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ARCON Converged Identity
Identity is the perimeter — ARCON Converged Identity unifies access management, governance and identity security (PAM, IAM, MFA/SSO, ITDR) on one identity-first platform, closing the gaps between fragmented tools.
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ARCON Converged Identity unifies access management, identity governance and identity security into one identity-first platform — bringing PAM, IAM, MFA/SSO, governance and identity threat response together, rather than as disconnected point tools. Identity has become the primary security perimeter — with cloud and remote work, it’s identity, not the network edge, that attackers target and defenders must control. But most organisations run identity as a fragmented mess of separate tools: one product for privileged access, another for IAM, another for MFA, another for governance — with gaps between them, inconsistent policy, and no single view. ARCON’s converged, identity-first approach brings these together: unified access management (who can access what, with strong authentication), identity governance (who should have access, reviews, lifecycle), and identity security (detecting and responding to identity threats) on one platform. The result is consistent policy, a single view of identity risk, and no gaps between siloed tools — the coherent way to secure identity as the perimeter. India-built and Gartner-recognised for PAM, it’s ARCON’s answer to identity fragmentation.
The ARCON Converged Identity platform family
This page covers ARCON Converged Identity. The rest of the identity suite:
Quick facts
30-second orientation- Product
- ARCON Converged Identity
- Vendor
- ARCON — India-built
- Category
- Converged / identity-first security
- Unifies
- Access mgmt + governance + identity security
- Brings together
- PAM, IAM, MFA/SSO, governance, ITDR
- The model
- Identity-first — identity as the perimeter
- Fixes
- Fragmented identity point tools
- Delivers
- Consistent policy, single view, no gaps
- Part of
- ARCON identity-first platform
- In India via
- TechBag — quotes, PoCs, GST, local support
Understand converged identity before you buy it
Most product pages skip this. We start here — so you buy a capability, not a buzzword.
What is it?
ARCON’s converged, identity-first platform — unifying access management, identity governance and identity security (PAM, IAM, MFA/SSO, ITDR) on one platform, not disconnected point tools.
Fragmented identity vs converged identity — the honest table
What consolidation actually replaces, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Fragmented identity tools (gaps) | ARCON Converged Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Identity architecture | Fragmented point tools | Converged, identity-first |
| Perimeter | Network edge (gone) | Identity |
| Policy | Inconsistent per tool | Consistent, one policy |
| Visibility | No single view | One identity-risk view |
| Gaps | Between silos | Closed |
| Pillars | Separate | Access+governance+security |
| Threats | Access-control only | + ITDR |
| Fit | Foreign | India-built, proven |
India-built, identity-first convergence — Entra/Okta/SailPoint compete; Securden (hub live) has a unified approach.
The five pieces of the platform
Vendors love diagrams; buyers need to know what they’re actually operating. Here’s the whole platform, demystified.
Access Management
Unified access management with strong authentication (MFA/SSO) — who can access what.
Identity Governance
Governance — who should have access, access reviews, lifecycle — in the same platform.
Identity Security
Identity threat detection and response — securing identity as the attack surface.
Convergence
PAM, IAM, MFA/SSO, governance and ITDR converged — not disconnected point tools.
Identity-First
An identity-first model — identity as the primary security perimeter and control point.
One agent on every machine, one console over all of them — modules attach without a second operational world.
Twelve capabilities. Access, govern, secure.
ARCON Converged Identity unifies access management, governance and identity security on one identity-first platform — consistent policy, single view, no gaps.
Unified Access Management
One access-management layer across the estate.
MFA / SSO
Strong authentication — multi-factor and single sign-on.
Identity Governance
Who should have access; reviews and lifecycle.
Privileged Access
Privileged access, converged in.
Identity Threat D&R
Detect and respond to identity attacks.
Single View
One view of identity across access, governance, security.
Consistent Policy
One consistent identity policy — no silo gaps.
Identity Lifecycle
Manage identity joiner-mover-leaver.
Zero Trust
Identity-first, Zero Trust access.
Compliance
Identity governance for RBI/SEBI/DPDP.
One Platform
No fragmented point tools.
Enterprise-Scale
Converged identity for the whole org.
Watch ARCON Converged Identity in action
Unified access, governance and identity threat response.
Privileged Access Management — An Overview
What PAM is and how ARCON approaches privileged access, from ARCON.
The Access Battle — Securing Privileged Access with ARCON PAM
Why privileged accounts are the battleground, and how ARCON defends them.
User Onboarding — An ARCON PAM Feature
Hands-on: onboarding users into ARCON PAM.
Want a live, India-context walkthrough on your own fleet?
Book a guided demo →The network edge is gone. Identity is the perimeter.
Here’s what genuinely sets ARCON Converged Identity apart from the alternatives.
Identity is the new perimeter
With cloud and remote work, identity — not the network edge — is the primary attack surface and control point; attackers target identities, and defenders must secure them. ARCON’s identity-first, converged model treats identity as the perimeter, bringing the tools that secure it together. Building security around identity, not the vanished network edge, is the modern architecture, and Converged Identity delivers it.
Fragmented identity tools leave gaps
Most organisations run identity as a mess of separate tools — one for PAM, another for IAM, another for MFA, another for governance — with gaps between them, inconsistent policy, and no single view. Attackers exploit exactly those gaps. ARCON Converged Identity unifies access management, governance and identity security on one platform — closing the gaps, unifying policy, and giving one view. Convergence over fragmentation is both more secure and simpler to run.
Access + governance + security, together
The three pillars of identity — access management (who can access what), governance (who should have access), and identity security (detecting identity threats) — are far more powerful together than apart. ARCON converges them: access decisions informed by governance, both watched by identity threat response, all on one policy. Unifying the pillars means identity is managed and secured coherently, not in disconnected pieces.
Consistent policy, single view
The practical payoff of convergence is consistent policy (the same identity rules everywhere, not different policies per tool) and a single view of identity risk (one place to see who has access to what, whether it’s appropriate, and whether it’s under attack). That consistency and visibility — impossible with fragmented tools — is what lets you actually manage and secure identity at scale. One coherent identity picture is the goal.
India-built, Gartner-recognised foundation
ARCON Converged Identity builds on ARCON’s Gartner-recognised PAM and India-built identity-security heritage — so the converged platform rests on proven, enterprise-grade foundations, with the India-fit (RBI/SEBI/DPDP), local support and cost-effectiveness ARCON brings. For Indian enterprises wanting to converge identity on a trusted, home-ground platform, that pedigree matters. Proven foundations under the convergence.
The honest positioning
ARCON Converged Identity is an identity-first, converged platform — best for organisations (especially Indian/BFSI) wanting to unify access, governance and identity security on one trusted platform. Microsoft Entra, Okta, SailPoint and CyberArk offer converging identity too; Securden (hub live) has a unified approach. For India-fit converged identity, ARCON is compelling; TechBag scopes it and quotes in INR/GST with local support.
The numbers behind the platform
What your ARCON Converged Identity journey looks like
Identity-fragmentation scoping
Your identity tool sprawl (PAM, IAM, MFA, governance) and gaps. TechBag + ARCON scope it free.
Converged PoC
See access, governance and identity security on one ARCON platform — consistent policy, single view.
Rollout
Converge access management, governance and identity security; unify policy; close silo gaps; add ITDR.
Identity-first steady state
Identity unified, one policy, one view, gaps closed. TechBag models it in INR/GST.
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The review scoreboard
Modelled on Gartner Peer Insights structure. *Counts and breakdowns are illustrative pending verified review collection.
Quick poll — what’s driving your evaluation?
Talk to an advisor“ARCON Converged Identity unified our fragmented identity tools — PAM, IAM, MFA and governance were separate, with gaps. Now one platform, one policy, one view. Convergence over fragmentation.”
“Identity is our perimeter now — cloud and remote work killed the network edge. ARCON’s identity-first model built our security around identity. The modern architecture.”
“Access, governance and identity security together — access decisions informed by governance, watched by threat response. The pillars united, not in disconnected pieces.”
“Consistent policy and a single view of identity risk — impossible with our old fragmented tools. Now we can actually manage identity at scale.”
“Built on ARCON’s Gartner-recognised PAM — proven foundations, India-fit, locally supported. Converging identity on a trusted platform mattered.”
“We compared Microsoft Entra and Okta — strong. For India-fit converged identity with our ARCON PAM heritage, ARCON fit. Scope global vs home-ground.”
“The gaps between our old identity tools were exactly what worried us — attackers exploit them. Convergence closed them. More secure and simpler.”
“ITDR converged in — identity threats detected and responded to, not just access gated. Identity secured, not just managed.”
Where everyone sits — the grids
Analyst firms bury this view behind paywalls, and G2 retired its Grid. So here’s TechBag’s synthesis of the converged identity market — tap any vendor to see why it sits where it does.
TechBag Converged-Identity Grid
Execution strength vs product vision — the classic market map, minus the paywall.
India-built converged identity — this page.
Convergence × Identity-First Depth
The grid nobody publishes — how converged the identity platform is vs how identity-first its security model.
Converged + India-fit — the corner it fills.
Positions are TechBag’s illustrative synthesis of public review-platform data and vendor documentation — not a reproduction of any analyst graphic. Verify before relying on it.
ARCON Converged Identity vs the field
The identity-platform options and the fragmented baseline — honest lanes; the edge is converged, identity-first, India-fit.
| Dimension | ARCON Converged Identity | Microsoft Entra | Okta | SailPoint | Fragmented tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | India-built converged identity | M365 identity platform | Identity cloud | IGA-led identity | Point tools |
| Converges access+gov+security | All three | Strong | Strong | IGA-strong | No |
| Includes PAM | ARCON PAM | Some | Partner | No | Separate |
| India / fit | India-built, RBI/SEBI | Global | Global | Global | N/A |
| Best fit | Indian/BFSI orgs converging identity on a trusted platform | Microsoft-centric | Access/cloud-identity-led | IGA-led | Nobody at maturity |
Which identity approach fits you?
Honest fit signals — because the fastest way to lose your trust is to pretend one product wins every scenario.
Choose ARCON Converged Identity if…
- ✓You want to unify fragmented identity tools (one platform)
- ✓An identity-first model (identity as perimeter) fits
- ✓You value access + governance + identity security together
- ✓You want India-fit converged identity on ARCON PAM
Choose Microsoft Entra if…
- ✓You're Microsoft-365-centric
Choose Okta if…
- ✓Access/cloud-identity leadership fits
Choose SailPoint if…
- ✓IGA-led identity is your priority
Fragmented tools if…
- ✓Not at maturity — gaps between silos are exploited
What does identity fragmentation cost you?
Drag the sliders (identities as scale proxy; IT-hour cost as loaded rate). Estimates assume ~1 hour per identity per year of exposure and overhead from fragmented, gap-prone identity tools, with ~60% removed by convergence — the avoided-breach value from closing the gaps attackers exploit is the larger unpriced win. Illustrative.
Loaded cost = salary + overheads per productive hour. Illustrative only — your TechBag quote models actual device counts and modules.
Three ways to consume it
ARCON Converged Identity prices by scope. TechBag models the mix and quotes in INR/GST with local support.
Converged Identity
Best for unifying identity
- Unified access management
- MFA/SSO
- Single identity view
+ Governance & ITDR
Best identity-first
- Identity governance & reviews
- Identity threat detection & response
- Consistent policy
+ PAM/EPM/CIEM
Best full platform
- The whole ARCON identity suite
- Human + endpoint + cloud
- TechBag models the mix
Buy it for less — TechBag pricing beats list
Whatever the list prices above, TechBag negotiates a significantly better deal — with GST-compliant INR invoicing and local support. Ask us for your discounted quote.
Get an India-ready quote
Tell us your device counts and current tools — we’ll model it against what you spend today.
The 8 questions to ask every converged-identity vendor
Take this into your next vendor call — including ours.
Confirm access, governance and identity security on one platform.
Confirm the identity-first model — identity as the perimeter.
Test the single view of identity risk across the pillars.
Confirm one consistent identity policy — no silo gaps.
Confirm it builds on ARCON’s Gartner-recognised PAM.
Test identity threat detection and response.
Confirm RBI/SEBI/DPDP fit and local support.
Model by scope — TechBag quotes in INR/GST.
Questions buyers ask
Ready to evaluate ARCON Converged Identity?
Scope a converged-identity PoC (access, governance, security on one platform), or let a TechBag advisor unify your identity — in INR/GST.
Stats, ratings, review counts and pricing are illustrative and sourced from public materials; verify before purchase.