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Atos DirX Directory vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Atos DirX Directory
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (23rd)
SailPoint Identity Security...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (2nd), Identity Management (IM) (2nd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (4th), SaaS Management Platforms (3rd), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (4th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atos DirX Directory and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atos DirX Directory is designed for Application Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 1.4%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Governance Administration (IGA), holds 25.3% mindshare, down 37.6% since last year.
Application Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atos DirX Directory1.4%
NGINX Plus7.9%
Apache Web Server6.4%
Other84.3%
Application Infrastructure
Identity Governance Administration (IGA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud25.3%
Saviynt Identity Cloud14.8%
Identity Manager by One Identity11.7%
Other48.2%
Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
 

Featured Reviews

EH
Head of Sales and Business Development at Axalon GmbH
Flexible with high performance and good reliability
The solution scales well. As an example, there has been an American telecom service provider that had 20 million users, and the data of those user profiles had been stored on Dirx Directory, and they don't have any issues in retrieving the data and using it for any kind of services. Regarding our clients, the amount of users depends on if you have end users that don't really use this Directory or not. They are stored in this Directory and make use of the services that are administered via this Directory. There we are talking about millions. Then, you have administrators who configure the Directory and there we're talking about, let's say, hundreds of users.
Mitch MO - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Access lifecycle has been streamlined but connectors for non‑human identities still need improvement
We currently use IdentityIQ and do not have SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. We only have IdentityIQ on-premises. I do not have extensive experience with analytics, but I know that there are custom reports available to obtain information about data in SailPoint. I am not entirely familiar with analytics data. It is difficult to score because you have to compare with another product to assess it. We are satisfied with IdentityIQ. However, I understand that we will not have a choice but to move to a cloud solution in the future because SailPoint is not investing in new upgrades or evolution of IdentityIQ. My overall rating for this product is 7.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is extremely stable; typically if you don't change the setup, the configuration, or anything, it will be running for decades and nothing will happen as an issue."
"The solution offers high performance."
"The flexibility of the product."
"The most valuable feature is its knowledge."
"The role and attribute-based access control has been greatly improved."
"DirX Directory is the best feature of the product: a very fast, stable LDAP directory."
"On balance we find IdentityIQ to have the best mix of functionality and ease of use, as well as being the easiest and most flexible to deploy."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The product feature is quite nice and simple, especially in terms of the UI and implementation."
"Great product to manage the access control of users."
"One of the most valuable aspects of SailPoint is its open integration interface."
"IdentityIQ is pretty stable compared to our previous solution, and we're satisfied with the performance."
"By using this product the organization has moved from manual access governance done previously to automated governance which has a full audit trail, and this is very beneficial."
"It provides one solution for the entire process in a complex environment with different types of applications and connectors."
 

Cons

"Needs more available consultants and implementation partners."
"The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release."
"The product provides an excellent framework but could use some polish on the front end to reduce the amount of configuration required for basic tasks."
"An overall modernization of the product is required in order to keep up with newer products."
"The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively."
"The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users."
"The price of IdentityIQ could be lower. There are additional costs when you buy the licenses, and they force the customers to pay for them."
"Some of the configuration options could be more automated, but this is a complex problem and I do not expect a simple solution."
"The UI needs to be more user friendly."
"The product’s cloud offering could be flexible."
"The connectors are far too manual. This needs to be automated a bit."
"It is too technical. You need really good technical skills in Java and other technologies, which are hard to find. If they can make it easier so that things can be done with a few clicks, it will be great."
"They can work on their strategy for the on-premise version. They have to decide whether and for how long they will support the on-premise version. The new features first appear in the cloud, and after that, they are released for the on-premise version. In the cloud, you have more options and flexibility, which is absolutely normal. They have to have a clear strategy regarding whether they'll support the on-premises version with the same focus. The licensing for on-premise and cloud is a little bit different. They can make it the same."
"Compared to at least one other product some of the administrative tasks could be easier or more intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better."
"It's all competitive. Initially, the prices look a bit higher, but once it gets into a competitive situation, they meet the market. I'd rate it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing. It tends to be more expensive, but it works."
"They are expensive."
"I found the pricing to be relatively high."
"In terms of pricing, SailPoint IdentityIQ is affordable. It's not cheap, and it's not expensive, so the solution is in the middle, price-wise. It also didn't have additional costs, even if my company had different teams that took care of auditing and provisioning and projects that used SailPoint IdentityIQ."
"The product is expensive. People need to opt for a licensing plan for one year or three years."
"I rate the solution a seven on a scale where one is cheap and ten is too expensive. In short, the solution falls under the higher side of pricing."
"Its price is okay. It provides good value for money. It is subscription-based. You can go for a one-year or three-year subscription."
"This is an expensive solution. I would rate it a two and a half out of five for pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
22%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise43
 

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Also Known As

DirX Directory
IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello
 

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