CERPASS vs SailPoint
access controls & SoD head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based | Per-managed-identity annual subscription |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | — | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | SAP |
| Vendor | CERPASS (CompliantERP) | SailPoint |
Our take
Where CERPASS leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 14 of the 24 capabilities where they differ (led by time-boxed automatic revocation and delta / exception-based review).
Where SailPoint leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 24 capabilities where they differ (led by cross-system risk analysis and identity lifecycle provisioning).
Where they differ
The 24 capabilities (of 51 in the access controls & SoD taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cross-system risk analysisAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Not evidenced | Core strength Cross-application SoD policy management beyond SAP via Identity Security Cloud |
| Time-boxed automatic revocationEmergency & Privileged Access | Core strength Automatic revocation when the time window closes | Not evidenced |
| Delta / exception-based reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Delta reviews that certify only changed access | Not evidenced |
| Business-language access descriptionsUser Access Review & Certification | Core strength Business-language descriptions of what users can do | Not evidenced |
| Identity lifecycle provisioningRole Design & Identity Provisioning | Not evidenced | Core strength SAP access requests handled inside standard IGA workflows via Identity Security Cloud |
| License usage optimizationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Core strength Compares authorized capability against actual usage for RISE with SAP licensing | Not evidenced |
| Named-user / FUE cost right-sizingLicensing & Cost Optimization | Core strength FUE Licence Optimization module identifies unnecessary authorizations before renegotiation | Not evidenced |
| Cross-application SoD policiesCross-Application Identity Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Create SoD policies applied consistently across connected systems with automatic scanning |
| Unified certification campaignsCross-Application Identity Governance | Not evidenced | Core strength Unified certification campaigns spanning SAP and non-SAP apps |
| Pre-production role testingSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Simulation runs before changes are deployed | Not evidenced |
| Impact-ranked remediation planningSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Supported Remediation tracking on routed risks | Not evidenced |
| Session monitoring and loggingEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported Fully logged session monitoring | Not evidenced |
| Business justification captureEmergency & Privileged Access | Supported Requires business justification for emergency requests | Not evidenced |
| Automatic removal of decertified accessUser Access Review & Certification | Supported Automatic removal of decertified access | Not evidenced |
| Fraud detection monitoringReporting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Supported Conflict-of-interest and fraud detection |
| Unused-access cost identificationLicensing & Cost Optimization | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Multi-system / cross-landscape supportPlatform, AI & Deployment | Not evidenced SAP-only product | Supported Unified certification and SoD policy across SAP and non-SAP applications |
| Critical / sensitive access detectionAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Partial Emergency-access module flags sensitive transactions; no standalone critical-access scan described | Supported Continuous monitoring for excessive, outdated or unused access |
| Prebuilt risk rule libraryAccess Risk & SoD Analysis | Supported Configurable rulesets | Core strength Prebuilt rulebooks for common SoD conflicts |
| Pre-approval conflict previewSimulation, Testing & Remediation | Core strength Shows resulting SoD conflicts and sensitive-access exposure before deployment | Supported |
| Firefighter / emergency access provisioningEmergency & Privileged Access | Core strength Time-boxed elevated/firefighter access requests with business justification | Supported Emergency access workflows for SAP |
| Continuous / real-time access reviewUser Access Review & Certification | Partial Reviews are periodic/delta-based; no evidence of real-time continuous review | Supported Continuous monitoring for excessive, outdated or unused access |
| Executive risk dashboardsReporting & Compliance | Supported Visual risk reporting | Core strength KPI-driven risk dashboards for executives, auditors and application owners |
| Evidence documentation and exportReporting & Compliance | Core strength Exception reporting with evidence attachment for mitigating controls | Supported Automated evidence collection for audits |
Both grade identically on the other 27 capabilities — see each product's full profile: CERPASS, SailPoint.
CERPASS vs SailPoint — FAQs
Is CERPASS or SailPoint better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, CERPASS or SailPoint?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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