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Infographic: The Real Cost of Manual Identity Execution

Written by Cerby Team | Feb 27, 2026 4:06:55 PM


Manual identity execution is a hidden tax on modern enterprises.

When disconnected, business-critical applications sit outside your IdP’s control, managing access falls back to tickets, spreadsheets, and app-by-app changes. What feels manageable day to day becomes costly at scale, driving audit friction, license waste, security exposure, and lost IT capacity.

Based on aggregated case study data and findings from our Identity Automation Gap Report, these manual execution gaps can translate into significant operational impact, in some mid-sized environments, exceeding $410K annually.

This infographic breaks down where that cost comes from and how closing the manual identity execution gap transforms productivity, security, and audit readiness.

See the hidden costs inside.