Access Comparison is now generally available. Compare any two users side by side, see exactly what differs, and take action without digging through groups, roles, and permissions across systems.

The problem it solves

Least privilege isn’t achieved through quarterly access reviews. It’s achieved by continuously identifying and reducing unnecessary access.

The challenge is that risk isn’t always obvious.

Identity teams are constantly looking for:

• Permanent access that should have expired.

• Unused access that increases attack surface.

• Irregular access that doesn’t match a user’s peers or role.

Risk Center continuously surfaces these risks, helping organizations prioritize what matters most by identifying standing, unused, overprivileged, and irregular access.

But once Risk Center identifies where the risk exists, the next question becomes:

why is this user different?

That’s where Access Comparison comes in.

How it works

Access Comparison allows security and identity teams to instantly compare the access of two users and understand exactly what differs. Instead of manually reviewing groups, roles, and application permissions across multiple systems, teams can quickly identify unexpected privileges, validate role assignments, investigate anomalies, and confidently determine whether access is appropriate.

More importantly, Access Comparison isn’t just about visibility. It’s about driving remediation.

When irregular or excessive access is identified, organizations can take immediate action by:

• Notify application owners or managers via Email or Slack.

• Trigger Access Reviews (UARs) to validate whether access is still required.

• Convert permanent access into time-bound access by adding an expiration date.

• Remove unnecessary permissions to continuously enforce least privilege.

Together, Risk Center and Access Comparison enable organizations to move beyond periodic governance toward continuous access optimization.

Access Comparison is generally available today.

Request a demo to see it live, or check out the docs if you're already on Opal.