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Should I use KuppingerCole Analysts?

Discover the leading source for expert analysis, advice, and insights on identity-focused information security and IT. Let KuppingerCole Analysts help you make informed decisions. - kuppingercole.com

· 9 hours ago

Worth it for enterprise identity/security teams and vendors with a research budget who need specialist analyst reports. Skip it if you're a small team — it's paid research, not software, and pricing isn't even public.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 50+ public sources; pricing and independent user reviews are sparse.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence available
  • Ease of useResearch service; no usability evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo user evidence on support
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not published

Membership packages

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees13
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Enterprise IAM and security teams comparing vendors
  • CISO offices with analyst research budgets
  • Identity vendors seeking analyst validation
  • Teams attending European security conferences

Not for

  • Small businesses — membership cost will never pay off
  • Anyone expecting software — it sells reports and advice
  • Startups that can evaluate tools via free trials instead
  • Buyers who treat vendor 'Leader' badges as neutral proof

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing undisclosed; expect enterprise-level membership fees and a sales process.

medium

Vendor 'Overall Leader' badges flood marketing; read report criteria before trusting them as neutral proof.

low

Core reports sit behind membership; free site content is mostly blogs and news.

low

Events concentrated in Europe (Cologne); travel cost not obvious upfront.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Specialist focus on identity and IT security since 2004.
  • Broad research formats: Leadership Compass, Executive Views, advisory notes, podcasts, events.
  • Widely cited by identity vendors as an evaluation benchmark.
  • Free public content: blogs and a regular podcast.

Cons

  • No public pricing; membership requires sales contact.
  • No public security page on their own site.
  • Very thin independent reviews: 13 Feedbax, 1 Glassdoor.
  • Public footprint dominated by vendor press releases, not buyer feedback.

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x2security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not published

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence available
  • Ease of use. Research service; no usability evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep identity-security research across many report formats
  • Support quality. No user evidence on support
  • Security posture: 2/5. No security page found on their own site
  • 2004 Founded Wiesbaden, Germany
  • Not disclosed Public pricing Membership packages only
  • 13 Feedbax reviews Company ratings, sparse detail
  • 1 Glassdoor reviews Research Management team

Pricing

Membership packages

Not published

  • Exclusive research and advisory access
  • Contact sales for quotes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent user reviews are nearly absent — 13 Feedbax company ratings and one Glassdoor review — while most praise comes from vendors celebrating their own Leader placements.

Companies that use it

  • Oracle⁷
  • Ory
  • ManageEngine
  • DXC
  • LastPass
Full analysis

Based on 50+ public sources; pricing and independent user reviews are sparse.

Specialist identity-security research firm for enterprises and vendors — not software, no public pricing, wrong buy for small teams.

Methodology

Based on 50+ public sources; pricing and independent user reviews are sparse.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. KuppingerCole Membership Packageskuppingercole.com
    official
  2. KuppingerCole Research Librarykuppingercole.com
    official
  3. KuppingerCole LinkedIn (company profile)de.linkedin.com
    official
  4. Feedbax: KuppingerCole Analysts AG reviewsfeedbax.ai
    review
  5. Glassdoor: KuppingerCole Research Management reviewsglassdoor.com
    review
  6. Sumsub named Leader in KuppingerCole Identity Verification Compass 2026sumsub.com
    news
  7. Oracle: KuppingerCole Executive View reportoracle.com
    news
  8. KuppingerCole security page (not found)kuppingercole.com
    security

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