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C1 vs Linx

Linx sees your identity environment. C1 runs it.

Linx built a risk graph and is adding governance on top. C1 built governance from day one: lifecycle automation, just-in-time access, access reviews, and real-time enforcement for AI agents, in production at Instacart, Qualtrics, and DigitalOcean.

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C1
Linx
Design center
Built action-first: lifecycle automation, JIT access, and enforcement are the core of the platform.
Built visibility-first: a risk graph at the core, with governance workflows layered on more recently.
AI agent governance
Governs what agents do: parameter-level policy and output redaction on every tool call, with step-up approval for sensitive actions. Agents run as full identities with owners and access reviews.
Controls which tools an agent may call, in line with its visibility-first design.
Connectors & on-prem reach
300+ native connectors built on Baton, C1's open-source framework: inspect any connector, extend it, or build your own with the SDK. Entitlement-level depth across cloud, on-prem, and homegrown systems.
Proprietary connectors. Coverage and behavior stay inside the vendor.
Lifecycle automation
Handles the messy middle of JML: mover scenarios, exceptions, custom policy logic. Qualtrics onboards new employees in under an hour.
Detect-and-adjust automation, suited to simpler org structures.
Access reviews & audit readiness
Built for the audit: evidence export, separation-of-duties support, 100% on-time campaigns of 1M+ items.
Built for the analyst: risk-scored recommendations inside its dashboard.

Top 5 reasons leaders choose C1 over Linx

Time to value

“The biggest ROI we have seen is in time. We have communicated to leadership and management our estimates and I'm very confident that the tool pays for itself.”

Roberto Mateo

Roberto Mateo, VP of It Business Operations

Full visibility and control

“A huge win for me is the overall visibility. I don't have to log into ten different places to figure out who has access to what – I can just go to C1.”

Paul Yoo

Paul Yoo, Head of Security Platform

Simple, intuitive design

“One day you requested AWS access through IT tickets. The next day you didn't. We didn't have to roll it out in stages — just a clean cutover.”

Stephen Darling

Stephen Darling, Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Committed to innovation

“None of the other options in the market were simple for us. C1 was incredibly inquisitive, collaborative, iterative, and innovative.”

Tim Lisko

Tim Lisko, Director of Product and Infrastructure Security

Real security impact

“We've appreciably improved our security posture without spending a bunch of time and money, which is a huge benefit for our customers.”

Matthew Sullivan

Matthew Sullivan, Infrastructure Security Team Leader

Why C1 for IGA

The business case for modern IGA

Strengthen your security posture

Discover orphaned accounts and overprivileged users. Detect and remediate identity-based risks before they become incidents.

Strengthen your security posture

Automate the full identity lifecycle

Onboard, move, and offboard users with automated JML workflows — not manual tickets. Handle nuanced mover scenarios and custom policy logic that most platforms can't touch.

Automate the full identity lifecycle

Ace every access review

Automate review scoping, assignment, and certification workflows. Finish reviews fast — without rubber-stamping.

Ace every access review

Move to zero standing privileges

Enable just-in-time access for critical infrastructure and sensitive resources. Remove standing access without slowing your team down.

Move to zero standing privileges

Enable every technical team

Modern APIs, CLI support, Terraform for configuration-as-code, and webhooks for workflow orchestration. Built for the teams that care how things work under the hood.

Enable every technical team
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