# 1Password is a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms

DevFeed: [1Password is a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/1password-is-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadranttm-for-saas-management-platforms-1921.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://1password.com/blog/gartner-leader-saas-manager>)

Author: info@1password.com (1Password)

Published: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on 1Password Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-1password-blog.md>)

Topics: [SaaS Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas-management.md>), [shadow AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shadow-ai.md>), [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>), [OAuth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [saas-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas-management.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [shadow-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shadow-ai.md>)

## AI overview

1Password announces that it has been recognized as a leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms. The article presents SaaS Manager as a way for IT and security teams to discover unapproved AI use, monitor applications and spending, identify token-budget overruns, govern access outside SSO, and automate governance workflows through an MCP Server.

## Source excerpt

Recognized for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute 1Password has been recognized as a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms. SaaS Manager gives IT and security teams visibility into unapproved AI use and every app, AI tool, and dollar spent across their organization. This foundation lets teams identify real-time AI token overruns before mid-year budget surprises hit, cut wasted license spend, and reduce friction for employees requesting access. The platform closes the access gaps that happen outside of SSO, governing human access across the full employee lifecycle and enabling AI agents to automate governance workflows through an MCP Server. We believe our placement in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reflects our vision that with the right controls, SaaS management can help a business move faster. Get the full analysis [Read the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms](https://1password.com/resources/gartner-magic-quadrant-saas-management-platforms-2026) Identity Access Management doesn't show the full picture of AI token consumption and SaaS access Employees aren't waiting for IT approval to adopt AI. The 1Password Access-Trust Gap Report found that 27% of knowledge workers were using AI-based applications that their employer didn't approve. Coding assistants, productivity tools, and AI platforms are being connected to work accounts, granted API access, and signed in with corporate credentials, often through a single "sign in with Google" OAuth token that leaves no trace in the identity provider. IT has no record of these AI tools, no visibility into what data enters the AI's context window, and no way to revoke access. When those tools run on consumption-based pricing, annual AI token budgets are being depleted within months, with no signal to finance until the allocation is nearly gone. SaaS sprawl has been a known cybersecurity problem for years, and until recently, traditional identity management was suf