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Imanami GroupID vs Symantec Identity Governance and Administration comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Imanami GroupID
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
18th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (36th), Active Directory Management (16th)
Symantec Identity Governanc...
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Identity Management (IM) (17th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the User Provisioning Software category, the mindshare of Imanami GroupID is 2.0%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is 6.1%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration6.1%
Imanami GroupID2.0%
Other91.9%
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Featured Reviews

Jonathan Cauthorn - PeerSpot reviewer
Identity and Access Management Manager at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
Simplifies the task of managing groups and is affordable and easy to implement
I'd like to see it be able to do more than just groups. I'd like it to be able to do some things with email distribution lists as well. It can do that, but there were a few things that were limiting. It was difficult to get it set up, particularly with Azure in the cloud. I'd like that to be a little bit smoother. I'd like to see a better user interface. It works, but it is clunky. There should be better import and export of LDAP queries and better management tools. We've got a ton of groups, and it does take quite a while to do nightly processing. This is something that definitely needs improvement.
TJ
Managing Director at I'curity Solutions
Automated provisioning and enhanced identity management but cloud compatibility needs improvement
Symantec should develop a SaaS solution for cloud environments to make the solution available in various marketplaces for easy deployment. It should also offer bundle installation instead of one by one installation to minimize complexity. Some interfaces were not good initially but creating a portal helped improve the user experience.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"For each job code, we go through and determine the access they're supposed to have to the system, and based on that job code, we use the query tool so that anybody who is in this job code gets these groups added to them, or conversely, if they change job codes, it removes the ones that they shouldn't have and adds the one they should, which runs every night so that the next day everybody has the job codes they're supposed to have."
"Imanami GroupID's UI is good."
"I have found the overall features to be useful."
"The support's been good from CA."
"The features that I find most valuable are the creation of access and admin roles, and you can also manage many different applications -- more than one hundred -- in only one box."
"Deployment was easy, I can say it's the best on the market with small amount of manpower."
"Streamlines user access, consolidates applications."
"Out-of-the-box connectors have a lot of opportunities for configuration."
"Allows individual users to work in a controlled and secure environment, whereby user authentication, access control, password administration, and smooth workflow are ensured."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"When comparing it to other products, you can set up CA IAM in a PoC very quickly to demonstrate its provisioning capabilities."
 

Cons

"The mobile application needs to be improved and there should be chatbox features to allow users to easily reach out for assistance."
"The product's implementation is complex. It should also work on GPO."
"I'd like to see a better user interface. It works, but it is clunky. There should be better import and export of LDAP queries and better management tools."
"Something to help us migrate our code between environments from QA to UA to production in an easier way."
"We are actually looking at something to make it easier from a user front end."
"The initial setup was very complex. The product is just basically a conglomerate of a bunch of other products that were bought and pieced together."
"The development process to create this connector is not as easy as I would like."
"In the next release, there should be provisioning of your certifications."
"Installation and upgrading is complex. Many manual steps are time consuming."
"Integration capabilities with other solutions and formats, including JSON, could be improved."
"Its delegation model, while IDM has the capability to delegate, the delegation process is not intuitive or forthcoming to the clients."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"It is on a yearly basis, and it has the product license fee and the support for it. So, there is the licensing fee, and there is the annual maintenance that includes the support. I don't remember exactly, but we're probably paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000 to $30,000 for it per year. We've got a pretty large implementation of it, and for the amount that we do, it is a pretty good deal. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."
"The price is based on the number of users."
"I do not recall the approximate prices or licensing models, although I do so that it was priced per user number."
"The connector is free, and bundled with the product."
"Pricing and licensing models are adequate and reasonable."
"The product has a good price in competition with another product with the same solution."
"Compared to other options, CA products are not that expensive."
"Symantec keeps increasing the price. I rate its pricing a seven on a scale of ten."
"The price is flexible for our existing customers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Media Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise45
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
The pricing has been very reasonable, but licensing costs vary based on the customer. It follows a user-based licensing model.
What needs improvement with Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
Symantec should develop a SaaS solution for cloud environments to make the solution available in various marketplaces for easy deployment. It should also offer bundle installation instead of one by...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
I am a consultant and we consult for identity and network management. We work with Symantec, which is owned by Broadcom, and also with Microsoft and Oracle. Additionally, we work with open-source s...
 

Also Known As

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CA Identity Suite, Symantec IGA, Layer7 Identity Suite, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Minder, CA IAM, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Governance
 

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Sample Customers

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Acciona, Core Blox, DBS
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