Symantec Privileged Access Manager vs. VMware Identity Manager Comparison

Symantec Privileged Access Manager

VMware Identity Manager

Symantec Privileged Access Manager

Read 2 Symantec Privileged Access Manager reviews.

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VMware Identity Manager

Read 5 VMware Identity Manager reviews.

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Pros
"It reduces the viral attacks on my website. It also allows certain users access to see what happens daily.""Comprehensive coverage of the required features for the PAM solution." More Symantec Privileged Access Manager Pros »	"The solution was easy to deploy.""It helps the end users to work on the road without needing to set up all kinds of VPN connections""The most valuable feature is that it will use my credentials to access various parts of the infrastructure or other solutions, such as vRealize.""The most valuable feature is single sign-on.""The most valuable feature is the User Experience Designer, which has been very helpful for our project." More VMware Identity Manager Pros »
Cons
"The setup is complex.""The management console could be improved." More Symantec Privileged Access Manager Cons »	"The security features could always use improvement, although there has already been a huge improvement from years ago.""it's very dependent on an active directory""Many of the features that exist in Active Directory do not exist in Identity Manager, which means that people depend on Active Directory.""We have a lot of problems when it comes to integrating with Active Directory.""I would like to have better support for multi-cloud sessions." More VMware Identity Manager Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice
"It is reasonably priced." More Symantec Privileged Access Manager Pricing and Cost Advice »	"We pay approximately $6.50 per user for the standard version. If you are paying for an enterprise license that includes VDI then it will cost approximately $25 per user on a monthly basis.""Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis." More VMware Identity Manager Pricing and Cost Advice »

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Ask a question Earn 20 points	What do you like most about VMware Identity Manager? Top Answer: The most valuable feature is single sign-on. Read all 4 answers What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Identity Manager? Top Answer: There are two ways that you can license the Identity Manager and you can choose the one that works best for you. You can pay on a monthly basis, which is called VCPP (VMware Cloud Provider Program)… more » Read all 2 answers What needs improvement with VMware Identity Manager? Top Answer: We have a lot of problems when it comes to integrating with Active Directory. Simply, it is not consistent when you configure it. When I compare this with other solutions, the customization is really… more » Read all 4 answers
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8th out of 30 in Privileged Access Management Views 5,459 Comparisons 3,186 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 241 Rating 6.5	4th out of 26 in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) Views 1,421 Comparisons 986 Reviews 5 Average Words per Review 450 Rating 7.6
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Also Known As
CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager
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Overview
CA Privileged Access Manager is a simple-to-deploy, automated, proven solution for privileged access management in physical, virtual and cloud environments. It enhances security by protecting sensitive administrative credentials such as root and administrator passwords, controlling privileged user access, proactively enforcing policies and monitoring and recording privileged user activity across all IT resources. It includes CA PAM Server Control (previously CA Privileged Identity Manager) for fine-grained protection of critical servers	VMware Identity Manager is an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) offering, providing application provisioning, self-service catalog, conditional access controls and Single Sign-On (SSO) for SaaS, web, cloud and native mobile applications. It simplifies business mobility with one touch from any device, empowers employees with a self-service app store, optimizes user experience & security with AirWatch and was designed for the mobile cloud world for AirWatch enrolled devices providing a seamless consumer-grade user experience.
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Sample Customers
NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft	Seventy Seven Energy, The Hut Group, SAIC
Top Industries
REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm21% Retailer16% Logistics Company16% Government11% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company31% Comms Service Provider24% Government7% Financial Services Firm6%	VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company35% Comms Service Provider17% Government8% Financial Services Firm6%
Company Size
REVIEWERS Small Business28% Midsize Enterprise5% Large Enterprise67%	No Data Available

Symantec Privileged Access Manager is ranked 8th in Privileged Access Management with 2 reviews while VMware Identity Manager is ranked 4th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) with 5 reviews. Symantec Privileged Access Manager is rated 7.0, while VMware Identity Manager is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Symantec Privileged Access Manager writes "Great features that provide comprehensive coverage of what's required for the PAM solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Identity Manager writes "Good cataloging features and the single sign on saves our clients time". Symantec Privileged Access Manager is most compared with CyberArk PAS, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), ARCON Privileged Access Management and BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, whereas VMware Identity Manager is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), CyberArk PAS, Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium, Okta Workforce Identity and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.

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