Oracle Access Manager vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

Oracle and Broadcom are both solutions in the Access Management category. Oracle is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.5, while Broadcom is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.8. Oracle holds a 2.0% mindshare in AM, compared to Broadcom’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 73% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Oracle Access Manager

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73% willing to recommend

Symantec Siteminder

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92% willing to recommend

Oracle Access Manager

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

Symantec Siteminder and Oracle Access Manager are leading access management solutions. Oracle Access Manager generally has the upper hand in features and deployment efficiency, while Symantec Siteminder is appreciated for its pricing and customer service.

Features: User reviews highlight the robust security, policy management, and cost-effectiveness of Symantec Siteminder. Oracle Access Manager is praised for its comprehensive integration capabilities, advanced authentication methods, and wider feature set.

Room for Improvement: Symantec Siteminder needs better documentation, a more intuitive configuration process, and enhanced scalability. Oracle Access Manager's complexity can be a barrier, and users suggest making the interface more user-friendly and improving performance under high loads.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Symantec Siteminder scores higher on deployment simplicity, with users finding the setup straightforward. Oracle Access Manager, while more complex to deploy, benefits from extensive customer support that mitigates deployment challenges.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec Siteminder is cost-effective with quick ROI and lower setup costs. Oracle Access Manager, despite higher initial expenses, offers better long-term value due to its advanced capabilities and integration options, justifying the higher cost with superior ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Access Manager

Ranking in Access Management

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Symantec Siteminder

Ranking in Access Management

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Single Sign-On (SSO) (11th), Web Access Management (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Access Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Access Manager is 2.0%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Siteminder is 3.3%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Access Management

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KunwarNitesh

VP Engineering at Inspirit Vision

Jul 26, 2024

Provides innovative new services that complement traditional access management capabilities

The most important functions of Oracle Access Manager are single sign-on and its integration capability with different applications. I also have experience with its audit trail capability, which I find valuable. Oracle Access Manager audits all events in the system, including authentication, authorization, password resets, and user behavior. The benefits it provides to clients include enhanced security for users and applications, improved user experience through single sign-on, and scalability. As for integration, Oracle Access Manager has good integration capabilities. It supports agent-based authentication and standard protocols like OAuth, OpenID, and FEM. The integration complexity ranges from simple to medium, depending on the application.

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Siva Chalamarla

Senior Software Engineer at HCLTech

Jul 5, 2024

Good access control and SSO but needs modernization

The access control and the SSO are the two most valuable features. Siteminder allows users to authenticate once and gain access to multiple applications without needing to reauthenticate for each application separately. For example, if you access one application in one tab, you do not need to provide it again if you are trying to access the same application. The portal has different applications built into it. It's similar to Google. If you open Google and try to access the maps in that Google, you do not need to authenticate in maps. You just need to authenticate in the starting phase. Only a particular group of people have access. Our guys will give an error called access denied or unauthorized access. It depends on the application. It is pretty easy to learn.

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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 scalability of the solution is good. We haven't felt we've been restricted from expanding as necessary and we haven't heard of any issues from our clients."

"The product allows customization via custom code."

"Once it is set up, it is easy to use and it integrates with most of the products on the market."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."

"The most important functions of Oracle Access Manager are single sign-on and its integration capability with different applications."

"I would tell others that this solution is reliable. If they are looking for a solution that is reliable and that is scalable, then this is a good one."

"Excellent SSO solution for Oracle products."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

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"Right now, federation that comes out-of-the-box with single sign-on is the most valuable feature that we have, and also scalability."

"You can quickly deploy the entire product with a basic config within couple of hours."

"The most valuable feature is the integration with the Active Directory."

"It's quite scalable."

"It has the ability to authenticate and authorize users. It is the main feature for our security."

"It provides the breadth and the width to provide solutions for the different kinds of technologies which we have."

"The solution has features that allow you to easily distinguish between protected and unprotected resources."

"It is pretty easy to learn."

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Cons

"The initial implementation can definitely be improved because you have to work on several components to configure it correctly."

"The product is complicated and difficult to install and configure."

"Sometimes if a session takes too long, you have to log in again."

"In other products, we can customize on the GUI end, whereas in Oracle, we need to take a backup of the JAR file and then customize it...and during this process, sometimes the WebLogic admin console will go down, which will impact the process."

"May not integrate easily with non-Oracle products."

"There are problems with stability."

"The performance of Oracle Access Manager could be improved. It should be quick to install, but it wasn't, so this is another area for improvement. The Oracle Access Manager console also has room for improvement because it's slow."

"The mobile access to the solution isn't ideal. They should work to improve its functionality."

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"The support could be faster."

"The Federation part of CA Single Sign On, it's a bit complex to implement because it involves the SSL certificates, exchange of certificates, and lot of technical details. The documentation misses some important parts of this, so that's the reason it took some time for us to go live."

"We're currently unable to find information about if the solution can do a full implementation with SQL. Some better and more accessible documentation for new users or those curious about the product would be helpful."

"Siteminder needs to improve its user experience."

"We are finding some compatibility issues. We're still working with CA on them."

"CA has reporting at the moment. With the reporting, every particular segmented product has a reporting engine. I would like to see centralized reporting for all of them together."

"I'd like to see a rework of the user directory configuration."

"We would like to the OAuth be more stable, more issues being fixed rather than not."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a little expensive."

"The price is really good and it is flexible because they have CPU licenses. The license is a one-time-only purchase."

"On a scale where one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the solution a one. Purchasing a license for the solution is very expensive now."

"Can be expensive as a solution."

"I cannot comment on the exact pricing because Oracle has different licensing models for other clients, making it flexible."

"The tool is affordable."

"The licensing is fair for this solution."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The price is quite comparable to the other enterprise-level solutions in that market."

"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."

"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."

"Siteminder is a little costly. You pay for licensing, and they offer packages, so if you have less users, then you have to buy different products at different prices. If you have more of a user base, then the package is different. They also include other features—for example, if you have a database and you're using Siteminder, then it's good to use a Semantic-specific database, but if you are using less, then you have to purchase the database separately. Whereas if you are going for a bigger license, then it comes within the package. It depends on which plan you are using."

"I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."

"The solution's pricing is competitive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

34%

Insurance Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Access Manager?

The product supports customization.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Access Manager?

I cannot comment on the exact pricing because Oracle has different licensing models for other clients, making it flexible.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Access Manager?

Based on my experience and client feedback, there are a few areas where Oracle Access Manager could improve. The user interface is a bit complicated and could be made more lightweight. Simplifying ...

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What do you like most about Symantec Siteminder?

It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Siteminder?

After Broadcom's acquisition of Symantec, the pricing model for Symantec SiteMinder (now CA Single Sign-On) shifted significantly. The traditional perpetual licensing model transitioned to a subscr...

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What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?

The support team could work on their response time and overall competence.

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Single Sign-On, SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder

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Overview

Oracle Access Manager delivers risk-aware end-to-end user authentication, single sign-on, and authorization protection, enabling enterprises to secure access from mobile devices and seamlessly integrate social identities with applications.

Symantec® SiteMinder is designed to secure the modern enterprise through a unified access management platform that applies the appropriate authentication mechanism to positively identify users; provides single sign-on and identity federation for seamless access to any application; enforces granular security policies to stop unauthorized access to sensitive resources; and monitors and manages the entire user session to prevent session hijacking. Finally, Symantec SiteMinder is battle-tested and has been deployed in the largest IT environments in the world.

Sample Customers

SekerBank, University of Melbourne

British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo

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