[129 Pages Report] The single sign-on (SSO) market size is estimated to grow from USD 845.6 Million in 2016 to USD 1,599.8 Million by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.6% from 2016 to 2021. Major growth drivers for the single sign-on market include the convenience offered by single sign-on to manage multiple applications as well as domains and boost productivity along with helping the IT department and administrators to manage multiple accounts for numerous users.

Objectives of the study:

To define, describe, and forecast the single sign-on market based on five regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle East & Africa (MEA), and Latin America

To provide detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the growth of the single sign-on market (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges)

To analyze each subsegment with respect to individual growth trends, prospects, and contribution to the total market

To analyze opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying high-growth segments of the market

To strategically profile key market players and comprehensively analyze their core competencies

To track and analyze competitive developments, such as new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, partnerships, agreements, and collaborations in the global market

The research methodology used to estimate and forecast the single sign-on market begins with capturing data on key vendor revenues and the market size of individual segments through secondary sources such as industry associations, trade journals, and so on. Vendor offerings are also taken into consideration to determine market segmentation. The bottom-up procedure was employed to arrive at the overall size of the global market from the individual technology segments. After arriving at the overall market size, the total market was split into several segments and subsegments, which were then verified through primary research by conducting extensive interviews with key industry personnel, such as CEOs, VPs, directors, and executives. The data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments. The breakdown of profiles of primary discussion participants is depicted in the below figure:

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The single sign-on ecosystem comprises vendors, such as, IBM Corporation (U.S.), Oracle Corporation (U.S.), Dell Software (U.S.), CA Technologies (U.S.), OKTA, Inc. (U.S.), OneLogin, Inc. (U.S.), Ping Identity Corporation (U.S.), SailPoint Technologies, Inc. (U.S.), Centrify Corporation (U.S.), and NetIQ Corporation (U.S.). Other stakeholders of the single sign-on market include IT security providers, cloud IAM service providers, social communication media service providers, government organizations, and regulatory bodies.

The target audiences of the single sign-on market report are:

IT Service Providers and Distributors

Cyber Security Vendors

IAM Service Vendors

Single Sign-on Vendors

Value Added Resellers

Government Bodies and Departments

Cloud Service Providers

System Integrators

Technology Consultants

�Study answers several questions for the stakeholders, primarily which market segments to focus in the next two to five years for prioritizing the efforts and investments�.

Scope of the Report

The research report categorizes the single sign-on market to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following subsegments:

By Type

Enterprise Single Sign-on

Federated & Web-based Single Sign-on

Windows Integrated Single Sign-on

By Deployment Mode

Cloud

On-Premises

By Organization Size

Large Enterprises

SME�s

By Industry Vertical

BFSI

IT & Telecom

Retail & CPG

Public Sector & Utilities

Education, Communications Media & Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Travel & Hospitality

Others

By Region

North America

Europe

Middle East & Africa (MEA)

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Latin America

Available Customizations

With the given market data, MarketsandMarkets offers customizations as per the company�s specific needs. The following customization options are available for the report:

Product Analysis

Product matrix, which gives a detailed comparison of product portfolio of each company

Geographic Analysis

Further breakdown of the North America single sign-on market

Further breakdown of the Europe market

Further breakdown of the APAC on market

Further breakdown of the MEA market

Further breakdown of the Latin America market

Company Information

Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players

The single sign-on market is estimated to grow from USD 845.6 Million in 2016 to USD 1599.8 Million by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.6% during the forecast period. Single sign-on services are gaining importance among the corporates as it adds to the convenience of the user while minimizing the IT administrator�s overhead by reducing instances of password loss. Hence, the adoption of single sign-on is increasing in various industries, which is one of the major growth factors of the market.

The report provides insights on the single sign-on market, which is segmented by type, deployment mode, organization size, vertical, and region. Among types, the enterprise SSO segment has the largest market share and is expected to dominate the overall market during the forecast period. Enterprise SSO offers high level of security controls to the users within organization for both internal and external applications. Currently, federated & web-based SSO has the largest market share and is considered as an attractive option for organizations who seek to increase website and application use.

Among deployment types, cloud-based deployment is preferred more by SME�s as it requires less capital investment, helps decrease the operational and maintenance costs, and reduces the management efforts. It is expected to register the highest growth rate during the forecast period. Large enterprises prefer on-premises based solutions, which is estimated to have the largest market share during the forecast period.

By organization size, the end users are SMEs and large enterprises. Currently, large enterprises segment dominated the single sign-on market with the largest market share and will continue to do so during the forecast period. The advent of cloud, mobile, and social media is driving the market for large enterprises. On the other hand, the SME�s segment is expected to have the highest CAGR as the single sign-on vendors are offering attractive packages to the SMEs that fits their business needs.

Among the verticals, the BFSI segment has the largest market share in the overall market. This is attributed to the increasing demand for centralized session management from the industry. Education, communications media & services segment is expected to reflect the highest growth rate during the forecast period.

North America is expected to account for the maximum share of the single sign-on market during the forecast period due to the implementation of single sign-on solutions across varied industries in this region. However, major growth is expected to be witnessed in the Asia-Pacific region, which is expected to grow at the highest CAGR by 2021, mainly attributed to the increasing adoption of single sign-on solutions across India, China, Japan, and Australia.

Single sign-on offers numerous benefits to the users and organization, but at the same time accompanies ample security risks, which is a restraining factor for the market. If not configured securely, SSO can be as dangerous and risky as using same password for multiple accounts. The organizations need to learn how to balance the convenience of authentication method with the risks that are accompanied by it. Hence single sign-on vendors are innovating their product portfolio to manage this obstacle of handling complexity.

The Single sign-on market is highly competitive and consists of few big players and many innovators and start-ups. The big players are opting for acquisitions, mergers, collaborations, and partnerships as the key strategies to enhance their client base and to strengthen their product portfolio. On the other hand, the small players are focusing on innovation and new product development to stay competitive in the market or differentiate their offerings from competitors. For instance, in June 2016, IBM partnered with Credit Mutuel Arkea to improve the bank�s ability to verify customer identity. New product development has also been adopted by top players to innovate in this market space.

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