IBM Security Verify Access vs Zluri SaaS Management comparison

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IBM and Zluri are both solutions in the Access Management category. IBM is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Zluri is ranked #17 with an average rating of 10.0. IBM holds a 3.3% mindshare in AM, compared to Zluri’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zluri users who would recommend it.

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Cisco Duo

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Access Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Duo is 3.1%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Security Verify Access is 3.3%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zluri SaaS Management is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Access Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cisco Duo	3.1%
IBM Security Verify Access	3.3%
Zluri SaaS Management	0.7%
Other	92.9%

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Charles Slaustas

Information Technology Contractor at Insight global

Supports seamless authentication for users across multiple organizations and personal portals

The features I use in Cisco Duo include Duo Pushes to confirm my identity to the device, and eventually as MFA security was increased, I actually had to use exchange passcodes. Sometimes, I have to go into the site and get into Cisco Duo to retrieve the passcode, and many of them have been two-factor, where the sites send a passcode that I have to enter into Cisco Duo. It has been more of the latter. I have not seen issues with lagging or crashing on Cisco Duo's end; it was usually on the client end, often because someone set up a bad upgrade or there were connection issues with the Cisco Duo cloud through the administrative site.

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Ateeq Rehman

Unit Head System Implementor at Allied Bank Limited

Has improved secure user access while managing development through multiple technologies

I have already explained this in my previous call; I don't handle financial terms and commercials. Pricing is generally managed by functional teams and management looking after licensing matters. In Pakistan, vendors such as Oracle and IBM manage account relationships with clients and have tailored pricing models, so I do not have sufficient insights into that aspect.IBM Security Verify Access installation process is not straightforward; it requires underlying specialized knowledge upon which the IBM products are based. The complexity and scalability of the architecture necessitate in-depth technical knowledge and understanding of the system. Thus, installation is not as simple as clicking through; it requires extensive configuration of the underlying application servers, such as IBM WebSphere, where these products are deployed and configured.

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Sushruth Ram

Product Management Consultant at Mafoi Strategic Consultants

Centralized insights have transformed how we track SaaS usage, security, and cost savings

The dashboard provided by Zluri SaaS Management is the best feature. It is very intuitive and gives 360-degree visibility into all SaaS applications. The dashboard ranks usage of the application, provides real-time spending details, active user counts, and the authorization level of each user across each application. The most valuable features are the authorization levels and usage levels as they provide immediate notifications when unauthorized users access the application. This helps maintain data security, and real-time spend tracking proves useful for managing quarterly budgets and future planning. Zluri SaaS Management has helped identify inactive users and inactive applications, saving approximately $60,000 in the last quarter alone. This has directly impacted overall revenue, leading to a 15% increase. This was primarily accomplished through the dashboard and automated alerts that Zluri provides. Zluri offers AI integrations with ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSake, and others, but the accuracy of these integrations is not yet 100%. The output provided by Zluri SaaS Management is highly reliable. However, in terms of accuracy, the consistency is not maintained as of now, and more work could be done on maintaining consistency.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I can say that it is difficult to measure the direct return on investment, but what I can say is that we are safer and feel more comfortable having this security implemented than before."

"With Cisco Duo it's checking if you are allowed to submit a request to access this, doing a complete check of you before you access, instead of being just a simple MFA that only asks if you can go in or not."

"What I most appreciate about Cisco Duo is the ease of use."

"We're working remotely. It helps us keep people more safe. Its adoption has been fine. I like the fact that you can bypass it if you need to because there are situations where the internet doesn't work, etc."

"The features of Cisco Duo have benefited our organization in terms of security level because before, it was not secure—anybody could get your password and log in—however, with that second layer of defense, it helps us and helps our community."

"I would assess the stability and reliability of Cisco Duo as excellent because once we got it working, we have never had an issue."

"The feature of Cisco Duo that I value the most is that it's easy to use; it monitors all our devices to ensure everything is updated before we're given access to those applications."

"Cisco Duo has helped my organization reduce its overall authentication-related costs."

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"From the integration point of view, it supports SAML, OIDC, and OAuth; for legacy applications that don't have support for SAML and other new protocols, it provides single sign-on access to end-users, and from the integration compatibility point of view, it is highly capable."

"It can do a lot of different functions, and different types of teams can use this product for a variety of use cases, such as RSA, OTP, and single sign-on functionalities."

"It's a good solution for identification and access management."

"Its stability and UI are most valuable."

"The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via email or SMS. This ensures secure access to your accounts by providing multiple authentication options."

"IBM Security Access Manager is a very good solution, so my company is still using it."

"The solution has powerful authentification and authorization. It offers a good way to increase security."

"I have found this solution to be really practical and when a user wants to log in, it is effortless and runs smooth."

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"Zluri SaaS Management is a game-changer for access audits, truly saving us during audits with visibility of what software is assigned to users in one place, which has been extremely helpful for off-boardings."

"Zluri SaaS Management has helped identify inactive users and inactive applications, saving approximately $60,000 in the last quarter alone, which has directly impacted overall revenue, leading to a 15% increase."

Cons

"I cannot think of a specific feature that should be focused on for improvement, but perhaps addressing the trouble we have when people are changing phones would help."

"I think the prices of Cisco Duo are quite fair, but the main problem is that Microsoft Authenticator is built-in with Microsoft 365, so everyone is switching to that and not using Cisco Duo because it is a standalone product that costs extra, despite the price being fair."

"There could be improvements made to the dashboards and more integration with the rest of the Cisco ecosystem."

"Duo Security could be improved with the addition of more applications."

"I rate it a nine because there is still a specific feature regarding Cisco Duo Desktop that must be enabled and optimized better than the current situation."

"Scalability could be better if the price were reduced, as scaling is quite expensive."

"Cisco Duo could be improved by building the agent with the many agents we already use, such as Cisco AMP and Cisco Secure Client, which would simplify our environment by eliminating the need for a third agent for secure applications."

"What I dislike about Cisco Duo is that anything that Cisco Duo lacks, we can do through Microsoft, which is a workaround because we're integrated with Microsoft, and that was the first thing I did."

More Cisco Duo cons

"They can improve the single sign-on configuration for OIDC and OAuth. That is not very mature in this product, and they can improve it in this particular area."

"What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications."

"What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications. We need to be very, very careful during the onboarding. We have no issues with IBM Security Access Manager because the solution works fine, apart from the onboarding process and IBM's involvement in onboarding issues. If we need support related to the onboarding, we've noticed a pattern where support isn't available, or they don't have much experience, or we're not getting a response from them. We're facing the same issue with IBM Guardium. As we're just focusing on the multi-factor authentication feature of IBM Security Access Manager and we didn't explore any other features, we don't have additional features to suggest for the next release of the solution, but we're in discussion about exploring ID management and access management features, but those are just possibilities because right now, we're focused on exploring our domain."

"The user interface needs to be simplified, it's complex and not user-friendly."

"The solution could be classified as a hilt system. There are a lot of resources being used and it is suitable for very large enterprises or the public sector."

"Configuration could be simplified for the end-user."

"For small or medium-sized businesses they cannot afford this solution."

"They can improve the single sign-on configuration for OIDC and OAuth. That is not very mature in this product, and they can improve it in this particular area. OIDC is a third-party integration that we do with the cloud platforms, and OAuth is an authorization mechanism for allowing a user having an account with Google or any other provider to access an application. Organizations these days are looking for just-in-time provisioning use cases, but IBM Security Access Manager is not very mature for such use cases. There are only a few applications that can be integrated, and this is where this product is lagging. However, in terms of configuration and single sign-on mechanisms, it is a great product."

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"Zluri SaaS Management has been a very great tool, though some application integrations require additional setup or validation to ensure usage data is fully accurate, which can take time during onboarding."

"Zluri offers AI integrations with ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSake, and others, but the accuracy of these integrations is not yet 100%."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With regard to pricing, for a small business buying a one off, it's pretty expensive. If it's an enterprise that has thousands of employees, however, it's really nothing to protect your data because if your network goes down or it's breached, you're losing millions of dollars every minute. When it comes to a large enterprise, it's priced where it should be because you're talking business to business. You're not talking business to consumer."

"It's very simple. Its price is fair. We use the hardware tokens as well. You get what you pay for. In terms of licensing, Cisco has very complicated products, but Duo Security was surprisingly easy."

"Duo Security is free."

"I only need the solution for IT staff, which makes it relatively cheap. If I deployed it for the whole company, it would be costly, so it depends on the number of users. Duo Security is affordable compared to other products in the segment."

"It's a bit confusing because we're on a three-year plan with a certain number of licenses, and we've gone over that number. They told us that when we renew, they will add all these licenses. We've expanded quickly, so everyone's kind of scared because no one knows what the bill is with the long pricing cycle."

"My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been good, with no issues. I am pleased that the prices remained stable after Cisco acquired the solution."

"I haven't seen it in a while, but it's at par with everything else licensing-wise."

"Price wise, it's not cheap, but it's not expensive at all either. It's in the middle."

More Cisco Duo pricing and cost advice

"The product is not expensive. It depends on the number of users."

"The license and costs depend on the amount range of users you have. For just approximately 2,000 users, the price is practical and fair. However, when you have 20,000 users, it starts to become really expensive, and the discount per user is not attractive enough to go ahead and purchase."

"It costs about 300K AED for a year. Its pricing is a bit on the higher end, but in comparison to other products in the market, its price is still better. There are lots of other products that are very costly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Construction Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	66
Midsize Enterprise	29
Large Enterprise	93

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Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

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Questions from the Community

How does Duo Security compare with Microsoft Authenticator?

We switched to Duo Security for identity verification. We’d been using a competitor but got the chance to evaluate Du...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Duo Security?

Regarding the pricing, what actually happened was that we got the product purchased through our HQ, so the costing as...

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What needs improvement with Duo Security?

I do not have a straight answer for how Cisco Duo can be improved at this time. With the implementation that we are g...

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What needs improvement with IBM Security Access Manager?

I have already explained this in my previous call; I don't handle financial terms and commercials. Pricing is gen...

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What is your primary use case for IBM Security Access Manager?

We are still using the IBM BPM platform to automate the processes for our organization.I generally use Microsoft Proj...

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What advice do you have for others considering IBM Security Access Manager?

My current domain is leading project development, overseeing both technical and functional areas in process automatio...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zluri SaaS Management?

Involvement in the product's purchase was minimal, so the pricing details are uncertain.

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What needs improvement with Zluri SaaS Management?

Zluri SaaS Management has been a very great tool, though some application integrations require additional setup or va...

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What is your primary use case for Zluri SaaS Management?

My main use case for Zluri SaaS Management is that it gives us clear, actionable visibility into our SaaS environment...

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Also Known As

Duo Security

IBM Security Verify Access (SVA), IBM Security Access Manager, ISAM

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Overview

Cisco Duo is a cloud-based identity security platform safeguarding critical resources for any user and device worldwide. Known for its ease of use, Duo offers seamless protection across multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Cisco Duo is designed to secure access with identity-first protection and provides extensive visibility throughout an organization's identity ecosystem. Offering multi-factor authentication, Duo facilitates easy integration and management, allowing teams to protect data effectively on VPNs, applications, and networks. Its single-pane management improves security processes while enhancing trust, making it suitable for diverse IT infrastructures.

What are the key features of Cisco Duo?

Multi-factor Authentication: Strengthens user verification with multiple methods.
Push Notifications: Simplifies authentication with quick approvals.
Single Sign-On: Enhances convenience by allowing one set of credentials.
VPN Access: Secures remote connections with reliable authentication.
User Activity Visibility: Offers comprehensive insights into access patterns.

Which benefits and ROI should users consider?

Quick Deployment: Facilitates rapid integration within existing systems.
Effective Management: Streamlines IT operations with centralized control.
Regulatory Compliance: Aids in meeting industry standards for data protection.
Enhanced Trust: Strengthens security posture across networks.
User-friendly Approach: Simplifies authentication for non-technical users.

In industries like education and finance, Cisco Duo is widely employed to secure multi-factor authentication across platforms such as email, databases, and servers. Its integration capabilities with Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and VPNs like AnyConnect are instrumental in verifying user identities using mobile apps or OTPs, catering effectively to both remote and on-premise environments.

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IBM Security Verify Access offers adaptable access management with multi-factor authentication, seamless protocol integration, and strong user management, suitable for cloud and on-premises environments.

IBM Security Verify Access provides multi-factor authentication, seamless integration with protocols like SAML and OAuth, and features including password vaults and single sign-on. Its adaptable nature allows for deployment both in cloud and on-premises settings. Users appreciate its quick setup, reliable authorization, and efficient user management, especially when integrated with Active Directory. The intuitive interface enhances security with mobile features like QR code enrollment, making it suitable for diverse environments. However, cloud deployment could be simpler, and the interface could use enhancements for better ease. Onboarding applications and support availability need improvements, and configuration for OIDC and OAuth should mature. More comprehensive documentation and simplified installation are also needed, along with automation to reduce resource consumption.

What are the key features of IBM Security Verify Access?

Multi-Factor Authentication: Offers robust multi-layered security.
Integration with Protocols: Works with SAML and OAuth for seamless connectivity.
Password Vaults: Secure storage for user credentials.
Single Sign-On: Streamlines access across platforms.
Active Directory Integration: Ensures efficient user management.
Mobile Features: Includes QR code enrollment for enhanced security.

What benefits or ROI can users expect to find in the reviews?

Rapid Setup: Quick deployment in cloud and on-premises environments.
Reliable Authorization: Trustworthy access control and management.
Security Enhancements: Through multi-factor authentication and mobile features.
Streamlined Processes: Simplified access management with single sign-on.

IBM Security Verify Access is widely used in the banking and educational sectors for access management, supporting activities like single sign-on and control across different user groups. Many in these industries utilize it for customer authentication and integrate it with mobile systems to enhance security. Its adaptability allows it to serve complex needs, particularly useful in environments such as universities and financial institutions.

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Zluri SaaS Management is used for monitoring SaaS application usage, optimizing software spending, and managing vendor contracts. Users highlight its effectiveness in tracking subscription renewals and identifying underutilized licenses.

Zluri SaaS Management helps IT teams streamline software procurement, ensures compliance with industry standards, and leverages analytics for informed decision-making. With integration capabilities across platforms and detailed reporting features, it provides efficient software management. Users value its intuitive design, easy integrations, and comprehensive reporting. Automated workflows and seamless deployment improve operational efficiency. Detailed analytics and monitoring tools offer valuable insights, maintaining control over software usage and costs.

What are the key features of Zluri SaaS Management?

Streamlined Workflows: Enhances operational efficiency through automation.
Enhanced Security: Helps ensure compliance with industry standards.
Expense Management: Optimizes software spending effectively.
Intuitive Design: Facilitates ease of use and adoption.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with other platforms.
Comprehensive Reporting: Provides detailed analytics and monitoring tools.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Operational Efficiency: Automated processes save time and resources.
Compliance and Security: Maintains adherence to industry standards.
Cost Control: Identifies underutilized licenses to reduce costs.
Informed Decision-Making: Analytics provide insights for strategic planning.
User-Friendly: Intuitive design enhances user experience.
Improved Procurement: Streamlined vendor contract management.

Implementing Zluri SaaS Management across industries involves leveraging its detailed reporting and analytics to maintain control over software usage and costs. IT teams benefit from streamlined procurement processes and enhanced security measures, while finance departments appreciate optimized spending. Users in education, healthcare, and retail sectors utilize its integration capabilities and automated workflows to improve operational efficiency.

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