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Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite vs Idira Privileged Access Manager comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (16th), Identity Management (IM) (33rd)
Idira Privileged Access Man...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
230
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Enterprise Password Managers (2nd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (1st), Operational Technology (OT) Security (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite is designed for User Provisioning Software and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, up 1.3% compared to last year.
Idira Privileged Access Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Privileged Access Management (PAM), holds 9.9% mindshare, down 17.3% since last year.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite2.7%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud18.6%
One Identity Manager9.1%
Other69.6%
User Provisioning Software
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Idira Privileged Access Manager9.9%
One Identity Safeguard4.4%
Delinea Secret Server4.0%
Other81.7%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user245424 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Process Modeler - Business Security Office (Bank sector) at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The connectors are valuable, however it doesn't check that the access granted was previously requested.
All the connectors to different target systems. It has allowed us to have a central system for handling security profiles for all users on different target systems e.g.  Oracle, Unix, and Active Directory. This product launches a request to add or remove accesses on…
Atul-Gujar - PeerSpot reviewer
CyberArk manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Secures critical infrastructures with essential user session audit records
A potential area for improvement is enhancing support for cluster environments and distributed Vaults. Clients in multiple countries that need central access have different challenges that require better solutions from CyberArk. For financial services, CyberArk can improve incident response by ensuring fast support for critical priority tickets to meet compliance requirements. Providing more documentation on CyberArk is recommended for new team members to enhance their troubleshooting capabilities. I understand it's up to the client, but 99% fail to change the demo key, so it's crucial for CyberArk to emphasize changing the key and documenting it as part of the installation process.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has allowed us to have a central system for handling security profiles for all users on different target systems e.g. Oracle, Unix, and Active Directory."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Manager has helped our organization by controlling users' access."
"The password rotation and cyber gateway have been quite useful."
"CyberArk PAM gives us a single pane of glass to manage and secure identities across multiple environments."
"We are able to rotate privileged user passwords to eliminate fraudulent use."
"We use the solution for password vaulting, password rotation, session management, and secret management."
"The biggest feature is the security of the overall solution. It's very secure. The vaulting technology and the number of security layers involved in the vault, where privileged accounts are actually stored, is the heart of the solution."
"The best feature is vaulting. CyberArk has a separate vault, which is their proprietary vault, which provides multiple encryptions for every password object, as well as tamper-proof recording."
"I love how easily we could operate within Password Vault and get things done. It was almost effortless."
 

Cons

"This product launches a request to add or remove accesses on different target systems but it doesn't check that the access granted was previously requested."
"I think that this product can be improved in all the areas."
"They can work on the pricing part. Its pricing is a big challenge here."
"My concern and area for improvement revolves around reporting."
"Transitioning from a traditional on-premises deployment to the privileged cloud has resulted in losing access to many logs and administrative tools typically available on the back end."
"The main challenge was integrating with in-house IT and business applications, which are not standard. We needed to create special updates for that kind of integration."
"The lead product has a slow process."
"The initial setup has room for improvement to be more straightforward."
"On-prem CyberArk is pretty expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is quite high and it could be improved."
"The price of CyberArk support could be a little bit less. Otherwise, pricing is fine."
"Our risk is definitely significantly lower. Also, our resources are low."
"This solution is considered to be more expensive than others out there on the market today."
"Overall, its pricing is really good. The main difference from all the other vendors is that they have one package that covers all the functionality and modules of the basic PAM, except the add-on modules like adware and server protection. It also doesn't include the licenses for domain controller protection or maybe an API call-related feature. For the basic privileged access management, the bundle pricing is really good, but when it comes to an agent-based solution for advanced cyber protection or application identity managers, it is expensive. Services are also very expensive if you hire the services team from CyberArk, but these guys are really good. For a couple of large banking projects, we had an experience with them. The banks wanted to have things quickly and efficiently, so we had to hire them. If we take four weeks, these guys can do everything on a weekend. They charge quite a big sum of money, but they know the system well."
"I have heard from my leaders that CyberArk is costlier in terms of licensing. The support and maintenance are also costly. We use their premium support, but for the price we pay, we do not get the value."
"If you are looking at implementing this solution, buy the training and go to it."
"Network and security licenses are currently being managed by other outsource vendors, so they are facing some type of problems in the digital aspect."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business59
Midsize Enterprise42
Large Enterprise175
 

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How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
My thoughts on the pricing of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager depend entirely on the vendors' requirements. If they want their things to be secure, they have to spend accordingly. We have four t...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
I believe account discovery and rolling support need to be improved. Account discovery is important when integrating with other systems, as other PAM solutions can perform account discovery and onb...
 

Also Known As

SAM Enterprise Identity Manager, Garancy Identity Manager
CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
 

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Sample Customers

Nord/LB, DEVK, Lufthansa, Millennium bcp, Banca Intesa
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