We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and Oracle 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."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work."
"The load balancing features are valuable."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"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."
"From a technical perspective, the solution is very good we can operate and control the user by ourselves."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Access Manager are the single sign-on capability and is a very robust platform. It can take a high number of authentication, and authorization requests. It's very flexible."
"The product was built to be scalable."
"The product supports customization."
"In general, the customization that is offered is very good. The company that I am working with currently is using this feature quite extensively."
"The scalability of the solution is good. We haven't felt we've been restricted from expanding as necessary and we haven't heard of any issues from our clients."
"Once it is set up, it is easy to use and it integrates with most of the products on the market."
"The MFA is the most valuable aspect."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"The solution is quite costly."
"I'd suggest improved documentation integration directly within the GUI. Right now, finding comprehensive documentation often requires going to external websites like the community portal."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Integrating identity providers and single sign-on solutions can simplify user authentication and access control."
"The technical support’s response time must be improved."
"There are problems with stability."
"Multi-factor authentication requires a lot of processes and technicalities."
"The mobile access to the solution isn't ideal. They should work to improve its functionality."
"There could be some improvements in the documentation and overall knowledge base of the solution."
"The product is complicated and difficult to install and configure."
"The pricing of the solution is in need of improvement. Oracle products are very expensive."
"The solution's lifecycle management is troublesome. Also, another area of issue in the solution is the part involving documentation of certain features."
"May not integrate easily with non-Oracle products."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 5th in Access Management with 13 reviews while Oracle Access Manager is ranked 10th in Access Management with 15 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while Oracle Access Manager is rated 7.6. 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 Oracle Access Manager writes "A convenient solution that supports customization and provides many features in a single suite". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Ivanti Connect Secure, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, whereas Oracle Access Manager is most compared with Okta Workforce Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, ForgeRock, Auth0 and PingID. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. Oracle Access Manager report.
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