IBM Security Verify Access vs Imprivata OneSign comparison

IBM and Imprivata are both solutions in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category. IBM is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0, while Imprivata is ranked #19. IBM holds a 2.2% mindshare in SSO, compared to Imprivata’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Imprivata users who would recommend it.

IBM Security Verify Access

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Imprivata OneSign and IBM Security Verify Access are both leading solutions in identity management and security. Imprivata OneSign offers superior pricing and support, while IBM Security Verify Access stands out for its feature set, making it worth the higher price based on user reviews.

Features: Imprivata OneSign is praised for its seamless integration, strong authentication options, and user-friendly interface. IBM Security Verify Access is noted for its extensive security policies, adaptive access control, and comprehensive protection features, providing a broader feature set for enhanced security.

Room for Improvement: Imprivata OneSign faces challenges with scalability, occasional system slowdowns, and a need for better reporting features. IBM Security Verify Access could improve on enhancing its reporting features, achieving a more intuitive design, and offering greater customizability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Imprivata OneSign is known for its quick deployment and responsive customer service. IBM Security Verify Access has a more complex deployment process but provides extensive customization options, making it adaptable for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: Imprivata OneSign users find the pricing structure competitive with a quicker ROI due to lower initial setup costs. IBM Security Verify Access has higher setup costs, but users feel the investment is justified by its features and long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Security Verify Access

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

14th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Identity Management (IM) (25th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (19th), Access Management (13th)

Imprivata OneSign

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

19th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of IBM Security Verify Access is 2.2%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Imprivata OneSign is 2.0%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AsifIqbal

Chief Information Security Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has good scalability and is stable with no glitches; has a multi-factor authentication feature

What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications. We need to be very, very careful during the onboarding. We have no issues with IBM Security Access Manager because the solution works fine, apart from the onboarding process and IBM's involvement in onboarding issues. If we need support related to the onboarding, we've noticed a pattern where support isn't available, or they don't have much experience, or we're not getting a response from them. We're facing the same issue with IBM Guardium. As we're just focusing on the multi-factor authentication feature of IBM Security Access Manager and we didn't explore any other features, we don't have additional features to suggest for the next release of the solution, but we're in discussion about exploring ID management and access management features, but those are just possibilities because right now, we're focused on exploring our domain.

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Iszaini Sejet

Finance & Admin at OXY SOLUTIONS SDN bhd

Reasonably priced, performs well, easy to deploy, and has responsive technical support

We use Imprivata OneSign for the single sign-on Imprivata supports single sign-on. OneSign is the name itself. It provides a service that allows users to sign in to whatever application they are using. This is the most important feature of this solution. The deployment is very quick, and the…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of IBM Security Access Manager, at least for my company, is multi-factor authentication. That's the only feature my company is using. The solution works well and has no glitches. IBM Security Access Manager is a very good solution, so my company is still using it."

"The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via email or SMS. This ensures secure access to your accounts by providing multiple authentication options."

"Its stability and UI are most valuable."

"I have found this solution to be really practical and when a user wants to log in, it is effortless and runs smooth."

"The solution has powerful authentification and authorization. It offers a good way to increase security."

"From the integration point of view, it supports SAML, OIDC, and OAuth. For legacy applications that don't have support for SAML and other new protocols, it provides single sign-on access to end-users. From the integration compatibility point of view, it is highly capable."

"It's a good solution for identification and access management."

"It provides a service that allows users to sign in to whatever application they are using. This is the most important feature of this solution."

"It has benefited my organization in the way that it makes it more secure by making it harder to hack."

Cons

"The user interface needs to be simplified, it's complex and not user-friendly."

"There are a lot of areas that can be improved, but the main area is the lack of customization. You cannot easily customize anything in the product. It is not easy to tweak the functionality. It is challenging to change the out-of-the-box functionality."

"They can improve the single sign-on configuration for OIDC and OAuth. That is not very mature in this product, and they can improve it in this particular area. OIDC is a third-party integration that we do with the cloud platforms, and OAuth is an authorization mechanism for allowing a user having an account with Google or any other provider to access an application. Organizations these days are looking for just-in-time provisioning use cases, but IBM Security Access Manager is not very mature for such use cases. There are only a few applications that can be integrated, and this is where this product is lagging. However, in terms of configuration and single sign-on mechanisms, it is a great product."

"What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications. We need to be very, very careful during the onboarding. We have no issues with IBM Security Access Manager because the solution works fine, apart from the onboarding process and IBM's involvement in onboarding issues. If we need support related to the onboarding, we've noticed a pattern where support isn't available, or they don't have much experience, or we're not getting a response from them. We're facing the same issue with IBM Guardium. As we're just focusing on the multi-factor authentication feature of IBM Security Access Manager and we didn't explore any other features, we don't have additional features to suggest for the next release of the solution, but we're in discussion about exploring ID management and access management features, but those are just possibilities because right now, we're focused on exploring our domain."

"Configuration could be simplified for the end-user."

"The user interface for users and administrators could be improved to make it easier. Automating some functions could also be beneficial."

"The solution could be classified as a hilt system. There are a lot of resources being used and it is suitable for very large enterprises or the public sector."

"They should have a landing page."

"I would like for them to make this solution compatible with Mac OS. I would also like for them to provide a portal so that users can easily integrate it with their applications."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license and costs depend on the amount range of users you have. For just approximately 2,000 users, the price is practical and fair. However, when you have 20,000 users, it starts to become really expensive, and the discount per user is not attractive enough to go ahead and purchase."

"The product is not expensive. It depends on the number of users."

"It costs about 300K AED for a year. Its pricing is a bit on the higher end, but in comparison to other products in the market, its price is still better. There are lots of other products that are very costly."

"The price is reasonable, it's an affordable solution."

"At the moment, I believe the price is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

24%

Insurance Company

17%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Educational Organization

34%

Healthcare Company

24%

Computer Software Company

Government

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Security Access Manager?

The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via ema...

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What needs improvement with IBM Security Access Manager?

The user interface for users and administrators could be improved to make it easier. Automating some functions could also be beneficial.

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I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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Also Known As

IBM Security Verify Access (SVA), IBM Security Access Manager, ISAM

OneSign, Imprivata OneSign Authentication Management

Overview

IBM Security Verify Access is a complete authorization and network security policy management solution. It provides end-to-end protection of resources over geographically dispersed intranets and extranets.Provides a wide range of built-in authenticators and supports external authenticators.Provides permit and deny decisions for protected resources requests in the secure domain through the authorization API.Manages secure access to private internal network-based resources by using the public Internet's broad connectivity and ease of use with a corporate firewall system.

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Imprivata OneSign delivers fast, secure no-click-access to the applications and information that care providers need, whenever and wherever they need it.

Security and regulatory compliance requirements mandate user authentication technology for accessing workstations and applications. As a result, care providers need to enter unique usernames and passwords (or PINs) for order signing, documentation signing, medication reconciliation and most other applications throughout their workflow. These laborious login requirements can disrupt clinical focus and obstruct patient care.

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Sample Customers

POST Luxembourg

AZ Groeninge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust, Mahaska Health Partnership, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Boulder Community Hospital, City of Marietta, Spencer Hospital, Southwest Washington Medical Center, South Shore Hospital

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