saviynt |
|---|---|---|
| J1Directory and SSO | Not in our sources Orchid is not an identity provider; it works with the IAM tools already in place. Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
| J2Lifecycle and IGA | Partial Feeds identity context into IAM, IGA and ITSM tools; joiner, mover and leaver execution and certification campaigns stay in those tools. Source: Orchid Security: IAM programs · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Orchid Security blog: SailPoint partnership · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Onboarding, account creation, granting and revoking access, and certification campaigns as core IGA functions. Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| J3App coverage | Documented Discovers SaaS, cloud, on-premises, legacy and custom-built applications, maps local accounts, hardcoded credentials, shadow authentication paths and privilege drift inside them, and brings them under IAM, IGA, PAM and audit control. Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Orchid Security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Application Onboarding for connected, disconnected and custom-built applications; its 2022 release notes mention enhanced application discovery without detail. Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Saviynt blog: 2022 release wrap-up · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| J4Privileged access | Partial Brings discovered applications under PAM control and reports privileged accounts it finds to Idira Privilege Cloud's Discovered Accounts queue, without sending credentials; it is not a credential vault. Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Orchid Security blog: Orchid and Idira · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Partial Privileged access appears in the Saviynt Identity Platform product list, and its 2022 release notes say its cloud PAM auto-discovers Windows service accounts and Azure privileged accounts. Source: Saviynt homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Saviynt blog: 2022 release wrap-up · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| J5Threat detection | Partial Lists incident response teams as a use case; it is not described as an identity threat detection product. Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sources |
Can you run both in one stack?
They overlap on app coverage, 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?
Orchid Security
- Pricing
- No price on its own site (its /pricing page returns 404). AWS Marketplace lists "Orchid Fundamental" (Continuous IAM Assurance, Discovery and Readiness, 30 applications) at $250,000.00 per 12 months on a 12-month contract, with 24- and 36-month options, and custom pricing by private offer.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Orchid Security · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- SaaS, per its AWS Marketplace listing (deployed on AWS). Its own site does not say whether the platform itself can run on premises; it discovers SaaS, cloud, on-premises, legacy and custom-built applications.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Orchid Security · Read 11 Oct 2026 · Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Microsoft, Saviynt, SentinelOne, CyberArk and SailPoint named on the home page; ServiceNow and Jira ticketing in a customer story. It reports privileged accounts it finds to the Discovered Accounts queue in Idira Privilege Cloud, and says it does not send credential values, secrets or session data.
Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Orchid Security: Costco story · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Orchid Security blog: Orchid and Idira · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Certifications
- HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 listed.
Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Saviynt
- Pricing
- Not published
- Deployment
- Cloud-native SaaS, with an optional private cloud deployment.
Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- No integration count in our sources.
- Certifications
- FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS listed.
Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026
What are each one's strengths and limits?
Orchid Security
Strengths
- Application discovery across SaaS, cloud, on-premises, legacy and custom-built apps.
Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Identity evidence mapped to SOX, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR and NIS2, with every discovery, policy and action recorded.
Source: Orchid Security platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Orchid Security: GRC and audit · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Built to sit beside an existing IGA: a SailPoint Technology Alliance Partner since August 2026.
Source: Orchid Security blog: SailPoint partnership · Read 27 Sep 2026
Limits
- No price on its own site; the public list price is on AWS Marketplace, $250,000.00 per 12 months for 30 applications, with custom pricing by private offer.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Orchid Security · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Not a provisioning engine or certification tool: joiner, mover and leaver actions and access reviews run in your IGA or IdP.
Source: Orchid Security: IAM programs · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Delivered as SaaS; an on-premises option for the platform itself is not stated.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Orchid Security · Read 11 Oct 2026 · Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Not an identity provider, so it does not replace directory or SSO.
Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Saviynt
Strengths
- Disconnected and custom-built apps onboarded inside the same IGA.
Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Private cloud option.
Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Saviynt says it was named KuppingerCole 2026 Overall Leader in IGA.
Source: Saviynt homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Limits
- No public pricing.
Basis: absence on the pages we read
- A full IGA platform: adding it where another IGA already runs is a replacement decision, not an add-on.
Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Discovery of unknown applications is mentioned only briefly, in 2022 release notes.
Source: Saviynt blog: 2022 release wrap-up · Read 11 Oct 2026
Which should you look at first?
Orchid Security
Look at Orchid Security first if you need: the jobs both cover.
Orchid Security's pages highlight: Application discovery across SaaS, cloud, on-premises, legacy and custom-built apps.
Source: Orchid Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Compared with SaviyntSaviynt
Look at Saviynt first if you need: the jobs both cover.
Saviynt's pages highlight: Disconnected and custom-built apps onboarded inside the same IGA.
Source: Saviynt Identity Governance and Administration · Read 27 Sep 2026
Compared with Orchid SecurityFrequently asked questions
Do Orchid Security and Saviynt publish prices?
Orchid Security: No price on its own site (its /pricing page returns 404). AWS Marketplace lists "Orchid Fundamental" (Continuous IAM Assurance, Discovery and Readiness, 30 applications) at $250,000.00 per 12 months on a 12-month contract, with 24- and 36-month options, and custom pricing by private offer. Saviynt: Not published.
Do Orchid Security and Saviynt overlap?
They overlap on app coverage, 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.
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