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EmpowerID vs Oracle Identity Governance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

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

EmpowerID
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
11th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Identity Governance
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
6th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
11th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Identity (1st), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the User Provisioning Software category, the mindshare of EmpowerID is 2.4%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Identity Governance is 6.4%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Identity Governance6.4%
EmpowerID2.4%
Other91.2%
User Provisioning Software
 

Featured Reviews

Varun Khandavalli - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist Engineering Dev. & Integration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
An excellent application with a strong use case
It is very intuitive and has improved significantly over the last seven years. Its deployment is very enterprise-focused, and I hope it will eventually become cloud-based for easier connection through AWS or similar services. Currently, it's an It is very intuitive and has improved significantly over the last seven years. Its deployment is very enterprise-focused, and I hope it will eventually become cloud-based for easier connection through AWS or similar services. Currently, it's an excellent application with a strong use case.
Ziad Khawam - PeerSpot reviewer
Company Manager at cloudbreak
Identity workflows have delivered strong governance but remain complex to install and customize
I would describe the installation of Oracle Identity Governance on-premises as quite complex. Very complex. To install the product, it took us maybe three or four days to get it up and running just to go through the installation procedures. I repeated the same exercise in 2017 because I also migrated from 11c to 12c. That was the migration in 2017 that I managed. The migration took a long time. It took two to three years to be able to literally migrate all the code that I had. So it was quite complex. To summarize it quickly, I would describe the product as complete, very powerful, and very capable. However, it is extremely complex because Oracle relies on their own framework to customize and develop and fine-tune the functionalities. It is not Java, it is not some public framework. It is Java-based more or less, but it has their own Oracle framework for development and that makes the product quite complex to harness.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very intuitive and has improved significantly over the last seven years. Its deployment is very enterprise-focused, and I hope it will eventually become cloud-based for easier connection through AWS or similar services. Currently, it's an excellent application with a strong use case."
"It allows for self-service which means quicker turnaround for end-user support."
"The features I like in this solution are the RBAC and the UI customization, particularly that it has a granular level modification."
"Scalability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten. Oracle Identity Governance is a scalable solution, without a doubt."
"One thing for sure, is that it is the most comprehensive solution out there in the market."
"Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) really stands out in user account creation, provisioning, SSO, and compliance support, with granular self-service functions that can be customized to suit an organization's needs and extended by building and integrating what you cannot find out of the box."
"We have been able, after eight months of coding our own Java classes, to implement a Joiner/Mover/Leaver process."
"We now have better control of our identity data and entitlements in target systems."
"It has helped in central user management and the automation of account handling and creation for multiple systems."
"Good features are the RBAC and UI customization."
 

Cons

"I would like to see EmpowerID move to the cloud to facilitate easier deployment and connectivity through AWS or similar services."
"Perhaps it is the way my organization has it set up but I would like to add people to more than one group at a time."
"Sometimes the support is not able to resolve our issues and they're often changing support engineers."
"Our issues with the solution have to do with the integration with different applications."
"It's difficult to use, and we're planning to switch to another application."
"We faced many issues while migrating onto this solution."
"It's a complex solution, so it will take time in terms of deployment."
"The initial setup is complex. It's not easy to deploy."
"Initial setup is complex in compatibility between Operating System version, Database version, Fusion Middleware version and so on."
"I would not recommend Oracle Identity Governance to others since its architecture and design do not solve modern world problems effectively."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I can't say much about the pricing for Oracle Identity Governance because it's different from one geography to another. In India, the license price costs less than in other geographies."
"The licensing is expensive."
"Price-wise, the tool is a little bit costly."
"Oracle Identity Governance is an expensive solution."
"Oracle licenses are expensive. I suggest making pricing and licensing decisions that align with architectural requirements and the project's budget."
"The price of the implementation of Oracle Identity Governance is more of a concern than the cost of the solution. The effort that you have to do to put the solution in place is higher than the license cost."
"I do not know specific pricing but the product is expensive when compared to other OIM products."
"The licensing cost for Oracle Identity Governance is very high, so I'd rate it two out of five."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise46
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EmpowerID?
The cost is fairly moderate, although I can't recall the exact amount, it's around twenty five.
What needs improvement with EmpowerID?
I would like to see EmpowerID move to the cloud to facilitate easier deployment and connectivity through AWS or similar services.
What is your primary use case for EmpowerID?
EmpowerID is an application that helps move LC-MS and HPLC data from instruments to systems of record to be able to get that data and manage it. It is used for a lot of small molecule research and ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Identity Governance?
Whether Oracle Identity Governance is affordable or slightly expensive depends on the category. For a small-scale company or organization, I don't think it will be useful, but for a large-scale ent...
What needs improvement with Oracle Identity Governance?
I would describe the installation of Oracle Identity Governance on-premises as quite complex. Very complex. To install the product, it took us maybe three or four days to get it up and running just...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Identity Governance?
I am currently working on Oracle Identity Governance and Oracle Access Manager (OAM), as I am specialized in the IAM sphere and working on these two particular products from Oracle. I have implemen...
 

Also Known As

The Dot Net Factory EmpowerID
Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle IAM, Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite
 

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Sample Customers

Glencoe Specialty Services, GoDaddy, GTSI Corp., Alere Inc., Anadarko Petroleum, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Caterpillar, Coldwell Banker
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