EmpowerID vs RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle comparison

EmpowerID and RSA are both solutions in the Identity Management (IM) category. EmpowerID is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.0, while RSA is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0. EmpowerID holds a 0.7% mindshare in IAM, compared to RSA’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of EmpowerID users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of RSA users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle and EmpowerID are products in the identity management space. EmpowerID seems to have the upper hand based on its comprehensive feature set and adaptable deployment.

Features: RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle offers strong policy management, access reviews, and integration capabilities tailored for complex IT environments. EmpowerID highlights automation capabilities, a robust role-based access framework, and a holistic approach providing broader functionality.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: RSA utilizes a traditional deployment model with an emphasis on detailed setup, catering to specific integration needs. EmpowerID presents a hybrid deployment model focused on speed and flexibility, making it adaptable to varied operational contexts. Both products provide commendable customer service, with EmpowerID’s adaptable deployment offering an advantage.

Pricing and ROI: RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle has a higher initial setup cost due to its integration focus, but it provides a significant ROI for enterprises prioritizing thorough governance. EmpowerID usually offers more competitive pricing and faster deployment, leading to quicker ROI realization. Its cost-effectiveness is appealing for businesses focused on maximizing value and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

EmpowerID

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

24th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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RSA Identity Governance and...

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

22nd

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of EmpowerID is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity Management (IM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle	1.2%
EmpowerID	0.7%
Other	98.1%

Identity Management (IM)

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Varun Khandavalli

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.

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Harshul Nayak

Senior Project Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Streamline identity lifecycle management with intuitive interfaces and robust policy features

The functions of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, especially the IGA, are quite strong with their custom forms and workflows integrated. The user interface is very friendly and easy to use, making it a good product overall. However, it still has to be on-premise and the cloud version is not easily accessible, as dedicated instances are required and machines cannot be shared as multi-tenant for various customers. The advanced policy features of RSA definitely help in defining certain policies such as segregation of duties. That's particularly useful along with creating different access reviews. Regarding access control in simplifying access management, RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle has strong foundations of groups and roles, which help in defining all policies very easily. This makes it very easy to integrate with other access management tools or privileged access management tools.

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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."

"The data collection is excellent and easy to do. It does not require a lot of configuration nor does it require rules to be written like other competitors do."

"Roles, connectors for provisioning and re-accreditation or reviews help greatly to govern user access."

"The user interface is very friendly and easy to use, making it a good product overall."

"With the tool in place, you need to hire fewer people to provide access, and you have control over your processes."

"The most valuable feature is the security, in particular, the One Time Password support."

"RSA Identity Governance and lifecycles are good for the access certification and auditing sections."

Cons

"I would like to see EmpowerID move to the cloud to facilitate easier deployment and connectivity through AWS or similar services."

"This product is missing a lot of features which other competitors are providing. One of the key features that are missing right now is risk scoring. Additionally, there is not much scope for customization - everything is hard-coded and predefined, so it does not allow the developers to make many modifications."

"Every connector that you have in the product needs to be custom-built, so there are not a lot of standard connectors available in the product, because of which there are a lot of hidden consultancy costs."

"There are scalability issues. This product does not scale very well. It is not a good product for load balancing / active–active architecture."

"RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle could improve out-of-the-box customization."

"If you use the appliance version then it won't handle a huge database volume."

"Technical support in Pakistan can be improved."

"The user interface and workflow need improvement, and more connectors would help."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We are using the cloud platform, but we don't find it compatible to be served as a multi-tenant platform. This is a large drawback. It becomes expensive because it is then an all-dedicated solution. You have to have a separate tenant for each client, which increases the cost. The overall unit pricing can be less expensive than how it is right now."

"Pricing varies based on user count/number of modules you need."

"I rate the product's price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

14%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

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.

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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.

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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 ...

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What needs improvement with RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

There is room for improvement with RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle. As the size becomes larger, the collections and unifications of the IDs process become quite slow, which can be improved fu...

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What is your primary use case for RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

We provide RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle as a service, mainly to oversee the digital identity lifecycle, from the initiation to the off-boarding at the end of that digital identity. Our cli...

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What advice do you have for others considering RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

Overall, I would rate RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle at an eight out of ten.

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Overview

All-in-one Identity Management & Cloud Security platform designed for comprehensive provisioning, SSO, and access governance.

EmpowerID

RSA SecurID provides world-leading two-factor authentication, protecting 25,000 organizations and 55 million users. RSA SecurID extends security to bring your own device (BYOD), cloud, and mobile as well as traditional virtual private network (VPN) and web portals. RSA SecurID solutions comprise three primary components: authenticator, platform, and agents.

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

NTT Com Asia, Virgin Blue, Bank of Uganda, EMEA Telecommunications Company, LAit (Lazio Innovazione Tecnologica), NyNet, OTP Bank, Red Bull Racing, Rupert House School, Signify, UK Local Authority, Bancolombia, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), TIVIT, Array Services, International Computerware, KPMG LLP, Moffitt Cancer Center

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