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CA Role and Compliance Manager [EOL] vs Idira Privileged Access Manager comparison

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Categories and Ranking

CA Role and Compliance Mana...
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Idira Privileged Access Man...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
231
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (2nd), Enterprise Password Managers (3rd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (2nd), Operational Technology (OT) Security (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user350628 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
A compliance manager is able to see things he wouldn't otherwise be able to see, although I can't run it across all systems because some of them don't have all the required configurations.
This solution exposes things that are going on. Here's an analogy: the first time you look at drop of water in a microscope, you don’t know what things are floating around. You see things that you want to investigate, but you don’t know whether they're good or bad. With this solution, a compliance manager is able to see things he wouldn't otherwise be able to see. He sees both the good and the bad, makes a determination of whether they're indeed good or bad, and then takes the necessary steps or actions to take the good and get rid of the bad. In this way, it allows him to do better things with regard to security control, certificates, role management, and other role-based access.
Mahmudul Hoque Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at intelQong Technology
Centralized access has improved privileged control and visibility yet still needs better integrations
While the access control capabilities are useful, streamlining some configuration and policy management workflows could enhance the user experience for administrators. A simpler interface for creating access policies and quickly identifying unusual activities would make day-to-day administration more efficient. Stronger integration with existing identity data and secret management could be a significant improvement for Idira Privileged Access Manager. Deeper integration with cloud solutions would make it easier to correlate privileged access activity with other security events. I would also appreciate more flexible reporting and dashboards so administrators can swiftly see access patterns and unusual privileged access from a single view.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With this solution, a compliance manager is able to see things he wouldn't otherwise be able to see."
"CyberArk is a pioneer for PAM; they've always been the leader in terms of research and development and bringing new capabilities to the PAM."
"The technical support is good."
"One way it has improved the organization is we now have restricted access for all users to go through CyberArk."
"Implementing CyberArk is not only rolling out a tool, it also will force the company to have a good look at the access management strategy, improve security processes and clean data."
"Considering all those factors and being the best tool in the market for Privileged Access Management, it is recommended."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Management's most valuable features are primarily its password vault functionality, specifically CyberArk's Core Privileged Manager and Privileged Session Manager."
"The most beneficial feature in CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is its simple user interface."
"All features of the CyberArk PAS solution are valuable."
 

Cons

"Unfortunately, right now it's just eye candy and, despite the ability for a compliance manager to see things he wouldn't otherwise see, it still hasn't provided the benefits we had hoped."
"It can be made user-friendly, in the sense of the console is pretty outdated."
"While the access control capabilities are useful, streamlining some configuration and policy management workflows could enhance the user experience for administrators."
"The deployment architecture, the ability to locate and change credentials and the stability need to be improved."
"It should be easier to install. It is a comprehensive product, which makes it difficult to install. You need to have their consulting services in order to get it all installed and set up correctly because there is so much going on. It would be nice if there were an easier way to do the installation without professional services. I suspect they get a fair amount of their money from professional services. So, there is not a huge incentive."
"There is a lot of room for improvement in the report section. I also work on other tools, such as Thycotic, which allows you to create customized reports for your organization's needs. In CyberArk, there are limited reports, whereas in Thycotic or some of the other PAM tools, because the database is different, you can customize the report based on your needs through SQL queries."
"CyberArk has two disadvantages; the first is that it's insanely expensive and the other is it's very complex."
"It's expensive and you're not getting anything new. It's just a control, but in terms of risk, you are covering a big impact on the company."
"The web access piece needs improvement. We have version 9.5 or 9.9.5, and now we have to upgrade to version 10."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"In comparison to other products on the market, CyberArk is a more costly product."
"With reducing the privileged account access, there has been a huge improvement. They are now bringing more accounts on a little at a time."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"The price of this solution is quite reasonable."
"Compared to other solutions, it is costly."
"If you are looking at implementing this solution, buy the training and go to it."
"The license CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is on an annual basis."
"CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault is a very expensive product."
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Outsourcing Company
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Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Also Known As

Role and Compliance Manager
CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
 

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