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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Identity Manager and SAP Identity Management 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.
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Pros
"The benefits of Omada Identity include a holistic way of viewing access, the ability to give people access, and automation.""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.""We used to have a problem where an employee's access wasn't terminated when they left the company. Now, we have much better visibility into and control over who has access.""The most valuable aspect of the product is that it is Microsoft-based and it supports all Microsoft technology.""The most valuable aspects of Omada Identity for me are the automation capabilities.""he customer success and support teams have been crucial.""We don't have to go in and do a lot of the work that we did before. It may have saved us somewhere in the range of 10 to 30 percent of the time we spent on provisioning access.""Our customers have benefited from Omada Identity automating the certification process. Most of our customers were using manual methods for user access certification. With Omada Identity, you can automate almost all of it, which means that certification now becomes on demand. You don't have to wait for two or three months to execute a certification timeframe. Instead, you can do certifications as often as you want."

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"Microsoft Identity Manager's documentation is good, and its end-user portal is user-friendly.""The feature that I find most valuable is the security layer of the identity and access management solution. The ability to secure on-premises and cloud-based workloads and to provide seamless authentication into hybrid workloads, which is also both on-premises and in cloud environments.""The most valuable feature of the solution is the fact that I can use it to track who is sending which email, who is accessing which documents or which files, etc. These tools help me improve security within the enterprise environment.""Very powerful synchronization tool.""The product’s most valuable feature is stability.""The product’s simplicity and integration are valuable.""It is one of the easiest products to implement, which is one of the main advantages. The integration is easy. Unlike other products, it is not complicated to integrate.""The concept is primarily for the people in the business. In business, you can discuss how integrating all the services and resources within the company can bring numerous benefits."

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"The most valuable feature is the user experience for managing information.""The setup process is straightforward.""The most valuable features of SAP Identity Management are business roles and automated user provisioning.""What I found most valuable in SAP Identity Management is process automation. The solution also gives transparency about what is happening and why which I find beneficial. Another feature I found valuable in SAP Identity Management is integration. It has very good integration.""What's most valuable in SAP Identity Management is that it's easily an out-of-the-box solution for connectivity with SAP applications. We do not have to do any customizations, and this makes the solution very compatible with most SAP applications. SAP Identity Management is also very user-friendly.""It provides basic automatic user administration and role provisioning to save time.""What I like about SAP Identity Management is that it's stable for experienced users and suitable for access management, not just for SAP accounts, but for Active Directory, including file sharing and process sharing.""Rather than implement a basic SSO, this solution assisted us with setting up two-factor authentication."

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Cons
"The user interface should have a more flexible design, where you can change it to your requirement.""I would like more training. As someone who is new to this world, I don't feel that the courses Omada provides are good enough. They should also improve the documentation. It is difficult to learn how to use the solution by yourself""The comprehensiveness of Omada's out-of-the-box connectors for the applications we use could be better. We are getting a new HR system called Cornerstone for which they do not have an out-of-the-box connector, so we have to take the REST connector and play around with it.""When you do a recalculation of an identity, it's hard to understand what was incorrect before you started the recalculation, and which values are actually updated... all you see are all the new fields that are provisioned, instead of seeing only the fields that are changed.""When making a process, you should be able to use some coding to do some advanced calculations. The calculations you can currently do are too basic. I would also like some additional script features.""If I had to name one thing, it would be the user interface (UI).""The Omada Identity SaaS version doesn't provide all the features Omada Identity on-premise provides.""Functionality and usability could be improved."

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"The security could be slightly improved.""It would be good if Microsoft Identity Manager Maybe could be integrated with Azure Active Directory directly and made as a cloud platform.""MIM's reliability could be improved.""Some valuable features might go unused because they are not well-documented or connected clearly in user guides.""The product's pricing and integration features could be improved.""They have to improve the User Entity and Behavioral Analysis.""The governance reporting of the solution can be improved, as it can be difficult to get good, intelligible reports. Microsoft could implement an API of some sort to allow report customization or some form of SQL model, to further customize modules and improve the reporting. That would be a major improvement to the product.""The product could be more friendly for non-native English speakers. It would also be better if it were more intuitive and visually attractive."

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"SAP Identity Management can improve risk analysis and authority checks.""One of the areas for improvement in the solution is its user interface which needs to be up-to-date and fancier, in particular, have better visualization in terms of the tabs and buttons. The user interface of SAP Identity Management should be improved based on the latest trends.""The pricing could be better.""What needs improvement in SAP Identity Management is its compatibility with third-party applications. We'd like to get connectors or plugin settings to make it easier to manage other applications, whether SAP or non SAP applications. As SAP Identity Management is not compatible with non SAP applications, some of the clients are looking for other IDM applications such as SalePoint and Saviynt, so this is an issue we've observed in the solution.""Research and marketing need to be improved.""I find SAP Identity Management complicated to use. Maintaining it is also complex.""A lack of startup connectors to different systems, and could have better connectors for SAP IDM.""It needs to have the SSO for the HANA modules that SAP is releasing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing is too high for SMBs."
  • "Omada continues to be very competitive on pricing, especially on the Omada cloud product."
  • "The initial total cost of ownership to implement Omada Identity is not small. The TCO for the implementation is as high as any other solution. However, the cost of maintaining the solution is at par or lower than competitors, including adding more features or maintaining the system after the initial deployment or installation to make sure that they are available for users to use or extending the functionalities of those activities. Those maintenance costs are lower than other vendors, but the initial cost of getting the system installed is still high."
  • "It is licensed per managed user per year."
  • "There were a lot of administrator, partner, and supplier accounts for people who were no longer working for us but still in the system. So, we reduced the number of users no longer with the company, which saved us some money on licensing."
  • "It's a fair price for the on-premises system. Compared with what we had before, it's much cheaper and we get all the modules in one. We tried to go with the cloud, but it was far too expensive."
  • "From an on-prem point of view, the cost is quite transparent and reasonable. The direct cost is primarily for licenses and maintenance on licenses."
  • "My client deals directly with the Omada Identity team in terms of licensing. I never look at pricing, so I'm not aware of how much the solution costs, but it's worth the money. Often, when you begin to use Omada Identity and it takes a while to set up, it'll be irreversible, and you'd depend on and focus more on the functionality of the solution, rather than its price tag."
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  • "Microsoft Identity Manager comes with the premium or community license. If the customer doesn't have a premium license, the reseller who sells the licenses of Microsoft to the enterprise can extend the license for the client."
  • "MIM is free with a Microsoft Azure license."
  • "The solution is included in the Microsoft E3 license and premium subscriptions of Azure AD."
  • "The prices can always be improved. I'd rate it a 4 out of 10 in terms of pricing."
  • "When comparing the cost, Microsoft Identity Manager is the best solution because it is free if you have an Azure P2 license."
  • "It is an expensive tool."
  • "The solution is expensive."
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  • "When evaluating the price of any product, I first look at how it meets my business requirements and if it meets requirements adequately and predictively. Currently, I don't see this from SAP Identity Management, so pricing for it is expensive, in my opinion."
  • "The licensing cost varies depending on the specific requirements and deployment size."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We don't have to go in and do a lot of the work that we did before. It may have saved us somewhere in the range of 10 to… more »
    Top Answer:My client deals directly with the Omada Identity team in terms of licensing. I never look at pricing, so I'm not aware… more »
    Top Answer:There are some technical bits and pieces that we have looked at that could be better. For instance, when you do a… more »
    Top Answer:The product’s simplicity and integration are valuable.
    Top Answer:The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The use cases depend on various factors, such as the integration of Microsoft front end and the authentication aspect… more »
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Omada Identity Suite, Omada Identity Cloud
    MIM, Forefront Identity Manager, FIM, MS Identity Manager
    SAP NetWeaver Identity Management, NetWeaver Identity Management
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    Overview

    Omada Identity delivers an end-to-end identity and access management solution with essential identity governance functionality for secure, compliant, and efficient administration of all users' access rights across on-premises or cloud-based systems. The solution provides configurable best practice processes that covers all identity and access related scenarios from providing an access risk overview, management of identities lifecycle, to automated enforcement of policies.

    Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) builds on the identity and access management capabilities of Forefront Identity Manager. MIM helps you manage the users, credentials, policies, and access within your organization. Additionally, MIM adds a hybrid experience, privileged access management capabilities, and support for new platforms.

    Reduce risk and centrally manage user access across your enterprise – with SAP Identity Management. The software integrates with your business processes to provide robust data and application security. Keep your operations running smoothly – and boost productivity by providing role-based user access, self-service password reset, approval workflows, and more.

    Sample Customers
    Bayer, ECCO Shoes, Vattenfall, NuStar Energy, Unicredit, Schiphol Group
    Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Whole Foods Market
    State of Indiana, Automotive Resources International (ARI), Alliander N.V., Chemion Logistik GmbH, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH)
    Top Industries
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    Government22%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Educational Organization11%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Music Company11%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Individual & Family Service11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Transportation Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company14%
    Real Estate/Law Firm14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise76%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise69%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business55%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Identity Manager vs. SAP Identity Management
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Identity Manager vs. SAP Identity Management and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Microsoft Identity Manager is ranked 5th in Identity Management (IM) with 9 reviews while SAP Identity Management is ranked 11th in Identity Management (IM) with 5 reviews. Microsoft Identity Manager is rated 7.8, while SAP Identity Management is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Identity Manager writes "Efficient integration of services and resources within the organization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Identity Management writes "Stable, especially if you're an experienced user and is suitable for managing access rights for accounts, process sharing, and file sharing, but it isn't straightforward to use or maintain". Microsoft Identity Manager is most compared with SailPoint IdentityIQ, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management, Saviynt and CrowdStrike Identity Protection, whereas SAP Identity Management is most compared with SailPoint IdentityIQ, SAP Customer Data Cloud, Saviynt, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and One Identity Manager. See our Microsoft Identity Manager vs. SAP Identity Management report.

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