Ilantus Compact Identity

Short Summary

Identity as a Service (IDaaS) is a rapidly growing segment of Identity & Access Management (IAM) that delivers traditionally on‑premises IAM capabilities through cloud services. Initially focused on web-centric scenarios, IDaaS now supports IAM needs across application delivery models and hybrid IT, largely because organizations seek faster time-to-value than on-premises deployments and need cloud-ready integrations for expanding SaaS portfolios. IDaaS providers also help organizations align with IAM standards while leveraging vendor expertise for cloud security services and compliance. More than 60% of organizations run an IAM program involving IDaaS to replace or complement existing IAM, aiming to reduce internal costs, keep pace with market change, and avoid failures caused by inefficient internal processes.

Vendor capabilities vary due to different origins (access management, IGA, and traditional SSO). Most offerings combine access management with some identity administration and limited access governance, delivered via multitenant or dedicated hosting. Capabilities broadly cluster into identity administration (lifecycle management, repositories, provisioning/deprovisioning, self-service, connectors/SCIM), access management (SSO, MFA, federation, standards such as SAML/OAuth/OIDC, plus growing emphasis on API security and gateways), and access governance (often least mature; governance may remain on-premises for control and auditing, while others move it to cloud for integration and speed).

Ilantus Compact Identity is positioned as a lightweight IDaaS bundle for mid-market/SMB workforce (B2E) needs, offering SSO, password management, identity lifecycle management, and baseline access governance, with fast onboarding. Strengths include enterprise SSO for non-web/thick-client apps, configurable workflows/policies, connectors/adapters, dashboards, and lean operations focus. Limitations include weaker risk-adaptive authentication, limited OAuth/OIDC in this edition, lack of advanced governance such as segregation-of-duties checks, non–pure multitenancy, and a geographically limited customer footprint.

Interesting Facts

• IDaaS is characterized by cloud-based delivery of traditional IAM services.
• More than 60% of organizations have an active IAM program involving IDaaS to replace or complement existing IAM.
• Most IDaaS offerings deliver services using multitenant or dedicated hosting models.
• Identity administration capabilities commonly include provisioning/deprovisioning, identity repositories, entitlement management, attribute synchronization, self-service, and SCIM/SPML support.
• Access management in IDaaS commonly covers authentication, authorization, SSO, and federation for on-premises and SaaS applications.
• Access governance capabilities are described as the least mature and largely absent in many IDaaS vendor portfolios.
• Ilantus Compact Identity is offered as a public cloud service with an option for on-premises deployment.
• Ilantus Compact Identity supports MFA with in-built soft OTP methods and LDAP authentication.
• Ilantus Compact Identity supports reverse password synchronization across systems in a defined synchronization group.
• Ilantus Compact Identity provides ready adapters for Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and HR systems including SAP, Workday, Ramco, and Oracle HRMS.

Notable Quotes

• “IDaaS is one of the fastest growing market segments of IAM characterized by cloud-based delivery of traditional IAM services.”
• “The IDaaS market consolidates access management functions with few IGA and Access Governance capabilities thrown in – all delivered and managed as a service.”
• “Access governance represents the group of capabilities that are least mature and largely absent from the portfolio of most IDaaS vendors.”
• “Besides replacing traditional on-premises deployments for workforce IAM, IDaaS has evolved as a strong enabler of CIAM offering the required availability and scalability.”
• “Ilantus is an IAM system integrator turned IDaaS provider with several IDaaS service bundles.”
• “Easy onboarding facilitates customers to subscribe the solution directly from the cloud and start using it without much efforts required from the integration and service delivery teams.”
• “Reverse password synchronization supports cases where the password change on one of the target systems or applications is used to change the password of all accounts for the user in the same password sync group.”
• “The widgets enable easy customization of dashboard based on users' requirements.”
• “Designed to deliver quick application on-boarding and support lean IAM operations.”
• “Over the years, Ilantus has successfully evolved from an IAM system integrator offering IAM managed services to a pure-play IDaaS provider delivering industry expertise and its flexibility for customization as core competencies.”