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Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite vs Symantec Identity Governance and Administration comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
14th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
32nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Symantec Identity Governanc...
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
8th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the User Provisioning Software category, the mindshare of Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite is 2.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is 6.4%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration6.4%
Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite2.4%
Other91.2%
User Provisioning Software
 

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…
reviewer2183661 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Has an easy initial setup process, but its technical support services need improvement
The product's technical support could be better. The integration project requires a lot of technical details, so we need to find it quickly and easily. There was a large community of knowledge in the past. We kept it together and got the results. The community that works around the particular technical issue is shrinking. It used to be a specialized community that would help with the process. These particular areas need improvement. Broadcom is still using a hybrid cloud model, with some workloads on-premises and some in the cloud. They must start with the cloud adoption and move as many workloads to the cloud as possible. The on-premises environment is becoming stable. They need to rebuild that cost and the software. The product's pre-sales, technical support, and installation could also improve.

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."
"Provisioning engine (on the back-end, separate from front-end components, that's part of layered architecture)."
"Governance."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"It scales fine; it's one of the better products out there."
"Before we had this role-based control, we manually requested the security team to create a profile in the right place and to give individual access for each new hire, and now Identity Manager reduces the manual requests for on-boarding someone and helps ensure that when a new hire comes in, they automatically have the same access as everyone else on their team."
"The support's been good from CA."
"It has good endpoint support and endpoint connectivity to different versioning endpoints."
"In the processes where we need to analyze data, IG has enabled and facilitated the analysis of privileges, generation of roles to cover RBAC and integrate with the solution of Identity Manager, as well as the compliance aspect by the certification of privileges “Compliance”."
 

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."
"Yes, we encountered many product issues during deployment, and some were identified as product limitations."
"We have some stability issues. We go through waves every few months where it goes up and down a lot."
"I find the API boring. I also faced issues while integrating with CA SSO."
"We're trying to look for a new solution because Symantec Identity Governance and Administration has a lengthy configuration."
"We've met with the product development folks, and as far as improvements, we're really looking at them from a user experience."
"It has a large footprint which you'd expect to be much, much smaller. Just to run basic services, we have 10 different servers. Also, if it were easier to manage, that'd be useful."
"We would like to see integration with analytics. Also, for them to be more efficient regarding discovering and implementing new rules."
"They should easier and better integration with other software."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is flexible for our existing customers."
"The price is based on the number of users."
"Pricing and licensing models are adequate and reasonable."
"The product has a good price in competition with another product with the same solution."
"I do not recall the approximate prices or licensing models, although I do so that it was priced per user number."
"Compared to other options, CA products are not that expensive."
"Symantec keeps increasing the price. I rate its pricing a seven on a scale of ten."
"The connector is free, and bundled with the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
12%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise45
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
The pricing has been very reasonable, but licensing costs vary based on the customer. It follows a user-based licensing model.
What needs improvement with Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
Symantec should develop a SaaS solution for cloud environments to make the solution available in various marketplaces for easy deployment. It should also offer bundle installation instead of one by...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
I am a consultant and we consult for identity and network management. We work with Symantec, which is owned by Broadcom, and also with Microsoft and Oracle. Additionally, we work with open-source s...
 

Also Known As

SAM Enterprise Identity Manager, Garancy Identity Manager
CA Identity Suite, Symantec IGA, Layer7 Identity Suite, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Minder, CA IAM, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Governance
 

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