SailPoint Machine Identity Security (MIS) is an add-on to SailPoint Identity Security Cloud that governs non-human accounts across their lifecycle by discovering and classifying machine identities, assigning ownership, enabling certification workflows, and applying lifecycle controls.
Published May 16, 2026
SailPoint is increasingly communicating about non-human identities and AI-related agent identities, indicating vendor investment and roadmap attention to machine identity features.
| Starting Price | Not publicly listed (sales-led); contract examples show per-machine metrics | Not publicly listed (sales-led) | Not publicly listed (sales-led) |
| Typical fit | Enterprises seeking integrated identity governance for machine accounts within an existing identity governance platform | Organizations prioritizing privileged access and machine identity controls tied to PAM workflows | Organizations prioritizing secrets management, credential issuance, and DevOps-native workload identity workflows |
| Primary focus | Governance: discovery, classification, ownership, certification, lifecycle controls for machine accounts | Machine identity protection integrated with privileged access and session management | Secrets, credential issuance, rotation, and workload identity automation |
| Potential limitation vs. competitors | May not provide the same depth of secrets/certificate lifecycle automation as secrets-first or workload identity vendors | May be more than required if governance campaigns and ownership mapping are the primary needs | May not provide enterprise IGA workflows such as formal certification campaigns and owner assignment at the same scope |
Areas where SailPoint MIS aligns with buyer requirements:
Areas where alternatives may be more appropriate: