We performed a comparison between AWS Directory Service and CyberArk 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."We can provide specific access to people based on what they need from our accounts."
"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 support is very good. I would rate the technical support as a nine out of ten."
"AWS has eliminated the downtime we waste when our on-premises resources go down."
"The most valuable feature is that because it's all in the cloud, you don't need to manage the infrastructure."
"Two-step authentication is very useful and important."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It takes me up to an hour and a half."
"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 feature that we find most valuable is the ability to integrate multiple IDs for on-premises Active Directory."
"The setup, via cloud, is simple."
"CyberArk Identity is a mature product."
"If anyone makes an error, or if an incident occurs by accident, the business will not be harmed as a result of this activity."
"The solution helps with auditing, and monitoring, and integrates with Splunk for log analysis. User activity logs are captured in CyberArk Identity and sent to external tools like Splunk for analysis and monitoring."
"Some of the security protocols are difficult to understand."
"AWS could improve the number of regions. Azure has passed them. The ned more consistency, as far as the Northeast is concerned."
"I would like to see better integration with other business solutions."
"To get CloudWatch to monitor your memory and storage, you have to do some configuration within your server, which sometimes results in errors."
"The group policy can be improved."
"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."
"The solution lacks certain features."
"Can be improved by including on-premises access for services through Identity Access Management."
"The tool has issues with the third-party SMS gateway. The solution has its own SMS gateway. Integration support is a challenge when we don’t use their SMS gateway. The tool also needs to improve its scalability."
"The OpenID features could improve in CyberArk Identity."
"They can include the Mobile Device Management (MDM) feature."
"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."
"In terms of general user feedback, the more security you put in front of a user, the more they complain. So usability and the user experience are always a challenge. So there's always room for improvement."
"More integrations would be better."
"CyberArk Identity's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"In terms of a governance platform, it's worth noting that CyberArk doesn't offer a particularly strong one."
AWS Directory Service is ranked 6th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 12 reviews while CyberArk Identity is ranked 8th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 17 reviews. AWS Directory Service is rated 8.6, while CyberArk Identity is rated 8.2. 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 CyberArk Identity writes "Allows Linux and Unix administrators to login with single password ". AWS Directory Service is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Entra External ID, Google Cloud Identity, Okta Workforce Identity and Omada Identity, whereas CyberArk Identity is most compared with Microsoft Intune, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint IdentityIQ and PingFederate. See our AWS Directory Service vs. CyberArk Identity report.
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