There are many subsects with in Saivism.

While they all acknowledge Lord Siva as the Supreme Deity, they differ from one another in respect of other details such as the modes of worship,  nature of Brahman, the nature of individual soul, the relationship between the two, the nature of reality and the means to liberation. These schools of Saivism primarily fall under one of the three schools of Hindu philosophy, namely Advaita (monism), Vishishtadvaita (qualified monism) and Dvaita (dualism). Of the few sects that survived the vicissitudes of time, the following five are the most prominent

1. Pasupata Saivism

2. Kashmiri Saivism

3. Siddha Saivism

4. Gorakhnatha Saivism

5. Vira Saivism