What Likewise Software does

Likewise Software is a private identity management software vendor founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The company provides identity management solutions designed to help businesses achieve security compliance in mixed network environments — that is, IT estates that span heterogeneous operating systems and infrastructure (Windows, Unix, Linux). Its core product line historically focused on centralized authentication, user provisioning, and policy enforcement across these mixed-OS environments, a capability that was technically differentiated when the company was founded but has since become table stakes in the identity and access management (IAM) category.

The company's go-to-market has historically been oriented toward enterprise and mid-market IT buyers managing heterogeneous infrastructure. Backed by strategic and tier-one venture investors — including Intel Capital, Ignition Partners, and Trinity Ventures — the company raised approximately $32.5 million across four funding rounds between 2005 and 2009, with Intel Capital's involvement suggesting a channel- and OEM-aligned distribution strategy. The current employee count of 11-50 and the absence of any disclosed funding since April 2009 indicate Likewise is a mature, privately-held company operating at sub-scale relative to category leaders such as Okta and Microsoft.

Likewise Software's leadership is anchored by Ian Morris as Chief Executive Officer and Todd Terbeek as Vice President of Business Development. No recent product launches, acquisitions, geographic expansions, or partnership announcements are recorded in the available data. The company's revenue model, pricing structure, and current customer base are not disclosed in the input material, which limits deeper commercial assessment.

Name

Likewise Software

Website

https://likewise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Likewise Software provides identity management software that enables security compliance in mixed (Windows/Unix/Linux) network environments, serving enterprise and mid-market IT organizations. Founded 2004 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Identity Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Single Sign-On (SSO) & Federation (SAML/OIDC, Identity Providers) (HDAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity & Access for Workforce (IAM/SSO/MFA, Conditional Access) (BPAEAIAH), Directory Services & Identity Data Platforms (BPAMAEAG)

Keywords

• Identity management
• Security compliance
• Network security
• Access management
• Mixed network environments

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Likewise Software provides identity management solutions designed to help businesses achieve security compliance across mixed network environments. The company's offerings enable centralized authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement across heterogeneous operating systems including Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Likewise Identity Management Platform Identity management software that delivers centralized authentication, authorization, and security policy enforcement across heterogeneous operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac), enabling mid-market and enterprise IT organizations to achieve regulatory compliance and reduce administrative overhead in mixed network environments.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• OneLogin: OneLogin offers a unified identity and access management platform with SSO, MFA, and user provisioning. Competes in the same mid-market enterprise IAM segment that Likewise historically targeted.
• Okta: Okta is the leading cloud-native identity platform offering SSO, MFA, and lifecycle management for workforce and customer identity. Direct competitor to Likewise in the enterprise IAM/SSO category, but at vastly larger scale.
• Auth0 (Okta): Auth0 provides a flexible identity platform for customer and workforce SSO/MFA. Now part of Okta, it represents the developer-focused segment of the same identity market Likewise serves.
• JumpCloud: JumpCloud provides a cloud directory platform unifying identity, SSO, device management, and cross-OS administration — directly analogous to Likewise's mixed-network identity positioning, with a focus on SMB and mid-market.

Emerging players

• BeyondTrust: BeyondTrust focuses on privileged access management and identity security, a partially overlapping adjacent category to Likewise's identity management focus, particularly for workforce access in mixed environments.
• CyberArk: CyberArk specializes in identity security and privileged access management for workforce and machine identities. An adjacent identity player that overlaps with the security-and-compliance use case Likewise targets in mixed-network enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Ping Identity: Ping Identity delivers enterprise-grade SSO, MFA, and identity governance with strong hybrid and legacy system support. Comparable to Likewise in cross-platform/mixed-environment enterprise identity, but at significantly greater scale.
• ForgeRock: ForgeRock provides an enterprise identity platform with strong support for hybrid, multi-OS, and complex legacy environments. Competes with Likewise for large enterprise customers requiring mixed-OS identity.
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory): Microsoft's cloud identity service providing SSO, MFA, and identity governance across hybrid environments. A broad incumbent that addresses the same cross-platform identity use case Likewise targets, often as a default enterprise choice.
• IBM Security Verify: IBM's identity and access management platform offers SSO, MFA, and identity governance, often bundled into broader enterprise deals. A broad incumbent with overlap into Likewise's hybrid enterprise identity use cases.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/likewise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/likewise-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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