1Password Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms
1Password positioned as a Leader for its 1Password SaaS Manager as AI adoption accelerates demand for unified SaaS governance
1Password, a leader in identity security, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms. 1Password was recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision for its 1Password SaaS Manager.
"The challenges organizations have faced with SaaS sprawl have been exacerbated by the introduction of AI tools and agentic workflows. Runaway costs with unclear ROI and security risks resulting from ungoverned access by users and their agents are concerns we hear from nearly every customer we speak with," said David Faugno, CEO of 1Password. “Organizations need visibility into every application employees and AI systems use, guidance in AI token and SaaS spend rationalization, and the ability to govern access consistently and easily. We believe our placement in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reflects our vision for helping IT and Security confidently manage AI and SaaS adoption without slowing the business down."
IT teams have spent years trying to keep pace with the growth of SaaS applications, and AI adoption has introduced more hidden costs and risk as businesses seek to rebuild their tech stack. Employees are adopting new AI tools that often sit outside traditional IT and security oversight, creating new visibility, governance, compliance, and spend optimization gaps. According to 1Password's 2025 Annual Report: The Access-Trust Gap, 52% of employees have downloaded apps without IT approval, while 27% have worked on AI-based applications their employer did not approve. These unknown applications can create unmanaged access paths, expose sensitive company data, and leave security teams without the audit trail they need to understand who has access to what. As employees increasingly grant AI tools and agents access to do work on their behalf, organizations need visibility into every application in use and the access associated with it.
