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EmpowerID vs Symantec Directory comparison

The compared EmpowerID and Broadcom solutions aren't in the same category. EmpowerID is ranked #11 in UP , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 1.5% mindshare in the category. Broadcom is ranked #5 in DS , and holds a 8.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of EmpowerID users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
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Categories and Ranking

EmpowerID
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (11th), Identity Management (IM) (26th)
Symantec Directory
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Directory Servers (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

EmpowerID and Symantec Directory aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. EmpowerID is designed for User Provisioning Software and holds a mindshare of 1.5%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
Symantec Directory, on the other hand, focuses on Directory Servers, holds 8.0% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.
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Featured Reviews

Varun Khandavalli - PeerSpot reviewer
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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it_user558261 - PeerSpot reviewer
We use it for internal-facing and external-facing website security.
The most valuable feature of this product is the enterprise-based security and the reliability that it comes with. Most of the people in this industry are using this product, so you are a victim of it since you need to use what everybody else is using and adopt it to your basic criteria.
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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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Also Known As

The Dot Net Factory EmpowerID
CA Directory
 

Overview

All-in-one Identity Management & Cloud Security platform designed for comprehensive provisioning, SSO, and access governance.
EmpowerID
CA Directory is an easy-to-manage directory service with superior performance for read and write operations, transparent and distributed replication across any number of servers and automatic recovery for seamless failover and failback. With these market-leading capabilities, CA Directory provides a mature, standards-based platform for your application infrastructure that allows you to reduce your costs while still delivering superior user experience and improved business agility.
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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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