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AWS IAM Identity Center vs IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS IAM Identity Center
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (8th)
IBM HashiCorp Security Life...
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
25th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Certificate Management Software (9th), Secrets Management Tools (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

MO
Web developer at King of CMS Consulting
Centralized access control has improved team collaboration but still needs a simpler onboarding
One of the best features AWS IAM Identity Center offers is the permission set, which is one of the best. Then there are the temporary credentials via SSO, the multi-account governance, and the centralized identity management. Those are good features that I believe assist developers, and another feature I can say is one of the best is the improved security with temporary credentials. The feature I find myself relying on the most day-to-day would be the centralized identity management and multi-account governance. It allows me to check what other developers are doing and since I am the admin, I can also revoke the access they have to the AWS accounts.
reviewer2890770 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Centralized secrets have improved CI/CD security and now streamline credential rotation
IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management can be improved in that initial setup and policy configuration can take some time, especially for teams that are new to Vault and its concepts. I would also appreciate simpler administration and more straightforward troubleshooting because some configuration issues can require digging through logs and documentation. I would also improve the user experience around monitoring and day-to-day administration in IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management. Some tasks are quite straightforward once you understand the platform, but the learning curve can be higher for new team members. Better guided workflows with clearer error messages would help. One area I would improve in IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management is the overall reporting and visibility experience. It would be useful to have more out-of-the-box dashboards for access patterns, policy compliance, and secret life status without needing as much customization.

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 of AWS Identity Center is its ability to centrally create permission templates, known as permission sets, which define AWS IAM roles."
"AWS IAM Identity Center has helped our organization by providing a unified dashboard to manage permissions and access controls."
"IAM provides significant benefits when properly deployed."
"AWS IAM Identity Center offers a secure and centralized way to manage access and permissions."
"The solution helps us manage access in a time-efficient manner and offers reliable integration for our services, avoiding security breaches and maintaining operational efficiency."
"It has increased the workflow percentage by over 20 to 30%, making it very effective for us to actually achieve the work we're trying to do in a short amount of time."
"The product is easy for beginners to learn and use."
"I highly recommend AWS IAM Identity Center to new users, especially for storage and deployment services like EC2, which are cost-efficient and scalable."
"My main use case for IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management is service discovery."
"IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management has positively impacted our organization by reducing the amount of sensitive credentials being stored directly in the application code and configuration files."
 

Cons

"For AWS services in general, I had trouble creating an S3 bucket due to a repetitive error message regarding existing names."
"The initial setup isn't very easy, around four on a scale of one to ten. It permits setting up policies that might not be entirely secure if improperly configured, which can lead to issues later."
"Sometimes it experiences lag, but there's always room for improvement, which is why I deducted one point."
"I would like to see more flexibility in the features as sometimes it doesn't meet my expectations."
"In the product, two groups cannot have the same name...In general, the tool does not allow for the duplication of names."
"Greater visualization for security policies would be beneficial."
"IAM is challenging to manage in complex environments."
"I have opened support tickets and received responses, although not always resolving my queries fully. I would appreciate a live chat option with technical support for quicker resolutions."
"IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management can be improved in that initial setup and policy configuration can take some time, especially for teams that are new to Vault and its concepts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is cheap since it is available on the cloud."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS IAM Identity Center?
AWS provides the lowest pricing among other service providers like Azure, Google, Oracle. It is cost-effective, and they use a pay-as-you-go model.
What needs improvement with AWS IAM Identity Center?
I think AWS IAM Identity Center can be improved by making it beginner-friendly. It was very hard for me to navigate initially because the UI was very complicated. I had to do a lot of research and ...
What is your primary use case for AWS IAM Identity Center?
My main use case for AWS IAM Identity Center is hosting and redirecting web services that I want to use as localhost, but then I have to reroute it. What I did was create a permission set and use i...
What is your primary use case for IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management?
My main use case for IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management is service discovery. In my past projects at ACV Auctions, I used it for service discovery when working with Apple on a trace and tr...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management?
As a staff software engineer, my day-to-day role involves coding and managing the team. Most of the time I am coding and managing the team.
 

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AWS Single Sign On, AWS SSO
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Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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