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One Identity Safeguard vs Veza comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

One Identity Safeguard
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
2nd
Ranking in Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (2nd)
Veza
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
25th
Ranking in Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM)
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
GRC (25th), Identity Management (IM) (21st), SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) (9th), Identity Security and Posture Management (ISPM) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of One Identity Safeguard is 4.3%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veza is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
One Identity Safeguard4.3%
Veza1.5%
Other94.2%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

Mahesh Malve - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Development Associate at DigitalTrack Solutions ind pvt ltd
Centralized control has strengthened privileged security and simplified audit investigations
While One Identity Safeguard is a strong and reliable PAM solution, there are a few areas where it can be further improved to enhance user experience and scalability. Regarding the user interface and experience, the UI, while functional, can be a bit complex for new users. A more intuitive and modern dashboard with simplified navigation would improve adoption, especially for non-technical stakeholders. Regarding integration flexibility, although it supports major integrations, expanding out-of-the-box connectors for more cloud-native apps, DevOps tools, and SaaS platforms would be beneficial. Faster and simpler API-based integrations could reduce deployment efforts. Regarding scalability and performance in large enterprise environments, performance tuning and scaling can require additional efforts. Enhancing seamless scalability and high availability configuration would improve enterprise readiness.
Yess Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Sre at Akamai Technologies
Centralized access visibility has improved identity governance and reduced audit effort
One significant benefit of Veza is how it helps centralize access visibility across different systems. Traditionally, access reviews require checking multiple applications, cloud platforms, and identity sources separately. With Veza, I can see permissions and relationships in a single place, which makes reviews much faster and more accurate. It is also useful for audit and compliance activities. Veza offers great access visibility, identity intelligence, and governance capabilities. One of the standout features is end-to-end access visibility. Veza provides a clear view of who has access to what across cloud platforms, applications, data systems, and infrastructure, making it much easier to understand permissions and identify risks. Another key feature is its identity graph and relationship mapping. Instead of looking at permissions, Veza allows me to directly show how users, role groups, and resources are connected. It is one of the most valuable features. Instead of simply showing that a user has access to a resource, it maps the entire relationship chain, such as the user, their group members, assigned roles, inherited permissions, and the actual resources they can access. This creates a clear picture of how and what access is granted. Veza provides access risk analysis and least privilege recommendations. Beyond simply showing who has access, it helps identify excessive permissions, unused access, and potential security risks. This allows teams to proactively reduce their attack surface rather than waiting for an audit and security incident. I also appreciate its cross-platform visibility. One of the biggest improvements since using Veza is that I have a much clearer understanding of who has access to critical systems and resources across the environment. This has significantly reduced the time spent on access reviews. I have also improved my least privilege initiatives by identifying excessive or unnecessary access and remediating it more efficiently. This has helped strengthen the overall security posture.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One Identity Safeguard has positively impacted my organization by helping to increase security because of password vaulting."
"Overall, it has helped us save time, improve security, and reduce manual effort across the team."
"Integration of One Identity Safeguard has positively affected our operations by centralizing authentication across Linux and Unix, reducing manual account management, and simplifying user access control through Active Directory integration."
"Customer Service: absolutely perfect Technical Support: Technical support is 10/10, absolutely."
"We use the solution’s Approval Anywhere feature which enables us to add an extra layer of security for critical passwords without adding time-consuming approval processes. By using this platform, if someone goes on a vacation, out of office, or needs urgent/planned leave, then our setup will select the functions tied to that person and automatically delegate them to the next person. That person can start performing that duty based on their access. No sharing of passwords is required."
"One Identity Safeguard makes password manageability easy and helps us monitor and reduce manual tasks such as auditing and improving log visibility, while also providing compliance-based reporting for our upper management."
"By comparison, Safeguard is much better in terms of performance, networking, and server stability."
"One Identity Safeguard has saved us security time, improved security, better compliance, increased trust in employees, and reduced risk since the tools provided by the company are now in safer hands."
"Veza has positively impacted my organization by improving access for our users, allowing us to check the user and perform auditing for our system or organization, and we are now able to implement least privilege practices, which has made our organization and system more secure."
"It's the only current GRC vendor with licensing rights for HITRUST 11.3 framework, and I've avoided expensive HITRUST licensing costs through a custom control framework."
"I have seen measurable benefits with Veza, including a twenty-five to thirty-five percent optimization in access investigation and audit preparation, a thirty to forty percent reduction in access review efforts, and a twenty-five to thirty-five percent increase in speed for audits and investigations."
 

Cons

"The SPS could be a lot easier to administrate and the parts should be unified, from a design perspective, so that I can recognize the systems as being part of the same package. They feel like they have been forced together."
"It is a good solution, but it needs more marketing."
"From a usability perspective, what we are finding out is that our privileged domain admin users, in particular, want functionality for extending a checkout session. So we are working with One Identity support to see if there's an enhancement that can be made to the product."
"Our experience with technical support has been disappointing. We require more prompt and faster response times. We require answers to our questions right away but we haven't received that level of support."
"Documentation can be much better and they should provide typical use cases to get started more easily."
"The Transparent Mode could be somewhat easier to use."
"I would like to see support for RDP over HTTPS so this product can be used in conjunction with the Microsoft terminal."
"For the A2A use, it is not as easy as using something like HashiCorp's password management tools."
"Veza can be improved as it is currently not suitable for small projects due to its high cost, complex setup, and requirement for more integration with multiple systems."
"The support experience could be better."
"Veza is a strong platform, but there are a few areas where it could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They have comparable pricing. All identity products are essentially priced in a similar way. It's a per-user base."
"As compared to other products, it is reasonable, but the training sessions are too expensive."
"It is cheaper than CyberArk. Its price is fair."
"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."
"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 full license is expensive but if you plan to use it in a big organization then it is the best option because it is more flexible."
"It was definitely cheaper than the other two products that we evaluated."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business84
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise35
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?
Pricing, setup cost, and licensing are managed by the management team.
What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?
One Identity Safeguard is a very strong privileged access management solution, and the only thing that needs to be enhanced is its dashboard customization; apart from this, everything is perfect.
What is your primary use case for One Identity Safeguard?
One Identity Safeguard is used primarily to secure privileged credentials, enforce control over administrative access, and provide visibility into privileged activities. Whenever a network or serve...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veza?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the pricing is much higher and the setup is very complex.
What needs improvement with Veza?
Veza can be improved as it is currently not suitable for small projects due to its high cost, complex setup, and requirement for more integration with multiple systems. Additionally, there are no e...
What is your primary use case for Veza?
My main use case for Veza is to use it for authentication and to determine who can access what and what can be accessed by the system or organization users. We set permissions for cloud platforms a...
 

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