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Fortra's Powertech Identity & Access Manager vs OneLogin by One Identity 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) (32nd)
OneLogin by One Identity
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (3rd), User Provisioning Software (4th), Identity Management (IM) (4th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (3rd), Access Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortra's Powertech Identity & Access Manager is designed for Privileged Access Management (PAM) and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.5% compared to last year.
OneLogin by One Identity, on the other hand, focuses on Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS), holds 3.1% mindshare, up 2.3% since last year.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortra's Powertech Identity & Access Manager1.0%
Idira Privileged Access Manager8.6%
Safeguard by One Identity4.4%
Other86.0%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OneLogin by One Identity3.1%
Microsoft Entra ID16.4%
Google Cloud Identity10.7%
Other69.8%
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer910470 - PeerSpot reviewer
Practice Lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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.
Amit Rathod - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst - IDAM at Toll Holdings Limited
Unified sign-in has simplified access control and has supported end-to-end identity lifecycle
The authentication process is good, but sometimes the responsiveness to requests for enhancement is very slow. I sometimes face issues with platform stability, flexibility in configuration, and limited API availability. I experience downtimes two to three times per year. OneLogin's support team is sometimes very slow to respond. There is a feature limitation with mapping, as OneLogin does not provide one-to-all mapping. For client deployment, we need to create separate mappings for each request, and we cannot use the same mapping for multiple requests. Other areas that have room for improvement are related to API limitations. If a client requires more APIs, such as 5,000 or 6,000, OneLogin charges more. The API rate limits by default or the standard limit should provide more than 5,000. Additionally, OneLogin could provide more flexibility in configuration. These are the main limitations I have identified with OneLogin.

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."
"HelpSystems Powertech's feature that I have found most valuable is its flexibility."
"By utilizing the SSO feature, we do not have to log in separately to each of the platforms, so we can estimate that OneLogin has reduced our login time by approximately 50%."
"Security incidents have gone down because of the stronger authentication, and our IT team has saved a lot of time on access issues."
"The best features of OneLogin are probably the multi-region capabilities because for multinational companies that have offices around the world in different countries with different languages, OneLogin has native capabilities to help integrate all of that."
"I am impressed with OneLogin as the main data entry point for accessing most websites from a secure login entity, which is why I could really recommend it to other enterprises."
"Overall, there is satisfaction with OneLogin, and based on the current experience with the product, it would be recommended to other users."
"OneLogin has positively impacted my organization by improving both security and user convenience."
"OneLogin has positively impacted the organization mainly by saving time for the IT team, as everything is enabled through MFA and single sign-on with all applications, which saves considerable time and enhances security."
"Simplicity is the most valuable part of OneLogin."
 

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."
"I would not necessarily recommend customers use it."
"However, the downfall rests with the lack of an on-premises solution or cloud in some areas, which prevents OneLogin from accessing some significant markets. Additionally, the weakness of their CIAM module is a concern."
"In terms of OneLogin, integrations or the integration list could be improved."
"The areas for improvement in OneLogin include better analytics since we do not have very end-to-end visualization of user access logs."
"I'm a cybersecurity guy and I found that the two-factor authentication offering they have (if you don't buy one of their other products) is pretty basic."
"Sometimes there is a slight delay in getting the code, but overall it is smooth and reliable."
"To offboard, you have to manually click on this checklist, each of the checkmarks. It would actually be really nice if, for offboarding someone, you just click "offboard" and it automatically runs a script to do that."
"The areas that do have room for improvement include a learning curve."
"There are many downsides. OneLogin is designed for small businesses, not for big enterprises, which is why it has limited features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It was cheap in the beginning, and then it became very expensive. We were initially charged $2 per user per month, which was fine, but by the second year, they increased it to $5 per user. That became very expensive for us because we had about 1,500 users. At $2 per user, it comes out to be $3,000 a month, which is $36,000 a year. If we move to $5 per user, it comes out to be $7,500 a month. That made its cost so high. That is why we removed the product because the cost was high."
"The pricing for OneLogin seems to be okay. The pricing and licensing are affordable. If you'd consider OneLogin to be expensive, it's worth it."
"The pricing and licensing are reasonable. It is much cheaper than other products."
"While I wish OneLogin's pricing was more affordable, their licensing model, which is based on per user, is acceptable."
"We were happy with the price we got when we signed up, but I don't know what will happen when the time comes to renew because it is a different company now. We haven't seen any pricing models or had that discussion yet. My renewal is a year and a half away. It's worth what we're paying for it. There's no way we could provide the level of service for cheaper or try to do the same in-house."
"OneLogin's pricing, from the perspective of the education sector, seems quite reasonable for the value it delivers."
"The price of the licensing is fine."
"Surprisingly expensive given the price of on-premise solutions."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
21%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business140
Midsize Enterprise34
Large Enterprise71
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with OneLogin by One Identity?
Improving the integration of legacy applications would reduce manual work during implementation. Enhanced automation around access reviews and role changes could aid management as user applications...
What is your primary use case for OneLogin by One Identity?
OneLogin by One Identity is primarily used for identity and access management, with a focus on SSO and MFA. This allows users to access necessary applications through a centralized login rather tha...
What advice do you have for others considering OneLogin by One Identity?
Before implementing, assess organizational requirements instead of choosing OneLogin by One Identity based solely on features. Conduct a thorough review of applications, directories, and authentica...
 

Also Known As

HelpSystems Powertech Identity & Access Manager, Powertech Identity & Access Manager, BoKS, BoKS ServerControl, Fox Technologies ApplicationControl, ApplicationControl
OneLogin Workforce Identity
 

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Sample Customers

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