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As of 4 November 2026, 39 identity are named by companies instead of SAML: 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.

SAML, companies in postings
2,309
Most used alternative
Active Directory · 8,045
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Active Directory
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

Identity companies choose instead of SAML

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SAMLpostings, 90 dCompare
1
8,045348%20,501SAML vs Active Directory →
2
6,276272%16,203SAML vs Microsoft Entra ID →
3
OAuthIETF
4,173181%10,994SAML vs OAuth →
4
OpenID ConnectOpenID Foundation
2,634114%6,510SAML vs OpenID Connect →
5
1,75276%3,904SAML vs JSON Web Token →
6
OktaOkta
1,65672%4,378SAML vs Okta →
7
LDAPIETF
1,39861%3,859SAML vs LDAP →
8
SCIMIETF
84437%1,707SAML vs SCIM →
9
KeycloakRed Hat
55824%1,144SAML vs Keycloak →
10
45120%905SAML vs Kerberos →
11
RADIUSIETF
37916%935SAML vs RADIUS →
12
Auth0Okta
34715%653SAML vs Auth0 →
13
AWS IAMAmazon Web Services
34215%815SAML vs AWS IAM →
14
Ping IdentityPing Identity
28112%974SAML vs Ping Identity →
15
Amazon CognitoAmazon Web Services
27812%500SAML vs Amazon Cognito →
16
24611%595SAML vs Active Directory Federation Services →
17
23910%646SAML vs SAP Identity Authentication Service →
18
2179%452SAML vs Microsoft Entra Connect →
19
RSA SecurIDRSA Security
2049%464SAML vs RSA SecurID →
20
FIDO2FIDO Alliance
1989%457SAML vs FIDO2 →
21
TACACS+Cisco
1898%404SAML vs TACACS+ →
22
1727%299SAML vs AWS Organizations →
23
1567%307SAML vs Cisco Duo →
24
1547%323SAML vs Azure Managed Identity →
25
JumpCloudJumpCloud
1527%230SAML vs JumpCloud →
26
PasskeysFIDO Alliance
1386%242soon
27
1145%240soon
28
ForgeRockPing Identity
1085%342soon
29
934%263soon
30
SPIFFECNCF
793%202soon
31
PingFederatePing Identity
633%193soon
32
OpenStack KeystoneOpenInfra Foundation
562%113soon
33
Azure AD B2CMicrosoft
522%123soon
34
512%115soon
35
FreeIPARed Hat
492%91soon
36
OneLoginOne Identity
412%48soon
37
IdentityServerDuende Software
402%71soon
38
Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft
402%157soon
39
OpenLDAPOpenLDAP Foundation
402%99soon
34,614 companies name a identity in their postings.

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39 identity are named by companies instead of SAML: 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/saml/alternatives)
How we know

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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

SAML alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SAML?

Active Directory: 8,045 companies name it in their own job postings, against 2,309 for SAML.

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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