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Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) vs One Identity Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Identity Services Eng...
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
139
Ranking in other categories
Network Access Control (NAC) (1st), Cisco Security Portfolio (1st)
One Identity Manager
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
101
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (2nd), Identity Management (IM) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and One Identity Manager aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is designed for Network Access Control (NAC) and holds a mindshare of 29.9%, down 31.4% compared to last year.
One Identity Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Management (IM), holds 8.4% mindshare, up 7.6% since last year.
Network Access Control (NAC)
Identity Management (IM)
 

Featured Reviews

Adarge Ekholt - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 3, 2023
The ability to see what devices are online for a particular user helps a lot with our troubleshooting
Another big benefit for us is definitely security in terms of wireless user activity. We spent a lot of time looking at live logs and user logs to figure out where they've been in the network and in which buildings. We can get rogue granular with locations of where people are and where they're experiencing issues. We have definitely saved time since using ISE when it comes to building some of the policies around the types of users, like library users versus student union or even admin users. The policy building is complicated, but after a while, it's pretty straightforward in terms of repeatability of staff turnover, and things like that. It's not the learning curve that's hard for continuous maintenance.
MiskaSiirto - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 26, 2024
There are nearly a thousand built-in processes that you can edit and customize according to your needs
One Identity is one of the most feature-rich platforms on the market. It covers every use case. The user interface has been improved, making it easier to make it look like what customers want. It's easier to customize than a lot of competition solutions. There are nearly a thousand built-in processes that you can edit and customize according to your needs. The solution has a graphical synchronization engine program to generate synchronization and provisioning for you. If those aren't enough, you can create your own, which we often do. Our developers can handle that kind of integration quickly. If we have the definitions ready, it usually takes only a day or two. The ability to extend governance to cloud applications is critical. The Microsoft 365 integrations are particularly important. All the cloud applications are crucial, especially in the Nordic countries, where we have a lot of SaaS applications.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature that I found most valuable is profiling. We use that to profile certain types of devices, and then depending on the manufacturer, drop them into the appropriate VLAN without us having to go in and manually add the devices."
"Authentication is the most valuable feature because it puts our company at another level of security."
"The first benefit is that we can implement zero trust architecture because of Cisco ISE. I can assure my CISO in my company that my network is such that nobody can just bring in their laptop, desktop, or any sort of mobile device and can directly get connected to my network. That is a benefit that I can only allow people who I trust on the network."
"I like that Cisco ISE is easy to use."
"Profiling is one of the most valuable features. We have a lot of different devices between cameras, access points, and laptops that get plugged in."
"Member Access Control and the ability to integrate all Cisco wireless, Cisco networking, switches, routers, and firewalls."
"I like the guest access feature, which has been important for us."
"The access policies, and all of the policies in Cisco ISE, are important to us."
"The solution does lots of things that we did manually before."
"Among the most valuable features of One Identity Manager are administration from Active Directory and Azure Active Directory, as well as administration from Exchange. These features enable us to have fully automated processes to create new accounts and new mailboxes. The most valuable option is the ability to design an automated route to give our customers permissions."
"We no longer keep users who shouldn't exist."
"One Identity Manager stands out because it offers a wide range of features without requiring complex installation or ongoing maintenance."
"The solution offers good integration with other environments such as SAP and Active Directory, et cetera."
"It is easy to extend the product for custom purposes."
"One Identity Manager's most valuable asset is the ability to customize its front-end website."
"The portfolio view simplifies this process, eliminating the need to check through Tableau or other tools."
 

Cons

"Whenever we see the authentication logs, we can't see what device we're logging into... We can see who logged in, but we can't see the IP address of the device... I'm sure that's available. We just haven't figured out how to properly deploy it."
"Some of the reporting could be improved."
"If I was going to improve anything, it would be the ease of migration. It's really difficult at the moment if you're looking to upgrade ISE 2.1 and you want to go to ISE 3.1 or 3.2, that whole upgrade path and, particularly, the licensing is quite a minefield to sort out."
"The UI is not as intuitive as some other products, even products inside of Cisco's wheelhouse."
"The Cisco wireless​ controller needs to add more than one physical port."
"I'm working from China currently and the only real issue is that, within the country, there's some concern around Cisco and its ability to offer the solution for the long term. As the United States has banned the Huawei version in their country, we feel there may be retaliation in ours and Cisco will get banned as a countermeasure from the government. The future of Cisco in China is in question. Our local partners are worried about the situation."
"In an upcoming release, it would be nice to have NAC already standard in the solution."
"Cisco ISE can become quite complex, especially with policy sets, the entire authentication process, and everything involved."
"Improvements in documentation would be beneficial."
"Using dynamic business roles can degrade the performance of One Identity Manager."
"The support team could be improved on. The first level of support essentially looks up knowledge base articles and often can't provide the answer needed."
"I also find it difficult to add resources to the business roles because we have to use many options in One Manager for that. We have to add it to the IT shop so that the users can submit requests through the web portal, and we must generate that IT shop structure to add resources to the business. There is a lot of complexity in that."
"The customization process should be simplified."
"The reporting and auditing functionalities within One Identity Manager could be enhanced, particularly in the reporting area, which would benefit from a wider range of pre-built reports."
"The UI and user experience side of things needs improvement."
"Quest Software should provide notes and documents to customers before they buy the product and license."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of the licensing and the pricing structure of the Cisco Identity Services Engine, there's been a huge advantage to our clients recently with the advent of the enterprise agreement."
"There is a license to use this solution and the price is reasonable."
"If you go directly with Cisco for the implementation it's very, very expensive."
"The solution is not that cheap."
"The pricing is complicated."
"ISE has always been expensive compared to other products in terms of what it does on a user level."
"Licensing is a disaster. It's a mess and I hope they fix it soon."
"It is fairly expensive and that's part of why we have implemented it in the type of 'hack' that we did, to service multiple clients."
"We are using a self-built solution. It would cost too much to get that up to the standard of what we need. In the long-term, it is cheaper to buy a solution that has what we need. Though, we are still running the previous solution, as we are still in the implementation phase."
"We pay yearly and per active user. One of the reasons that we chose One Identity Manager is because of the pricing. It is reasonable and affordable compared to other products which we considered before choosing this solution for the company."
"The price of One Identity Manager is cheaper than SailPoint."
"In addition to licensing fees, we may incur costs for professional services if product issues or implementation errors arise beyond our control."
"You get a lot of bang for your buck with One Identity. It has many features that are included in the standard IGA license. Most people who are considering buying One Identity don't understand how much power is behind it in engines."
"It's not cheap, but the pricing is okay. Other applications cost about the same."
"The licensing cost is per user."
"One Identity Manager is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
25%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Aruba Clearpass or Cisco ISE?
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What are the main differences between Cisco ISE and Forescout Platform?
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How does Cisco ISE compare with Fortinet FortiNAC?
Cisco ISE uses AI endpoint analytics to identify new devices based on their behavior. It will also notify you if someone plugs in with a device that is not allowed and will block it. The user exper...
What do you like most about One Identity Manager?
The One Identity birthright process has helped generate user accounts more accurately and quickly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Manager?
Prices in Turkey are high due to inflation, a challenge we've heard about from our customers. We understand that European consumers may have different expectations, but we must reduce the pricing t...
What needs improvement with One Identity Manager?
I would rate the user experience a six out of ten. While we have extensively customized the system, it's unclear whether these modifications directly relate to the One Identity implementation. Rega...
 

Also Known As

Cisco ISE
Quest One Identity Manager, Dell One Identity Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Aegean Motorway, BC Hydro, Beachbody, Bucks County Intermediate Unit , Cisco IT, Derby City Council, Global Banking Customer, Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha, Houston Methodist, Linz AG, London Hydro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Molina Healthcare, MST Systems, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Reykjavik University, Wildau University
Texas A&M, Sky Media, BHF Bank, Swiss Post, Union Investment, Wayne State University. More at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
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