Benchmarks

IAM Maturity Benchmarks by Industry

Where should your identity program stand? These pages publish the research-derived starting expectations the AXIS assessment compares against: 7 industries with base scores from 1.2 to 1.6 on the 0 to 4 maturity scale, adjusted for organization size and for 8 world regions.

How the Number Is Built

Industry, Size, and Region, One Number

Every benchmark on these pages is a research-derived prior: tier 4 of the AXIS 4-tier benchmark system, and the tier that is always available. When enough consented peer assessments exist for your industry and region, the platform blends them in and says so. Until then, the honest answer is the one shown here.

1.2 to 1.6

Industry base range, from published and cross-industry research

Size-aware

Larger identity estates carry higher expectations, on a curve that flattens as estates grow

8 regions

Regional adjustment reflects documented differences in identity program adoption

These pages publish the resulting benchmarks. The underlying parameters and their derivation are part of the licensed methodology.

The full derivation, sources, and confidence grading live in the methodology, and the current state of the peer data pool is tracked on the benchmark status page.

Derived from cross-industry research (2024-25)

1.15 at 10,000 identities, North America

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Set your industry, region, and identity count. The number updates through the same function the assessment itself runs.

Industry

Region

Managed identities (log scale)

Exact identity count

Between 100 and 5,000,000.

Assessment scope

WorkforceCIAM (customer identity)

Research benchmark

1.53

on the 0 to 4 maturity scale, for Financial Services in North America

Industry base: 1.6 for Financial Services (derived estimate).
Size: At 10,000 identities, the expectation matches a 10,000-identity peer at the same settings.
Region: North America matches the North America baseline at these inputs.
Scope: Workforce scope applies the industry base directly.

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This is the research-derived prior (tier 4 of the benchmark system). Assessments blend in consented peer data where enough of it exists.

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Run the AXIS assessment and see your maturity plotted against your industry, at your size, in your region. About 20 minutes, no signup required to start.

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