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Google Cloud Identity vs JumpCloud: IAM jobs, prices and limits side by side

Short answer

Both are cloud directories with sign-in and device management. JumpCloud publishes per-module prices and adds LDAP and RADIUS; Google Cloud Identity offers a Free edition and lists $7.2 per user per month. Both cover directory and SSO and lifecycle and IGA. Only JumpCloud covers privileged access.

By The Access Desk · Best IAM Tools · Published 2026-10-08

Desk research from public vendor pages read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial profiles, no scores; we did not run the products.

How do they compare job by job?

Coverage as described on each vendor's own pages, read in September 2026 and updated 11 October 2026. Not a score.
Job	Google Cloud Identity	JumpCloud
J1Directory and SSO	Documented Free and Premium editions; thousands of pre-integrated SAML 2.0 and OIDC apps; MFA including Titan Security Keys; passkeys; Context-Aware Access in Premium. Source: Google Cloud Identity · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Google Cloud Identity editions · Read 27 Sep 2026	Documented Cloud directory, SSO, MFA, passwordless and conditional access, plus cloud LDAP and RADIUS. Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
J2Lifecycle and IGA	Partial Automated user provisioning to third-party apps is a Premium-only feature; governance features are not in our sources. Source: Google Cloud Identity editions · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partial User lifecycle management is sold as an add-on, and JumpCloud has introduced agentic identity lifecycle management. Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
J3App coverage	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
J4Privileged access	Not in our sources	Partial Privileged Access Management is listed on the pricing page and sold through sales, not as a line item in the plan table; feature detail is not in our sources. Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
J5Threat detection	Not in our sources	Not in our sources

Can you run both in one stack?

They overlap on directory and SSO, so most stacks would use one of them for that job and the other only for the jobs it adds.

What do they cost and how are they deployed?

Google Cloud Identity

Pricing: Listed at $7.2 per user per month on the product page; a Free edition is also offered.
Source: Google Cloud Identity · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment: Google cloud service.
Source: Google Cloud Identity · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations: Thousands of pre-integrated SAML 2.0 and OIDC apps.
Source: Google Cloud Identity · Read 27 Sep 2026
Certifications: Not covered in our sources

JumpCloud

Pricing: Per user per month: Device Management $9 annual or $11 monthly; SSO $11 or $13; Device Identity Management $13 or $15. Platform tiers priced on request (Platform Essentials up to 300 users). Add-ons $3 to $6. 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment: Cloud service with cloud LDAP and RADIUS.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations: Microsoft 365 integration named on the platform page; no integration count in our sources.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Certifications: Not covered in our sources

What are each one's strengths and limits?

Google Cloud Identity

Strengths

A Free edition for getting started.
Source: Google Cloud Identity editions · Read 27 Sep 2026
Device management alongside sign-in.
Source: Google Cloud Identity · Read 27 Sep 2026
Passkeys and hardware security keys for MFA.
Source: Google Cloud Identity · Read 27 Sep 2026

Limits

Context-Aware Access, Secure LDAP, provisioning to third-party apps and Windows device management are Premium only.
Source: Google Cloud Identity editions · Read 27 Sep 2026
No governance, privileged access or threat detection product in our sources.
Basis: absence on the pages we read

JumpCloud

Strengths

Directory, sign-in and device management in one product.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Published module prices and a 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
LDAP and RADIUS for older systems and networks.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026

Limits

Platform Essentials has a 300-user maximum.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Lifecycle management is an add-on, Privileged Access Management is sold through sales, and no threat detection product is in our sources.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which should you look at first?

Google Cloud Identity

Look at Google Cloud Identity first if you need: the jobs both cover.

Google Cloud Identity's pages highlight: A Free edition for getting started.

Source: Google Cloud Identity editions · Read 27 Sep 2026

JumpCloud

Look at JumpCloud first if you need: the jobs both cover.

JumpCloud's pages highlight: Directory, sign-in and device management in one product.

Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Google Cloud Identity and JumpCloud publish prices?

Google Cloud Identity: Listed at $7.2 per user per month on the product page; a Free edition is also offered. JumpCloud: Per user per month: Device Management $9 annual or $11 monthly; SSO $11 or $13; Device Identity Management $13 or $15. Platform tiers priced on request (Platform Essentials up to 300 users). Add-ons $3 to $6. 30-day trial.

Do Google Cloud Identity and JumpCloud overlap?

They overlap on directory and SSO, so most stacks would use one of them for that job and the other only for the jobs it adds.

How can I compare more than two IAM tools?

Use the side-by-side tool, which shows up to five vendors' job coverage, prices and limits in one table.