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Identity Provider Cost Calculator

Estimate IdP costs from user count, feature tier (SSO, MFA, governance), app integrations, and implementation effort.

Inputs

Results

Monthly cost ($)

$1,250.00

≈ 10 pairs of sneakers

Annual TCO ($)

$25,000.00

≈ 13 gaming PCs

Annual cost ($)$15,000.00
Blended cost per user ($)$12.50
Volume discount (%)0%
Implementation cost ($)$30,000.00
Implementation (weeks)5
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter internal users (employees) and external users (customers/partners).
  2. Select feature tier (basic SSO, MFA + advanced, or full CIEM/PAM) and enter app integrations.
  3. Review monthly and annual cost, cost per user, and volume discount percentage.
  4. Compare to the cost of a breach to justify investment in identity security.

How the result changes with Internal users (employees)

Internal users (employees)Monthly cost ($)Annual TCO ($)
10,000$42,650.00$521,800.00
35,000$147,650.00$1,781,800.00
65,000$273,650.00$3,293,800.00
90,000$378,650.00$4,553,800.00

What each input means

Internal users (employees)
Number of employees/contractors needing SSO access to internal applications.
External users (customers)
Number of customer/partner identities (CIAM). Priced per authentication, not per seat.
Feature tier (0-2)
0 = Basic SSO ($3/user/mo), 1 = SSO + MFA ($6/user/mo), 2 = Enterprise with governance ($12/user/mo).
App integrations
Number of SAML/OIDC applications to integrate. Some are included in the tier, extras cost per-app.

What each result means

Monthly cost ($)
Total monthly IdP cost including users, integrations, and platform fees.
Annual cost ($)
Total annual IdP subscription cost.
Blended cost per user ($)
Average monthly cost per user across internal and external identities.
Volume discount (%)
Discount applied based on user count (10% at 500+, 20% at 2000+, 30% at 5000+).
Implementation cost ($)
Estimated one-time implementation cost based on tier complexity and integration count.
Implementation (weeks)
Estimated implementation timeline in weeks.
Annual TCO ($)
Total cost of ownership: annual subscription + implementation amortized over 3 years.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Internal users (employees) = 100, External users (customers) = 0, Feature tier (0-2) = 1, App integrations = 10 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Monthly cost
    Monthly cost = internalMonthlyCost + externalMonthlyCost + integrationMonthlyCost + platformFee
    1250 = $1,250
  3. Calculate Annual TCO
    Annual TCO = totalAnnualCost + (implementationCost / 3)
    25000 = $25,000
  4. Calculate Annual cost
    Annual cost = totalMonthlyCost * 12
    15000 = $15,000
  5. Calculate Blended cost per user
    12.5 = $12.5

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