We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and Oracle Access Manager 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."In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work."
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Our customers have never complained about the stability"
"The portal access was very good."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"In general, the customization that is offered is very good. The company that I am working with currently is using this feature quite extensively."
"The MFA is the most valuable aspect."
"My company has used most features of Oracle Access Manager for various implementations, but the most helpful feature of the solution for the business and customers is single sign-on."
"Once it is set up, it is easy to use and it integrates with most of the products on the market."
"The product supports customization."
"From a technical perspective, the solution is very good we can operate and control the user by ourselves."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"Excellent SSO solution for Oracle products."
"We do not have knowledgeable support teams locally."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"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."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to the interface."
"The pricing of the solution is in need of improvement. Oracle products are very expensive."
"In the next release, they should focus more on use cases related to customer access management, customer identity, and access management."
"Multi-factor authentication requires a lot of processes and technicalities."
"The initial implementation can definitely be improved because you have to work on several components to configure it correctly."
"The mobile access to the solution isn't ideal. They should work to improve its functionality."
"There could be some improvements in the documentation and overall knowledge base of the solution."
"The technical support is not very good at all."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 9th in Access Management with 13 reviews while Oracle Access Manager is ranked 11th in Access Management with 15 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while Oracle Access Manager is rated 7.6. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Access Manager writes "A convenient solution that supports customization and provides many features in a single suite". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas Oracle Access Manager is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity, ForgeRock, Auth0 and PingID. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. Oracle Access Manager report.
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