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IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management vs Idira IGA comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM HashiCorp Security Life...
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
25th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Certificate Management Software (9th), Secrets Management Tools (8th)
Idira IGA
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Identity Management (IM) (6th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2890770 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Centralized secrets have improved CI/CD security and now streamline credential rotation
IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management can be improved in that initial setup and policy configuration can take some time, especially for teams that are new to Vault and its concepts. I would also appreciate simpler administration and more straightforward troubleshooting because some configuration issues can require digging through logs and documentation. I would also improve the user experience around monitoring and day-to-day administration in IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management. Some tasks are quite straightforward once you understand the platform, but the learning curve can be higher for new team members. Better guided workflows with clearer error messages would help. One area I would improve in IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management is the overall reporting and visibility experience. It would be useful to have more out-of-the-box dashboards for access patterns, policy compliance, and secret life status without needing as much customization.
Sasikiran Sakalabattina - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Infrastructure engineer at TechMahindra
Automated lifecycle governance has reduced manual access work and strengthens audit readiness
CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla significantly reduces manual access management efforts due to day-to-day activities. RBAC and role mining actually reduce manual access management efforts significantly. RBAC is the best feature, and it provides AI capabilities. The second feature I value most is identifying lifecycle management for joiner, mover, and leaver scenarios. CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla has one feature that provides strong access reviews, compliance reports, automation, and audit readiness with centralized governance. Centralized governance means we can handle everything at one point, making it a very strong feature. This is integrated with another feature such as SaaS integrations for strong security posture and faster provisioning with reduced operational overhead. These are the four features I value most, and with all my three years of experience, I use and appreciate these four features most. The impact of automation on my access reviews is that it automates the provisioning and de-provisioning. If I were to perform manual tasks such as provisioning and de-provisioning without automation, it would require a lot of time to handle. With this automation, we easily accomplish provisioning or de-provisioning. We simply get the Active Directory users and create the VPNs, cloud, and enterprise applications without any manual intervention. AI-driven role management and RBAC automation significantly reduce service tickets. Without automation, I would need to handle tickets, which involve a lot of manual work and requires additional manual employees. Without automation, this leads to approval delays and manual access assignment efforts. Automated access reviews provide simple audit reports, and by complying with the report, it improves audit readiness while reducing operational workload for IT and security teams.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management has positively impacted our organization by reducing the amount of sensitive credentials being stored directly in the application code and configuration files."
"My main use case for IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management is service discovery."
"The best feature is the secure logins and secure connections."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla offers unique features and is mostly secure and automated, and I strongly recommend this product due to its eighty percent less impact on access reviews, which is useful for audits, compliance, and security governance."
"It helps users work from anywhere, regardless of their location or country. Users do not need to be in their office geo-location to access applications or resources, which provides flexibility for accessing applications wherever they are."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla has positively impacted my organization through the collection of audit evidence, the compliance workflow, and user access reviews, which helps me significantly."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla's access reviews, audit report generation, and compliance features are excellent."
"The depth of information has helped my team by integrating with PAM and giving us a holistic view based on the access management, identity threat detections, and identity governance, providing a very broad umbrella to solve things based on security layers."
"When we implemented CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla, we definitely achieved a lot in terms of security, mitigating business risk across all assets, saving time, and reducing the risk of account compromise and access compromise."
"The features of CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla that I have found the most valuable include credential masking, time-bound access, and using it for the approval of workflows and audit trails for compliance-related tasks."
 

Cons

"IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management can be improved in that initial setup and policy configuration can take some time, especially for teams that are new to Vault and its concepts."
"Idira IGA could improve in the way access is provisioned for different users."
"The primary issue I have experienced with CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is related to support."
"Improvement suggestions for CyberArk include addressing the on-premises deployment processes, which require a very skilled engineer to handle because of the complexity of the environments involved."
"There is room for improvement in CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla mainly related to automation complexity. Skilled people are required to handle these tasks."
"Organizations with highly customized, long-standing legacy IGA tools may face a steep learning curve and complex data migration when moving to this modern AI-driven or cloud-native solution."
"I am from Indonesia and we lack local consultants for discussions and brainstorming on potential features. We do not have local support here."
"I believe CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla can be improved by simplifying the workflow and the UI for managing access requests and approvals."
"CyberArk IGA Powered by Zilla is lacking in the governance side of identities compared to competitors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It has been fair because we have been in from the beginning or close to the beginning. I know it is not truly an identity access management system yet, but its price was one of the appealing factors for us to purchase it at the time. It was reasonably priced."
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Retailer
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management?
My main use case for IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management is service discovery. In my past projects at ACV Auctions, I used it for service discovery when working with Apple on a trace and tr...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM HashiCorp Security Lifecycle Management?
As a staff software engineer, my day-to-day role involves coding and managing the team. Most of the time I am coding and managing the team.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zilla Security?
Pricing for Idira IGA varies. It is essential to consider it from different perspectives, but for the features Idira IGA offers, I find it affordable.
What needs improvement with Zilla Security?
Idira IGA could improve in the way access is provisioned for different users. My perspective on this improvement comes from the program delivery and implementation side. The application onboarding ...
What is your primary use case for Zilla Security?
My main use case for Idira IGA is related to CyberArk at Truist Bank, where I owned the end-to-end delivery of a CyberArk Application Access Manager implementation. I specifically managed the scope...
 

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