“We’ve had it for three years and only deployed three connectors.”
— IAM Engineer at a Healthcare Technology Company
C1 vs SailPoint
The SailPoint alternative built for modern enterprises
SailPoint deployments are commonly measured in years, with professional services on top of the license. C1 goes live in weeks with implementation included, out-of-the-box integrations for cloud, infrastructure, and on-prem, and modern API, CLI, webhook, and Terraform interfaces.
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What we've heard
SailPoint is a legacy IGA vendor founded in 2005 built for a pre-cloud era.
“A humongous hidden cost that hit my business really hard.”
— CIO at a Financial Services Firm
“Clicking a button 10,000 times is still literally less work than using SailPoint.”
— GRC Manager at a Fintech Company
“It’s your grandma’s 20-year-old identity software.”
— Infrastructure Security Team Lead at a Consumer Technology Company
See how C1 compares to SailPoint
SailPoint
Time to value
Live in weeks
Year+ deployments not uncommon
Implementation cost
Included in purchase
Heavy professional services can be a significant add on to software cost
Integrations
Out-of-the-box integrations for cloud, infrastructure, and on-prem
Outdated integration technology limits visibility across modern systems
Extensibility
Modern API, command line, webhook, and Terraform interfaces
Requires specialization to customize
User experience
Intuitive UI and seamless experience in web app, Slack, MS Teams, and CLI
Outdated, frustrating UI discourages secure behaviors from end users
Use cases
Security-driven governance with just-in-time access, automated offboarding, and policy-based access controls
IT-focused; not built to address modern security needs
Top 5 reasons security leaders prefer C1
Time to value
“We were able to get our systems integrated within three weeks.”
Paul Yoo, Head of Security Platform
Full visibility and control
“We have a single pane of glass to look at our systems – and manage users, roles, and access to those systems – which is a huge win for us.”
Jack Chen, Director of Information Technology
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, 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, 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, Infrastructure Security Team Leader
More reasons to come aboard
The business case for modern IGA
Strengthen your security posture
Discover shadow apps, unused and orphaned accounts, and overprivileged users, and remediate identity-based risks.
Move to zero standing privileges
Enable just-in-time access for critical resources and infrastructure—without sacrificing productivity.
Streamline regulatory compliance
Automate user access reviews, separation of duties enforcement, onboarding, and offboarding.
Drive efficiency
Streamline self-service access requests, helpdesk automation, auto-approval workflows, and zero-touch provisioning with a modern user experience.
Enable technical teams
Support technical users with modern APIs, command line tools, Terraform for automated configuration, and webhooks for workflow orchestration.
FAQs
Legacy IGA isn’t your only option
Sail away from old-school IGA with a modern solution that fits your tech stack.