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Fortra's Powertech Identity & Access Manager vs Keeper comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortra's Powertech Identity...
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (42nd)
Keeper
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Fortra's Powertech Identity & Access Manager and Keeper aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortra's Powertech Identity & Access Manager is designed for Privileged Access Management (PAM) and holds a mindshare of 0.3%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Keeper, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Password Managers, holds 4.3% mindshare, up 3.6% since last year.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Enterprise Password Managers
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer910470 - PeerSpot reviewer
Inexperienced support for old product, but good flexibility for use case customization
HelpSystems Powertech is scalable if you throw more servers at it. Then you can distribute the load, which is a Microsoft SQL Server backend, and as long as you allocate enough resources to those things, then it is scalable. That's good enough. It would be an entire organization that uses it. So at a hospital for example, a healthcare system, a bank, and it would be the entire workforce on it. I haven't see a lot of customer's specific use cases, but it is for the whole workforce, everyone. The CEO of the company to the janitor. In terms of maintaining it, that requires application administrators or system administrators. There is a manual process to update the product, at least with the on-premise version.
Mahesh Subramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps with password management and sharing
The tool's setup was easy and we have deployed it on the cloud. The deployment was quick and we completed it in less than a week. We have two teams one in the US and another in India. We first implemented Keeper in the US, got feedback, and then implemented it in India. The overall deployment took about four months to complete.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"HelpSystems Powertech's feature that I have found most valuable is its flexibility. It is able to be extended. A lot of the products these days, especially the ones on the cloud, are limited and can't handle all the use cases. Often there is not even a way to customize the application to meet uncommon use cases and HelpSystems provides an infrastructure that lends itself to the ability to be customized."
"The chat support is quick. I have never encountered any problems. On the contrary, they have been very helpful and kind."
"I can access my passwords from any Internet connected device."
"It keeps my passwords organized and safe."
"Available for Windows platforms and also Mac OS and Linux systems."
"I like a couple of things about this solution. Being able to share passwords with other people is valuable. You can see if the information is out on the dark web and whether you have weak passwords and the last time they were changed. You could also have the 2FA or MFA codes embedded in the application so that you don't have to use your phone or any other 2FA device, which is something very important."
"Stronger passwords are being used across the board in our organization."
"Keeper was user-friendly."
"Auto login across platforms allows for no copying and pasting."
 

Cons

"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the support of the product. It's hard to get support for it. I think this is emblematic of the fact that they don't have a lot of employees who have long-term experience with it."
"Maybe a sort of category organizer to help with organizing passwords for different things, such as banking, medical, shopping, and school."
"I would love it if you didn't have to re-authenticate when you start up a new browser."
"I would like to see a way to store files and photos in the next update​. If it already does this, I have yet to explore it."
"The user experience and the mobile app could be improved."
"The password rotation feature could be improved."
"They could possibly add a pre-designed contact feature that would work similar to a cell phone contact feature."
"Needs to improve KeeperFill on iOS."
"The technical support for this solution could be faster support and improved if they had a better understanding of my questions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is available on the vendor's website."
"Its cost is relative to the value of the information stored in Keeper."
"We chose their optional annual subscription; I believe we paid monthly — I thought it was a good deal."
"ROI is hard to know, but it has to be several times the expense of the product."
"Pricing might be a little less, but with promo codes and family plan - best offer"
"Free works unless the paid is absolutely necessary."
"The more users, the better the price. Always opt for the live support."
"Just buy the yearly subscription."
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
5%
 

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What do you like most about Keeper?
I like the tool's keyword editor and SSO.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Keeper?
The solution was more expensive than the competition, but considering our business needs, it was perfectly aligned with the price-performance aspect.
What needs improvement with Keeper?
There is no improvement needed. Everything was good, and it was perfect for my needs.
 

Also Known As

HelpSystems Powertech Identity & Access Manager, Powertech Identity & Access Manager, BoKS, BoKS ServerControl, Fox Technologies ApplicationControl, ApplicationControl
Keeper Security
 

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Sample Customers

Integris Health
At&t, Wells Fargo, Disney, GM, Chase, Honeywell, Samsung, Dow
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