Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management vs One Identity Safeguard comparison

Microsoft and One Identity are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. Microsoft is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.7, while One Identity is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0. Microsoft holds a 1.9% mindshare in PAM, compared to One Identity’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of One Identity users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management and One Identity Safeguard based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management vs. One Identity Safeguard Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Privilege...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

15th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

One Identity Safeguard

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (6th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is 1.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Safeguard is 3.7%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
One Identity Safeguard	3.7%
Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management	1.9%
Other	94.4%

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Featured Reviews

Christiaan Evenhuis

Technical Consultant Security and Compliance at inSpark

Integration helps protect sensitive information effectively and new GUI simplifies setup

Regarding improvements for Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management, there are still some challenges. Purview contains numerous predefined sensitive information types, which sometimes makes it difficult to specify relevance. For example, in the Netherlands, we are not interested in driver licenses from Australia, making separation challenging. Furthermore, the capabilities for exporting large amounts of sensitive information for deeper investigations and reporting should be enhanced. Additional features related to AI tools would be beneficial in the next release. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management has made progress in providing insights into generative AI tools being used within organizations, but customers need to further track where sensitive information is being used within AI tooling. While they have made a good start, AI is advancing faster than anticipated, creating a gap that needs to be addressed.

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SachinShelar

Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited

Privileged access has become centralized and streamlines multi-client audits and compliance

The best features we can highlight are privileged password vaulting and automatic password rotation, just-in-time privileged access, and session monitoring and recording. These features together stand out because they significantly reduce credential exposure, enforce least privilege access, and provide full auditing visibility across multiple client environments, as we are a service delivery and IT service delivery company with multiple customer environments and access. We rely most on just-in-time privileged access with credential vaulting. It is easy for the team to use day-to-day because access requests and approvals are streamlined and automated. Credentials are never exposed and sessions are automatically logged. After initial setup, adoption was smooth and it fit well into our existing operational workflows without adding stress to our operational team to adapt to the new technology. One Identity Safeguard has strengthened privileged access security across our multiple client environments. We have seen a reduction in shared credentials and unauthorized access. We have also seen faster approval for admin tasks and improved audit readiness. It has streamlined compliance reporting and reduced the operational risk of managing multiple client environments manually. Implementing this solution, we have reduced privileged account-related incidents by thirty percent. We have also cut manual password management time by nearly fifty to sixty percent. Just-in-time access has sped up admin task completion and improved our overall compliance reporting, allowing audits to be completed nearly half the time compared to earlier.

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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

"The integration with other Microsoft solutions is a standout feature of Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is easy to understand, particularly its menu."

"The integration with Azure Identity is a significant advantage, as it allows for seamless automation and power app integration."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is easy to understand, particularly its menu."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management definitely has a good amount of value for me because I associate it in a way that if someone wants to try to do something, they have to get approval."

"The integration with Azure Identity is a significant advantage, as it allows for seamless automation and power app integration."

"The ability to provide just-in-time privileged access and set specific parameters for access duration is highly beneficial."

"It is generally easy-to-use and install."

"The technical support is tremendous."

"There is ease of implementation."

"We use the solution’s “transparent mode” feature for privileged sessions. It is very easy because it is only a simple configuration for our users. We don't have to modify our network. We install it, configure it, and it works. So, it is super easy. The rollout for our users is seamless."

"I have found the most useful feature of One Identity Safeguard to be Privileged Sessions."

"We use the Approval Anywhere, or cloud assistant feature and it is great. It enables us to add an extra layer of security for critical passwords without adding time to the approval process."

"From my experience, the features are best for monitoring and the usage of LDAP and SSH."

"The whole product solves the privileged access management challenge for our company. We have a secure tunnel, a secure session manager, and automatic logging of sessions, which is good for forensic purposes. We have a rich level of logs and can trace what happened on which machine and see who did what."

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Cons

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management has made progress in providing insights into generative AI tools being used within organizations, but customers need to further track where sensitive information is being used within AI tooling."

"Sometimes, its functions, like XLOOKUP in Microsoft Excel, do not find situations properly, especially without the use of pivot tables."

"There's room for improvement in Microsoft's documentation, as it often lacks clarity."

"The Just-in-Time access feature has not really helped me a lot more with managing privileged access."

"I do not see any financial benefit after implementing Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management, however, this question would be better answered by my manager."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management could improve integration with multiple cloud environments."

"We have feature requests and would like to see the turnaround times on those features to be faster."

"Some of our users find the functionality a bit complex, and it could be made more user-friendly."

"The areas for improvement in One Identity Safeguard would be the UI and UX, meaning the admin console can be more intuitive for complex policy and workflow configuration."

"The product uses a lot of resources in current sessions."

"Monitoring of the platform should be easier and more functional so that you can have a clear picture of the running service."

"The Transparent Mode could be somewhat easier to use."

"We have not had any issues with the core product itself, but there is an add-on called SCALUS, which is quite critical to the user experience, and that does not work. They have been having issues with that for quite a long time, like months. That is not great at all."

"From a management point of view, it would be beneficial if One Identity Safeguard Privilege Password and One Identity Safeguard Privilege Session had a more similar interface."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The license is very expensive for us, partly due to inflation and partly because of the exchange rate between the Dollar and the Iranian Rial. We purchased a perpetual license that we've been using up until now, but I believe that we are not going to update it in the future. Instead, we plan to find another third-party to support us with the license, in the sense that we would have access to their license as a shared agreement."

"It is more expensive than Secret Server but way less expensive than CyberArk. As a customer, I would like the pricing to be lower, but it has a good price point."

"It is cheaper than CyberArk. Its price is fair."

"Safeguard is cheaper than CyberArk."

"We bought their other products, so it was not that expensive. It is one of those where the more you buy, the cheaper it is."

"The pricing depends on our perspective, our budget, and, of course, the competitors we are taking into account."

"Its subscription cost is too much, and sometimes, it is very difficult to pitch the solution to the management for cost approval. If the cost is reduced a little bit, it would be easier. If its cost was less, many other organizations that currently cannot afford it would be able to use this technology. I'm sure many organizations around the globe are having issues with identity management, and it is a very difficult task for IT to manage privileged accounts."

"The pricing is about $80,000 per 100 servers. There are few elective costs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Healthcare Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Computer Software Company

11%

University

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	17
Large Enterprise	19

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?

We are a company offering solutions to other customers, and Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management provides great helping features and solutions. It is not the only thing needed to prevent ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?

We primarily see hybrid environments where customers still have some on-premises infrastructure while moving to the cloud. Organizations adopting cloud solutions find that implementing Microsoft Pu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been a good experience overall, as the back and forth with One Identity is something that is acceptable; other tools have options to do thi...

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What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?

One Identity Safeguard could be improved with a password manager and an identity manager as one big access management system. I believe improvements could be made around integrating with other tools.

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What is your primary use case for One Identity Safeguard?

My main use case for One Identity Safeguard is using only one module for privileged session, which we use for admins and contractors. A quick specific example of how my team uses One Identity Safeg...

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Overview

Privileged access management allows granular access control over privileged admin tasks in Office 365. It can help protect your organization from breaches that use existing privileged admin accounts with standing access to sensitive data or access to critical configuration settings. Privileged access management requires users to request just-in-time access to complete elevated and privileged tasks through a highly scoped and time-bounded approval workflow. This configuration gives users just-enough-access to perform the task at hand, without risking exposure of sensitive data or critical configuration settings. Enabling privileged access management in Microsoft 365 allows your organization to operate with zero standing privileges and provide a layer of defense against standing administrative access vulnerabilities.

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One Identity Safeguard manages and monitors privileged access, enhancing security with features like automatic session recording, real-time monitoring, and credential rotation. It integrates seamlessly, supports compliance with audit trails, and improves operational efficiency across organizations. This robust platform significantly bolsters security protocols while controlling sensitive operations.

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