We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and NetIQ Access Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Access Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool is reliable and easy to configure."
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it."
"Our customers have never complained about the stability"
"The portal access was very good."
"The load balancing features are valuable."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"The features that we have found most valuable with NetIQ Access Manager are its single sign-on and two factor two second factor database."
"The most valuable features of NetIQ Access Manager are SSO and Multi-Factor Authentication."
"It's very easy to integrate with applications."
"There are lots of options to customize the solution to your needs."
"The single sign-on feature is excellent."
"Integrating identity providers and single sign-on solutions can simplify user authentication and access control."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"The initial setup was complex."
"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"Cloud services are something that F5 Access Policy Manager could do better"
"The solution is quite costly."
"Having the ability to easily extract and view and compare and version control configurations would be ideal."
"I would love to see the upgrade procedure handled more effectively. I would prefer to have OVS installation possibilities, although the upgrade procedures should include the OS as well. You should be able to use the whole application as an appliance."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the security of the infrastructure and the server and the working networking device."
"Classification of junctions and new versions of applications, such as APIs, can be added to enable the use of more devices that utilize biometrics for Multi-Factor Authentication to improve the solution."
"The application portal could be improved with more options and easier customization."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 5th in Access Management with 13 reviews while NetIQ Access Manager is ranked 14th in Access Management with 5 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while NetIQ Access Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetIQ Access Manager writes "A mature, powerful product with good integration capabilities". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Ivanti Connect Secure and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, whereas NetIQ Access Manager is most compared with Okta Workforce Identity, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0 and Symantec Siteminder. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. NetIQ Access Manager report.
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