Corma versus Josys
Looking for an alternative to Josys? Josys combines identity governance, SaaS management and device visibility, with a strong focus on MSPs. Corma is built in Europe for internal IT teams, so every app, license and euro is tied to a person and their access, with data hosted in the EU.
Identity-first SaaS management. Access, compliance, and spend through governance.
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AI-driven identity governance and SaaS management, with device visibility and MSP tooling.
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Josys is an identity governance and SaaS management platform spun out of Raksul in Tokyo. It unifies access governance, identity risk and license optimization, adds device visibility and a multi-tenant dashboard for MSPs, and uses AI for access reviews, risk scoring and custom integrations. Gartner included Josys in its Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms in 2024 and 2025, most recently as a Niche Player.
Mid-market and enterprise IT teams, and MSPs
2022 in Tokyo by Yasukane Matsumoto and Sanjay Rajasekhar
Comparing Corma and Josys? Both govern who has access to which apps, automate onboarding and offboarding and cut the licenses nobody uses. This comparison covers SaaS discovery, lifecycle automation, access reviews, license optimization, devices, MSP use and total cost.
Josys calls itself an autonomous identity governance platform. Spun out of Raksul in Tokyo and backed by $125M in equity funding, it combines access governance, identity risk scoring and license optimization with device visibility. It discovers apps through more than 300 native integrations plus login and browser data, builds custom connectors with an AI Integration Builder, lets AI handle routine access-review decisions and benchmarks spend against thousands of companies. A multi-tenant dashboard serves MSPs.
Corma is identity-first and built in Europe for internal IT teams. It connects to the identity provider and HR system you already run, ties every application, license and euro to a person and their access, and keeps provisioning, requests, reviews and license control in one product. It is hosted in the EU, ISO 27001 certified and supported in English, French and German, with a free tier to start.
Both platforms now cover similar ground. Josys reaches further into devices, MSP setups and AI-assisted review triage. Corma stays focused on internal teams that want EU hosting, European support and a simple start. Read the full Corma versus Josys comparison to see which fits your team.
The Comparison
Josys started with SaaS and device management in Japan and now positions itself as an autonomous identity governance platform: access governance, identity risk and license optimization, plus device visibility and multi-tenant tooling for MSPs. Corma covers the same governance core for internal IT teams, identity-first and built in Europe, with provisioning, requests, reviews and license control in one product. The two overlap more than they differ; the differences sit in devices, MSPs and where your vendor and data are based.
Identity-first: every app, license and cost is tied to a person and their access.
Autonomous IGA: access governance, identity risk and license optimization in one platform, with AI handling routine decisions.
Native provisioning and deprovisioning, driven by your identity provider and HR system.
AI-driven workflows for joiners, movers and leavers, with identities enriched by HR attributes.
Self-service catalog with approval workflows; approved access is provisioned automatically.
Least-privilege policies enforced across apps, with workflows triggered by identity events.
Built-in review campaigns with exportable evidence for ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIS2.
Continuous, AI-driven certification that sends only high-risk permissions to a human reviewer.
Identity provider, finance data, browser extension and Windows agent — sanctioned and unsanctioned apps.
300+ native integrations plus 1,000+ apps seen through login data and browser activity.
Ungoverned tools surface together with the accounts behind them, so access can be revoked from the same place.
A SaaS Risk Analyzer scores every app from 0 to 100; unauthorized apps are flagged in real time.
Unused licenses surface from access data and can be revoked or canceled in one click.
License dashboard right-sizes seats from usage data and benchmarks spend against thousands of companies.
Renewal dates, notice periods and spend forecasts in one view.
Spend, subscription and renewal tracking listed among the features, next to licenses.
Connected in minutes, productive within days to weeks, no professional services required.
Free Discovery trial for first visibility; custom integrations built in days with the AI Integration Builder.
Free tier, then per-user plans — you can start without talking to sales.
Discovery available as a free trial; identity governance priced by custom quote.
Growing IT teams and mid-market organizations, roughly 50 to 5,000 employees.
Mid-market and enterprise IT teams plus MSPs; more than 600 companies as of 2025.
EU-hosted and ISO 27001 certified, with support in English, French and German.
Headquartered in Tokyo with teams in India and the US; backed by $125M in equity funding.
SaaS access, licenses and spend in one product, built for internal IT teams.
Device inventory linked to users, and a multi-tenant dashboard built for MSPs.
Which platform fits your team?
Corma is best for
Teams that need EU data residency and ISO 27001 as a baseline
IT, security and compliance teams that have to prove who has access to what
European companies that want a vendor nearby, with support in English, French and German
Mid-market teams that want to start on a free tier
Josys is best for
MSPs managing identity and SaaS for many clients
IT teams that want devices and SaaS accounts in one inventory
Organisations that want AI to triage access reviews
Teams that want their SaaS spend benchmarked against other companies
Setup at a glance
Deployment in days to weeks for SMBs
Entra ID or Google Workspace and the HR system connected
Connects to your existing identity provider and HR system
Login and browser data enabled for discovery beyond native integrations
RBAC policies and approval workflows configured
Custom apps added through the AI Integration Builder
Ongoing maintenance mostly automated by the platform
Lifecycle workflows and least-privilege policies configured
User training focused on self-service access requests
Continuous access reviews and license optimization running
Why IT teams rely on Corma
Automation
employees onboarded and offboarded automatically
Time spent
spent less with Corma per week for management
Cost Efficiency
saved monthly by optimizing SaaS licenses
Shadow IT
to detect Shadow IT applications
What IT teams say about Corma
“Corma is very useful and user friendly. It helps us save money and prevent potential security threats.”
Chief Operating Officer, Media
“I like how it’s very easy to see all the apps that have been accessed by our employees.”
Chief Engineering Officer, Healthcare and Biotech
“I think Corma is a really great app that has lots to offer and working with them has been great.”
IT & Security Administrator, Software
Broad and global, or focused and European?
Josys brings a lot under one roof: identity governance, SaaS risk scoring, license benchmarks, device inventory and a multi-tenant console for MSPs, with AI handling routine decisions. Corma concentrates on what an internal IT team needs every day — identity-driven lifecycle, reviews and license control — from a European vendor with EU hosting and support in English, French and German. A demo on your own stack shows which balance suits your team.
Book a demoWhat makes Corma more secure than Josys?
Corma focuses on SaaS identity and access controls; Josys emphasizes general IAM and automation.
How do Corma and Josys differ on spend control?
Corma reduces SaaS license waste directly; Josys tracks access and accounts but not deep spend analytics.
Can Corma help with EU data privacy better than Josys?
Yes, Corma’s EU‑focused controls meet GDPR; Josys focuses on broader identity and access automation.
