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We performed a comparison between Symantec Privileged Access Manager and VMware Identity Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It is great for identity governance.""We know we can scale up with what we have, and we probably will not need to buy any further appliances down the road.""You can do A2A integration. You can have your own script, which can then run outside of PA to retrieve the password and perform other tasks.""It's easy to use and easy to configure.""One of the key things for us about the product is around its simplicity. Being able to put in the technology that allows the business to remove complexity and also allow the security improvements.""The RDP-gateway: For limiting which server an operator can access.""We found that the architecture is scalable and very resilient.""Stability is solid as a rock."

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"Personally, VMware Identity Manager is useful for comparison purposes so that I can provide better solutions to my company's customers.""The most valuable feature is that it will use my credentials to access various parts of the infrastructure or other solutions, such as vRealize.""Zero Trust implementation is a great feature.""The solution is stable.""The most valuable features in VMware Identity Manager for me are the control groups and rules.""Its value is when you use it with a Workspace ONE UEM solution as it is part of the ecosystem for VMware Workspace ONE.""The solution was easy to deploy.""The most valuable feature is the User Experience Designer, which has been very helpful for our project."

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Cons
"We experience stability issues after every patch upgrade. This is a place where CA needs to improve drastically.""What I hope happens with the new product CA PAM is to keep all the useful features that exist in PA, but what I’ve noticed with many new products is the UI gets polished but systems lags stability and performance or it adds additional complexity instead of simplifying the user experience.""The support for other remote assistance tools would be excellent. Free included tools in Windows (Remote Assist) and Microsoft SCCM Configuration Manager (ConMgr Remote Control) allow companies to reduce the amount of RDP connections and expand the usage of the tools are frequently used by companies to provide technical support for remote assistance.""The setup is complex.""An improvement for this solution is that it should not be constantly based on user name and password. There should be a condition to edit and update your username.""I wish it could create local accounts on desktops.""They need to have zero tier and active-active setup ​with zero minimum downtime, which they are working on it. ​""The management console could be improved."

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"Many of the features that exist in Active Directory do not exist in Identity Manager, which means that people depend on Active Directory.""The database gets corrupted when used in the cluster. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.""vIDM could be improved with the multi-tenant capabilities that VMware tends to offer—features like customization branding and the integration of the app catalog based on the branding. Since the integration has been at top-level OGs, you were not able to then do rebranding if you were required to use specific user groups to highlight specific applications. At the time, I was personally opening feature requests for these things. I haven't worked with the latest release, so I don't know if these features were already deployed or not.""The security features could always use improvement, although there has already been a huge improvement from years ago.""The mobile SSO doesn't work as well on Android.""The license could be better.""There is a need for better user lifecycle management within VMware Identity Manager, along with better user governance...The scalability of the product needs to improve.""I would like better integration for deploying programs with binary files."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Don’t go with an agent model. Don’t go with a model that has you buying a thousand different parts. Go with PAM that gives you everything, or you’ll just be paying costs of implementing another tool that PAM would have just given you up front."
  • "The prices are not low, but one can ask for a discount. It’s not the cheapest PAM solution."
  • "Appliances are relatively cheap, don’t skimp. Make sure you have redundancy, high availability, and enough appliances to manage the concurrent workload."
  • "Cost-wise, CA was better compared to others in the market. ​"
  • "Pricing is fair compared to other top vendors."
  • "The licensing is simple and scalable."
  • "I would prefer better licensing options for the 20-100 users we have at a given time."
  • "It is more expensive than other solutions on the market."
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  • "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."
  • "A person should pay towards the licensing costs of VMware Identity Manager on a yearly or monthly basis, but government and public sector units cannot for a perpetual licensing model."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues.
    Top Answer:The product's pricing depends on the agreement. They offer per-device, per-user, or monthly and yearly licensing models.
    Top Answer:There should be some training platform similar to Microsoft and IBM. We can't find useful documentation or YouTube videos to learn about the process. They should include some assignments in the test… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features in VMware Identity Manager for me are the control groups and rules.
    Top Answer:I would rate the costliness of the solution as an eight out of ten. The licensing costs for the solution vary based on user count, so there is no fixed value. It depends on factors like the number of… more »
    Top Answer:In terms of improvement, I would like better integration for deploying programs with binary files. As for future releases, I hope to see features like seamless migrations with collaboration tools to… more »
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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.
    Sample Customers
    NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft
    Seventy Seven Energy, The Hut Group, SAIC
    Top Industries
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    Retailer20%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Logistics Company15%
    Government10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government10%
    Insurance Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise78%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business92%
    Large Enterprise8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Symantec Privileged Access Manager is ranked 18th in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 3 reviews while VMware Identity Manager is ranked 14th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 4 reviews. Symantec Privileged Access Manager is rated 7.8, while VMware Identity Manager is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Symantec Privileged Access Manager writes "Allows IT and consultants to access the infrastructure environment but needs more security and better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Identity Manager writes "A tool that needs to improve scalability but is useful to manage user". Symantec Privileged Access Manager is most compared with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, ARCON Privileged Access Management and ForgeRock, whereas VMware Identity Manager is most compared with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), SailPoint IdentityIQ and NetIQ Identity Manager.

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