Cybersecurity · head to head
One Identity vs Refact
One Identity
Cybersecurity
Quest-owned identity governance, PAM and Active Directory management
- From
- On request
- Free plan
- No
Refact
Developer Tools
Autonomous AI coding agent for development tasks
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Only Refact has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: One Identity the portfolio is assembled from separate acquisitions, so components are separately licensed, separately administered and do not present one console, which raises operational cost.; Refact requires configuration for optimal performance
- They diverge on capability: One Identity covers Identity Manager, Refact covers Autonomous agent workflows.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which One Identity and Refact actually diverge.
| Attribute | One Identity | Refact |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | quote | Freemium with paid tiers |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Linux | VS Code, Web |
| Category | Cybersecurity | Developer Tools |
| Founded | Unknown | 2023 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in One Identity
- Identity Manager
- Safeguard
- Active Roles
- OneLogin
- Password Manager
- syslog-ng
- Starling connectors
Only in Refact
- Autonomous agent workflows
- IDE chat
- Real-time code completions
- GitHub integration
- Database integration
- On-premise deployment
- Multi-LLM support
- 25+ language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
One Identity
- An organisation whose authoritative directory will remain on premises Active Directory and needs delegated administration with attribute-level controlnot Refact
- A government or defence environment requiring privileged session management on a hardened physical appliance rather than a cloud servicenot Refact
- A manufacturer with SAP and Active Directory needing provisioning governed under one certification processnot Refact
- An enterprise consolidating Active Directory after an acquisition and needing automated account lifecycle across both forestsnot Refact
Refact
- Autonomous code generation for development tasksnot One Identity
- End-to-end bug fixes and refactoringnot One Identity
- Multi-language software development accelerationnot One Identity
- Enterprise development with data privacy requirementsnot One Identity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
One Identity
- The portfolio is assembled from separate acquisitions, so components are separately licensed, separately administered and do not present one console, which raises operational cost.
- Identity Manager implementations are customisation-heavy and commonly run over a year, with the services spend exceeding the licence cost in the first year.
- Quest has changed private equity ownership more than once since the Dell separation, and buyers should ask directly about product investment commitments before signing a multi-year deal.
- Product documentation and support sit behind a customer portal, which makes independent evaluation before purchase harder than with vendors that publish openly.
- The cloud-native and developer experience trails the pure-play identity vendors, so organisations moving decisively to SaaS applications find the on premises heritage becomes a constraint rather than an asset.
Refact
- Requires configuration for optimal performance
- On-premise deployment adds operational complexity
- Free tier limited by daily agent request quota
- Coin system adds complexity to cost calculation
Pricing, plan by plan
One Identity
On request- Identity Manager$undefined/year
- Priced per managed identity
- On premises or hosted
- Access certification and provisioning
- Safeguard$undefined/year
- Priced per privileged user or per appliance
- Hardened appliance option for session management
- Licensed separately from Identity Manager
- Active Roles$undefined/year
- Priced per managed Active Directory account
- Delegated administration and automated provisioning
- Licensed separately
Refact
Free- FreeFree
- Limited daily agent usage
- Unlimited completions
- 2,000 coins for agent and chat
- Pro$10/month
- 40 daily agent requests
- 64k context window
- 10,000 coins monthly
- Enterprise$undefined/custom
- On-premise deployment
- Custom coin allocation
- Fine-tuning support
Which should you pick?
Choose One Identity if
- You need identity manager.
- You work on Web, Windows, Linux.
- You also want safeguard.
Choose Refact if
- You need autonomous agent workflows.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on VS Code, Web.
- You also want ide chat.
Questions people ask
- Is One Identity or Refact better?
- Neither clearly leads. One Identity starts at On request and Refact at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, One Identity or Refact?
- Refact has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for One Identity and Free for Refact.
- Does One Identity or Refact run on more platforms?
- One Identity runs on Web, Windows, Linux. Refact runs on VS Code, Web.
- Can I use Refact for free?
- Yes. Refact has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. One Identity starts at On request.
- What is One Identity best used for?
- One Identity is most often used for an organisation whose authoritative directory will remain on premises active directory and needs delegated administration with attribute-level control, a government or defence environment requiring privileged session management on a hardened physical appliance rather than a cloud service, a manufacturer with sap and active directory needing provisioning governed under one certification process, an enterprise consolidating active directory after an acquisition and needing automated account lifecycle across both forests. Of those, an organisation whose authoritative directory will remain on premises active directory and needs delegated administration with attribute-level control and a government or defence environment requiring privileged session management on a hardened physical appliance rather than a cloud service are not what Refact is typically brought in for.
- What can One Identity do that Refact cannot?
- One Identity covers Identity Manager, Safeguard, Active Roles, OneLogin. Refact covers Autonomous agent workflows, IDE chat, Real-time code completions, GitHub integration.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
One Identity: Is One Identity the same company as Quest?
Yes. One Identity is Quest Software's identity and access management business unit, not a separate vendor.
Refact: How many programming languages does Refact support?
Refact supports 25+ programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, Java, C++, and many others.
SourceOne Identity: Does it include privileged access?
Safeguard provides it, but it is licensed separately from Identity Manager. Neither includes the other.
Refact: Can I deploy Refact on-premises?
Yes. Refact offers on-premise deployment options for organizations requiring complete data control and privacy.
SourceOne Identity: Why choose this over SailPoint or Saviynt?
Almost always because of Active Directory depth via Active Roles or an appliance requirement for privileged sessions. For cloud-first estates the specialists are the stronger choice.
Refact: What LLMs does Refact support?
Refact works with multiple LLMs including Claude, GPT-4, and open-source models, giving you flexibility in model selection.
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