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Keeper Enterprise Password Manager vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Keeper Enterprise Password ...
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (6th)
Symantec Siteminder
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (13th), Web Access Management (1st), Access Management (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Keeper Enterprise Password Manager and Symantec Siteminder aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is designed for Enterprise Password Managers and holds a mindshare of 4.8%, down 4.9% compared to last year.
Symantec Siteminder, on the other hand, focuses on Single Sign-On (SSO), holds 3.0% mindshare, up 2.3% since last year.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager4.8%
Azure Key Vault13.8%
AWS Secrets Manager12.9%
Other68.5%
Enterprise Password Managers
Single Sign-On (SSO) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Siteminder3.0%
Okta Platform10.3%
Microsoft Entra ID8.7%
Other78.0%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
 

Featured Reviews

AR
Technical Lead
Password manager has strengthened daily device security and has simplified secure sharing
While Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has a good interface for password management, I believe they can make the feature for Privileged Access Management a bit more user-friendly, as right now it is somewhat complicated to get a privileged access manager running in both development and production environments. Regarding improvements needed for the deployment of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager, I would like to see a simple way to install requirements on servers so they can easily be accessed through it and use Privileged Access Management. Right now the installation is somewhat complex as there is scripting to be done. It would be great for that setup to be more simple for operators.
Muzi Lubisi - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to share credentials easily and securely was a big improvement."
"It is working great with web and app components working on browser extensions, which makes my life much easier."
"I have a significant number of passwords and Keeper helps me manage them all for both work and personal accounts, for me and my whole family."
"Enables IT department to force very complex passwords for certain users."
"Creates random, complex passwords and can create folders for specific types of information (i.e., work, personal, and school), while allowing you to connect multiple devices to one single login."
"We use this solution to organize and manage information, and it is our central repository that keeps individual knowledge bases in a better place."
"Customer Service: Excellent, had an issue early on with access permissions and they fixed it quick like champs."
"It syncs with all devices and supports all platforms."
"You definitely need to consider CA SSO; it is quite solid, it's never really gone down, and it's a well-understood and reliable piece of our enterprise."
"For us, it’s the best-of-breed pick on the market today."
"You can quickly deploy the entire product with a basic config within couple of hours."
"It’s a secure product; we can make use of two factor authentication with the product and so from a security perspective, it gives us strong authentication."
"As our identity model continues to mature, probably the Federation is most valueable."
"Technical support has gotten a lot better."
"The feature that I mostly valued is the ease of installation on different systems, especially on Windows."
"Symantec Siteminder Is both scalable and stable."
 

Cons

"I would like the ability to change the theme colors to anything I choose and not be limited to preset themes."
"In my opinion, Keeper Enterprise Password Manager could be improved by allowing the creation of templates, basically role templates, that we could deploy to other clients without having to go through the Commander CLI, but rather through the graphical interface."
"Its aesthetic needs improvement."
"Needs to provide an API to be integrated with the information systems and offer secure file hosting service with sharing and editing capabilities."
"I have not seen a return on investment thanks to Keeper Enterprise Password Manager that can be measured; however, it helps ensure the sustainability of the company's revenue by properly protecting the key users of the company, such as executives or IT managers, so it is an insurance rather than a productivity gain, and for the moment, it is hard to measure."
"There were some political issues between account managers over there."
"I would love it if you didn't have to re-authenticate when you start up a new browser."
"The password rotation feature could be improved."
"The performance could be better. The support could be faster."
"It may be a good product, but I'd advise staying away from customizing it."
"The support team could work on their response time and overall competence."
"It's not user friendly, but it's very customizable."
"It seems that when there's a new version, patch, or service pack, we find bugs."
"We go by agents for authentication; anything relating to agent configuration could be improved, or even agentless security."
"There is a considerable improvement in the product from previous versions, but a few items we feel need a little attention are the web agent installation process and steps – as it behaves differently on the same OS."
"All of the feedback within our team for CA Support is not good. It really is on a very low level, but then it is very specific for CA SSO."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Free works unless the paid is absolutely necessary."
"Its price is reasonable."
"Just buy the yearly subscription."
"We chose their optional annual subscription; I believe we paid monthly — I thought it was a good deal."
"ROI is hard to know, but it has to be several times the expense of the product."
"It's definitely worth it and affordable. Their sales team can definitely help scale your needs on licensing and provide pricing options."
"Its cost is relative to the value of the information stored in Keeper."
"The pricing is available on the vendor's website."
"The licensing is fair for this solution."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
"The solution's pricing is competitive."
"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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Construction Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Keeper?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been good. I am not particularly involved with that aspect, and the details were discussed during onboarding and managed by our accounts team.
What needs improvement with Keeper?
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager can be improved as some browsers have issues with password fills. Sometimes it's tough to fill in the password, and it asks for login every time. Some session man...
What is your primary use case for Keeper?
My main use case for Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is to save all my secrets and passwords within it. We have shared folders where we store all our secrets and shared secrets that everyone fro...
What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?
Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features. Currently, multi-factor authentication is available as a separate solution, and it ...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Siteminder?
I deploy and support Symantec Siteminder ( /products/symantec-siteminder-reviews ). I have been a partner and reseller.
 

Also Known As

Keeper Security
SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
 

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Sample Customers

At&t, Wells Fargo, Disney, GM, Chase, Honeywell, Samsung, Dow
British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo
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