IBM Security Verify Access vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud comparison

IBM and SailPoint are both solutions in the Identity Management (IM) category. IBM is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.0, while SailPoint is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of SailPoint users who would recommend it.

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and IBM Security Verify Access compete in the identity security space. SailPoint is favored for its pricing and support, while IBM is noted for its comprehensive features, making its investment often considered worthwhile.

Features: SailPoint Identity Security Cloud stands out for its intuitive user interface, strong identity governance, and cost-effective out-of-the-box connectors. IBM Security Verify Access offers powerful access management, extensive integration possibilities, and advanced analytics.

Room for Improvement: SailPoint could enhance the complexity of its analytics, expand integration capabilities, and improve deployment flexibility. IBM might benefit from streamlining its deployment process, offering more ease in initial setup, and providing better out-of-fold support for mid-sized businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SailPoint is recognized for its straightforward deployment and effective customer service. In contrast, IBM's deployment can be more complex, but it provides reliable service to aid in navigating intricate processes.

Pricing and ROI: SailPoint offers a more economical setup that efficiently addresses identity management needs with a strong ROI, while IBM requires a higher investment, justified by its broad feature set and security enhancements.

To learn more, read our detailed IBM Security Verify Access vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Report (Updated: November 2024).

Buyer's Guide

IBM Security Verify Access vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

November 2024

Download the complete report

Helped 824,053 peers since 2012

Categories and Ranking

Omada Identity

Featured Reviews

Pernilla Hulth

IAM Project Manager (Independent) at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The interface is easy to use and gives you a solid overview

The cloud-based deployment was straightforward, but the on-prem deployment was in a highly complex ecosystem. Omada has matured since then. I wouldn't say that it isn't straightforward, but it depends on the customer. A standard deployment is relatively easy, but it can be more painful if you need a lot of customization. We deployed the cloud solution in around four months, nearly meeting the 12-week benchmark. The on-prem deployment took three years. It was a highly complex ecosystem that was dependent on other systems. Depending on the size of your environment, you need a product owner and some specialists for maintenance. My last customer was a university with a complex environment. They had around 12 people involved in maintenance at that organization. Typically, it's between 2-5 people.

Read full review

Jared Ochieng

Information Technology Security Specialist at infoark

Offers multiple authentication methods like tokens and one-time passwords

The authentication process with IBM Security Verify Access is good and is considered one of the best identity and access management solutions. It helps with multi-factor authentication. It offers multiple authentication methods like tokens and one-time passwords, enhancing security. It also includes features like password vaults and single sign-on, streamlining the access process for remote and local users across different solutions. 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. The policy control feature allows you to set authentication measures and policies for your organization's identity governance. This feature helps create standardized policies and organize them into groups based on departments or specific needs. It simplifies access management for both administrators and users. IBM Security Verify Access can be integrated with almost any solution using APIs. The time required for integration depends on whether the solution is out of the box or custom. Out-of-the-box solutions can be integrated quickly, typically within a few days or hours, while custom solutions may require additional steps and take longer to integrate.

Read full review

Quach Van Lam

Security Officer at ACB

Flexible, easy to customize, and not too difficult to set up

The initial setup isn't so difficult. The product can be flexible in the build. You can easily customize the workflows. We can set everything up on the cloud, which makes things very easy. It can easily adapt to the PoC requirement and the set requirements on the app's online version.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like most is that we can always find a solution, and we can also find the cause when something goes wrong. I like that the most because everything is in one way or another traceable. That is what I like most. I like its reliability."

"Omada's most valuable aspect is its usability."

"For me, the best feature of Omada Identity is its web interface because it's really easy for users to understand."

"Omada's best feature is creating accounts, automatically assigning permissions, and distributing resources based on assignment policies."

"The administrative features and SoD are valuable."

"Technically, the product does everything one would expect from an identity and access management platform. The product offers robust handling of Active Directory resources."

"The support response time and the freedom from strange bugs and strange things happening in the software are valuable."

"The identity lifecycle support is definitely valuable because we are a complex organization, and there is a lot of onboarding, movement, and offboarding in our organization. We have 31,000 users, and there are a lot of users who are constantly onboarding, offboarding, and moving. So, we need to make sure that these activities are supported. In old times, we used to do everything manually. Everyone was onboarded, offboarded, or moved manually. So, from a business point of view and an economics point of view, identity lifecycle is most valuable. From a security point of view, access review is the most important feature for us."

More Omada Identity pros

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

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

"Its stability and UI are most valuable."

"The level of customization for data imports and role modeling, because it helps to integrate faster, support easier and let it reuse the organization role structure."

"One of the most valuable aspects of SailPoint is its open integration interface."

"The access certification feature is valuable."

"It is a stable tool, which we run in our complex environment."

"The solution can be customized to adapt the workflow to our industry, offering considerable flexibility."

"The basic concept is most valuable. I like how they have designed the solution. They create an Identity Cube, and then they do all the processes and configuration around the Identity Cube."

"The first valuable feature of the solution is its interface. The second feature of the solution is the level of flexibility it provides."

"The initial setup isn't so difficult."

More SailPoint Identity Security Cloud pros

Cons

"Omada could communicate better with us about the product roadmap. We haven't gotten any updates about it. The user interface is often a bit difficult to understand. It isn't optimized for small screens, so it doesn't display all of the information clearly, so users need to scroll a lot."

"I would like to search on date fields, which is not possible now."

"I am not working with the product, but they have this BI tool for role-based mining, and I think that should be included in the core product rather than an add-on."

"The current reporting tools in Omada are limited, but we expect significant improvements in the new version."

"What I would most like to see added to the product is role management, especially enterprise or business role management, and the processes around that."

"The security permission inside Omada needs improvement. It's tricky to set up."

"There is room for improvement in Omada's integration capabilities, particularly in streamlining complex integrations and enhancing programming logic for better rule management."

"The user interface could be improved. The interface between Omada and the user is mainly text-based."

More Omada Identity cons

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"There are more functionalities in the Cloud that could be explored."

"The report functionality and dashboard of the access manager could be improved."

"It allowed to implement the automated processes when a new employee is hired. It allows to have a main central process for new hires."

"The interface should be simple and easier to use."

"The connectors are far too manual. This needs to be automated a bit."

"The pricing could be improved."

"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."

"Needs to focus on automation wherein provisioning of work can be improved and access certification should be automated without the intervention from a manager for approval."

More SailPoint Identity Security Cloud cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Omada Identity is very reasonably and competitively priced."

"It is fairly priced for an on-premise environment, but for the cloud environment, I am not that happy with the pricing."

"It is not cheap. It is expensive, but compared to what we did almost three years ago, it is value for money. It is worth it."

"There were a lot of administrator, partner, and supplier accounts for people who were no longer working for us but still in the system. So, we reduced the number of users no longer with the company, which saved us some money on licensing."

"From an on-prem point of view, the cost is quite transparent and reasonable. The direct cost is primarily for licenses and maintenance on licenses."

"It is not cheap. None of these solutions are cheap, but we have good pricing at least for now from a licensing perspective."

"Omada Identity offers a reasonable price point, but it will increase as we transition to the cloud."

"The pricing for Omada Identity is fair."

More Omada Identity 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."

"I found the pricing to be relatively high."

"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."

"We pay an annual licensing cost for SailPoint IdentityIQ."

"It is a costly solution. Its cost, for sure, should be reduced."

"You are able to get discounts if you plan to use the tool for the long-term i.e. discounts for 5+ years of usage."

"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."

"The product is expensive. I rate its pricing an eight out of ten."

More SailPoint Identity Security Cloud pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Identity Management (IM) solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

824,053 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

23%

Insurance Company

18%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Omada Identity?

We don't have to go in and do a lot of the work that we did before. It may have saved us somewhere in the range of 10...

See all answers

What needs improvement with Omada Identity?

There are some technical bits and pieces that we have looked at that could be better. For instance, when you do a rec...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Omada Identity?

We wanted a solution that could help us make HR the master of identities. We wanted a solution that could take that d...

See all answers

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 ...

See all answers

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 ...

See all answers

What advice do you have for others considering IBM Security Access Manager?

I rate the product an eight out of ten.

See all answers

How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?

We evaluated Sailpoint IdentityIQ before ultimately choosing CyberArk. Sailpoint Identity Platform is a solution to m...

See all answers

What do you like most about SailPoint IdentityIQ?

The first valuable feature of the solution is its interface. The second feature of the solution is the level of flexi...

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SailPoint IdentityIQ?

The product is expensive. People need to opt for a licensing plan for one year or three years.

See all answers

Comparisons

Microsoft Entra ID vs Omada Identity

Compared 21% of the time

Saviynt vs Omada Identity

Compared 15% of the time

One Identity Manager vs Omada Identity

Compared 8% of the time

SAP Identity Management vs Omada Identity

Compared 6% of the time

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Omada Identity

Compared 5% of the time

More Omada Identity Competitors

Oracle Access Manager vs IBM Security Verify Access

Compared 22% of the time

Ping Identity Platform vs IBM Security Verify Access

Compared 14% of the time

Microsoft Entra ID vs IBM Security Verify Access

Compared 12% of the time

Okta Workforce Identity vs IBM Security Verify Access

Compared 11% of the time

Microsoft Active Directory vs IBM Security Verify Access

Compared 3% of the time

More IBM Security Verify Access Competitors

Saviynt vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Compared 15% of the time

One Identity Manager vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Compared 12% of the time

Microsoft Entra ID vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Compared 8% of the time

Microsoft Identity Manager vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Compared 5% of the time

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Compared 3% of the time

More SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Omada Identity

December 2024

Download Omada Identity product report

Buyer's Guide

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

December 2024

Download IBM Security Verify Access product report

Buyer's Guide

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

November 2024

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud report

Download SailPoint Identity Security Cloud product report

Also Known As

Omada Identity Suite, Omada Identity Cloud

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

IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello

Learn More

Video not available

Omada

Video not available

IBM

SailPoint

Overview

Omada Identity is an identity governance and administration (IGA) solution designed to help organizations manage and secure digital identities and access across their IT environments. It focuses on enhancing security, compliance, and efficiency by automating identity management processes.

Omada Identity offers a robust set of features that streamline identity lifecycle management, access governance, and compliance reporting. It integrates with a wide range of IT systems, applications, and data sources, providing a centralized platform for managing user identities and access rights. The solution enables organizations to enforce security policies, ensure regulatory compliance, and reduce the risk of unauthorized access.

What are the critical features of Omada Identity?

Identity Lifecycle Management: Automates the process of creating, updating, and deactivating user identities throughout their lifecycle.
Access Governance: Ensures that users have appropriate access rights, enabling continuous monitoring and recertification of access.
Compliance Reporting: Provides comprehensive reporting capabilities to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Simplifies the assignment and management of access rights based on user roles within the organization.
Self-Service Access Requests: Empowers users to request access to resources through a user-friendly portal, reducing administrative burden.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with various systems, applications, and data sources for unified identity and access management.

What benefits or ROI items should users look for in the reviews when evaluating Omada Identity?

Improved Security: By ensuring that only authorized users have access to sensitive information, Omada Identity enhances overall security posture.
Regulatory Compliance: Helps organizations meet compliance requirements by providing detailed audit trails and reporting features.
Operational Efficiency: Automates routine identity management tasks, reducing manual effort and freeing up IT resources for strategic initiatives.
User Productivity: Streamlines access management processes, enabling users to quickly obtain the resources they need to perform their jobs.
Reduced Risk: Minimizes the risk of data breaches and insider threats by enforcing strict access controls and continuous monitoring.

Omada Identity is widely adopted across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. In healthcare, it helps protect patient data and comply with regulations like HIPAA. In finance, it ensures compliance with SOX and other financial regulations. In manufacturing, it secures access to sensitive production data and intellectual property.

Pricing and licensing for Omada Identity are typically based on the number of users and the specific features required. Customer support is available through various channels, including online resources, support tickets, and professional services for implementation and customization.

In summary, Omada Identity is a comprehensive IGA solution that enhances security, compliance, and efficiency in managing digital identities and access.

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.

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud specializes in identity, access management, and governance, focusing on user lifecycle automation, compliance, certifications, and reporting, handling both on-premise and cloud deployments.

Organizations use SailPoint Identity Security Cloud for seamless onboarding, offboarding, password resets, and provisioning, integrating with Active Directory and Office 365. Its centralized account views and enhanced security controls support identity management, policy evaluation, risk assessment, and role-based access control. Clients benefit from its stability, scalability, and customized access control features, reducing workloads and ensuring effective provisioning.

What are the most important features of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud?

Compliance Capabilities: Extensive features ensuring regulatory adherence.
Out-of-the-Box Connectors: Numerous pre-built integrations for rapid deployment.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplified navigation and user experience.
Identity Data Warehouse: Centralized data storage for streamlined management.
Seamless Integration: Smooth connections with popular applications like Active Directory and Office 365.
Proactive Access Revocation: Preemptive measures to manage access rights.
Stability, Scalability, Flexibility: Robust performance with adaptable customization.
AI-Driven Automation: Machine learning for streamlined approval processes.
Certification & Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive tools for managing user lifecycles and access certification.
Reporting: Detailed reports for insights and compliance monitoring.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Centralized Account Views: Consolidated management and oversight of user accounts.
Enhanced Security Controls: Improved measures for safeguarding sensitive data.
Reduced Workload: Decreased efforts in certification and access management processes.
Effective Provisioning: Seamless and accurate granting and revoking of access rights.
Scalability and Flexibility: Ability to scale with business growth and customize per requirements.

SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is deployed across various industries including finance, healthcare, and retail, offering tailored solutions for compliance, risk management, and efficient identity lifecycle management. Its integration capabilities with industry-specific applications and robust AI-driven features enhance operational efficiency and security in these sectors.

Sample Customers

Bayer, ECCO Shoes, Vattenfall, NuStar Energy, Unicredit, Schiphol Group, BMW Group, Deutsche Leasing

POST Luxembourg

Adobe, AXA Technology Services, Cuna Mutual Group, Equifax, ING Direct, Orrstown Bank, Rockwell Automation, SallieMae, Spirit Aerosystems, TEL

Buyer's Guide

IBM Security Verify Access vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

November 2024

Free Report: IBM Security Verify Access vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Security Verify Access vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and other solutions. Updated: November 2024.

DOWNLOAD NOW

824,053 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our IBM Security Verify Access vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud report.

See our list of best Identity Management (IM) vendors and best Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) vendors.

We monitor all Identity Management (IM) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.