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IBM Cloud Identity Service vs ManageEngine ADManager Plus comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Cloud Identity Service
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (28th)
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Active Directory Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Cloud Identity Service and ManageEngine ADManager Plus aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Cloud Identity Service is designed for Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
ManageEngine ADManager Plus, on the other hand, focuses on Active Directory Management, holds 11.8% mindshare, down 14.5% since last year.
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM Cloud Identity Service1.0%
Microsoft Entra ID18.4%
Google Cloud Identity11.0%
Other69.6%
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
Active Directory Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ManageEngine ADManager Plus11.8%
One Identity Active Roles11.1%
Netwrix Auditor9.7%
Other67.4%
Active Directory Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1054431 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Excellent support, beneficial integration, and low maintenance
I have found IBM Cloud Identity Service to be highly scalable. It can handle thousands of users. IBM solutions are truly enterprise-grade. You don't find a lot of use cases for small businesses, or even sometimes medium businesses, the price point does not fit smaller businesses. The implementation effort, it's hard to find that cost-benefit.
MUBDIUL ISLAM - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
User management becomes efficient and installation is straightforward
My primary use case for ADManager is to manage users and groups, perform group policy without logging into Active Directory, and provide easy and secure management and monitoring capabilities. One of my clients uses ADManager for these purposes With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of IBM Cloud Identity Service is that it delivers integrations with the commercial SaaS software that's available."
"It is multiple identity and access management, so all of the applications are valuable. It's also part of the automated process."
"It is stable. We can automate many of our daily operations with it, and we don't have to manage many things manually."
"Makes it easy to administer your active directory."
"With ADManager, I can easily complete any Active Directory tasks from anywhere, making it an excellent solution."
"Simple with good automation."
"The solution offers very good reports for management purposes."
"The most valuable features of the solution are vulnerability management and system patching functionalities."
"The scalability is also good. ADManager Plus is being used by seven to eight system administrators right now, and it has been working fine."
"The most valuable feature for me is automation."
"Almost every feature of the solution is valuable to me. This includes the importing and exporting to the active directory from the CSC firewall."
 

Cons

"Everything can be more stable and secure. There could also be more account features. I would like to be able to do more things through it to manage users' accounts."
"IBM Cloud Identity Service is going in the right direction with the product. They need to keep building out the integrations and having the library is very critical."
"The initial setup is complex, it's not straightforward. It takes months because it's not straightforward."
"The number of main controllers affects the database for creating the hardware specs."
"The solution is very complex, especially when there's an active directory of more than 1,000 users, which makes it hard to administrate. They need to improve the management of the administrative process."
"This solution is not stable, it wasted my time."
"Scalability, including the ability to add new users, is rated as six out of ten."
"The solution should be made tablet friendly because it works well on iPhones and Android phones, but does not work on tablets."
"It would be nice if the solution offered some sort of brochure with some high-level information that would help sell it to management. If they had details around how much time it saves an engineer, for example, to show the ROI, it would be helpful."
"The bulk email ID creation must be improved. I had to create 50 to 60 IDs manually because when I tried the bulk option, it didn't work. I still had to cross-verify because some fields were empty."
"I think the cost of this product is a little higher than I would expect."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is expensive for non-enterprise companies. IBM's always going to be a little more expensive, you're going to be paying a premium. However, depending on the organization's needs, there's probably a benefit there to do even with the price being the way it is."
"It is not expensive."
"I need to pay for the license, and I believe that it could be made cheaper."
"The tool's pricing is good."
"The pricing depends on scope and makes sense for use cases with multiple domains."
"I downloaded the trial version, only."
"I am satisfied with the solution’s pricing."
"The cost of this product is a little higher than I would expect for a tool like this."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
 

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine ADManager Plus?
While the features in ManageEngine ADManager Plus are very good, not all features are necessary for every organization. Automation is a strong feature within the product but is not currently requir...
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