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We performed a comparison between Axiad Cloud and Google Cloud Identity based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Axiad Cloud vs. Google Cloud Identity Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"What I have found most valuable is the overall way Axiad listened to our problems and helped us solve them. They provided guidance and expertise, with their experience, that enabled us to be successful in a very challenging space.""And when it comes to enrolling a user, it's super easy with One Click Issuance... It's so easy now that we can offload the process to our clients who can self-enroll. Previously, we would have to do the enrollment process because it was so complicated.""The life cycle management of credentials is the aspect that we have found to be the most useful... The differentiator that Axiad provided was the ability to provide users a way to self-serve the updating of their credentials on their private keys. That was the feature we were most interested in and Axiad does an excellent job of it.""Aside from Active Directory, anything that is a multi-factor platform is handled through Axiad Cloud. It is critical for helping to enforce usage of authentication devices across our organization.""The solution has also saved us time by having end-users troubleshoot issues through the MyCircle feature, and has definitely reduced the efforts of our administrators. It is saving us five to 10 minutes per incident.""It's very user-friendly. We're issuing YubiKeys for our corporate users and they just plug it in, go to the Axiad Cloud portal, and click the issue button. It's a couple of steps."

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"The solution is user-friendly.""It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""I think the first thing that is great is that it gives you a lot of features, like login, and then vaulted passwords and secure LDAP. It becomes easier for the end customer to leverage all those features without going to a higher SKU of G Suite.""The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is group access. You are able to assign policies to groups instead of users individually.""The main control page and the ability to manage all our users from a web-based portal are the most valuable aspects of the solution. That's particularly useful because we're a heterogeneous network.""Cloud Identity is scalable enough for our needs. It's serving more than 3,000 users in our organization.""The Cloud Identity is well advanced in terms of features, applications, and the components that it is offering.""The initial setup is easy."

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Cons
"We would prefer that the solution be hosted in Canada because we're a Canadian entity. That would be nice to have. It's not a feature, as such, but it would really make us a lot happier if it could be located in Canada.""With their licensing model, it becomes hard to scale. For example, we couldn't roll it out enterprise-wide because if you scale it across more than 100,000 users, the cost becomes too exorbitant.""I'm looking forward to seeing how they move to FIDO U2F as their primary authentication method across all of their solutions.""I would like a more modern look to the portal.""There are just some minor tweaks that could be made on the front end. It would be cool to have nicknames for authenticator devices. If you have more than one, it's hard to discern what you have.""macOS is notoriously ever-evolving and it's difficult to keep pace with it as it pertains to certain kinds of crypto authentication. That's really not even on Axiad. That's a decision by Apple, but it makes it a moving target."

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"I would like to see more integration in future releases.""The interface could be improved by simplifying it further.""The one place it could be improved is the password vaulting. The password vaulting does not prevent the admins from reading users' passwords, and that's a debate.""If you want to set up some alerts, you don't have much control over the configuration. You have to use their default alerts. And they only provide alerts for certain activities, so you cannot customize those. Monitoring isn't very helpful either.""The interface could be more user-friendly.""The customer service and support team is not so good.""We cannot manage the attributes of SSPR.""If I were to suggest enhancements, it would mainly revolve around ensuring compatibility and maximizing integration options with various services."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Axiad's pricing was what we were expecting. It was at the right spot. They were competitive."
  • "It's very cheap on a per-year basis. The cards themselves last about three years and the license is on the order of double-digit dollars per user, and not hundreds of dollars per user, per year."
  • "The pricing is very competitive for what is offered at the level that we need. They are right there with what the industry standards are. They tend to be a little bit less, in terms of cost, when we are talking about security at government standards. So, I would say that they have a slight advantage on cost compared to the industry average. They are the lower cost solution and the best bargain out on the market today."
  • "Don't just focus on the hardware or software costs of acquiring a solution, but look at it from the perspective that so much of what it takes to run a PKI environment has to do with the people who are running it.... look at the total cost of ownership and not just the cost of acquisition."
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  • "We probably spend about $50,000 a year on licensing."
  • "Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
  • "The product is billed on a monthly basis depending on the number of users."
  • "The fees are paid monthly and there are no additional costs other than the licensing fees."
  • "When I worked on Cloud Identity, they offered a free or enterprise version. You can synchronize and create up to 100 user identities in the free version. After that, you have to purchase a business or enterprise license. In that model, you'll be charged based on the number of users."
  • "The pricing is a bit expensive."
  • "The licensing cost depends on the partners and the relationship between the company and the partners."
  • "The solution is not expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The life cycle management of credentials is the aspect that we have found to be the most useful... The differentiator that Axiad provided was the ability to provide users a way to self-serve the… more »
    Top Answer:Aside from the pricing of a solution, people need to look at the true costs of running their own PKI. Don't just focus on the hardware or software costs of acquiring a solution, but look at it from… more »
    Top Answer:We've sat down with them multiple times to discuss things they could do better, and they've done them. I'm looking forward to seeing how they move to FIDO U2F as their primary authentication method… more »
    Top Answer: Microsoft Intune offers not only an easy-to-deploy data protection and productivity management solution, but also access to both Microsoft’s user community as well as around-the-clock customer… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its stability.
    Top Answer:Google Cloud Identity has a yearly licensing fee, but I had some discounts from the hosting provider. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing… more »
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    Also Known As
    Cloud Identity, Cloud Identity Premium
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    Overview

    Axiad delivers identity-first authentication technologies that help organizations protect users, machines, assets, and interactions. Axiad customers optimize their cybersecurity posture while navigating underlying IT complexities, like cloud, on-prem, and hybrid infrastructures, and while maintaining regulatory requirements like FedRAMP, CMMC, and AAL3. Axiad’s unique passwordless orchestration features, MyCircle and Airlock, remove friction and overhead from enterprise-wide authentication management. The company’s flagship offering, Axiad Cloud, is a comprehensive, secure, and integrated authentication platform that supports the widest range of credentials in the industry, including FIDO, mobile MFA, Windows Hello for Business, YubiKeys, smart cards, TPM, and biometrics.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Axiad Cloud is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it has multi-factor authentication to help save companies time, it’s flexible, and easy to use.

    A Sr. Manager, Training Services at a transportation company, says what he finds most valuable about the solution is that “Users enroll themselves and re-enroll tokens when they expire, saving us time.

    Users also like that the solution helps eliminate the challenges of running and managing a PKI environment. “One of the things that we find the most valuable is not actually a feature, but it's the fact that we are not managing the environment ourselves. Because it is a managed solution in the cloud, it takes away a lot of the drudgery of having to run our own PKI environment,” mentions Tony V., Director of Information Technology Services at a government.

    Another PeerSpot user expresses how it’s improved work for his staff: “Our associates are very happy not to need their password for most situations anymore. "It's very user-friendly. We're issuing YubiKeys for our corporate users and they just plug it in, go to the Axiad Cloud portal, and click the issue button. It's a couple of steps,” says Dave P., Enterprise Security Architect at a retailer.

    Cloud Identity is an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) and enterprise mobility management (EMM) product. It offers the identity services and endpoint administration that are available in G Suite as a stand-alone product. As an administrator, you can use Cloud Identity to manage your users, apps, and devices from a central location - the Google Admin console.

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government11%
    University10%
    Real Estate/Law Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Non Tech Company9%
    Legal Firm9%
    Mining And Metals Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    Axiad Cloud vs. Google Cloud Identity
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Axiad Cloud vs. Google Cloud Identity and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Axiad Cloud is ranked 10th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 6 reviews while Google Cloud Identity is ranked 3rd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 21 reviews. Axiad Cloud is rated 9.6, while Google Cloud Identity is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Axiad Cloud writes "Native solution built into OS, so we don't worry about compatibility issues when Microsoft or the vendor runs an update". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Identity writes "A stable and scalable cloud solution easily compatible with Google office Suite". Axiad Cloud is most compared with Okta Workforce Identity and SailPoint IdentityIQ, whereas Google Cloud Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Okta Workforce Identity, JumpCloud and VMware Workspace ONE. See our Axiad Cloud vs. Google Cloud Identity report.

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