We performed a comparison between AWS Directory Service and Google Cloud Identity based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is that because it's all in the cloud, you don't need to manage the infrastructure."
"The support is very good. I would rate the technical support as a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Directory Service is cost-cutting features."
"Provides good performance and availability."
"We can provide specific access to people based on what they need from our accounts."
"AWS Directory Service is secure."
"AWS has eliminated the downtime we waste when our on-premises resources go down."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is moderate to difficult to use. I found the approach was practical. Following the steps made it very easy to use."
"The solution is primarily used for single control and single sign which helps with the security and authentication of multiple devices."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its stability."
"Cloud Identity is scalable enough for our needs. It's serving more than 3,000 users in our organization."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's easy to set up."
"To get CloudWatch to monitor your memory and storage, you have to do some configuration within your server, which sometimes results in errors."
"The AWS Directory Service should be easier to integrate."
"We had a problem with the schema uploading and setting up the directory when we are migrating our users from on-premises to cloud infrastructure."
"Our only complaint is that you cannot integrate your Exchange server. Or, if you are planning to install an Exchange server on your Amazon EC2 instance, then you need to configure Active Directory on EC2 instance. We would like for this limitation to be lifted."
"The solution lacks certain features."
"Some of the security protocols are difficult to understand."
"AWS Directory Service needs to improve processing."
"The group policy can be improved."
"I would like to see more integration in future releases."
"In the next release, I would like to see integration with different systems, mainly wireless SIEMS and other analytical systems that we want to introduce."
"The customer service and support team is not so good."
"Google Cloud Identity the UI could improve."
"The pricing for this solution is a little bit higher than AWS and others, which is something that should be improved."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"The solution's storage capacity could be increased."
"Google Cloud Identify could make the technology used easier to understand as a layman making it more user-friendly."
AWS Directory Service is ranked 9th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 12 reviews while Google Cloud Identity is ranked 3rd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 21 reviews. AWS Directory Service is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Identity is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of AWS Directory Service writes "Extends AD identity and management capabilities to AWS resources". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Identity writes "A stable and scalable cloud solution easily compatible with Google office Suite". AWS Directory Service is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Entra External ID, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Okta Workforce Identity and Omada Identity, whereas Google Cloud Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Okta Workforce Identity, JumpCloud and SOTI MobiControl. See our AWS Directory Service vs. Google Cloud Identity report.
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