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Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite vs Symantec Directory 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) (34th)
Symantec Directory
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Directory Servers (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite and Symantec Directory aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite is designed for User Provisioning Software and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, up 1.8% compared to last year.
Symantec Directory, on the other hand, focuses on Directory Servers, holds 26.2% mindshare, up 16.0% since last year.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite2.7%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud18.2%
Identity Manager by One Identity9.0%
Other70.1%
User Provisioning Software
Directory Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Directory26.2%
Ping Identity Platform33.8%
Oracle OUD18.3%
Other21.700000000000003%
Directory Servers
 

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…
it_user558261 - PeerSpot reviewer
Annalyst Programmer at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We use it for internal-facing and external-facing website security.
The most valuable feature of this product is the enterprise-based security and the reliability that it comes with. Most of the people in this industry are using this product, so you are a victim of it since you need to use what everybody else is using and adopt it to your basic criteria.

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."
"Technical support has been excellent."
"The most valuable feature of this product is the enterprise-based security and the reliability that it comes with."
 

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."
"Something that is contributing to global development like social media. I know there is something today but if they could make it easier; instead of trying to figure things out."
"The configuration management could be better. It’s not very straightforward and is awkward to work with."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
11%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Also Known As

SAM Enterprise Identity Manager, Garancy Identity Manager
CA Directory
 

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Sample Customers

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