What is our primary use case?
My main use case for OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity is that as a support analyst and part of the consulting team, we mainly use it for services integrating into corporate environments, integrating MFA and SSO for some companies that need access control, both to unify accesses within a company for a person, make it easier for the person to access several applications they use in their daily life, optimize their time, make their access easier, and control these accesses. We have several authentication factors where you can ensure your company is not being hacked, from the user with the lowest privilege up to the most privileged user possible.
A specific example of how this MFA and SSO integration helped a client is when a company had many employees that needed to control their access and unify their accesses because the HR team, for example, needed to access the HR app, the HR system, their email, Canva, spreadsheets, and various other applications every day. Each application had a login and password, so for the person to keep remembering them, many wrote them on Post-it notes and left them on their desks, others had a notepad file saved on the computer. This was a big headache for the company, and they wanted to avoid it because they could face a breach, which could harm the company since the HR team controls the company's financial side. SSO and MFA were integrated effectively in this situation, helping employees have less friction in their daily routines, so they did not need to memorize login and password. They could set a more robust password that was harder to crack, and at the same time, there was security around this with MFA, with the authentication factors that helped a lot with the service for the client.
What is most valuable?
The best features that OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity offers are multi-factor authentication, Single Sign-On, SSO, and Vigilance AI. I consider the artificial intelligence embedded in the accesses via Smart Factor to be very good, as well as the roles features, which are easy to configure, along with the mappings and their integration. It has broad integration with various applications, whether with SAML 2.0 certification, OAuth, or OIDC, so there are easy configurations in case the application is not present in the library, but the library is also very extensive. These are very positive points, in addition to the many directory connections, whether to a Windows directory such as Active Directory, or directories on Linux machines, or an HR system, making it a simple, easy implementation that can be clearly explained to the client, and the features it proposes to deliver are very good.
OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity has had a positive impact on my organization because it unifies all accesses, being a platform, and is a SaaS that is easy to implement, organized, with a very practical visual interface. You can access things easily, and by paying attention to what you are handling, it is easy to configure things and keep the system secure, which makes life much easier for both the engineer, the support analyst, the consultant, and for the end user. Although I cannot bring a specific result or metric demonstrating this positive impact, I know that almost half, if not half, of the tickets opened by the team for the IT team or Help Desk are password resets. Once OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity resolves this with self-service password reset, the person can do their own reset without needing to open a ticket, which relieves the IT team and Help Desk, allowing them to focus more on larger projects, consequently saving money for the company due to simple password resets.
What needs improvement?
The only detail is more on the financial side; its licensing ends up being very expensive, and the per-user licensing campaigns are a bit pricey. Depending on the region, the company, and the type of contract you are trying to establish, it ends up making the price a bit high for companies to close deals. We struggled a lot and are still struggling because many clients are very interested in the solution, but when it is time to talk to the sales side, things fall apart. The user pricing ends up increasing significantly because many companies have more than 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 users and up, making licensing a roadblock.
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is a bit negative because, although the solution is amazing and a very good system, the prices are a bit exaggerated, especially at larger scales. At our company, we have been trying to close contracts lately, but we always face the same financial problem; companies like the solution a lot, but they do not adopt it due to the price. It is very high compared to market competitors, and since it is a system that is a bit different from what the market is already used to, it is difficult to compete with a price that matches competitors. Moreover, for larger numbers of users, the price per user stays the same, which impacts budgeting and negotiations negatively.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity for around a year and a half.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity is stable. During my experience of one year and a half, I faced very few problems, difficulties, or system downtimes, with at most about twice where the server went down, but it was back up the next day.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity serves very effectively and works perfectly. It handles all user numbers, whether small, medium, high, or increasing, very effectively. Because it is a cloud solution, it has much easier implementation and control, making scalability a smoother process.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support for OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity in Brazil is still a little behind. I know they are in some transition processes, expanding and building a larger team for support; they are just now entering Latin America and starting to grow. Although we have not faced any very big problems, their support is not very fast. We managed to solve most issues we faced easily, but there was some delay.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have not used any other market solution similar to OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity, so there is no previous solution to discuss.
How was the initial setup?
OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity is currently deployed in the public cloud, using a customized license, because we only use it to build demo scenarios. We do not actually use it for our company's daily accesses, but we use it to demonstrate it to clients in real use cases or PoCs.
What about the implementation team?
We use the native provider from One Identity for OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity, as it is a SaaS, entirely in the cloud, hosted in One Identity's systems.
What was our ROI?
Unfortunately, I cannot share any return on investment or relevant metrics related to time savings or reduction in tickets because, at our company, we have not implemented OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity effectively; we only have a customized version for building presentations.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is a bit negative because, although the solution is amazing and a very good system, the prices are a bit exaggerated, especially at larger scales. At our company, we have been trying to close contracts lately, but we always face the same financial problem; companies like the solution a lot, but they do not adopt it due to the price. It is very high compared to market competitors, and since it is a system that is a bit different from what the market is already used to, it is difficult to compete with a price that matches competitors. Moreover, for larger numbers of users, the price per user stays the same, which impacts budgeting and negotiations negatively.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate any other solution before choosing OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity; since I joined the company, we have already been working with and thinking about implementing One Identity products, mainly OneLogin and Active Roles.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others considering using OneLogin Customer Identity by One Identity is that I would easily recommend it. It is a solution that delivers what it promises, easily accomplishes what it sets out to deliver, with straightforward implementation and very good scalability. Given that it is a SaaS system, you will hardly face outages or disruptions, and it has straightforward applicability; it serves its purpose with a simple implementation. Overall, I would recommend it a lot.
I liked the interview a lot, but I think it could have been a bit faster. It took a bit too long, but overall it was very interesting, conducted effectively, and it made it possible to understand the needs. I gave this review a rating of 9 out of 10.