We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Symantec Identity Governance and Administration based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Identity Management (IM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable functionality of the solution for us is that when employees stop working for the municipality, they are automatically disabled in Active Directory. Omada controls that 100 percent. They are disabled for 30 days, and after that time Omada deletes the Active Directory account. The same type of thing happens when we employ a new person. Their information is automatically imported to Omada and they are equipped with the roles and rights so they can do their jobs."
"Two valuable features of Omada Identity are the ability to discover accounts and link them to identities, and the automatic disabling of inactive accounts or identities."
"Surveying is a valuable feature because it allows us to import data and see who has access to what data, for example."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to set up connectors to various IT systems and offer a wide range of supported connectors."
"The most valuable feature is the automatic provisioning and reconciliation of things like the Active Directory groups and memberships."
"We are able to onboard new user accounts much faster by automating the process and standardizing our operations globally. Previously, there were many individual processes and manual admin interactions. We also see a lot of cost savings and benefits because through automation and standardization."
"The teams we work with at Omada provide great insights and support. Overall, it has been a pleasure working with them. That's the part we value the most."
"The most valuable aspects of Omada Identity for me are the automation capabilities."
"We have a perpetual license for 2FA."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good."
"For someone concerned with multifactor authentication, I'm satisfied with the product."
"The implementation has significantly improved access management within our organization."
"Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an easy-to-use solution."
"I appreciate its ability to provide multi-factor authentication, but it's primarily focused on this function."
"I prefer the passing tool that sent an active directory console to a Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, then Fortinet FortiAuthenticator does not pass the locks."
"It integrates very tightly with the rest of the Fortinet ecosystem."
"The most valuable aspects of Symantec Identity Governance and Administration are all the features, it is the most complete solution on the market. It has features, such as scanners and portals, it has everything."
"The product’s most valuable feature is flexibility. It can be customized as per the customer’s requirements."
"Automated provisioning removes manual labor and manual provisioning."
"Governance."
"It is easy to use, and does not requires an extensive programming or development background."
"Word mining and risk campaigns are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It's a very useful tool that has improved our client's security, from day one."
"Out-of-the-box the product has a lot of opportunity for configuration and sophisticated identity management capability."
"Omada's reporting functionality is limited and could benefit from greater customization."
"Its flexibility is both a good thing and a bad thing. Because it is very flexible, it also becomes too complex. This is common for most of the products we evaluated. Its scalability should be better. It had a few scalability issues."
"The architecture of the entire system should also be less complex. The way they process the data is complex."
"There's a challenge with handling large amounts of data in this system."
"We are trying to use Omada's standards and to adapt our processes. But we have had some trouble with the bad documentation. This is something that they could improve on. It has not been possible for us to analyze some of the problems so far, based on the documentation. We always need consultants. The documentation should include some implementation hints and some guidelines for implementing the processes."
"If you find an error and you need it fixed, you have to upgrade. It's not like they say, "Okay, we'll fix this problem for you." You have to upgrade. The last time we upgraded, because there was an error in a previous version, we had to pay 150,000 Danish Krone (about $24,000 at the time of this review) to upgrade our systems... That means that we have to pay to get errors fixed that Omada has made in programming the system. I hope they change this way of looking at things."
"The web GUI can be improved."
"I would like to search on date fields, which is not possible now."
"We've had some issues with integration."
"I would like to see some email options for Fortinet FortiAuthenticator."
"We have issues with HA (high availability). These should be addressed in future releases."
"No SMS gateway from the ISP"
"There are multiple areas that are in need of improvement. It is not a mature product."
"There is room for improvement in stability and support."
"There are some protocols, such as SHA and SHA-2, that are not supported."
"The only way the solution could be improved is if it were cheaper."
"I find the API boring. I also faced issues while integrating with CA SSO."
"There are times that it takes too long to generate reports and to run the assessment tools to collect the information."
"They provide a framework to develop your own connectors. A connector is a piece of software that integrates with the solutions that are not a part of the support matrix. Currently, it is difficult to create these connectors in this solution. Other solutions, such as NetIQ Identity, provide a better way to create your own connector. Currently, there is no cloud version. It should have a cloud version."
"It has a large footprint which you'd expect to be much, much smaller. Just to run basic services, we have 10 different servers. Also, if it were easier to manage, that'd be useful."
"In the next release, there should be provisioning of your certifications."
"The drawback with the CA Identity Manager is they don't have a connector to HR systems like SAP, or PeopleSoft, or Workday. That's a major drawback with the CA Identity Manager. For that we have to do lots of custom quoting to get data from HR systems. And if they could connect it to GRC systems, that's good to have in an identity product."
"The solution is not the best or the fastest available."
"Reporting could be improved."
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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 7th in Identity Management (IM) with 52 reviews while Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is ranked 19th in Identity Management (IM) with 65 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Identity Governance and Administration writes "Works well on-premises and has partial capabilities but lacks many feaures". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Microsoft Entra ID and Cisco Duo, whereas Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is most compared with SailPoint IdentityIQ, AlertEnterprise Enterprise Guardian, Microsoft Identity Manager, SAP Identity Management and BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Symantec Identity Governance and Administration report.
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