Microsoft Entra ID Protection vs Saviynt comparison

Microsoft and Saviynt are both solutions in the Identity Management (IM) category. Microsoft is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.7, while Saviynt is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.3. Microsoft holds a 1.1% mindshare in IAM, compared to Saviynt’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 78% of Saviynt users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

Saviynt and Microsoft Entra ID Protection are products in the identity and access management category. Microsoft Entra ID Protection is seen as superior due to its integration and security features, while Saviynt attracts customers with its pricing and support.

Features: Saviynt offers functionalities for governance, risk, and compliance, along with its out-of-box connectors and user-friendly certification processes. Microsoft Entra ID Protection provides comprehensive integration with Azure, advanced threat detection, and conditional access policies that enhance security and control.

Room for Improvement: Saviynt could enhance its user interface simplicity and streamline its configuration processes to reduce complexity during setups. It also needs to improve its reporting features for better data analysis. Microsoft Entra ID Protection can improve identity governance options and better address security concerns in hybrid environments, along with offering more flexible pricing models for diverse business needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Entra ID Protection integrates seamlessly with existing Microsoft environments and offers reliable customer support. Saviynt allows for a highly customizable deployment, although it may involve a longer setup period. Microsoft excels with a straightforward installation process and prompt support, whereas Saviynt allows for more intricate configurations.

Pricing and ROI: Saviynt is known for its competitive pricing and swift ROI thanks to lower initial setup costs. Although Microsoft Entra ID Protection may be more costly, it offers extensive features that translate into valuable returns over time, potentially justifying the investment needed for its expansive capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Entra ID Protection vs. Saviynt Report (Updated: November 2024).

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Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of Omada Identity is 3.9%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Entra ID Protection is 1.1%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Saviynt is 10.1%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity Management (IM)

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.

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Mahender Nirwan

Software developer at TAIGLE LLC

Access to other software is just one click away and suitable for big organizations

Currently, we have limited use of Microsoft AD. We only use it to see if user blocks are available. If they are, we unblock the account and get access accordingly. AD has paid access control features. We can add access control over AD. For example, for documentation, we use an Outline tool. It's open source, and we add our company's knowledge base to it. It's an alternative to Confluence. We don't want everyone to have access to all documentation. If I create documentation for my team, only my team should have access, not support or sales. We can add these scopes or access controls over AD. Once integrated, the person will get the appropriate access control features upon logging in. Role-based access control is a great feature of Active Directory.

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Wipro Limited

Thermal Technical Lead at MindTree

Offers a good alerting system and integrates with SIEM solutions but main difficulty was the integration process

The risk management capabilities have GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance). Saviynt has an alerting system and integrates with SIEM solutions. Those things are very helpful in terms of managing risk. It is easy to integrate it with third-party solutions. There were some troubleshooting issues, but we were able to resolve them successfully. It's not easy, but we were able to do it. The main difficulty was the integration process itself. But we were able to kind of work through it and fix it. We tried integrating with our HR system and other IBM solutions, like Microsoft Identity Management.

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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 in Omada is the governance. We work with other products and other product vendors, but the sweet spot in the market for Omada is where things are heavy on governance."

"You can make resources. You can import them from Azure or Active Directory and put them in an application. For example, if there is an application that uses a lot of Active Directory groups, you can make the groups available for people. If they need to access that application, you can tell them the resource groups you have for that application. People can do everything by themselves. They do not need anybody else. They can just go to the Omada portal, and they can do it all by themselves. That is terrific."

"As an administrator, we benefit from a lot of functionality that is available out of the box, but it is also configurable to meet our specific needs."

"Omada's onboarding features reflect our processes for onboarding new employees well. That is the primary reason we use this solution. We use role-based access control. I'm not sure how much it has improved our security posture, but it's made managing identities more convenient."

"Support-wise, working with Omada has been good. We have very good direct interactions and fast responses."

"The support for the validity of the resources is valuable. The tool allows resource assignments within a validity period so that the managers do not have to remember to revoke the access once the work is done."

"Two valuable features of Omada Identity are the ability to discover accounts and link them to identities, and the automatic disabling of inactive accounts or identities."

"The most valuable feature of Omada is its API connectivity, which allows seamless integration with various services like SAP, GRC, and Microsoft licenses."

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"The features we find most effective for identity security include access reviews, two-factor authentication, and modification."

"The tool is simple and you can find a lot of tutorials, and videos on YouTube that can help you."

"I find the most valuable feature to be conditional access. It allows for comprehensive security controls, network security, and application label security."

"The multifactor authentication feature is effective, providing an additional layer of security."

"As an end-user, I find the experience to be quite seamless. My main advantage is that I only need to manage one login and one two-factor authentication method to access all the necessary tools. I don't have to set up separate logins and authentication for each application."

"The valuable features include multifactor authentication, accessory capabilities, and conditional access for specific applications."

"We've integrated our other software with Microsoft, and we log into other software using Microsoft. That's very helpful."

"I use conditional access most of the time."

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"The workflow in Saviynt is easier compared to other tools. It's pretty straightforward."

"It is very easy to use. It addresses most of the trends in identity governance and risk management."

"Saviynt risk-based access requests and intelligent access controls have made a significant impact on our company."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

"It is a flexible tool because it works on JSON."

"It's a highly functional system and a very well rounded solution. The onboarding of applications is solid. Their user access reviews are very good. Their role-based model and their identity life cycle stuff are solid. It's a very well rounded, strong product."

"The repository has many features where you can define primary and secondary owners."

"Considering the initial cost and the basic features, this is a good solution that provides integration with both on-premise and cloud applications."

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Cons

"Omada Identity has two main issues that need to be solved or improved the most. One is its setup or installation process because it's complex and cumbersome. I'm talking about the process for on-premises deployment because I've never tried the cloud version of Omada Identity. Setting up the cloud version should be much easier. The second area for improvement in Omada Identity is that it's piggybacking on Microsoft's complex way of having all kinds of add-ons, extensions, or setups, whether small or large, such as the new SQL Server, and it's cumbersome to make sure that everything works. Omada Identity is a complex solution and could still be improved."

"The account management integration isn't bad, but it isn't plug-and-play like Microsoft Azure. You need some deep development knowledge to set up the connectors."

"Omada could make it a bit more convenient to send emails based on events automatically. Having that functionality is critical for us to maintain transparency."

"Omada's reporting functionality is limited and could benefit from greater customization."

"When the re-certification process is launched that makes Omada very slow. There are performance issues in the current version."

"We are trying to use Omada's standards and to adapt our processes. But we have had some trouble with the bad documentation. This is something that they could improve on. It has not been possible for us to analyze some of the problems so far, based on the documentation. We always need consultants. The documentation should include some implementation hints and some guidelines for implementing the processes."

"If you're running Omada on a cloud service, you may have some issues deploying the newest release. Sometimes, the latest release doesn't adapt to the processes we have already installed. Identity Access Management is a critical system for our organization, and we need to ensure that everyone has the same access as they did before the release."

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

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"There is a lot of confusion around the user interface."

"The pricing could be improved."

"Microsoft has not offered control over how they calculate high or low-risk scenarios."

"Microsoft has room for improvement in simplifying their integration with third-party solutions and making the licensing model more understandable."

"Azure AD could improve by enhancing the availability of specialized courses for security, such as NETSCOUT security or other relevant certifications. It would be beneficial to have specific courses for security, to provide in-depth knowledge and skills related to Azure AD. While there are micro-learning resources available for various concepts, many people in the IT industry may not have the time to go through all the courses to properly configure and utilize Azure Active Directory. Simplifying the implementation process and making it easier for individuals to join a company with Azure AD could also be considered areas for improvement."

"The solution's sync should be faster since it can take about 30 minutes to two hours to complete a simple sync. The tool needs to sync instantly. It also needs to improve scalability, support, and stability."

"Integrating some notifications, not necessarily all, but at least for important events or alerts, would be beneficial as it would function as a team solution or something similar."

"Identity labeling and sensitivity needs improvement."

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"It should support more customizations. In SailPoint, we can do many customizations, but we are not able to do that in Saviynt. For workflows and other things, we can only use what is already in place. Saviynt has a lot of scope for improvement on the customization part."

"The customer support and implementation services need to be improved."

"The product's stability is not easy to maintain."

"UI and support could be improved. The frequent updates and version changes can be disruptive for large organizations. Not every month, a large organization can go with the changes. Saviynt needs to consider this carefully."

"The biggest drawback is that for every change you want to make, you have to go back to them and ask for it."

"We sometimes experience performance issues when the solution fails to process the data between two different applications."

"The solution is hosted on AWS cloud, and there is some dependency that affects our bottom line."

"The product lacks a broad user base which makes it difficult sometimes to find answers to questions about the product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"My client deals directly with the Omada Identity team in terms of licensing. I never look at pricing, so I'm not aware of how much the solution costs, but it's worth the money. Often, when you begin to use Omada Identity and it takes a while to set up, it'll be irreversible, and you'd depend on and focus more on the functionality of the solution, rather than its price tag."

"While Omada Identity carries a premium price tag, it proves to be cost-effective."

"It is expensive. Fortunately, I had a very good procurement manager on my side, but they are expensive. The closest competitors are also very expensive. You get a full-fledged solution that can do everything you dream of, but you pay for everything."

"The pricing for Omada Identity is fair."

"The initial total cost of ownership to implement Omada Identity is not small. The TCO for the implementation is as high as any other solution. However, the cost of maintaining the solution is at par or lower than competitors, including adding more features or maintaining the system after the initial deployment or installation to make sure that they are available for users to use or extending the functionalities of those activities. Those maintenance costs are lower than other vendors, but the initial cost of getting the system installed is still high."

"The pricing is okay."

"It's a fair price for the on-premises system. Compared with what we had before, it's much cheaper and we get all the modules in one. We tried to go with the cloud, but it was far too expensive."

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

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"The product cost is on the expensive side."

"From one to ten, if one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the tool a seven out of ten."

"Azure Active Directory Identity Protection is not very expensive."

"The price of Azure AD is not expensive."

"The pricing is competitive in the SMA segment and runs $5-$6 per user."

"Saviynt's pricing is acceptable and licensing costs are yearly."

"If you are investing in securing your data and avoiding any non-compliance issues, then yes, it is certainly recommended. To put it plainly, if you're willing to pay fines and aren't concerned about the misuse of data, then there might not be a problem. However, if you intend to safeguard the data of your employees, vendors, and customers, it becomes crucial. In this context, managing data security requires preventive and detective measures, such as enforcing segregation of duties and regularly reviewing permissions. Throughout an individual's life cycle within an organization or customer life cycle, various access permissions are granted. Without taking action on these permissions, there is a risk of exposure later on. If individuals retain access after leaving the organization, it poses a serious security threat. Implementing solutions like Saviynt can address these challenges, ensuring continuous access review, generating reports, alerts, and identifying potential risks."

"Saviynt has a competitive price."

"The solution has a pay-as-you-go licensing model, and you can subscribe monthly or yearly."

"The product is less expensive than one of the competitors."

"We are not into the licensing part. The clients take care of the licensing part."

"The price of the license for this product is quite expensive."

"The pricing is comparable to Azure Entra ID. Kind of the same"

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

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15%

Computer Software Company

14%

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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...

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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...

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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...

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What do you like most about Azure Active Directory Identity Protection?

I use conditional access most of the time.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Active Directory Identity Protection?

Pricing for Microsoft products is slightly high, and it influences some customers to consider switching to other serv...

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What needs improvement with Azure Active Directory Identity Protection?

There is a lot of confusion around the user interface. For new users, it can be difficult or confusing to understand ...

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What do you like most about Saviynt?

It is very easy to use. It addresses most of the trends in identity governance and risk management.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Saviynt?

The pricing is comparable to Azure Entra ID. Kind of the same. So, the pricing is okay.

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What needs improvement with Saviynt?

Considering the shortcomings of the tool, I would say that the training part of the product needs improvement. The in...

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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.

Microsoft Entra ID Protection enhances security with advanced identity controls and seamless integration across environments. It ensures robust protection via multifactor authentication and single sign-on capabilities, safeguarding enterprises' sensitive information efficiently.

Microsoft Entra ID Protection offers comprehensive identity management and privileged access management features, making it critical for businesses transitioning to hybrid models or cloud solutions. Utilizing multifactor authentication, single sign-on, and security policy creation, it excels in securing access across both on-premise and cloud platforms. By integrating with Microsoft Defender, it enhances security measures. While it is highly effective, areas for improvement include identity labeling, password management, and more straightforward third-party integrations. Expanding access to Mac devices and simplification of the licensing model are also areas to be addressed for improved scalability.

What are the key features of Microsoft Entra ID Protection?

Granular Identity and Access Control: Tailor access permissions to enhance security measures.
Robust Authentication: Implement multifactor authentication for superior identity verification.
Seamless Management: Manage identities across on-premise and cloud environments effortlessly.
Conditional Access Policies: Enforce specific access rules based on predetermined conditions.

Why should users value Microsoft Entra ID Protection in their evaluations?

Operational Efficiency: Simplifies identity management with single sign-on.
Extensive Security Capabilities: Provides comprehensive protection for sensitive data.
Enterprise Focused: Tailored for use in complex organizational structures and transitions.
Integration Capability: Works closely with Microsoft Defender to enhance security measures.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, entities leverage Microsoft Entra ID Protection to maintain stringent access controls, optimize privileged access management, and facilitate smooth transitions to cloud environments. They utilize its integration with Azure AD to ensure comprehensive identity protection while aligning to compliance requirements specific to their fields.

Saviynt is an intelligent, cloud-first identity governance & access management solution. The solution is designed to help organizations quickly scale cloud initiatives and solve security and compliance challenges. Saviynt offers identity governance, granular application access, cloud security, and privileged access to secure your company’s ecosystem and provide a seamless user experience.

Saviynt Features

Saviynt has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Mobile enablement: Saviynt provides a powerful mobile app to manage business operations such as initiating a request, managing approvals, completing certifications, viewing dashboards, and taking actions in a timely manner.

Scalability and Flexibility: Saviynt is built for enterprise scale & flexibility with an industry-leading cloud architecture.

Cloud-based: Saviynt provides you with the ability to quickly deploy and seamlessly integrate with multiple critical applications within your environment to manage risks effectively.

Rapid application & identity onboarding: With Saviynt application and identity onboarding is easy. Saviynt offers pre-built templates and discovery of unmanaged assets & applications to help speed up the process.

AI & ML powered identity analytics: By leveraging the power of AI and machine learning, Saviynt is able to identify risk and duplicate identities, and can also close access gaps.

Actionable insights: Saviynt provides actionable insights for identity management, compliance, and security via the Control Center.

Saviynt Benefits

There are several benefits to implementing Saviynt. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Frictionless access requests: With Saviynt you can request access from anywhere, at any time.

Policy violation and SoD conflict detection: Saviynt helps your organization prevent risky access by understanding violations and conflicts for any request.

Governance: Saviynt provides governance for all human and machine identities – including third parties.

Easier provisioning: Saviynt enables you to automate lifecycle tasks in order to make cross-application provisioning easier and more efficient.

Out-of-the-box rulesets: With Saviynt’s out-of-the-box rulesets, you can automatically connect security roles to security tasks.

User friendly: Saviynt is designed with a modern web interface and has a mobile app and browser plug-in along with a ServiceNow app to make it easy to use.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Saviynt users.

An Identity and Access Management Specialist at a non-tech company states, "The dedicated Freshdesk platform is a user community and a step in the right direction for offering learning resources. Saviynt has a lot of potential with many features available for users."

A Principal Consultant at a tech services company says, "It's a highly functional system and a very well rounded solution. The onboarding of applications is solid. Their user access reviews are very good. Their role-based model and their identity life cycle stuff are solid.”

PeerSpot user Amimesh A., Senior Associate at a tech services company, mentions, “The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation. This product works well out of the box and if you don’t want to do a lot of configuration then this is the best tool. The reporting features are good.”

Irappa H., Manager at a computer software company, comments, “The most valuable features are the workflows and certification.”

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

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