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Red Hat Single Sign On vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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Customers commend Red Hat Single Sign On for responsive, knowledgeable support, technical competence, efficient problem-solving, and clear communication.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.1
Red Hat SSO needs better unauthorized login detection, architecture, support services, communication, scalability, and documentation improvements.
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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Red Hat Single Sign On offers high scalability on OpenShift, supporting user bases from under a thousand to over one million.
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Setup Cost

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<p>Red Hat Single Sign On provides cost-effective, scalable, and integrative subscription pricing tailored for enterprises with flexible support services.</p>
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
9.0
Red Hat Single Sign On is highly rated by users for its stability, often scoring ten out of ten for reliability.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.7
Red Hat Single Sign On offers open-source use, commercial support, modern protocols, integration, flexibility, and community contributions at a reasonable price.
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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat Single Sign On
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Symantec Siteminder
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Web Access Management (1st), Access Management (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of Red Hat Single Sign On is 4.6%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Siteminder is 2.3%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
 

Featured Reviews

Giovanni Baruzzi - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and flexible solution with some basic capabilities
I set up Red Hat Single Sign-On in half an hour. I had to install a single sign-on solution for a customer. I reviewed a list of all available products, which were no more than fifty, and analyzed them. I chose it because it was convincing, modern, and based on technology from 2015. I put my trust in this product, and after nine years, I feel confident in my decision. Deploying this solution usually takes half an hour. You need an operating system running, then deploy the packages and prepare the interfaces. I rate the initial setup a ten out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.
Siva Chalamarla - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Government
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
34%
Insurance Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Red Hat Single Sign On?
The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to assign only one password for the user at a false value.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat Single Sign On?
I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with Red Hat Single Sign On?
Red Hat publishes much more and communicates its actions and plans. They could provide words, maps, and other resources. Scalability could be improved, too. It could provide more documentation.
What do you like most about Symantec Siteminder?
It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.
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...
What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?
The support team could work on their response time and overall competence.
 

Also Known As

Red Hat Single Sign-On, Red Hat SSO, RH SSO, RH-SSO
Single Sign-On, SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
 

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Sample Customers

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