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ForgeRock vs SAP Customer Data Cloud comparison

 

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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

ForgeRock
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Identity Management (IM) (13th), Access Management (15th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (7th)
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 5.5%, down 6.1% compared to last year.
SAP Customer Data Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Social Login, holds 28.6% mindshare.
Access Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ForgeRock5.5%
Microsoft Entra ID15.8%
Okta Platform10.2%
Other68.5%
Access Management
Social Login Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Customer Data Cloud28.6%
LoginRadius38.1%
Akamai Identity Cloud33.3%
Social Login
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2802936 - PeerSpot reviewer
java full stack developer 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

"I like the intelligent authentication feature."
"We never experienced any user ID, user password, or personal information being leaked because it was a very secure system that we implemented properly."
"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."
"We have found the identity and access management tools in the solution to be particularly useful for our organization."
"I like the way it is handling authentication and authorization."
"Their access management solution, OpenAM, is most valuable because it meets the needs of a lot of users."
"The product is easy to set up."
"The most valuable features of ForgeRock are social login and data protection."
"SAP CDC is very easy to use and the best part about this tool is its documentation."
 

Cons

"It would be better if they were available for support whenever the customer needs it, especially during migration or go-live time periods."
"There are some areas I want ForgeRock to improve; these areas include policy configuration, documentation clarity, UI complexity, and debugging token flow."
"I wish the JavaScript part could be improved, as not everyone is proficient in JavaScript, so automating that or reducing the reliance on it could be beneficial."
"We would like this solution to be developed for use with mobile applications."
"It should have a better user interface. Its flexibility should also be improved. It is not about simplifying; it is more about flexibility. Each company has its own requirements, and ForgeRock can provide more flexibility in terms of the use of existing modules to implement features for the customers."
"The solution could improve by adding more advertising and marketing."
"The only problem with ForgeRock is that it is derived from an open-source product, so sometimes it's a bit unstable."
"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by limiting the need to do customizations."
"I have struggled to give different access to different users in the same application."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"ForgeRock's pricing is more competitive than other products."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise17
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ForgeRock?
The most valuable features of ForgeRock are social login and data protection.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ForgeRock?
Our company was considering switching back to Keycloak from ForgeRock, so as to not pay any license fees. ForgeRock also supports M-PIN and biometric features that Keycloak does not provide. My com...
What needs improvement with ForgeRock?
In the past, I saw that Splunk was integrated with a testing portal, and then it was integrated with Slack. I don't think ForgeRock directly supports integrations with Slack, making it an area wher...
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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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