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."AWS has eliminated the downtime we waste when our on-premises resources go down."
"We can provide specific access to people based on what they need from our accounts."
"We like the fact that it's got such great redundancy."
"AWS handles everything on the backend requiring minimal legwork from our team. We only require a dedicated database administrator while depending on Amazon for RDS."
"Two-step authentication is very useful and important."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Directory Service is cost-cutting features."
"AWS Directory Service is secure."
"I like the manageability. Activate Connect makes it easier to assign information and to manage the resources in the network."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its stability."
"One of the most useful features was the single sign-on. You can use it as an identity provider or service provider. And you can use their organization unit feature to enable or disable some of the features for a specific group of users."
"The tool provides a free service that you can integrate for laptop authentication. You also don’t need a separate Active Directory."
"I think the first thing that is great is that it gives you a lot of features, like login, and then vaulted passwords and secure LDAP. It becomes easier for the end customer to leverage all those features without going to a higher SKU of G Suite."
"It's easy to set up."
"Google Cloud Identity uses what they call organizational units (OUs) instead of the security groups you'd find in Microsoft's Entra."
"Google is always on its own. Google Cloud Identity is pretty good on every point."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The AWS Directory Service should be easier to integrate."
"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."
"Some of the security protocols are difficult to understand."
"I would like to see better integration with other business solutions."
"The solution lacks certain features."
"I would like to grant partial access to a table contained in a database without having to provide full access to the whole database."
"Can be improved by including on-premises access for services through Identity Access Management."
"AWS could improve the number of regions. Azure has passed them. The ned more consistency, as far as the Northeast is concerned."
"If I were to suggest enhancements, it would mainly revolve around ensuring compatibility and maximizing integration options with various services."
"The customer service and support team is not so good."
"The management of external users needs to be introduced in the tool as it is an area of concern in the tool presently."
"The pricing for this solution is a little bit higher than AWS and others, which is something that should be improved."
"Technical support is slow."
"To improve the product, the integration with third-party products could always be smoother."
"I want the tool to improve its support. It should also incorporate some functionalities. Currently, preparing presentations in Google is a pain point. The tool’s certain features like user provisioning are not intuitive as well. The product’s LDAP support is very poor. Clients do not trust the product due to the spam."
"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."
AWS Directory Service is ranked 10th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 12 reviews while Google Cloud Identity is ranked 4th 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 solution that can help with collaboration and productivity". AWS Directory Service is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Entra External ID, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and Okta Workforce Identity, whereas Google Cloud Identity is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity, JumpCloud and SOTI MobiControl. See our AWS Directory Service vs. Google Cloud Identity report.
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