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Entro Security vs One Identity Active Roles comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Entro Security
Ranking in Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
4th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
One Identity Active Roles
Ranking in Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (3rd), Active Directory Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) category, the mindshare of Entro Security is 8.1%, up from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Active Roles is 6.5%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
One Identity Active Roles6.5%
Entro Security8.1%
Other85.4%
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
 

Featured Reviews

YL
Cybersecurity Analyst at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We get improved visibility and excellent support but require better detection of custom data
Reduction in the attack surface is the main benefit. We have not worked with it much yet, but so far, it has been good. It can be improved a bit more in the future, but so far, we have just scratched the surface with Entro Security. Entro Security has helped develop a better culture among developers. They are willing and starting to use something called Vault to store credentials, and they even do it without us telling them. In the past, they used to post everything like in ClearText, whereas now, they are voluntarily migrating the information to Vault. I am pretty sure it is because Entro Security is also annoying them. Every time there is a finding, we ping them via Slack. The ping comes from Entro itself. They do not want to be bothered by messages. They do not want to be seen as a bad employee, so they are using it on their own. It is not hard for us to establish behavioral baselines for non-human identities (NHI) in Entro Security. It is important that Entro Security’s detection and mitigation of NHI threats is done in real-time. It is becoming a worldwide issue, not only in our company. So many companies are trying to solve this issue where developers are posting credentials in plain text. It is of very high priority. It is not critical, but it is highly important. Entro Security has improved visibility, revealing the extent of our credential issues, where strong credentials like admin accounts were found in plaintext in numerous projects. We have more visibility and control. We got to know that the issue was much bigger than we thought. We thought that only one out of ten projects would have some kind of password, but we found more than five to seven projects having plain text credentials. The credentials stored were of strong accounts. They had put admin account information in plain text. We did not think it would be this severe. We thought that, at worst, they would be some maintainer credentials, but they were using full admin credentials in their code and had put them just in plain text. Entro Security has helped improve our organization’s security posture. Entro Security has decreased our exposure to risk. It reduces exposure from the inside, not from the outside.
Varun Mehra - PeerSpot reviewer
collaboration support engineer at a retailer with 11-50 employees
Automation has transformed onboarding and access control and now streamlines daily governance
While One Identity Active Roles is a strong identity and access management solution overall, there are a few areas where it could improve. One challenge we experienced was the initial setup and configuration complexity. Deploying workflows, policies, and delegation models require careful planning and a good understanding of the Active Directory environment. For organizations without experienced administrators, the learning curve can feel quite steep in the beginning. The user interface could also be more modern and intuitive. Some administrative tasks require navigating through multiple menus and the overall experience could be simplified for faster day-to-day management. Another area for improvement is reporting and customization. While the auditing features are good, creating highly customized reports sometimes requires additional efforts or scripting knowledge. More built-in reporting templates and easier dashboard customization would be helpful. We have also noticed that troubleshooting workflows or synchronization issues can occasionally take time because the logs can be very detailed and technical. Better diagnostic tools and simpler error explanations would improve the operational experience. That said, once the platform is properly configured and maintained, it performs reliably and delivers strong automation, delegation, and governance capabilities. One additional area where One Identity Active Roles could improve is cloud integration and hybrid environment management. While it works well with Active Directory and the Microsoft environment, organizations moving heavily towards cloud-first infrastructure may want even deeper and more seamless integration with modern SaaS platforms and identity providers. Performance optimization in large environments could be improved. In very large enterprise deployments with complex workflows and multiple managed domains, some administrative actions and synchronization tasks can occasionally feel slower than expected. Another point is documentation and onboarding resources. The product is feature-rich, but some advanced configurations require going through extensive documentation. More practical examples, guided setup wizards, and easier to follow best practice guides would help new administrators adopt the platform faster. Overall, the core functionality is solid, and most of the pain points are related more to usability, complexity, and modernization rather than the reliability. One additional improvement I would mention is around integration flexibility with third-party ITSM and DevOps tools. While the platform integrates well within Microsoft-centric environments, broader out-of-the-box integration and simpler API workflows for non-Microsoft ecosystems would make deployment and automation easier for organizations using diverse infrastructure. Another area is upgrade and migration simplicity. In enterprise environments, version upgrades and environment migration sometimes require careful planning and testing. Streamlining that process with more automated compatibility checks and migration assistance would reduce operational overhead.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Entro Security has helped develop a better culture among developers."
"The top features of Entro Security that stand out are its ease of onboarding and discovery."
"They are very helpful and responsive. They acknowledge issues, take feedback seriously, and implement features based on user requests."
"Entro Security's free evaluation managed to find thousands of secrets, which was a game-changer for us."
"Automated provisioning and access management reduced manual administrative effort by nearly 50 to 60%, which saved significant onboarding time and lowered the number of access-related errors and support tickets."
"Heavily Automates - it will automate the entire provisioning, re-provisioning, de-provisioning and undo-de-provisioning tasks Complete Audit Trail - it gives an audit trail for each and every activity Increase in accountability – various tasks can be enabled for approval."
"We achieve a strong ROI with One Identity Active Roles through approximately a forty to fifty percent reduction in service desk workload, faster user provisioning from hours to minutes, fewer manual administration errors, and improved compliance and audit efficiency."
"The AD and AAD management features of this solution are really good... They offer added value by showing more fields such as password age and the statuses of some things that we normally wouldn't see."
"It is an easier way for me to manage Active Directory with more advanced features."
"After implementing One Identity Active Roles, clear operational improvements are evident, including user provisioning time reduction from hours to minutes, a 40 to 50% drop in service desk workload, faster resolution of password reset and account-related requests through delegated administration, and fewer manual errors in group assignment and permission management."
"One Identity Active Roles takes us less time, probably half the time, to complete delegations that are very granular and complex, compared to having to use native tools and scripts."
"One Identity Active Roles has had a strong impact on Active Directory operations by reducing manual administrative workload, improving access governance, and standardizing provisioning and permission management procedures."
 

Cons

"The detection of generic content or custom data specific to our company needs improvement. It has trouble detecting unique patterns of secrets."
"Entro Security could benefit from improvements in IAM control to allow segregation of duties among developers."
"I believe the initial setup could be more simplified to allow for better and faster deployment."
"The initial setup was quite easy, but it was time-consuming. It took about three months."
"Regarding One Identity Active Roles's AI capabilities, I cannot rely on the AI totally. At this time, it is 50-50 for me to give the answer because sometimes it gives me a really good answer and sometimes not the script that I have to check with them."
"One Identity Active Roles does not require many improvements, but for upcoming or new users, there should be an easier initial setup and configuration."
"Overall, One Identity Active Roles is a very powerful tool, but there are definitely areas where it can be improved."
"Scripting options in different languages."
"There are a couple of areas where One Identity Active Roles can be improved. One area is the overall user interface and experience, as the UI is sometimes very complex, so simplifying workflows for non-stakeholders would be helpful."
"One area where One Identity Active Roles can be improved is in simplifying its initial setup and configuration process, as deployment can be complex and time-consuming for a new user or organization without deep Active Directory expertise, which can slow down adoption and require additional training or support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The pricing for Active Roles is expensive but not as expensive as other solutions like Okta."
"The pricing is on the higher end."
"It's fairly priced."
"It's expensive."
"The price is reasonable. It costs us about 1 million Danish kroner annually, and we also spend about half as much on consultants."
"The pricing is high. I have not been involved with the renewal or cost aspect, but I know it is not cheap by any means. However, it is very useful for our environment."
"The licensing model is a simple user-based model, not that much complicated."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Wholesaler/Distributor
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Hospitality Company
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business90
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Entro Security?
Entro Security is not the cheapest solution. However, I am willing to pay for quality cybersecurity products. We received a good discount this year, which significantly reduced the price. Next year...
What needs improvement with Entro Security?
Entro Security could benefit from improvements in IAM control to allow segregation of duties among developers. Providing a more modular alerting system to have proactive measures without extensive ...
What is your primary use case for Entro Security?
I am a Security Engineer at a company called Regatta. We started using Entro Security to address a request from one of the head developers to gain control over secrets and identities. We initially ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Active Roles?
Our experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of One Identity Active Roles reflects the platform's status as an enterprise-grade premium product. One Identity structured the Active Rol...
What needs improvement with One Identity Active Roles?
One area for improvement in One Identity Active Roles would be reporting and dashboard customization. While the available reports are useful, having more flexible and easier-to-build reports would ...
What is your primary use case for One Identity Active Roles?
I have been using One Identity Active Roles for almost the last two years. My main use case of One Identity Active Roles is for user provisioning, group management, delegated administration, and ha...
 

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Quest Active Roles
 

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Sample Customers

Paramount, Agoda, Dropbox, Kayak, Elastic, Fubo, SafeBreach, Sprinklr, Aqua, Mastech Digital, Solarwinds, Crum&Forster, Regatta Group, ISO New England, Nasuni, Maccabi Healthcare Services
City of Frankfurt, Moore Public Schools, George Washington University, Transavia Airlines, Howard County, MD. See all stories at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
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