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Idira IGA vs Opal comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Idira IGA
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Identity Management (IM) (6th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (5th)
Opal
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
19th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (10th), Access Management (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of Idira IGA is 1.5%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Opal is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Idira IGA1.5%
Opal1.1%
Other97.4%
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Sasikiran Sakalabattina - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Infrastructure engineer at TechMahindra
Automated lifecycle governance has reduced manual access work and strengthens audit readiness
CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla significantly reduces manual access management efforts due to day-to-day activities. RBAC and role mining actually reduce manual access management efforts significantly. RBAC is the best feature, and it provides AI capabilities. The second feature I value most is identifying lifecycle management for joiner, mover, and leaver scenarios. CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla has one feature that provides strong access reviews, compliance reports, automation, and audit readiness with centralized governance. Centralized governance means we can handle everything at one point, making it a very strong feature. This is integrated with another feature such as SaaS integrations for strong security posture and faster provisioning with reduced operational overhead. These are the four features I value most, and with all my three years of experience, I use and appreciate these four features most. The impact of automation on my access reviews is that it automates the provisioning and de-provisioning. If I were to perform manual tasks such as provisioning and de-provisioning without automation, it would require a lot of time to handle. With this automation, we easily accomplish provisioning or de-provisioning. We simply get the Active Directory users and create the VPNs, cloud, and enterprise applications without any manual intervention. AI-driven role management and RBAC automation significantly reduce service tickets. Without automation, I would need to handle tickets, which involve a lot of manual work and requires additional manual employees. Without automation, this leads to approval delays and manual access assignment efforts. Automated access reviews provide simple audit reports, and by complying with the report, it improves audit readiness while reducing operational workload for IT and security teams.
Mohammed Mudasser - PeerSpot reviewer
AI/ML Engineer at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automated access reviews have improved least privilege and simplified identity governance
The best features Opal offers are automated access reviews, centralized visibility, and just-in-time access. I especially appreciate the ability to enforce time-bound access and automatically revoke privileges, which makes least privilege management much more practical. The automated access reviews have made the process much more efficient by giving us a structured way to review and revoke unnecessary permissions. Instead of manually checking every entitlement, we can focus on exceptions and higher risk access, which makes the review process more manageable and consistent. I would also add that the context Opal provides during access reviews is valuable. You can see the access relationship and risk rather than simply approving or denying it blindly. This makes the decisions more informed and gives the team a much better audit trail.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The automation part of Idira IGA is what we love the most because it simplifies the use of the application and, with automation, we save a lot of time because it cuts our effort in half."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is a very stable product, and I do not see a lot of issues with it most of the time."
"Overall, CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla helps us automate user access reviews, provisioning, and de-provisioning for both human and machine identities across hybrid and multi-cloud environments."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla offers unique features and is mostly secure and automated, and I strongly recommend this product due to its eighty percent less impact on access reviews, which is useful for audits, compliance, and security governance."
"When we implemented CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla, we definitely achieved a lot in terms of security, mitigating business risk across all assets, saving time, and reducing the risk of account compromise and access compromise."
"I appreciate that Idira IGA is very easy to understand and deploy."
"Idira IGA's AI capabilities ensure that it has a proper or desired ownership of those AI governance, helping to identify if something goes wrong with particular identities and can easily track down and eliminate risks, thus cleaning our attack surface."
"Centralized identity governance and automated access management have been hugely beneficial for us."
"The clearest outcome I have seen is less manual effort during access reviews and better control over unnecessary or standing access, which improves the overall security posture."
"Opal has positively impacted my organization by reducing stress and increasing effectiveness for all our employees; it works better so all our employees have more time to sleep and they can investigate more."
"Previously, my phone usage was around nine hours and fifteen minutes or more, but it has significantly reduced to around six hours and thirty minutes to seven hours, meaning two and a half to three hours has been reduced after using Opal as my primary screen time blocker."
 

Cons

"There is a higher cost model for the initial setup as compared to the other ecosystem lock tools like Google Cloud or Azure Cloud identity."
"There is still no automated way to de-provision access as a result of a review, but they are getting there in terms of making it unified. They are getting closer to that."
"There is room for improvement in CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla mainly related to automation complexity. Skilled people are required to handle these tasks."
"Improvement suggestions for CyberArk include addressing the on-premises deployment processes, which require a very skilled engineer to handle because of the complexity of the environments involved."
"I would still like to see more accurate AI recommendations, fewer false positive alarms, and easier integration with existing applications to make it a perfect 10."
"Idira IGA could improve in the way access is provisioned for different users."
"There should be improvement in terms of Idira IGA support. Everything else is good, but support is very lacking."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is lacking in the governance side of identities compared to competitors."
"Opal can be improved in some ways."
"The core platform is already strong, but I would appreciate more flexibility in customizing workflows and access review policies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has been fair because we have been in from the beginning or close to the beginning. I know it is not truly an identity access management system yet, but its price was one of the appealing factors for us to purchase it at the time. It was reasonably priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Educational Organization
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zilla Security?
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was a bit costly, and for a larger environment, it took millions, depending on the number of licenses required.
What needs improvement with Zilla Security?
Idira IGA needs more focus on non-human identities; as we move into Agentic AI or GenAI features, we should concentrate on setting guardrails for Agentic AI and related accounts, which is a primary...
What is your primary use case for Zilla Security?
My main use case for Idira IGA is integrations with other external applications and reconciling AD accounts with other applications, which acts as an entitlement or access provisioning and de-provi...
What needs improvement with Opal?
The core platform is already strong, but I would appreciate more flexibility in customizing workflows and access review policies. Better reporting and analytics around access trends and risk would ...
What is your primary use case for Opal?
The main case I am using Opal is for identity and access governance, particularly managing application access and enforcing least privilege policies. I use it to streamline access requests, approva...
 

Comparisons

 

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Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Idira IGA vs. Opal and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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