How CloudEagle.ai complements your Okta & SailPoint?

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Enterprises today run on SaaS and AI tools. The average organization uses over 350 applications across departments. This sprawling ecosystem drives productivity, but it also introduces serious challenges around identity, access, cost, and compliance.

Identity Providers (IDPs) like Okta and SailPoint sit at the core of enterprise security. They deliver single sign-on (SSO), identity lifecycle management, and access governance. They are indispensable for authenticating users and enforcing high-level access controls.

But here’s the truth: Okta and SailPoint alone aren’t enough.

They secure identities, but they don’t provide the application-level visibility to unmanaged apps sitting outside IT purview or real-time SaaS governance that modern organizations need. That’s where CloudEagle.ai comes in, not as a replacement, but as the governance and optimization layer that completes your IAM strategy.

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TL;DR

• IDPs have blind spots: Okta/SailPoint only see federated apps, missing shadow IT and non-SSO tools
• License waste is huge: 30-40% of SaaS licenses sit unused because IDPs don't track actual usage
• Offboarding gaps: Ex-employees often retain access to non-SSO apps, creating security risks
• CloudEagle.ai fills the gaps: Discovers all apps, automates license harvesting, and ensures complete offboarding
• Better together: Your IDP handles identity security, CloudEagle.ai governs the entire SaaS ecosystem around it

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Why an IDP Alone Falls Short?

Many organizations use IDPs like Okta and SailPoint to manage identities and access, but they often run into issues with full governance and optimization. Unmanaged apps slip through the cracks, and even when IT is aware, they tend to avoid bringing everything under Okta because of the extra costs and complexity, often called the "Okta tax."

1. Blind Spots Beyond SSO

Okta and SailPoint govern apps tied to your SSO. But many SaaS tools, especially niche or freemium ones, operate outside those boundaries. This Shadow IT not only drives up costs but also creates compliance blind spots that IDPs can’t see.

2. License Waste and Cost Overruns

IAM platforms often fail to track whether provisioned licenses are actually being used. In many organizations, 30–40% of SaaS licenses remain idle or underutilized. While access may be cut off once an employee exits, the licenses are rarely removed, leaving them unused. 

Without proper visibility, IT can't reclaim or reallocate these licenses, leading to wasted resources. Even with limited license harvesting, the unused licenses remain, taking up space and contributing to unnecessary costs.

3. Limited Governance Automation

Periodic access reviews and audits are often add-ons, manual, or limited in scope. The result? Reviews are delayed, evidence is incomplete, and compliance risk rises.

4. Gaps in Joiner-Mover-Leaver Workflows

While IDPs manage account provisioning for federated apps, they fall short with non-SSO tools. Employees who change roles or leave the company often retain access to various apps, violating ISO 27001 and SOC 2 controls. 

Additionally, there's no history of the apps the employee used throughout their tenure, making it difficult to track and ensure proper access management.

5. Lack of Cost and Renewal Insights

Okta and SailPoint aren’t built for spend visibility. They can’t tell you if multiple teams are paying for overlapping tools or whether you’re overpaying at renewal time.

In short: Okta and SailPoint excel at securing identities, but they stop short of governing SaaS usage and optimizing spend.

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It’s Not A Replacement! How CloudEagle.ai Complements Okta & SailPoint

CloudEagle.ai doesn’t replace your IDPs; it extends their reach. By connecting with over 500+ applications, HRIS, and finance systems, CloudEagle.ai provides the visibility, automation, and cost governance that Okta and SailPoint weren’t designed to deliver. 

Together, they form a complete ecosystem: IAM at the core, CloudEagle.ai as the governance and optimization layer around it.

Here’s how:

1. Full-Spectrum SaaS Visibility

Where IDPs stop at federated apps, CloudEagle.ai goes further. By integrating with HRIS, expense systems, and even browser data, it detects unsanctioned and non-SSO applications,  giving IT a full picture of the SaaS landscape. This prevents blind spots and strengthens compliance with ISO 27001 requirements.

CloudEagle.ai discovers every SaaS tool in use, whether sanctioned, unsanctioned, federated, or not. By correlating login data, expense reports, and browser activity, it creates a single source of truth for your application landscape.

This visibility means IT no longer relies on guesswork or scattered spreadsheets. Every app, user, and license sits in one unified view.

2. Automated License Management and Harvesting

CloudEagle.ai excels in license management by automating the tracking of licenses across applications. The platform allows organizations to monitor license usage in real-time, identifying inactive or underutilized licenses that can be deprovisioned. 

This not only helps in optimizing costs but also enhances security by ensuring that only active users have access to critical applications.

It continuously monitors license activity across all apps. It identifies idle or duplicate licenses, automatically flags underutilized seats, and reclaims them when no longer needed.

This not only tightens security (ensuring only active users retain access) but also delivers 10–30% SaaS cost savings by eliminating waste.

3. Continuous Access Reviews and Governance

CloudEagle.ai turns compliance from a quarterly project into an ongoing process. Access reviews can be scheduled or triggered automatically, covering both federated and non-federated apps.

• High-risk users (e.g., dormant accounts, ex-employees) are automatically flagged.
• Reviewers get the role and risk context to make informed decisions.
• All actions are logged in an audit-ready trail, exportable for ISO 27001, SOC 2, or HIPAA.

What used to take weeks of manual effort is reduced to hours, with greater accuracy.

4. Joiner-Mover-Leaver Done Right

When employees join, move, or leave, CloudEagle.ai ensures their app access matches reality.

• Onboarding: Automates provisioning across both SSO and non-SSO apps, assigning licenses based on role and department.
  
• Role Changes: Continuously reviews access against job responsibilities, preventing privilege creep.
  
• Offboarding: Instantly deprovisions across the entire SaaS stack, reclaiming licenses and closing access gaps. Prevents unauthorized access from former employees.

This closes one of the most common and dangerous compliance loopholes.

5. Cost and Renewal Optimization

One of the significant advantages of integrating CloudEagle.ai with your IDP is the enhanced visibility into SaaS spending. The platform analyzes application usage patterns and highlights potential savings opportunities. 

For instance, if a user has access to multiple project management tools but only actively uses one, CloudEagle.ai can flag this redundancy, prompting a review of the licenses in use.

By leveraging CloudEagle.ai, organizations can gain insights into their SaaS spending, allowing them to make informed decisions about renewals and budget allocations. 

This proactive approach to cost management can lead to substantial savings, making CloudEagle.ai a valuable addition to any IDP strategy.

It helps IT and procurement teams make smarter decisions.

• Detects overlapping apps across departments.
• Tracks upcoming renewals and provides benchmark pricing.
• Flags savings opportunities before contracts lock in.

IAM tools secure access. CloudEagle ensures you’re not overspending to keep that access running.

6. Seamless Integration with Existing Systems

CloudEagle.ai is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing IDPs and other systems, such as financial platforms. This flexibility allows organizations to enhance their governance and management capabilities without overhauling their current processes.

For example, CloudEagle.ai can pull data from Azure AD, enabling organizations to manage applications effectively while leveraging their existing identity management infrastructure. 

This integration ensures that organizations can maximize the value of their IDP investment while gaining additional insights and capabilities.

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Conclusion

Okta and SailPoint are indispensable, but they were never designed to deliver full SaaS governance. CloudEagle.ai doesn’t compete with them. It complements and extends them, filling the gaps around visibility, license management, Shadow IT, and compliance automation.

With CloudEagle.ai + your IDP, you can:

• Discover every app, even outside SSO.
• Automate license harvesting and cut SaaS waste.
• Run continuous access reviews across your stack.
• Ensure airtight offboarding and zero lingering access.
• Stay audit-ready while reducing IT overhead.

Okta and SailPoint secure identities. CloudEagle.ai governs the SaaS ecosystem around them.

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