What is the best enterprise CIEM platform in 2026?

Wiz leads for entitlement visibility within a broad cloud security platform, Sonrai for deep identity-to-data mapping, and Britive for just-in-time cloud access. Microsoft retired Entra Permissions Management on 1 November 2025, so Microsoft shops should look at the CIEM features in Defender for Cloud CSPM instead.

What happened to Microsoft Entra Permissions Management?

Microsoft retired it. New sales stopped on 1 April 2025 for Enterprise Agreement and direct customers, and the product reached end of support on 1 November 2025 after a one-month extension. Permissions discovery and the Permission Creep Index continue in Microsoft Defender for Cloud CSPM, and Microsoft named Delinea as a migration partner.

Does CIEM replace just-in-time access tools?

Not on its own. Most CIEM finds and scores excess permissions; just-in-time access removes standing privilege by granting it only when requested. Britive does both, while Wiz and Sonrai lean toward visibility and least-privilege enforcement.

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management discovers and right-sizes the permissions that identities (human and machine) hold across cloud platforms, enforcing least privilege and reducing the blast radius of a compromised identity. See our fundamentals guide on CIEM.

How does CIEM relate to CSPM and CNAPP?

CSPM manages cloud misconfigurations, CIEM manages cloud entitlements, and CNAPP platforms increasingly combine both. Enterprises often adopt CIEM within or alongside a broader cloud security platform.

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Best CIEM for Enterprises: Top 4 Cloud Entitlement Platforms

Cloud infrastructure entitlement management to right-size permissions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

By SWI Community Team · Updated 2026-10-16Scored on our 10-dimension rubric

Enterprise CIEM choices come down to one question: do you want to see excess cloud permissions, or remove them? Graph-based platforms excel at the first, specialists at the second, and the ownership picture changed sharply in the past year.

How we ranked

Each pick is scored on our 10-dimension capability rubric, then weighed for enterprise fit: coverage across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, whether remediation is enforced or only advised, just-in-time access, and vendor ownership. For the concept, see what is CIEM; for the wider field, see top 5 CIEM platforms.

Who each pick is for

Wiz maps identities, effective permissions and resources in one Security Graph, so you see whether an over-privileged role can actually reach sensitive data. Google completed its acquisition on 11 March 2026 and says Wiz keeps its brand and multicloud support. Remediation is mostly advisory, there is no native just-in-time workflow, and CIEM is bundled into quote-based CNAPP pricing.

Sonrai Security goes deepest on least-privilege enforcement. Its Cloud Permissions Firewall strips unused permissions and gates access without breaking applications. It is SaaS only and narrower than a CNAPP.

Britive removes standing privilege by brokering time-bound grants across clouds and SaaS, with CLI and pipeline integrations for human and machine identities. It pays off only if teams adopt the request flow.

Microsoft Entra Permissions Management is no longer an option. Microsoft ended new sales on 1 April 2025 and retired the product on 1 November 2025, carrying permissions discovery and the Permission Creep Index into Defender for Cloud CSPM and naming Delinea as a migration partner.

Quick picker by scenario

Already on Wiz CNAPP: use its CIEM before buying another tool.
Least-privilege enforcement program: Sonrai.
Removing standing cloud admin access: Britive.
Former Entra Permissions Management customer: Defender for Cloud CSPM, or one of the three above.

Trade-offs to plan for

All three active picks are SaaS and quote-based. Visibility tools and just-in-time tools often run together. See Wiz vs Sonrai, Britive vs Sonrai and best CIEM for multi-cloud.

Wiz4.6/5 overall

Cloud security leader with strong entitlement visibility across the stack, now owned by Google.

Wiz brings CIEM into a broader cloud security platform, correlating identities and permissions with risks across the cloud graph, which suits enterprises wanting entitlement management inside a unified CNAPP.

Best for: Enterprises wanting CIEM within a broad cloud security platform

Watch out: CIEM is one part of a larger, premium platform

Read the full Wiz review →

Sonrai Security4.3/5 overall

Deep identity and data relationship mapping for least privilege.

Sonrai maps the full chain of identity-to-data access across clouds, excelling at surfacing toxic permission paths and enforcing least privilege for sensitive data.

Best for: Enterprises focused on least privilege to sensitive data

Watch out: Depth of mapping takes tuning to operationalize

Read the full Sonrai Security review →

Britive4.2/5 overall

Cloud-native just-in-time access and privilege management.

Britive centers on dynamic, just-in-time cloud access with zero standing privileges across multi-cloud, appealing to teams that want to remove standing entitlements rather than only report on them.

Best for: Teams enforcing just-in-time, zero-standing-privilege cloud access

Watch out: Focused on JIT access; pair with broader posture tools

Read the full Britive review →

Microsoft Entra Permissions Management4.1/5 overall

Retired by Microsoft on 1 November 2025; listed for customers planning the migration.

Entra Permissions Management provided visibility and right-sizing across AWS, Azure, and GCP inside Entra. Microsoft stopped selling it in April 2025 and retired it on 1 November 2025, moving permissions discovery and the Permission Creep Index into Defender for Cloud CSPM and naming Delinea as a migration partner.

Best for: Former customers mapping a replacement

Watch out: Retired product; do not start a new deployment

Read the full Microsoft Entra Permissions Management review →

At a glance

#	Vendor	Score	Best for
1	Wiz	4.6/5	Enterprises wanting CIEM within a broad cloud security platform
2	Sonrai Security	4.3/5	Enterprises focused on least privilege to sensitive data
3	Britive	4.2/5	Teams enforcing just-in-time, zero-standing-privilege cloud access
4	Microsoft Entra Permissions Management	4.1/5	Former customers mapping a replacement

Frequently asked questions

What is the best enterprise CIEM platform in 2026?: Wiz leads for entitlement visibility within a broad cloud security platform, Sonrai for deep identity-to-data mapping, and Britive for just-in-time cloud access. Microsoft retired Entra Permissions Management on 1 November 2025, so Microsoft shops should look at the CIEM features in Defender for Cloud CSPM instead.
What happened to Microsoft Entra Permissions Management?: Microsoft retired it. New sales stopped on 1 April 2025 for Enterprise Agreement and direct customers, and the product reached end of support on 1 November 2025 after a one-month extension. Permissions discovery and the Permission Creep Index continue in Microsoft Defender for Cloud CSPM, and Microsoft named Delinea as a migration partner.
Does CIEM replace just-in-time access tools?: Not on its own. Most CIEM finds and scores excess permissions; just-in-time access removes standing privilege by granting it only when requested. Britive does both, while Wiz and Sonrai lean toward visibility and least-privilege enforcement.
What is CIEM?: Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management discovers and right-sizes the permissions that identities (human and machine) hold across cloud platforms, enforcing least privilege and reducing the blast radius of a compromised identity. See our fundamentals guide on CIEM.
How does CIEM relate to CSPM and CNAPP?: CSPM manages cloud misconfigurations, CIEM manages cloud entitlements, and CNAPP platforms increasingly combine both. Enterprises often adopt CIEM within or alongside a broader cloud security platform.

Last reviewed October 16, 2026By SWI Community TeamSuggest a correction How we research

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