IBM Tivoli Access Manager [EOL] vs Symantec VIP Access Manager comparison

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli Access Manager [...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

3.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Symantec VIP Access Manager

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (12th), Access Management (19th)

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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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Berk Onur

Presales Consultant at Cyberwise

With its mobile application, this tool offers a convenient and user-friendly experience to its users

To improve the tool, I think that the solution should consider integrations with other cybersecurity and IT technologies, such as Privileged Access Management and Site Integration. Additionally, the implementation of second-factor authentication via Symantec VIP Access Manager, CyberArk, and Delinea, among other technologies, could be best for the product. While the existing technology is okay, improving the integration capabilities for Symantec VIP Access Manager would benefit the product. I would like to see the solution meet the integration needs at our company. While many cybersecurity solutions can function independently, they often lack integration with our systems due to missed integration points. Improving the solution's integration feature would be beneficial.

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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

"It has helped them to improve and control web and mobile application security."

"The SSO, URL-based access control, OAuth 2 and OIDC are the most valuable features."

"The combination of TAM with IDM in IBM Tivoli Identity Manager helped us to realize robust and secure authentication infrastructure in accordance with industry regulations and laws."

"This product is highly recommended to meet access management and web single sign-on requirements."

"I like the primary function of this product allowing the administration of user/network accounts with a fair amount of ease."

"SAML 2.0."

"Several SSO methods are supported out of box, federation based SSO (SAML / Oauth / OpenID etc) setup is easy, performance and scalability are very good, and the internal STS token service can be used for custom SSO tokens."

"It is a simple-to-deploy solution, with many features that are supported out-of-the-box without complicated setup."

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"It is a fast and easy solution for end users, and you are always online."

"The solution has helped to increase staff productivity by approximately a minute."

"The ease of integrating into an existing authentication system."

"Pricing was about 25% of the old solution, saving us about $500,000 over three years for 10,000 users."

"After the initial integration, the overall support calls dropped, and customer satisfaction for VPN increased."

"If you're looking for a fairly lightweight client that works very well for remote access purposes, I think Symantec is definitely a good product."

"Integration with Citrix Access Gateway, Microsoft Office 365 and Single Sign-On (through Symantec Validation and ID Protection Access Manager) has increased the productivity of the employees for accessing resources."

"I like the whole solution, and I would recommend it."

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Cons

"You must be skilled to use Tivoli Access Manager."

"This product is also available in the appliance offering which has not yet matured and has many issues."

"The license model is pretty complex."

"The pricing is always costly."

"There is only a single step-up authentication path, but I have sometimes seen the need for several steps or a divergent path."

"Yes, because there are so many moving parts it can often be difficult getting it right first time."

"Installation and configuration. If you don’t know the requirements of the supporting components, it could be complicated to install and this has been improved in the later versions that are renamed to IBM Tivoli Security Access Manager."

"The product has not been updated with emerging technologies over the years specifically around AJAX, REST and Mobile app integration."

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"Every time that I have a new phone or computer, it takes a little longer to deploy it."

"The User Store synchronization part needs to improve. Also, the logs, reports, and dashboard can be improved."

"At times, the relay server could not contact Symantec; it would fail open and allow access without a passcode."

"In my opinion, for this solution, the technical support is not so expert when we talk about integration using the API."

"The reporting on the VIP Manager is not correct."

"There are some shortcomings on the reporting side, such as how many connections you can get per month."

"In the next release, I would like the ability to work offline with remote access."

"If they had dashboards or a report for managers or executives, then it would allow them to see the status and have it make sense to them."

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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."

"There are additional costs for maintenance."

"I can say that the solution is worth the money."

"Licensing and pricing seems very fair."

"There is a one-time setup fee plus the licenses are provided as per the number of users. For SMS and voice calls, the costs are separate."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

18%

Marketing Services Firm

16%

Performing Arts

11%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	18

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

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Also Known As

Tivoli Access Manager, IBM Security Access Manager

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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.

IBM

Symantec VIP Access Manager is the next generation control platform that integrates Single Sign-On (SSO) with strong authentication, access control, and user management. It offers users and administrators control, convenience, and compliance for public and private cloud- based applications. Symantec VIP Access Manager solves cloud security problems using identity and/or context-based access control across multiple cloud applications. In the cloud, where a traditional enterprise perimeter doesn't exist, this solution fills the gap. Through Symantec VIP Access Manager, administrators can define policies that utilize the built-in user directory or existing identity management infrastructure to enforce security and compliance for applications without getting in the way of productivity. Symantec VIP Access Manager can also protect and consolidate access management for on-premise web applications. It also simplifies compliance auditing for cloud applications by consolidating logs across all applications it protects.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Essex Technology Group Inc.

Maine Medical Center, Aria S.p.A

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