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Symantec Siteminder vs i-Sprint AccessMatrix Universal Access Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 11, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

i-Sprint AccessMatrix Unive...
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
27th
Ranking in Access Management
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (31st)
Symantec Siteminder
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
12th
Ranking in Access Management
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Web Access Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of i-Sprint AccessMatrix Universal Access Management is 1.2%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Siteminder is 2.7%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Single Sign-On (SSO) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Siteminder2.7%
i-Sprint AccessMatrix Universal Access Management1.2%
Other96.1%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
 

Featured Reviews

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CEO at ABILITY LIMITED
A stable and scalable solution with reasonable pricing
The solution has high support capability.  The tool needs to improve its cloud service capability.  I have been working with the solution for 15 years.  I would rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.  I would rate the tool's scalability a ten out of ten since it is highly scalable. We…
Muzi Lubisi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior technical Consultant at CA Africa
Improved user experience with seamless integration and easy installation
The feature that I mostly valued is the ease of installation on different systems, especially on Windows. Additionally, it is very beneficial for deploying single sign-on sessions between different windows on a web browser, provided I am connected to the right identity provider. That seamless integration significantly improves user experience and efficiency.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that they are open to connecting with any token. For example, a year ago, we were looking for a soft token, and we started to look for alternatives. They are open to connecting with any token that we looking for."
"The solution has high support capability."
"The solution has features that allow you to easily distinguish between protected and unprotected resources."
"The most valuable feature is the Federation part of Single Sign On, which is customizable and is easily integrated with any customer application or any third party application."
"Symantec Siteminder Is both scalable and stable."
"As our identity model continues to mature, probably the Federation is most valueable."
"The most valuable feature is that it meets the requirements of the customer. You have a lot of features in the product. Every product has them, but the question is, are these products going to meet the requirement of the customer?"
"Symantec Siteminder has simplified user access for our customers from user login to their web applications."
"Ease of use is very good, for administrating it. It's very well known."
"The authentication and single sign-on features of Symantec Siteminder are valuable."
 

Cons

"The user interface is not quite good and easy to use. There are a lot of menus, and the look and feel is not modern like a modern app."
"The tool needs to improve its cloud capability."
"To add more value to this solution it needs to be more user-friendly."
"The technical support could be better."
"We would like to the OAuth be more stable, more issues being fixed rather than not."
"The initial setup was complex, painful. But that is to be expected of any new setup. When you're a big bank like us, any kind of migration to a new product is hard. I expect it to be painful, and it was painful. But it's not something that you can avoid."
"The GUIs are not very clear, especially when integrating with other products from CA."
"We are finding some compatibility issues. We're still working with CA on them."
"Siteminder needs to improve its user experience."
"As we are moving in to the mobility space, this is where we really see SiteMinder and their other product really come together to provide a solution base to a different area where the IoT is coming, the different business communications are happening. All of those things require authentication and we really want to see this product grow into that role."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten. The tool's licensing is monthly."
"I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."
"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
"The solution's pricing is competitive."
"Siteminder is a little costly. You pay for licensing, and they offer packages, so if you have less users, then you have to buy different products at different prices. If you have more of a user base, then the package is different. They also include other features—for example, if you have a database and you're using Siteminder, then it's good to use a Semantic-specific database, but if you are using less, then you have to purchase the database separately. Whereas if you are going for a bigger license, then it comes within the package. It depends on which plan you are using."
"The price is quite comparable to the other enterprise-level solutions in that market."
"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The licensing is fair for this solution."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
27%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Performing Arts
5%
 

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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise69
 

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What do you like most about Symantec Siteminder?
It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.
What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?
Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features. Currently, multi-factor authentication is available as a separate solution, and it ...
 

Also Known As

AccessMatrix Universal Access Management
SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
 

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Sample Customers

IRAS, Singapore Bank
British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo
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