Corma versus Zygon
Looking for a more holistic alternative to Zygon? Zygon is quick at finding shadow SaaS and the accounts behind it. Corma starts with identity and adds licenses and spend, so every app, license and euro is tied to a person and their access.
Identity-first SaaS management. Access, compliance, and spend through governance.
Security-first SaaS governance. Email-based discovery, app owners and access reviews.
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Zygon is a Paris-based SaaS security and identity governance platform. It scans email metadata in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 to find every SaaS app and account, including shadow SaaS, then delegates governance to app owners: access requests, reviews, provisioning and deprovisioning. Zygon came out of stealth in 2023 with a $3M seed round led by Axeleo Capital.
Start-ups and mid-market companies
2023 in Paris
Comparing Corma and Zygon? Both find the SaaS apps your teams use, govern who has access and close accounts when people leave. This comparison covers SaaS discovery, shadow IT, lifecycle automation, access requests, access reviews, license optimization and total cost.
Zygon is security-first. Launched in Paris in 2023, it builds its inventory from email metadata in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, which surfaces shadow SaaS, duplicate and shared accounts and accounts that stayed active after someone left. Instead of integrating with every tool, it assigns app owners and routes access requests, reviews and (de)provisioning to them, to users or to bots, through Slack or Teams. Directory listings show low entry pricing and a free trial.
Corma is identity-first with cost control built in. It connects to the identity provider and HR system you already run, finds apps through finance data, a browser extension and a Windows agent, and ties every application, license and euro to a person and their access. Provisioning, requests, reviews and license optimization sit in one product, hosted in the EU and ISO 27001 certified.
The difference is the lens. Zygon looks at SaaS as an attack surface and is quick to show where the gaps are. Corma looks at it as identity plus spend, so the same view that closes a leaver's accounts also shows which licenses to cut. Read the full Corma versus Zygon comparison to see which fits your team.
The Comparison
Zygon approaches SaaS as a security problem: it finds apps and accounts from email metadata, flags shared accounts and missing MFA, and hands governance to app owners. Corma approaches it as identity plus spend: provisioning, requests and reviews driven by your identity provider and HR system, with license usage and cost on the same record. Both shrink the attack surface; Corma also shrinks the bill.
Identity-first: every app, license and cost is tied to a person and their access.
Security-first: finds every SaaS account, then governs access through app owners.
Native provisioning and deprovisioning, driven by your identity provider and HR system.
Provisioning and deprovisioning orchestrated with app owners, users or bots, including apps without an integration.
Self-service catalog with approval workflows; approved access is provisioned automatically.
Self-service access requests routed to app owners, with collaboration in Slack or Teams.
Built-in review campaigns with exportable evidence for ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIS2.
Review campaigns delegated to app owners, widely used for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 evidence.
Identity provider, finance data, browser extension and Windows agent — sanctioned and unsanctioned apps.
Email-metadata scan of Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 finds apps and accounts, including shadow SaaS.
Ungoverned tools surface together with the accounts behind them, so access can be revoked from the same place.
Flags shared and duplicate accounts and checks authentication levels such as MFA per app.
Unused licenses surface from access data and can be revoked or canceled in one click.
Duplicate and leftover accounts surface as security findings; license cost is not the main lens.
Renewal dates, notice periods and spend forecasts in one view.
App inventory with owners; spend and contract tracking are not the focus.
Connected in minutes, productive within days to weeks, no professional services required.
Light setup: connect Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 and the inventory builds itself.
Free tier, then per-user plans — you can start without talking to sales.
Per-user pricing with a free trial; third-party directories list plans from $1 per user per year up to $4 per user per month.
Growing IT teams and mid-market organizations, roughly 50 to 5,000 employees.
Start-ups and mid-market teams, often preparing for ISO 27001 or SOC 2.
EU-hosted and ISO 27001 certified, with support in English, French and German.
Paris-based team, backed by a $3M seed round in 2023.
Access governance with license and spend control, tied to each person.
MFA coverage, shared accounts and API keys to rotate when someone leaves.
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
Companies that want license savings and spend tracked next to access
Mid-market teams that want to start free and grow into full governance
Zygon is best for
Security teams that want shadow SaaS found from email metadata, fast
Companies that delegate app ownership to business teams
Start-ups preparing a first ISO 27001 or SOC 2 audit
Teams that track MFA coverage and shared accounts per app
Setup at a glance
Deployment in days to weeks for SMBs
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 connected for discovery
Connects to your existing identity provider and HR system
App owners assigned for the tools that were found
RBAC policies and approval workflows configured
Slack or Teams connected for requests and reviews
Ongoing maintenance mostly automated by the platform
Provisioning tasks routed to owners, users or bots
User training focused on self-service access requests
Review campaigns scheduled for ISO 27001 or SOC 2
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
Security findings, or security and savings together?
Zygon is a fast way to see your SaaS attack surface: email-based discovery, shared and duplicate accounts, MFA gaps and app owners who act on them. Corma covers the same lifecycle from the identity side and keeps licenses, spend and renewals on the same record, so offboarding someone also frees their seats. A demo on your own stack shows which view your team needs.
Book a demoCan Corma help with EU data privacy better than Zygon?
Yes, Corma’s EU-hosted controls meet GDPR; Zygon focuses on identity lifecycle.
How do Corma and Zygon differ on spend control?
Corma reduces license waste directly; Zygon tracks access but not SaaS spend.
What makes Corma more secure than Zygon?
Corma focuses on SaaS identity and access controls; Zygon emphasizes broader identity governance.
How does Corma manage AI agent access?
To reliably interact with web applications, the agent uses a secure, isolated Chrome browser environment. All credentials come from the client’s secure vault (e.g., 1Password, Bitwarden). We do not store credentials on our platform. Depending on the client’s setup, direct integration with the secret manager may be possible. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is supported for various integrations. Every automation run executes inside a dedicated, isolated Chrome session.
