Pathlock Included in 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Identity Governance and Administration as a Representative Vendor

Pathlock has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Identity Governance and Administration. The guide defines IGA as managing the identity lifecycle and governing access across on-premises and cloud environments. Pathlock is an identity security and application governance platform that automates provisioning, segregation of duties, access reviews, and continuous controls monitoring. It provides not only identity and access information but also risk insights and usage data to help organizations make data-driven decisions and mitigate security risks.

Pathlock, a leading provider of identity governance and administration (IGA) solutions, has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Identity Governance and Administration. The guide, released on October 10, 2025, defines IGA as the management of the identity lifecycle and governing access across both on-premises and cloud environments. This recognition highlights Pathlock's capabilities in automating critical IGA functions such as compliant provisioning, fine-grained segregation of duties (SoD) analysis, user access reviews, elevated access management, and continuous controls monitoring.

According to Gartner, the IGA market grew by 9.2% from 2023 to 2024 and is forecasted to grow by 10.7% from 2024 to 2025, driven by the increasing importance of security and business enablement over traditional compliance needs Pathlock Recognized in the 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Identity Governance and Administration^[1]. This shift reflects the market's move towards more comprehensive IGA solutions that offer a broader range of capabilities beyond simple compliance.

Pathlock's platform goes beyond traditional IGA by providing not just identity and access information but also risk insights and usage data. These features enable organizations to make data-driven decisions and proactively mitigate security risks while improving operational efficiency. The platform's AI-powered capabilities ensure that enterprises can govern access and manage risks at scale, making it a valuable tool for organizations pursuing digital transformation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), or initial public offerings (IPOs).

Damon Tompkins, President of Pathlock, expressed pride in the recognition, stating, "We're proud to be named a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Identity Governance and Administration. Pathlock addresses the need for stronger identity security with risk-aware fine-grained governance for business-critical applications, enabling organizations to reduce risk, lower compliance costs, and ensure audit readiness — so they can pursue IPOs and major initiatives such as digital transformation or M&A with confidence."

Piyush Pandey, CEO of Pathlock, added, "Enterprises need IGA that goes beyond check-the-box compliance to deliver measurable risk reduction and operational efficiency. We believe this recognition validates Pathlock's vision: bring fine-grained identity security, usage insights, and continuous controls together so organizations can govern access and manage risk at scale."

This recognition underscores Pathlock's commitment to providing robust IGA solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern enterprises.