Enterprise IGA and cloud risk intelligence solve different problems
SailPoint governs identity across your entire enterprise — every HR system, every ERP, every legacy app, with formal certification workflows an auditor can trust. TENET governs identity risk inside your Azure and Microsoft 365 environment specifically, as one signal among many in a live risk platform. Neither replaces the other everywhere — the fit depends on which problem you actually have.
Identity risk, not just identity admin
TENET surfaces over-privileged roles, dormant accounts, and MFA gaps in Entra ID automatically, each linked to the attack paths and compliance controls it affects — no certification campaign required to find it.
Minutes, not months
TENET connects via read-only API in around two minutes. Enterprise IGA deployments typically run for months, with professional services commonly adding 30–60% on top of the license cost.
The Azure and M365 risk layer SailPoint doesn't cover
Attack path analysis, anomaly detection, NIS2 and NIST CSF 2.0 compliance, and Microsoft 365 security monitoring — none of it is in scope for an identity governance platform.
TENET vs. SailPoint
Based on publicly available information. SailPoint capabilities may vary by suite tier and configuration.
Entra ID governance built into your risk platform, not bolted on
An over-privileged service principal. A dormant guest account that still has Contributor access. An application registration with admin consent no one remembers approving. These are routine findings in any Azure environment running more than six months — and they matter whether or not you run formal certification campaigns to catch them.
TENET models Entra ID, RBAC, service principals, and PIM natively and surfaces these risks automatically — each linked to the attack paths it enables and the compliance controls it violates, as part of the same platform monitoring your Azure infrastructure and M365 estate.
SEE IDENTITY GOVERNANCEEnterprise IGA is a different job, done well
SailPoint's strength is breadth and formality: recurring certification campaigns an auditor can rely on, automated joiner-mover-leaver workflows tied to HR systems, and native connectors across more than 1,100 applications — including systems well outside Microsoft's cloud. For a large organisation governing identity across dozens of disconnected enterprise systems, that breadth is the entire point.
TENET does not attempt to replace that. If Azure and Microsoft 365 are your environment — not one system among fifty — TENET gives you native identity risk detection as part of a broader risk platform, without the deployment timeline or the professional services bill.
SEE THE FULL PLATFORMThe Azure and M365 risk layer SailPoint doesn't monitor
SailPoint governs who has access to what. It does not monitor whether an Azure storage account is publicly exposed, whether a Defender alert on an M365 device went unresolved, or whether a misconfigured NSG opens a path from the internet to a production key vault.
TENET continuously monitors Azure infrastructure and the full Microsoft 365 estate — misconfigurations, anomalies, attack paths, and NIS2 and NIST CSF 2.0 compliance — correlated with the same identity data, in the same view.
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We need enterprise IGA — is TENET a SailPoint replacement?
No, and it is not trying to be. SailPoint is built for enterprise-wide identity governance — automated joiner-mover-leaver provisioning, recurring access certification campaigns, and connectors across 1,100+ systems including HR platforms, ERPs, and legacy on-prem applications. If that is your requirement, SailPoint is the right category of tool. TENET governs identity risk specifically within your Microsoft cloud environment — Entra ID, RBAC, service principals, and PIM — as one part of a broader Azure and M365 risk platform, not as a standalone enterprise IGA suite.
Does TENET do access certification campaigns?
No. TENET does not run scheduled, structured certification campaigns where managers formally attest to each user's access across every connected business system — that is SailPoint's core discipline. TENET continuously surfaces identity risk in your Azure and M365 environment — over-privileged roles, dormant accounts, MFA gaps, guest access — and links each finding to the attack paths and compliance controls it affects, without requiring a formal review campaign to find it.
How does deployment time and cost compare?
SailPoint deployments typically run for months, and professional services commonly represent 30–60% of the first-year cost on top of the license itself — annual contracts often start around $75,000 and scale well past $100,000–$500,000 for mid-market and enterprise identity estates. TENET connects to your Azure tenant via read-only API in about two minutes, with Microsoft 365 connecting the same way. There is no professional services engagement required to see your first findings.
Does TENET cover the non-Microsoft systems SailPoint connects to?
No. SailPoint's value for large organisations is its breadth — HR systems, ERPs, mainframes, and thousands of SaaS and on-prem applications, all governed from one identity platform. TENET is purpose-built for Azure and Microsoft 365. If your identity governance need spans dozens of disconnected enterprise systems, SailPoint's breadth is the point. If your environment is Microsoft-centric, TENET gives you native depth in Entra ID and RBAC without paying for connectors you will not use.
Does TENET replace Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
TENET complements Defender for Cloud rather than replacing it. TENET ingests Defender signals as one of many data sources, then correlates them with identity risk, compliance posture, anomaly detection, and M365 signals — giving your team a unified view that Defender alone does not provide.
How does pricing compare?
SailPoint does not publish pricing — deals are custom-negotiated based on identity count, suite tier, and add-ons, with typical annual costs starting around $75,000 before professional services. TENET starts at $249/month with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required. TENET is also available directly through the Azure Marketplace.
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