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We performed a comparison between JumpCloud and Venafi based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed JumpCloud vs. Venafi Report (Updated: May 2024).
771,157 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The interface is clean and user-friendly. Setting up new devices or setting up new users inside the system is easy. Also, it integrates with Office 365, which is pretty much a must for our organization.""As a cloud-based directory, JumpCloud allows me to integrate nearly every system I have come across that supports SAML 2.0. That's a specific technology that allows different services to integrate for user authentication and identification purposes. That means that with JumpCloud, I can then have one single password. Single sign-on for a particular user that works with VPN, radius authentication for WiFi, logging into Office 365, and their email. Their individual computers use that same password. It's extensible which allows us to tie in customers' security systems. We don't have to provision a new user, 12 different places with 12 different passwords. I only have to create them once and assign them privileges.""JumpCloud enables different kinds of connections and enables employees or subcontractors not within the company to connect to our network securely.""The most valuable features of JumpCloud are flexibility, policy management for devices, and device patch management. For example, we can limit access to devices only in Chile or send a number of commands to the devices to manage them.""Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""The UI is intuitively easy to use. It is easy to set up a user. I have found the group management to be pretty simple. You can group users, then assign them to groups of systems, and that relationship allows us to ease the management burden.""The most valuable feature of JumpCloud, it provides a convenient and streamlined solution for me to access and manage all of the features I require in one centralized location. This eliminates the need for me to worry about hiring individuals to manage these tasks, as well as eliminating concerns surrounding hardware, updates, and licenses. With JumpCloud, I am able to receive the services I need in a timely and efficient manner, which has significantly reduced my stress and alleviated a great deal of the issues I once faced. This is especially important as I am often bound by laws, regulations, contracts, and customer demands to keep up with various tasks. With JumpCloud, I am able to manage everything I need in one place, giving me visibility and control over aspects that I previously had to manage through multiple systems.""I am impressed with the product's remote access which allows admins to control endpoints which is a timesaver."

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"We use Venafi for PKI certificates.""The feature that I have found most valuable is their certificate discovery.""Automating anything, whether on-prem or cloud, is possible."

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Cons
"Lacks the ability to have various VPN applications.""For improvement, the tool should introduce more customization options.""JumpCloud could improve by providing more features. They are only giving the three standard features, such as SSO radius. I would like there to be multi-tenant features. For example, my colleague is from a different organization, and he's using different applications and I'm using different applications, I wanted to access his applications and database with my JumpCloud credentials. However, since it is a multi-tenant instance. I would like it to be open-ended where we can gather all these multi-level organizations to put in a single domain to access one authentication for all the different applications.""The querying for users in Jumpcloud could be improved, it is sometimes difficult to use. When you're trying to query a user and you spell out their name, you don't receive that person. Sometimes you receive a list of people with the same first name or last name. This could be better.""JumpCloud could improve the compatibility with other devices and operating systems. For example, the solution only works well with Mac and some Linux devices. It does not work for mobile devices, such as Android.""JumpCloud can improve in its synchronization of identities. More specifically, groups with Office 365. They've been working on it, but it's not where I would necessarily like it to be.""The visual tool and interface must be more fine-tuned.""The product needs to create its own self-service feature which has been requested by all the admins in the community."

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"I would like to see included in the next release of Venafi integration with the cloud HSM's, Hardware Security Module. Additionally, I would say other cloud services, because it's not only cloud that's essential. If you have a customer that has a lot of their IT moved into cloud, integration with different cloud services is always an area to improve.""Venafi's overall installation could be made easier.""Currently lacks the capability to automatically download certificates in JKS."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We are using an enterprise license for JumpCloud. We have purchased a license for approximately $3,000 a year, but we are charged more than $135,000 annually."
  • "Licensing cost can be anywhere between $2 and $18 a month depending on what you want to do."
  • "The cost of the solution is approximately $12 per user. However, the cost depends on what modules you're using. They have an all-in-one package and they do have tiers. For example, the more users you have, the cheaper it ends up being in the end too. I know they've done some changes to the pricing model and I haven't been involved in a lot of the licensing lately. I don't know the exact cost at this time."
  • "The cost was around $5 per user per month."
  • "JumpCloud offers several subscription plans as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider. The pricing is based on the number of users and the services that are required, meaning that you only pay for what you consume and don't have to pay for services that you don't need. When compared to other solutions, JumpCloud can actually be more cost-effective, as it eliminates the need to hire a team, purchase hardware, pay for licenses and software, and worry about updates, security, and backups. Thus, it offers a more efficient and cost-effective solution for managing your needs."
  • "I am pretty sure that the cost to acquire JumpCloud is less. They have à la carte or per-user pricing. The pricing is there on their webpage. I am not sure if they have any enterprise pricing or discounts if you have more users. But the overall pricing is less than Okta."
  • "JumpCloud's monthly license costs around $25 for the complete solution."
  • "The pricing model changed about 18 months ago. It used to be that you got 10 users free, and then you paid for any user above 10 users. Now, when you go above 10 users, you pay for every user. It has become a bit more expensive, but it's such a good product. When you take into account Microsoft licenses, if you were to run Active Directory, you'd need a server to put it on, or you would need a couple of servers, backup, etc. It's a no-brainer. JumpCloud is so much easier to manage from my perspective, regardless of the cost increase. It's just brilliant."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product enables device management.
    Top Answer:The solution is pretty expensive. It costs us EUR 250 per user per month. It was a point of hesitation for us. We can get premium support, too.
    Top Answer:We need more multi-factor authentication possibilities. I opened a ticket for it. However, it is not configurable in JumpCloud.
    Top Answer:We use Venafi for PKI certificates.
    Top Answer:Venafi's overall installation could be made easier. You have to install the client, then go to the console and push the certificate.
    Top Answer:Venafi has some additional functionalities for managing PKI certificates compared to other certificate deployment products. I would recommend Venafi to other users. Overall, I rate Venafi an eight out… more »
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    Overview

    JumpCloud is a comprehensive cloud-based directory platform that provides secure and centralized user management for organizations. It offers a wide range of features including user authentication, single sign-on, device management, and multi-factor authentication. 

    With JumpCloud, businesses can easily manage user access to various applications, systems, and networks, ensuring enhanced security and productivity. The platform supports a variety of operating systems and integrates seamlessly with popular productivity tools. 

    JumpCloud also offers a robust API, enabling organizations to automate user management processes and integrate with other systems. Overall, JumpCloud simplifies user management, enhances security, and improves productivity for businesses of all sizes.

    Venafi automates protection for machine identities, which all organizations rely on to keep communications between machines secure and private. Venafi generates the machine identity intelligence necessary to automatically safeguard the flow of information to trusted machines and prevent communication with untrusted ones - all at machine speed and scale.
    Sample Customers
    Cars.com, GoFundMe, Grab, ClassPass, Uplight, Beyond Finance, Foursquare
    Surescripts, CME Group, TD Bank Group, Aetna, MoneyGram, Zions Bancorp, Cisco
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Wellness & Fitness Company9%
    Program Development Consultancy9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business76%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    JumpCloud vs. Venafi
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about JumpCloud vs. Venafi and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,157 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    JumpCloud is ranked 7th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 16 reviews while Venafi is ranked 17th in Authentication Systems with 3 reviews. JumpCloud is rated 8.6, while Venafi is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of JumpCloud writes "Time saving, effective cloud directory and single sign-on authentication, with rapid implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Venafi writes "The solution has some additional functionalities for managing PKI certificates compared to other products". JumpCloud is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, Microsoft Intune, Cisco Duo and Scalefusion, whereas Venafi is most compared with DigiCert PKI Platform, AppViewX CERT+ and Entrust Identity Enterprise. See our JumpCloud vs. Venafi report.

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