We performed a comparison between CyberArk Identity and Microsoft Active Directory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). It basically involves defining various roles, and then simply assigning those roles to users."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It takes me up to an hour and a half."
"The most valuable features of CyberArk Identity are its ability to control access to administrative staff."
"I found the solution to be stable."
"It has machine learning and can help clients to learn the environment and understand what is happening."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the ability to integrate multiple IDs for on-premises Active Directory."
"The initial setup of CyberArk Identity was straightforward."
"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 interface of the product is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the group policies."
"The most valuable feature is the configured appliance system in Hypervisor."
"It is easy to handle, and it gives a hundred percent results with the group policies."
"Active Directory plays a focal point in security management, encompassing aspects like credential management, lifecycle, dynamic provisioning, and the network infrastructure of customers."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is an easy-to-use tool."
"We can also have separate domain controllers in different Active Directory sites based on their location."
"Active Directory is more flexible and feature-rich than Apache."
"The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps."
"The OpenID features could improve in CyberArk Identity."
"We would like to see an improvement in the ability to manage mobile devices."
"CyberArk Identity's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"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."
"The user interface could be improved."
"They could improve their UI and make everything more user-friendly."
"I'm not sure what needs improvement. It is a good platform."
"It could be more scalable. We still need another software solution to monitor the network in addition to Active Directory and OpManager, our domain controller. We use SolarWinds."
"If you are using the Active Directory, the main concern is that the policy is restricted to the specific local area network."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"The scalability of the solution needs improvement."
"There are no reporting features."
"Microsoft Active Directory restricts most of the features our company's employees want to use since they are involved in research and development activities."
"They should improve the solution's old computer cleanup tool."
"The DNS services could improve in Microsoft Active Directory."
CyberArk Identity is ranked 9th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 17 reviews while Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews. CyberArk Identity is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6. 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 Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". CyberArk Identity is most compared with Microsoft Intune, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint IdentityIQ and PingFederate, whereas Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with PingFederate, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID, ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Auth0. See our CyberArk Identity vs. Microsoft Active Directory report.
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