We performed a comparison between Microsoft Entra ID and Symantec VIP Access Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We're using the whole suite: device management, user credentials, everything that's possible."
"The scalability is good now, and I find it to be more stable and faster since scaling up to ESX."
"It is cloud based so it is always updated,"
"The user functionality enables us to provide different levels of access, across many applications, for each user. We can customize the access level and set a security level in connection with that access. For instance, we can require MFA. That is a feature that helps enhance our security posture a lot."
"It helps with privacy control of identity data. It makes security very easy."
"Multi-factor authentication really secures our environments and gives us the flexibility to use location-based policies. Azure AD also gives us a lot of flexibility in our scope of integration."
"It is pretty good in terms of stability."
"The most valuable feature is that it is very easy to implement, you don't need a lot of effort to set up the solution. This is the most advantageous point, that you can do anything on Azure without taking too much time."
"The VPN we are using is good and working quite well."
"In this version 9.1, lots of changes are done for the dashboard, User Store etc."
"The two-factor authentication is most definitely valuable and moves us closer to being able to check off those important boxes for compliance."
"It is easy to use."
"It offers more platform support, like Apple, Android, and Microsoft."
"The tool has been very stable, in my experience. Also, I haven't faced any issues or problems with integration or connectivity."
"The product is useful for providing user access from an in-built office server as we follow the work-from-home model."
"Other than it provides us with remote access, so it's fairly easy to install, fairly easy to set up, and provides us the ability to get into our corporate environment."
"From an admin perspective, I would like to see improvement in the Microsoft Graph API."
"I would like to see Microsoft communicate how they intend to manage legacy applications. Right now, you still have to deploy a hosted domain server (which comes at an extra cost) if you have a legacy application that cannot sync properly with the enterprise applications and the modern applications."
"My understanding is, in the future, they will be able to bring everything into one single platform and they are not there yet."
"They should put the features of P1 and P2 into a single license."
"The technical support can be confusing - if you're looking for something very specific, it can be hard to get the right answer or a solution."
"I would rate it an eight out of ten. The price plays a factor in the rating."
"Sometimes, the notifications and alerts are not delivered properly, and we end up missing them. Also, the overall graphical user interface needs to be improved."
"The dashboard and interface could be better. It would be ideal if it was easier to use."
"Geofencing needs improvement."
"If they had dashboards or a report for managers or executives, then it would allow them to see the status and have it make sense to them."
"It gets out of sync with Active Directory or whatever it might be, whatever the authentication piece is on Active Directory, and they just reset it on the backend. I never have to contact the vendor."
"Maybe Symantec could consider providing a step-by-step guide for first-time users."
"The User Store synchronization part needs to improve. Also, the logs, reports, and dashboard can be improved."
"It is challenging to use when installing a new version."
"Every time that I have a new phone or computer, it takes a little longer to deploy it."
"In the next release, I would like the ability to work offline with remote access."
Microsoft Entra ID is ranked 1st in Authentication Systems with 190 reviews while Symantec VIP Access Manager is ranked 15th in Authentication Systems with 15 reviews. Microsoft Entra ID is rated 8.6, while Symantec VIP Access Manager is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Entra ID writes "Allows users to authenticate from home and has excellent integrations in a simple, stable solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec VIP Access Manager writes "With its mobile application, this tool offers a convenient and user-friendly experience to its users". Microsoft Entra ID is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Google Cloud Identity, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Yubico YubiKey, whereas Symantec VIP Access Manager is most compared with Check Point Remote Access VPN, Yubico YubiKey, RSA SecurID, Q-Bot and Okta Workforce Identity. See our Microsoft Entra ID vs. Symantec VIP Access Manager report.
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