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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Oracle Identity Governance comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager offers improved security, compliance, and efficiency, reducing risks and manual efforts, enhancing investment value.
Sentiment score
6.4
Oracle Identity Governance offers customization and efficiency for complex needs but yields mixed financial benefits and operational cost concerns.
The return on investment lies in improved security infrastructure, addressing over-privileged access, and reducing the risk of credential compromise, which is a major source of data breaches.
During our quantitative analysis, we estimated potential savings of one to ten million dollars a year by using a PAM solution.
With other tools such as Okta where you have self-service for resetting your own passwords and things like that, the average savings is 12 minutes, which is six dollars for a password reset, and you can extrapolate that over your organization.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
CyberArk support is praised for dedication and competence, but criticized for slow responses and lengthy issue escalation.
Sentiment score
5.4
Oracle Identity Governance support is inconsistent, often requiring persistence and community help, with mediocre customer service ratings around 6-7/10.
CyberArk has been exceptional in coming back to us with immediate responses.
It could be forever until you talk to someone who knows what they are doing.
They are helpful, but complex issues can take a long time to resolve, which can delay solutions for urgent customer issues.
The team is not very knowledgeable and takes too long to respond.
While they are familiar with me, the team is not large enough, which impacts their availability.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager efficiently scales for large users, adaptable for cloud/on-premises, though licensing can be challenging.
Sentiment score
6.9
Oracle Identity Governance is recommended for medium to large enterprises, praised for scalability but may require performance fine-tuning.
The CPM can reportedly handle up to 50,000 accounts independently without issue.
I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.
They had 40,000 passwords in this one safe, and it was saving the last ten iterations of each password object. That means they had 400,000 password objects in this safe. They exceeded the limit.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is stable, with minor issues often due to user errors, and benefits from strong ongoing support.
Sentiment score
6.1
Users report mixed stability with Oracle Identity Governance, highlighting configuration, load management, and server dependency as key factors.
Proper fine-tuning and expertise ensure the product performs well.
Overall, the stability of the solution is high.
It has a large customer base and positive feedback within my network.
 

Room For Improvement

CyberArk needs UI improvements, better integrations, customizable reporting, optimized performance, flexible licensing, and enhanced support.
Oracle Identity Governance requires simplified architecture, better customization, improved integration, and user-friendly interface with lower infrastructure demands.
They want everything to be on the cloud, but even in the SaaS version of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, they need to deploy some servers on-premises.
We cannot generate a plug-in for web-based applications.
If they want clients to move to the cloud, they need to support them in real-time.
Incorporating AI to reduce manual work would be beneficial.
Improvements could include making Oracle Identity Governance a simpler plug-and-play product.
 

Setup Cost

CyberArk offers comprehensive features and stability, with complex pricing; scaling gradually and strategic planning can manage high costs.
Oracle Identity Governance is costly and complex, with high implementation expenses, but discounts may be available annually.
CyberArk is expensive compared to other products I know.
CyberArk is comparatively expensive compared to other PAM solutions, such as Delinea, especially during renewal.
CyberArk's SaaS solution is particularly expensive.
They sell the solution cheaply, but setting up and maintaining it becomes very expensive.
Oracle Identity Governance is very expensive.
 

Valuable Features

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager enhances security and efficiency through automation, integration, and modular support, improving compliance and credential management.
Oracle Identity Governance enhances centralized identity management with automated provisioning, analytics, and seamless integration for robust access control and compliance.
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager helps ensure data privacy because we now know who is using which credentials and at what time.
It keeps a record of activities, allowing me to easily fetch screen recordings to detect any misuse and see who did what and what happened.
It can integrate with Splunk, SNMP, and other solutions and technologies.
The features I find most effective in Oracle Identity Governance include size and scale management, which is good for large organizations.
The solution's capabilities in provisioning, de-provisioning, terminations, and transfers are excellent.
 

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Privileged Access ...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
219
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Enterprise Password Managers (2nd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (2nd), Operational Technology (OT) Security (3rd)
Oracle Identity Governance
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (8th), Identity Management (IM) (17th), Mobile Identity (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is designed for Privileged Access Management (PAM) and holds a mindshare of 19.0%, down 23.1% compared to last year.
Oracle Identity Governance, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Management (IM), holds 1.9% mindshare, down 3.0% since last year.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Identity Management (IM)
 

Featured Reviews

Lasantha Wijesinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
We have visibility and control through real-time user behavior analytics
It took us some time to realize its benefits because there was a learning curve for us. It took us about a year to get our heads around this product and start effectively using it. It is a journey. It takes at least five years for any company to make this product very useful and reach maturity. It is not only the product's fault. The company needs to have a vision, and the company culture needs to go with it. Senior leadership needs to support the vision. You need to have lots of ingredients for success. If everything is in place, you will see success after one year. In the first year, it is a struggle for everybody. My company was bought by a bigger company, and they were very new to privileged access management. Everybody was struggling. The advice I would give is to have a good vision for privileged access management. You need dedicated teams, senior management support, and proper company policies and standards before implementing the solution. Start building knowledge slowly and avoid jumping into the deep end without preparation. I would rate CyberArk Privileged Access Manager a nine out of ten.
Amimesh Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers reliability through features associated with RBAC
Upgrading and making changes to the product is very difficult. It is difficult when you are upgrading the product because sometimes you cannot directly upgrade from one version to another version. You have to go to the lower version and then upgrade to the higher version, which is the biggest drawback of Oracle products. There are no additional features in the tool currently, and it has been the same for the last ten years. I want to see AI features in the tool so it becomes easy for implementers. There should be a change in the installation and deployment part, which is very heavy, due to which the team requires a lot of time, like two to three weeks. It should be easy to implement the tool in two or three days.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
34%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
76%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Healthcare Company
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?
We evaluated Sailpoint IdentityIQ before ultimately choosing CyberArk. Sailpoint Identity Platform is a solution to manage risks in cloud enterprise environments. It automates and streamlines the m...
What do you like most about CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
The most valuable features of the solution are control and analytics.
What do you like most about Oracle Identity Governance?
Role-based access control (RBAC) has been crucial for role-based management in my current company. Granular access restrictions based on role-based policies were beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Identity Governance?
They sell the solution cheaply, but setting up and maintaining it becomes very expensive. The initial pricing becomes insignificant due to high ongoing expenses. Overall, I would rate it a five out...
What needs improvement with Oracle Identity Governance?
The solution requires too much infrastructure and should be less code-heavy. It should have more automatic deployments and automatic configurations. Incorporating AI to reduce manual work would be ...
 

Also Known As

CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle IAM, Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Rockwell Automation
Werkbank, Oshkosh, PeerPay, Boingo, Kellogg's, Pella, Slanska, Avaya, D+M
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