CIAM Platform

Salesforce Identity

Founded 1999San Francisco, California, USAPart of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM)Score 3.8/5Evaluated 2026-06-10Website ↗

Capability scores

Methodology →
Authentication
4.5
SSO & Federation
4.0
Authorization
3.5
Lifecycle & Provisioning
3.5
MFA & Passwordless
4.0
Governance & Audit
3.5
Developer Experience
3.5
Deployment Flexibility
3.0
Pricing Transparency
3.5
Support & Ecosystem
3.5

Scored 0–5 against a published rubric. Independent analysis, no vendor sponsorship.

Overview

Salesforce Identity provides SSO, customer, and partner identity tightly bound to the Salesforce platform, including Experience Cloud portals.

Capability deep-dive

Native CRM and portal integration and existing Salesforce trust are the strengths. Value is concentrated inside the Salesforce ecosystem, and it is not a portable, standalone identity platform.

Pricing

Bundled and add-on licensing within Salesforce.

Bottom line

A natural identity layer for Salesforce customers, not a general-purpose CIAM.

Independent editorial review. Author: Deepak Gupta. Last evaluated 2026-06-10.