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OneLogin by One Identity vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 20, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

OneLogin by One Identity
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
3rd
Ranking in Access Management
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (4th), Identity Management (IM) (4th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (3rd)
Symantec Siteminder
Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)
14th
Ranking in Access Management
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Web Access Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of OneLogin by One Identity is 4.4%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Siteminder is 3.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Single Sign-On (SSO) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OneLogin by One Identity4.4%
Symantec Siteminder3.4%
Other92.2%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
 

Featured Reviews

Amit Rathod - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst - IDAM at Toll Holdings Limited
Unified sign-in has simplified access control and has supported end-to-end identity lifecycle
The authentication process is good, but sometimes the responsiveness to requests for enhancement is very slow. I sometimes face issues with platform stability, flexibility in configuration, and limited API availability. I experience downtimes two to three times per year. OneLogin's support team is sometimes very slow to respond. There is a feature limitation with mapping, as OneLogin does not provide one-to-all mapping. For client deployment, we need to create separate mappings for each request, and we cannot use the same mapping for multiple requests. Other areas that have room for improvement are related to API limitations. If a client requires more APIs, such as 5,000 or 6,000, OneLogin charges more. The API rate limits by default or the standard limit should provide more than 5,000. Additionally, OneLogin could provide more flexibility in configuration. These are the main limitations I have identified with OneLogin.
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

"OneLogin by One Identity has had a positive impact on my organization in that the cost of running the platform for different users has reduced, as people cannot maintain new credentials or new IDs, making our ecosystem reliably closed for specific users to perform; our major USP of the platform is that it's a medical domain platform, so it should have a very limited amount of people, specifically genuine users."
"The best features of OneLogin are probably the multi-region capabilities because for multinational companies that have offices around the world in different countries with different languages, OneLogin has native capabilities to help integrate all of that."
"OneLogin has definitely impacted positively and saved time, it has also strengthened security because we mostly use it for MFA, and it also made onboarding easier because you can automatically onboard multiple users."
"OneLogin has positively impacted the organization mainly by saving time for the IT team, as everything is enabled through MFA and single sign-on with all applications, which saves considerable time and enhances security."
"Since implementing OneLogin by One Identity, we have reduced user onboarding time by approximately 60 to 70 percent through automated provisioning, password-related support tickets have decreased by around 40 to 50 percent due to single sign-on, and automated de-provisioning has helped us ensure users lose access immediately upon leaving the organization, improving both security and compliance."
"The single sign-on feature of OneLogin by One Identity is amazing."
"OneLogin has been a reliable and user-friendly IAM platform that helped simplify SSO and strengthen MFA adoption without creating too much complexity for users or administrators."
"Greatly improved our password security and policies surrounding them."
"Single Sign-On is the number one feature of SiteMinder that we're using."
"You can quickly deploy the entire product with a basic config within couple of hours."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of this product to integrate with any third-party components and platforms."
"Companies using Siteminder saw a return on investment, in terms of improved security."
"The most valuable feature is that it meets the requirements of the customer. You have a lot of features in the product. Every product has them, but the question is, are these products going to meet the requirement of the customer?"
"CA SSO is helping us a lot in providing the access solution to the customers."
"It restricts cookie replacement and provides enhanced ones, so the applications are safer, helping keep our data secure in a much better way without affecting user experience."
"It puts the expertise around authentication and security on our organization where it belongs."
 

Cons

"OneLogin can be improved by making the initial setup and configuration process simpler, especially for teams like mine that are new to identity and access management."
"The one area for enhancement I can suggest is the initial setup, which requires considerable planning to execute the deployment."
"To offboard, you have to manually click on this checklist, each of the checkmarks. It would actually be really nice if, for offboarding someone, you just click "offboard" and it automatically runs a script to do that."
"OneLogin offers a Virtual LDAP feature that we utilize, although it differs slightly from traditional LDAP servers."
"OneLogin could be improved with more flexible reporting and analytic options, especially for detailed access monitoring and compliance tracking."
"OneLogin could improve its admin interface and troubleshooting experience because some configuration and error logs can be difficult to track during complex integrations or provisioning issues."
"Other organizations can use OneLogin, but they can also refer to Okta."
"Overall, OneLogin is solid, but we can implement some improvements with Active Directory connectors."
"They need to make configurations easier, and not have the engineer having to guess what will happen when he changes a particular setting."
"Once CA has finalized the cases that we have brought to them, it will be a better product to use."
"As we are moving in to the mobility space, this is where we really see SiteMinder and their other product really come together to provide a solution base to a different area where the IoT is coming, the different business communications are happening. All of those things require authentication and we really want to see this product grow into that role."
"They get us answers, but often they’re too slow."
"The performance could be better. The support could be faster."
"Probably the biggest thing that SiteMinder needs is a refreshed UI for administrators."
"CA SSO does have stability issues."
"The policy store configuration, and tuning the policy store is a bit complex in ensuring it does not corrupt."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the licensing is fine."
"The pricing and licensing are reasonable. It is much cheaper than other products."
"Surprisingly expensive given the price of on-premise solutions."
"We were happy with the price we got when we signed up, but I don't know what will happen when the time comes to renew because it is a different company now. We haven't seen any pricing models or had that discussion yet. My renewal is a year and a half away. It's worth what we're paying for it. There's no way we could provide the level of service for cheaper or try to do the same in-house."
"The pricing for OneLogin seems to be okay. The pricing and licensing are affordable. If you'd consider OneLogin to be expensive, it's worth it."
"It was cheap in the beginning, and then it became very expensive. We were initially charged $2 per user per month, which was fine, but by the second year, they increased it to $5 per user. That became very expensive for us because we had about 1,500 users. At $2 per user, it comes out to be $3,000 a month, which is $36,000 a year. If we move to $5 per user, it comes out to be $7,500 a month. That made its cost so high. That is why we removed the product because the cost was high."
"OneLogin's pricing, from the perspective of the education sector, seems quite reasonable for the value it delivers."
"While I wish OneLogin's pricing was more affordable, their licensing model, which is based on per user, is acceptable."
"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
"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."
"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
"The licensing is fair for this solution."
"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 pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
21%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business136
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise71
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OneLogin by One Identity?
Overall, the experience with OneLogin by One Identity has been very good, but I feel there are some improvements that can be made, particularly regarding how the integrations happen and providing m...
What is your primary use case for OneLogin by One Identity?
OneLogin by One Identity is used to manage user identities and single sign-ons, as well as manage access to individual applications used in our organization. A specific example of how OneLogin by O...
What advice do you have for others considering OneLogin by One Identity?
Regarding OneLogin by One Identity's AI capabilities, I find its accuracy and reliability of output to be very good so far, but it definitely needs verification from a human. My advice for others l...
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

OneLogin Workforce Identity
SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

OneLogin has thousands of customers across multiple industries and from around the globe such as Uber, Airbnb, Noom, Petco, Sony, Lucky Brand, Tesco, Airbus, Japan Airlines, Aetna, Compass, Kaplan, Susan G. Komen, AAA and PennyMac.
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