We performed a comparison between CyberArk Identity and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 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 helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization."
"I like the RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). It basically involves defining various roles, and then simply assigning those roles to users."
"The user self-service program and the Office 365 provisioning service feature are the most valuable. It is a very easy and feature-rich solution that gives priority to the users and security."
"The user identification is simplified, and managing user privileges, whether adding or revoking them, is also quite straightforward when utilizing CyberArk SaaS."
"CyberArk Identity is a mature product."
"The initial setup of CyberArk Identity was straightforward."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It takes me up to an hour and a half."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the ability to integrate multiple IDs for on-premises Active Directory."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"The load balancing features are valuable."
"The tool is reliable and easy to configure."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual IP creation. It's our most frequently used feature."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"The portal access was very good."
"They could improve their UI and make everything more user-friendly."
"We would like to see an improvement in the ability to manage mobile devices."
"CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area."
"There is room for improvement in documentation. The documentation could be more specific about the changes needed to achieve specific goals."
"The OpenID features could improve in CyberArk Identity."
"The solution's difficulty in gaining skill sets should be improved because it's a vertical product."
"The product needs to leverage the cloud more, especially in the financial sector, where cloud adoption might be limited. Proper reporting within the cloud is essential. The tool should be more user-friendly to expedite access for users. The current agent-based system poses challenges if a user loses access to the server, making tasks difficult to perform. It should also improve technical support."
"They can include the Mobile Device Management (MDM) feature."
"The price of this product can be improved."
"Integrating identity providers and single sign-on solutions can simplify user authentication and access control."
"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."
"The solution is quite costly."
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"We do not have knowledgeable support teams locally."
"The initial setup was complex."
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CyberArk Identity is ranked 8th in Access Management with 18 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 6th in Access Management with 13 reviews. CyberArk Identity is rated 8.2, while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CyberArk Identity writes "Allows Linux and Unix administrators to login with single password ". On the other hand, 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". CyberArk Identity is most compared with Microsoft Intune, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity Platform and LastPass, whereas 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 Entra ID. See our CyberArk Identity vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) report.
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