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Josys review
SaaS and identity management platform from a Japan-rooted vendor that discovers apps via IdP, activity signals and a browser extension.
Josys at a glance
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- per employee
- Public pricing
- No
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (106 reviews)
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Employees
- about 120 (2023 report; later estimates 150 to 300)
- Security
- SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001
- Integrations
- 350+: Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, Microsoft Intune, SmartHR
Who Josys is for
Choose Josys if
- Mid-size companies with Japanese operations or SmartHR as HRMS (Japanese pricing pages and HRMS integration)
- IT teams wanting discovery plus access reviews and on/offboarding in one tool.
Look elsewhere if
- Buyers who need public list prices (price set per governed identity, quote only)
- Teams needing very deep integrations with every niche SaaS: some reviewers cite a limited range for certain apps.
Josys pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS Management | Request quote | identities governed | |
| Access Management | Request quote | identities governed | |
| Managed Service | Request quote | ||
| Professional Services (one-time SaaS audit) | Request quote | project |
Vendor says price depends on number of identities governed. Capterra Singapore listing shows from JPY 680 per license per month (third-party listing, not confirmed by the vendor). 14-day free trial of full platform, no card. Free SaaS Health Check report covers up to 5 apps.
What Josys really costs
- Billing
- Quote.
- Add-ons
- Access Management, Managed Service and Professional Services (one-time SaaS audit) are separate quote-based plans.
Josys features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Usage signal | Activity signals and browser extension. |
| App coverage with seat data | 50K apps in discovery engine (vendor) |
| Rightsizing recommendations | Unassigned and underutilized license reports. |
| Renewal linkage | Renewal alerts listed. |
| Pricing model | Per governed identity, quote only. |
| IdP integrations | 350+ native integrations (SaaS plan page says 300+ direct) |
| How it finds apps | IdP integrations (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace), activity signals, browser extension; 50K-app shadow IT engine. |
| Workflow automation (on/offboarding) | Lifecycle automation, access requests, access reviews. |
| Time to value | Discovery starts within minutes of IdP connection; governance workflows in a few hours (vendor claim) |
| Agent or extension required | Browser extension optional; IdP-based discovery needs none. |
| Remediation workflows | Access reviews, secure offboarding, policy drift detection. |
| AI app detection | AI-agent and non-human identity discovery listed. |
What reviewers say about Josys
Praised for
- Centralized view of accounts and devices.
Common complaints
- Price viewed as relatively high versus other Japanese services.
- Limited integration range for some SaaS apps.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Josys reviews leave out
- Price is per governed identity, not per app or percent of spend.
- Vendor pricing page gives inconsistent customer counts (1000+ vs over 600 companies).
- Missing IdPs get a custom integration in 2 to 3 days (vendor claim).
- Available in English and Japanese; integrates with SmartHR as HRMS source.
- 14-day full-platform trial without a card, rare among quote-only SMPs.
Josys alternatives
ZluriIT teams combining SaaS management with access reviews and onboarding automation.Contact sales
ToriiIT teams wanting discovery plus workflow automation.Contact sales
LumosIT teams that want access requests, reviews and offboarding tied to SaaS inventory.Contact sales
AdminaSmall and mid-size IT teams that want a low per-user entry price.$5 per user per month (third-party listing)
BetterCloudIT teams that want no-code on/offboarding and Google Workspace controls alongside license tracking.$0/month (Spend Optimization Basic)
Nudge SecurityIT and security teams under 1,500 users that want published prices.$750 per month billed annually (Essential, up to 150 users)
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Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Josys's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.