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IBM Tivoli Access Manager [EOL] vs ManageEngine Password Manager Pro vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

IBM and ManageEngine are both solutions in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category. Additionally, 93% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of ManageEngine users who would recommend it.
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75% willing to recommend
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91% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between IBM Tivoli Access Manager [EOL], ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, and Symantec Siteminder based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Featured Reviews

it_user711612 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user711612
Senior Consultant at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reverse proxy provides central control over authentication and authorization.
It is a single product that caters for all the business needs throughout the organization. It provides a seamless integration that in turn encourages most of the applications to use the SSO features Reverse proxy is the most valuable feature as it provides central control over authentication and…
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reviewer1271400 - PeerSpot reviewer
reviewer1271400
Network Administrator at a media company with 201-500 employees
Auditing enhances privileged account security with a fast deployment
The support for the PAM product is not very prompt. Unlike other Manager products that provide remote assistance or support, for PAM, users have to log a case first and may receive a reply in one or two days. This process is slower compared to other products from the same manufacturer.
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Muzi Lubisi - PeerSpot reviewer
Muzi Lubisi
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.
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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

"Single Sign-On functionality is valuable because the core purpose of the product is to allow universal (or bespoke) SSO for application suites."
"The Verify feature: A push method which customers are going for."
"The integration effort with the end application is quite straightforward and easy."
"SAML 2.0."
"OAuth 2 is now the de facto standard for API protection and scoped authorized delegation. IBM TAM now supports OAuth 2 and can act as fully compliant OAuth 2 authorization server."
"The support from the customer service team is good, they respond on time, and they always seem to be quite knowledgeable."
"ManageEngine Password Manager Pro is cheaper than other products, such as BeyondTrust, and is more than 50% cheaper compared to the Boomer solution we used before."
"It is very safe and we haven't had any security issues."
"The security provided is very enhanced and it does a great job of keeping passwords safe."
"The auditing feature is particularly valuable as it makes privileged account usage auditable."
"The tool is secure, safe, reliable, and easy to use."
"It is user-friendly. Someone who doesn’t have a lot of IT knowledge can work with the product easily."
"If you look at our organization, and really all financial institutions, we have a lot of legacy apps. So it really helps to get Single Sign-On."
"Federation is valuable, for sure, because we have a lot of third-party vendors that we need to integrate with, and this is a turnkey solution in some ways."
"The single sign-on is the solution's most valuable feature"
"Authentication & Authorization are important because all the sites need authentication for security purposes. That has been handled pretty well all these years with SSO."
"It is reliable."
"Ease of use is very good, for administrating it. It's very well known."
"A valuable feature of Siteminder is the way it handles bulk traffic. The features it has, in terms of routing the traffic and load balancing, are good."
"I liked the debugging part. There are only two files (trace file and log file) that you need to look into while performing debugging, and the logs give you the exact info on where and what needs to be fixed."
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Cons

"The self-service portal needs improvement."
"Multi-factor authentication with social integration needs to improve."
"Looking at their roadmap, they have a broad grasp of the security features which the industry needs."
"The profiling element is incredibly robust, but also equally as complex, it requires an off-site course to be able to understand the context or the plethora of options available."
"An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for the newer appliance versions for hosting the virtual appliances on AWS will help."
"The support for the PAM product is not very prompt."
"The user interface could be improved and made more user friendly."
"There is room for improvement in making the UI more user-friendly."
"It's a pretty technical solution. It's designed for more technical people."
"The support for the PAM product is not very prompt."
"We would like to the OAuth be more stable, more issues being fixed rather than not."
"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."
"The GUIs are not very clear, especially when integrating with other products from CA."
"All the problems that we reported actually have never been resolved. We could not capture enough information for CA to be able to debug the problem."
"The support could be faster."
"The initial setup of Symantec SiteMinder was a bit tricky. I would rate it a seven on a scale of one to ten, where ten indicates an easy setup."
"The main thing is we do not have the traceability and good monitoring that CA can provide us to capture problems when they occur."
"Some of the new protocols, like OAuth 2.0, could be improved."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The IBM prices are, as ever, extortionate, even with a business partnership, and high levels of discounts."
"On a scale of one to five, with one being expensive and five being competitive, I would rate the pricing of this solution as a five."
"The solution's pricing is competitive."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
"The licensing is fair for this solution."
"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
"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."
"I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."
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Top Industries

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Government
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Insurance Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise18
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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise1
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Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise69
 

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine Password Manager Pro?
The support for the PAM product is not very prompt. Unlike other Manager products that provide remote assistance or s...
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What is your primary use case for ManageEngine Password Manager Pro?
We use ManageEngine Password Manager Pro to control privileged accounts. It is specifically meant to randomize passwo...
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What advice do you have for others considering ManageEngine Password Manager Pro?
Please keep my name anonymous because I have a code of conduct with the company. Without proper approval, I cannot di...
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What do you like most about Symantec Siteminder?
It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Siteminder?
My experience with pricing is that it is all good.
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What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?
Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features. Cur...
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Also Known As

Tivoli Access Manager, IBM Security Access Manager
Password Manager Pro
SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
 

Overview

IBM Tivoli Access Manager is a robust and secure centralized policy management solution for e-business and distributed applications. IBM Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL is a high performance, multi-threaded Web server that applies fine-grained security policy to the Tivoli Access Manager protected Web object space. WebSEAL can provide single sign-on solutions and incorporate back-end Web application server resources into its security policy.
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Password Manager Pro is a secure vault for storing and managing shared sensitive information such as passwords, documents and digital identities of enterprises.

ManageEngine

Symantec® SiteMinder is designed to secure the modern enterprise through a unified access management platform that applies the appropriate authentication mechanism to positively identify users; provides single sign-on and identity federation for seamless access to any application; enforces granular security policies to stop unauthorized access to sensitive resources; and monitors and manages the entire user session to prevent session hijacking. Finally, Symantec SiteMinder is battle-tested and has been deployed in the largest IT environments in the world.

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Sample Customers

Essex Technology Group Inc.
Australian Catholic University
British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo
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