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Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management vs One Identity Safeguard comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Purview Privilege...
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
15th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
One Identity Safeguard
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (7th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is 2.0%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Safeguard is 3.6%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

Mayeen Uddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Security features have increased satisfaction while implementation is seamless
I use Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management primarily for Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is easy to understand, particularly its menu. I am satisfied with its security features provided through Microsoft Security. However, my company…
Tor Nordhagen - PeerSpot reviewer
Transparent mode for privileged sessions will greatly simplify our client's administrative situation
We're introducing the solution's transparent mode for privileged sessions. This is part of what the client hasn't used before. It will simplify their administrative situation greatly. So far, the rollout of this feature has been a seamless process, but we're still in the midst of rolling it out. The benefits will be on the risk side. Right now, the way accounts are managed, you don't necessarily know who is using an account. There's a shared admin account, and that's not a good thing. And those accounts are shared in wallets by several people. One of the real benefits of safeguarding here is that the client will have an absolute audit of who is using an administrative interface, whether it's server or network.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is easy to understand, particularly its menu."
"The integration with other Microsoft solutions is a standout feature of Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management."
"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."
"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."
"There are a lot of features, so it's going to sound funny, but one of the most simplistic features, the Favorites feature, is the one we like the best. You do a full run-through of configuration to check out a server and then you can save that whole configuration as a favorite. So the next time you go in, you click on the favorite that you configured and it automatically takes you to the end so you can check the server out that much faster. It saves a lot of time..."
"The customer service and technical support are very good."
"There is ease of implementation."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"I like the discovery functionality and the change password feature through the check-in. I also like the bulk import with the help of templates that come with it out of the box. With the help of these few features, my tasks are made easier."
"The extensible framework for authentication is one of the most valuable features. We use an MFA plug-in and a lot of different factors, depending on what the business use-cases are. And of course, the auditing functionality is also valuable."
"The auditing and approval mechanisms are features we did not have before and are greatly appreciated."
"From my experience, the features are best for monitoring and the usage of LDAP and SSH."
 

Cons

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management could improve integration with multiple cloud environments."
"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."
"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."
"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 product uses a lot of resources in current sessions."
"One Identity's support is not appropriately structured, and it has a lot of room to improve."
"We have feature requests and would like to see the turnaround times on those features to be faster."
"I find it complicated to implement HTTPS monitoring because the documentation is unclear."
"Some of our users find the functionality a bit complex, and it could be made more user-friendly."
"We are still in the onboarding phase, and it seems very manual. Ideally, a single interface to integrate all these processes would be useful."
"We would like to have the option of importing assets by using the CSV file. It was available in the earlier versions, but it is not available now."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"They have comparable pricing. All identity products are essentially priced in a similar way. It's a per-user base."
"The pricing is about $80,000 per 100 servers. There are few elective costs."
"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."
"The pricing depends on our perspective, our budget, and, of course, the competitors we are taking into account."
"Our licensing costs are on a yearly basis."
"Safeguard is cheaper than CyberArk."
"One Identity Safeguard is expensive and the cost goes up as we scale."
"We have a yearly license. The cost depends on how much a company wants to invest in technology. In our organization, we believe in modern digitization and automation processes so we found it affordable. One Identity was not that much less than other solutions and it is not a cheap solution. There were number of cheaper solutions. However, it's the most effective, according to our evaluation."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?
The ability to provide just-in-time privileged access and set specific parameters for access duration is highly beneficial.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?
Regarding improvements for Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management, there are still some challenges. Purview contains numerous predefined sensitive information types, which sometimes makes i...
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 ...
What do you like most about One Identity Safeguard?
The identity discovery is good, and the performance is pretty good value.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?
The pricing of One Identity Safeguard is fairly priced and cheaper than other solutions of the same enterprise level. It provides a good cost-benefit ratio.
What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?
There is room for improvement in integration between modules. The native integration between SPP and SPS, which is currently based on a plugin, could be enhanced. Customization for lookup passwords...
 

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