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Tools · Identity · Alternatives

AWS IAM alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 identity are named by companies instead of AWS IAM: Active Directory by 8,045 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,276, OAuth by 4,173.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

AWS IAM, companies in postings
342
Most used alternative
Active Directory · 8,045
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Active Directory
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

Identity companies choose instead of AWS IAM

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs AWS IAMpostings, 90 dCompare
1
8,0452352%20,501AWS IAM vs Active Directory →
2
6,2761835%16,203AWS IAM vs Microsoft Entra ID →
3
OAuthIETF
4,1731220%10,994AWS IAM vs OAuth →
4
OpenID ConnectOpenID Foundation
2,634770%6,510AWS IAM vs OpenID Connect →
5
SAMLOASIS
2,309675%5,573AWS IAM vs SAML →
6
1,752512%3,904AWS IAM vs JSON Web Token →
7
OktaOkta
1,656484%4,378AWS IAM vs Okta →
8
LDAPIETF
1,398409%3,859AWS IAM vs LDAP →
9
SCIMIETF
844247%1,707AWS IAM vs SCIM →
10
KeycloakRed Hat
558163%1,144AWS IAM vs Keycloak →
11
451132%905AWS IAM vs Kerberos →
12
RADIUSIETF
379111%935AWS IAM vs RADIUS →
13
Auth0Okta
347101%653AWS IAM vs Auth0 →
14
Ping IdentityPing Identity
28182%974AWS IAM vs Ping Identity →
15
Amazon CognitoAmazon Web Services
27881%500AWS IAM vs Amazon Cognito →
16
24672%595AWS IAM vs Active Directory Federation Services →
17
23970%646AWS IAM vs SAP Identity Authentication Service →
18
21763%452AWS IAM vs Microsoft Entra Connect →
19
RSA SecurIDRSA Security
20460%464AWS IAM vs RSA SecurID →
20
FIDO2FIDO Alliance
19858%457AWS IAM vs FIDO2 →
21
TACACS+Cisco
18955%404AWS IAM vs TACACS+ →
22
17250%299AWS IAM vs AWS Organizations →
23
15646%307AWS IAM vs Cisco Duo →
24
15445%323AWS IAM vs Azure Managed Identity →
25
JumpCloudJumpCloud
15244%230AWS IAM vs JumpCloud →
26
PasskeysFIDO Alliance
13840%242soon
27
11433%240soon
28
ForgeRockPing Identity
10832%342soon
29
9327%263soon
30
SPIFFECNCF
7923%202soon
31
PingFederatePing Identity
6318%193soon
32
OpenStack KeystoneOpenInfra Foundation
5616%113soon
33
Azure AD B2CMicrosoft
5215%123soon
34
5115%115soon
35
FreeIPARed Hat
4914%91soon
36
OneLoginOne Identity
4112%48soon
37
IdentityServerDuende Software
4012%71soon
38
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft
4012%157soon
39
OpenLDAPOpenLDAP Foundation
4012%99soon
34,614 companies name a identity in their postings.

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39 identity are named by companies instead of AWS IAM: Active Directory by 8,045 companies, Microsoft Entra ID by 6,276, OAuth by 4,173, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/aws-iam/alternatives)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

AWS IAM alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to AWS IAM?

Active Directory: 8,045 companies name it in their own job postings, against 342 for AWS IAM.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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