Symantec Siteminder and NetIQ Access Manager are both robust solutions for identity and access management. NetIQ Access Manager seems to have the upper hand due to its user-friendliness and overall value.
Features: Symantec Siteminder users highlight its strong integration capabilities, policy enforcement points, and comprehensive security features. NetIQ Access Manager users commend its ease of administration, comprehensive reporting features, and straightforward configuration.
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The most valuable features of NetIQ Access Manager are SSO and Multi-Factor Authentication.
It's very easy to integrate with applications.
The features that we have found most valuable with NetIQ Access Manager are its single sign-on and two factor two second factor database.
The single sign-on feature is excellent.
There are lots of options to customize the solution to your needs.