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CyberArk Identity vs WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 22, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Identity
Ranking in Authorization Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (10th), Identity Management (IM) (8th), Enterprise Password Managers (6th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (9th), Access Management (6th), Active Directory Management (6th), Cloud Resource Access Management (3rd), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (6th)
WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA
Ranking in Authorization Software
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Authorization Software category, the mindshare of CyberArk Identity is 8.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA is 3.8%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Authorization Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
CyberArk Identity8.0%
WatchGuard AuthPoint MFA3.8%
Other88.2%
Authorization Software
 

Featured Reviews

Julio Montero - PeerSpot reviewer
Access management system provides strong security and effortless user authentication
The solution can be deployed on cloud or on-premises. CyberArk is more on the cloud than on local hardware. The deployment is initially quite difficult. That said, when you are doing the implementation of CyberArk, there are so many tutorials that make the learning process very easy. The only complaint could be the language barrier. It's difficult if you don't have a very good level of English. Otherwise, it is very easy. You can have it set up within three months without much difficulty. It's hard to get started, however, once you get going, it gets easier. A full deployment takes half a year or less. There is some maintenance necessary. A company is constantly hiring and letting go of employees. The access is always changing, so access must always be adjusted. Or, if we need another law of filter, we would need to add those, or even take them away. That's another aspect of maintenance.
RuiBarbosa - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides authentication with simple deployment and tutorials
We use the solution for MFA.  Integration with mobile application is working fine. It's so simple to configure. We have integration with the WatchGuard firewall. I have been using WatchGuard AuthPoint for two years. I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten. 50 users are using this…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CyberArk Identity's ability to safeguard financial services infrastructure is good."
"It has machine learning and can help clients to learn the environment and understand what is happening."
"CyberArk Identity is a mature product."
"If anyone makes an error, or if an incident occurs by accident, the business will not be harmed as a result of this activity."
"Being able to integrate CyberArk Identity with Microsoft Defender is valuable."
"I found the solution to be stable."
"The most valuable features of CyberArk Identity are its ability to control access to administrative staff."
"CyberArk Identity has improved my organization by helping us attain the culture of secure access to all our apps, making it easy to create access identities that determine who is allowed to access certain assets."
"Personal notifications are very easy to use."
"The WatchGuard firewall includes many security features, such as UDP, block filters, web filtering, and GeoBlock."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"It can be implemented as an app on the phone, rather than with a hardware token."
"The approvals feature of this solution is very good; it is operated by just one button, and can be controlled from a mobile device if needed."
"The integrations are good."
"The token-based two-factor verification (2FA) for user logins is valuable. It's the primary reason we use AuthPoint, and I find it very effective."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in documentation. The documentation could be more specific about the changes needed to achieve specific goals."
"To enhance the product, they can consider improving the user interface of the software and possibly the customer support team."
"The reporting functionality is somewhat complicated."
"The configuration and setup procedures are a bit complex."
"The solution's difficulty in gaining skill sets should be improved because it's a vertical product."
"The OpenID features could improve in CyberArk Identity."
"One area for improvement is the complexity of the learning curve for new users."
"The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps."
"It's not so simple to configure."
"The solution should implement a tagging process, which will provide an extra layer of security for the devices connected to the VPN."
"My only concern is the segmentation of services, which I understand is common in SaaS."
"Locking could be enhanced to be GDPR compliant."
"The product must enable administrators to restrict the privileges of remote users."
"We would like the zero trust feature of this solution to be completed, with more details added and more laptop management capability."
"It has been really great. We don't have any complaints about it at all. We've only had one or two very minor glitches, and they were just in passing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Their pricing is obviously a lot higher than many vendors in the marketplace but their service is also unmatched."
"There could be some additional costs apart from the licensing costs of the solution when you want to develop connectors in CyberArk Identity."
"In terms of pricing, BeyondTrust and CyberArk tend to be more expensive, with CyberArk receiving an eight out of ten, in this regard."
"The solution is cheap and I rate its pricing an eight out of ten."
"I think it is a fairly priced tool. I rate the tool between six and seven on a scale of one to ten where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"CyberArk Identity is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is acceptable. It is worth considering what we are protecting with the amount charged."
"The pricing of CyberArk Identity is competitive."
"The pricing, I believe, is around $3 a user a year. It is quite reasonable."
"We got the product at a low price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
6%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CyberArk Identity?
The integration capabilities, ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Identity?
I am not certain about CyberArk Identity's exact pricing model. For comparison, Okta was around five dollars per user. CyberArk Identity offers good discounts to some clients, which influences thei...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Identity?
The reporting functionality is somewhat complicated. While I would rate CyberArk Identity and Okta on the same level, Okta's reporting is crisper and clearer. For CyberArk Identity, you need knowle...
What needs improvement with WatchGuard AuthPoint?
It's so simple to configure. We have integration with the WatchGuard firewall.
 

Also Known As

Idaptive
AuthPoint
 

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Sample Customers

MLB, Citi, Pfizer, SulAmerica, GE Capital, Shiseido
Ellips, Mednet, Diecutstickers.com, Fletchers Solicitors
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