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ForgeRock vs SAP Customer Data Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ForgeRock
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Identity Management (IM) (9th), Access Management (8th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (4th)
SAP Customer Data Cloud
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Social Login (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

ForgeRock and SAP Customer Data Cloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ForgeRock is designed for Access Management and holds a mindshare of 4.5%, down 6.6% compared to last year.
SAP Customer Data Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Social Login, holds 30.8% mindshare, up 25.0% since last year.
Access Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ForgeRock4.5%
Microsoft Entra ID12.9%
Okta Platform11.4%
Other71.2%
Access Management
Social Login Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Customer Data Cloud30.8%
LoginRadius37.2%
Akamai Identity Cloud26.9%
Other5.099999999999994%
Social Login
 

Featured Reviews

SR
Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Centralized access control has improved secure onboarding and supports strict compliance
I wish we had used ForgeRock's adaptive risk-based authentication, which allows dynamic adjustment of authentication requirements based on user behavior. This could have helped us further strengthen our security. Another hidden gem is the built-in support for custom authentication modules and scripting, which gives a great deal of flexibility to tailor authentication flows. The self-service capabilities for password resets and account recovery have been very helpful in reducing support overhead and improving user experience. Discovering and utilizing these features would have definitely made our integration even smoother and would have provided additional value for both our users and our security team. One area of improvement would be the user interface for policy and workflow configuration, which can become complex and sometimes unintuitive, especially for new administrators. A more streamlined and user-friendly UI would help reduce the learning curve. Enhanced out-of-the-box analytics and reporting would also be valuable, as our current options often require custom development or integration with external tools. While extensibility is a strength, documentation for advanced customizations and integrations could be more comprehensive and easier to follow. Improved support for seamless upgrades and backward compatibility would also help minimize downtime. In terms of performance, optimizing the platform for high concurrency environments would be beneficial, especially for organizations with large user bases or peak usage periods. Enhanced scalability features such as more granular or horizontal scaling options would provide better support for distributed deployments. For integrations, having more pre-built connectors and easy integration with modern cloud-native services would accelerate adoption. Improved monitoring and real-time health dashboards would help proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
reviewer1549194 - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist Programmer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Customizable, enhances security, and the Consent Management functionality is helpful
Gigya is a CIAM that provides registration as a service. It can be used for setting up SSO or federated SSO between different sites. It also provides the solution for consent and preference management. Screens and automated emails to customers can be highly customized, and it also provides drag…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In terms of the tool's operational efficiency, ForgeRock Access Management is used in a lot of environments, different regions, and in different stages of production environments."
"ForgeRock has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to migrate from the older system to the newer ForgeRock component, enabling us to go live with many products across geographies, enhancing security as it is all cloud-based, and with the company taking care of availability, it has reduced costs for the company."
"ForgeRock has CIAM, which other products didn't have, and they have DevOps ready."
"The solution is very scalable, and we have a lot of users that have been increasing over the years that we have been using it, with approximately 20,000 users."
"I like the intelligent authentication feature."
"Even though we have very small business interests with them today, they see that we plan on growing drastically over the next two years. Therefore, we have excellent support and we are now at a point where we are not calling tech support. We pick up a phone and call the Account Manager and they'll get everything resolved for us. We don't have to queue along with everybody else and go through a long process."
"ForgeRock offers a very scalable solution, which is one of its best features, and ForgeRock positively impacts our organization as we manage a large number of users with ease, providing a standard IAM solution that simplifies our processes."
"ForgeRock enabled us to deliver a more secure and compliant onboarding experience while also improving efficiency."
"SAP CDC is very easy to use and the best part about this tool is its documentation."
"It has enhanced the security and customer satisfaction of our customers."
"In our first year using the product we were able to save over double the cost of the product in vendor and maintenance fees."
 

Cons

"A point for improvement would be to bring more of these errors to the UI for administrators to help them understand what happened and how to fix it."
"If a customer is looking for an identity management solution, then, I can't recommend it, but if they are asking for an access management product then I can strongly recommend this solution."
"As with any complex software platform, there is a learning curve to using ForgeRock, and it may require specialized expertise to implement and manage effectively."
"I think the upgrade process is sometimes a little complicated and there are failures that occur."
"This solution is extensively used, but we are not happy with the performance of the product or the customizations."
"Lacks simplified documentation within the tool that requires use of a separate portal."
"However, the product still needs to refactor and get rid of the dirty coding from its predecessor."
"Automatic Deployment needs improvement. it could be made easier."
"The user access and authorization features need to be improved. I have struggled to give different access to different users in the same application."
"I have struggled to give different access to different users in the same application."
"I would like to see Gigya implement additional disaster recovery systems."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have multiple clients we are looking at right now. We are at a very small number, however, the idea and the goal is to grow. We are looking at about $100,000 and $50,000 a minimum a month cost. That'd be minimum maybe in a couple of years."
"It's a bit pricey and could be more competitive."
"ForgeRock's pricing is more competitive than other products."
"The license is purchased annually per user. However, you can negotiate if you are signing for a longer period of time. When comparing this solution to others on the market it is priced fair, it is not at the top of the price range or at the bottom end."
"Its licensing is on a yearly basis, but it also depends on the contract that you have with the vendor. They have multiple types of contracts. There are additional costs to the standard licensing fees. If you need some of the features, you have to pay more."
"ForgeRock is an expensive solution."
"Its price is comparable to other products in the market."
"The pricing of the solution is fair but I do not have the full details."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
Insurance Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ForgeRock?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing are very straightforward, which is a good success. I appreciate that it is very straightforward and helpful.
What needs improvement with ForgeRock?
There are some areas I want ForgeRock to improve. These areas include policy configuration, documentation clarity, UI complexity, and debugging token flow. I want ForgeRock to improve in documentat...
What is your primary use case for ForgeRock?
I am using ForgeRock for standard support, policy configurations, and documentation clarity. The pricing, setup cost, and licensing are very straightforward, which is a good success. I appreciate t...
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Also Known As

ForgeRock Identity Platform, ForgeRock OpenIDM
Gigya Customer Identity Management
 

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Sample Customers

Geico, Thomson Reuters, Salesforce, McKesson, Trinet, SKY, BNP Paribas, Deloitte, Capgemini, North Western University
Nutricia-Danone, ESI, Frontier Communications, Medialaan, Verizon Wireless, Talpa Media
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