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BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management vs IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privil...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (10th), Anti-Malware Tools (22nd)
IBM Security Identity Gover...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (15th), Identity Management (IM) (31st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management is designed for Privileged Access Management (PAM) and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, down 3.9% compared to last year.
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, on the other hand, focuses on User Provisioning Software, holds 3.1% mindshare, up 2.1% since last year.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management3.1%
Idira Privileged Access Manager9.2%
Safeguard by One Identity4.4%
Other83.3%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence3.1%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud18.6%
Identity Manager by One Identity9.2%
Other69.1%
User Provisioning Software
 

Featured Reviews

NasirAkbar - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at SAUDI PARAMOUNT COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Improved security measures with some support response delays
For BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, the best features are the security measures we have, such as not sharing any credentials with employees in the bank sector. For security purposes in BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, when employees are working in the system, we can make a recording of the video, showing the modifications and configurations they made, allowing us to see everything. The recording option is available. BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management positively impacts the organization by providing more security and benefits, such as ensuring that if modifications are made, we can see where mistakes occurred in the recording video. The recording video in BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management allows us to see modifications and mistakes, which is an advantage.
reviewer1830612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head, Cybersecurity at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We use the solution to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices
We use the product to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices and do not contradict their security policies within the base points they specify in the system, which are used to match everything against their governance use cases I think the product's most…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's relatively straightforward to set up, especially if you are deploying to the cloud."
"Implementing this solution has allowed us to remove most of the credentials from those applications and move them into a proper management facility."
"BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management is adaptable across Windows, macOS, UNIX, and Linux."
"The solution can do so much; it's quite flexible, a great tool, and it's nice to have administration tools without having to remember the password because you just have to click on whatever you need to do and you get temporary access."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The privileged access and the application control are helpful in making sure we have good, robust challenge responses. Blacklisting with trusted application protection is also beneficial for us."
"This program has a good reputation in the market and it is more required for the security of your infrastructure."
"Overall, I would rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"Lifecycle management, governance and documentation."
"This solution has a very good dashboard and the documentation is also very good, and life cycle management and governance are also good features in this solution."
"I would rate the price eight out of 10, with 10 as the best value for money."
"We use the product to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices and do not contradict their security policies within the base points they specify in the system, which are used to match everything against their governance use cases."
 

Cons

"Reporting analytics is one of the areas that can be improved."
"The program updates are very rare and the frequency is too far apart to take care of bug fixes and adding the latest features."
"They are doing good for now, but they should start to consider tight integration with Mac solutions."
"These are related to the Flash / Java Web UI, which we know is very vulnerable."
"It's not a 10 because the scalability and licensing have impacted us a lot."
"One issue, especially when you deploy HA actively and passively, is the synchronization."
"We have installed BeyondTrust, however, it's not working as-is."
"We use a program to automate all of this, but it's not a default feature of BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management."
"Self service center is not always easy to understand."
"The solution is also a bit pricey for the Nigeria region."
"I think improvements could be made in the self service center, making it easier for the user to understand."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"This solution is expensive compared to its competitors."
"I'm sure everyone should have the cluster environment, which means more expensive, anyway, cheaper than the other solutions."
"Its pricing and licensing are okay. We were in the perpetual model when it was on-prem, and now, with the SaaS service, we have a subscription model. As a customer, I would always like to see a lower price, but it seems to be priced at the right model currently, and we are trying to get the maximum benefits out of it."
"The solution's pricing is high."
"PowerBroker for a Mac client is three times the price of the Windows version."
"It is relatively more cost-effective compared to the competing product."
"The product’s licensing is different for Windows, Linux, and Mac. The tool’s licensing is yearly."
"I would rate the price eight out of 10, with 10 as the best value for money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
Construction Company
16%
Government
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise15
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

BeyondTrust PowerBroker, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Windows, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Mac, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Linux, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix, Avecto Defendpoint
IGI, IBM Security Identity Manager, ISIM
 

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Sample Customers

Aera Energy LLC, Care New England, James Madison University
E.ON Global Commodities
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