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IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence vs Omada Identity comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Security Identity Gover...
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
15th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
30th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Omada Identity
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
5th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (6th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (6th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the User Provisioning Software category, the mindshare of IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence is 2.9%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Omada Identity is 5.9%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Omada Identity5.9%
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence2.9%
Other91.2%
User Provisioning Software
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1830612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head, Cybersecurity at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We use the solution to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices
We use the product to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices and do not contradict their security policies within the base points they specify in the system, which are used to match everything against their governance use cases I think the product's most…
Carsten Eiberg - PeerSpot reviewer
Iam Security Specialist at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Identity analytics have strengthened security and automated role-based access for our workforce
Omada Identity provides 80% of functionality out of the box with standard features without requiring any special configuration. There are many templates available, so you can get up and running pretty fast. Omada Identity's identity analytics helped reduce the cost of my IGA program. This has affected my organization's security since I am also in the same department as the security team, so we are very focused on that. Especially if someone is having a case with fraud or supposed fraud, we can click the log out feature and then all accounts will be disabled immediately or at least within a few minutes. I am sure that has helped the security level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would rate the price eight out of 10, with 10 as the best value for money."
"Lifecycle management, governance and documentation."
"This solution has a very good dashboard and the documentation is also very good, and life cycle management and governance are also good features in this solution."
"We use the product to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices and do not contradict their security policies within the base points they specify in the system, which are used to match everything against their governance use cases."
"The best feature in Omada Identity is that it enables us to implement standardized employee life cycle processes so that we don't have to create them ourselves."
"Omada has made a huge difference because we have the security and we have the optimization of the identities."
"The identity lifecycle support is definitely valuable because we are a complex organization, and there is a lot of onboarding, movement, and offboarding in our organization. We have 31,000 users, and there are a lot of users who are constantly onboarding, offboarding, and moving. So, we need to make sure that these activities are supported. In old times, we used to do everything manually. Everyone was onboarded, offboarded, or moved manually. So, from a business point of view and an economics point of view, identity lifecycle is most valuable. From a security point of view, access review is the most important feature for us."
"Two valuable features of Omada Identity are the ability to discover accounts and link them to identities, and the automatic disabling of inactive accounts or identities."
"Our customers have realized several benefits from using this product, becoming more efficient in driving Identity and Access Management processes by automating many that were previously performed manually, saving manpower resources, reducing help desk tickets and telephone calls through features like automatic password reset, and gaining big benefits from automation, reporting, and easier onboarding of new staff."
"Omada's most valuable aspect is its usability."
"Omada's best feature is creating accounts, automatically assigning permissions, and distributing resources based on assignment policies."
"The key benefit of Omada Identity is maintaining complete control."
 

Cons

"I think improvements could be made in the self service center, making it easier for the user to understand."
"Self service center is not always easy to understand."
"The solution is a bit pricey for some regions."
"The solution is also a bit pricey for the Nigeria region."
"The user interface should have a more flexible design, where you can change it to your requirement."
"There's a challenge with handling large amounts of data in this system."
"Documentation can be improved. I have already filed a few suggestions to make documentation more clear and more representative of reality."
"The current reporting tools in Omada are limited, but we expect significant improvements in the new version."
"The biggest issue, which is the reason why we are transitioning from their product to SailPoint, is the overall user experience. From a technical perspective, it is a very good product, but from an end-user experience perspective, it significantly lacks."
"One thing that we are not so happy about is the user interface. It is a bit dated."
"If you find an error and you need it fixed, you have to upgrade. It's not like they say, "Okay, we'll fix this problem for you." You have to upgrade. The last time we upgraded, because there was an error in a previous version, we had to pay 150,000 Danish Krone (about $24,000 at the time of this review) to upgrade our systems... That means that we have to pay to get errors fixed that Omada has made in programming the system. I hope they change this way of looking at things."
"There is room for improvement in Omada's integration capabilities, particularly in streamlining complex integrations and enhancing programming logic for better rule management."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the price eight out of 10, with 10 as the best value for money."
"Omada Identity is very reasonably and competitively priced."
"It is expensive. Fortunately, I had a very good procurement manager on my side, but they are expensive. The closest competitors are also very expensive. You get a full-fledged solution that can do everything you dream of, but you pay for everything."
"It's a fair price for the on-premises system. Compared with what we had before, it's much cheaper and we get all the modules in one. We tried to go with the cloud, but it was far too expensive."
"There were a lot of administrator, partner, and supplier accounts for people who were no longer working for us but still in the system. So, we reduced the number of users no longer with the company, which saved us some money on licensing."
"The initial total cost of ownership to implement Omada Identity is not small. The TCO for the implementation is as high as any other solution. However, the cost of maintaining the solution is at par or lower than competitors, including adding more features or maintaining the system after the initial deployment or installation to make sure that they are available for users to use or extending the functionalities of those activities. Those maintenance costs are lower than other vendors, but the initial cost of getting the system installed is still high."
"Omada is expensive."
"Omada Identity is competitively priced and delivers good value for our money."
"It is fairly priced for an on-premise environment, but for the cloud environment, I am not that happy with the pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
15%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise46
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Omada Identity Cloud?
Regarding their pricing, costs, and licensing model, it is not my job to pay the bills. My manager is responsible for that, but I know he is satisfied.
What needs improvement with Omada Identity Cloud?
Omada Identity's role certification surveys have helped me stay compliant and secure, but we have not used them yet. Everything can always get better. The maximum on my scale is basically nine. Reg...
What is your primary use case for Omada Identity Cloud?
I started in a consultancy company, and the first six months there I joined Omada Identity on one of their projects to get to know the project. I have been working with Omada Identity directly for ...
 

Also Known As

IGI, IBM Security Identity Manager, ISIM
Omada Identity Suite, Omada Identity Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

E.ON Global Commodities
Bayer, ECCO Shoes, Vattenfall, NuStar Energy, Unicredit, Schiphol Group, BMW Group, Deutsche Leasing
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