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OpenText Identity Governance vs Oracle Identity Governance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
OpenText Identity Governance boosts ROI by preventing fraud, reducing audit costs, and enhancing access management and compliance efficiency.
Sentiment score
5.9
Organizations experience mixed financial returns from Oracle Identity Governance, with benefits from automation but concerns over long-term costs.
It is able to save time and money as everything is automated: user access provisioning, password policy management, and reporting.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
Opinions on OpenText Identity Governance's customer support vary, with some praising expertise but others criticizing response times and overall effectiveness.
Sentiment score
5.1
Oracle Identity Governance support quality varies; users experience inconsistent responsiveness and accessibility to skilled personnel across regions.
The technical support from Oracle is excellent.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
While they are familiar with me, the team is not large enough, which impacts their availability.
Associate VIce President at Mastek Ltd
The team is not very knowledgeable and takes too long to respond.
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
OpenText Identity Governance is highly scalable, effectively managing large deployments and receiving high satisfaction ratings for its performance.
Sentiment score
7.1
Oracle Identity Governance is scalable for enterprises but may face performance and hardware challenges at higher loads.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
OpenText Identity Governance is stable and reliable, with minimal issues and infrequent support calls, receiving largely positive ratings.
Sentiment score
6.2
Oracle Identity Governance stability varies, with some users facing issues under high-loads, while proper setup enhances stability.
 

Room For Improvement

OpenText Identity Governance needs better connectivity, integration, modernization, and technical support, alongside improved interface, stability, and cloud deployment features.
Oracle Identity Governance struggles with complexity, high costs, poor user experience, and integration challenges, needing enhancements for competitiveness.
Incorporating AI to reduce manual work would be beneficial.
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Oracle Identity Governance is a thick, heavy application and has fewer application connectors compared to SailPoint, which offers a large number of out-of-box connectors, making integration easier.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The scope of the identity management or Oracle IDM is vast, and while we've implemented about 30, 40, or 50% of its capabilities, it's not done at full scale.
General Manager Technical at Techaccess Pakistan
 

Setup Cost

Oracle Identity Governance is costly with complex licensing, long implementation, and significant support expenses, ideal for large enterprises.
They sell the solution cheaply, but setting up and maintaining it becomes very expensive.
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
If you want to implement it at full scale, it's not an entry-level product; it's an enterprise-class product and it is expensive.
General Manager Technical at Techaccess Pakistan
For a large-scale enterprise, it's beneficial because it covers many functionalities such as self-service, automated access provisioning, de-provisioning, and reporting.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

OpenText Identity Governance provides robust access evaluations, role mining, and automated processes, ensuring stability and effective large-scale governance.
Oracle Identity Governance enhances IT efficiency with automated identity management, integration capabilities, and comprehensive security compliance across environments.
The reporting function and Identity Audit function help with compliance, as they provide access review certification, segregation of duties, and a reporting feature.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution's capabilities in provisioning, de-provisioning, terminations, and transfers are excellent.
Associate VIce President at Mastek Ltd
The best features in Oracle Identity Governance product include comprehensive reporting, as we can track exactly what person did what because of the auditing policies that can be enforced in it, and at what time what was done.
General Manager Technical at Techaccess Pakistan
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Identity Governance
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Identity Governance
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
18th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (8th), Mobile Identity (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of OpenText Identity Governance is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Identity Governance is 2.1%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity Management (IM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Identity Governance2.1%
OpenText Identity Governance1.2%
Other96.7%
Identity Management (IM)
 

Featured Reviews

GA
IAM Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Helps to run reports and verify user access but improvement is needed in integration
You can run reports and verify the access each user has. There is a process that runs automatically for access review. It sends an email to the manager and provides a task for the manager to review the users and access. The manager can approve or reject, and then it goes to the application owner for further review. This feature is especially important in large customer environments, as manual review can be challenging. The product allows you to check if a user has two accesses that should not be granted simultaneously. There's an approval process for this scenario. Primarily, it provides information for governance data.
HA
General Manager Technical at Techaccess Pakistan
Comprehensive features and strong support enhance operations
Direct comparison of OIG/OIM/OAM would require several factors to count in. Other than being excellent product, it would be more convenient to have more 3rd party integrations/connectors available for main stream applications (or even databases) that require less development with frequent certifications/version updates (though this cannot be avoided altogether). Single Interface/same screen would be handy. We have not use the product for analytics for anomaly detection, as we had a blend of different products, and identity management wasn't used particularly for this purpose. Oracle suite provides comprehensive Governance The scope of the identity management or Oracle IDM/IAM/OID/OIG is vast, and while we've implemented/evaluated 30-50% of its features, it's not done at full scale to include full-fledged governance/compliance.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise46
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetIQ Identity Governance?
You can run reports and verify the access each user has. There is a process that runs automatically for access review. It sends an email to the manager and provides a task for the manager to review...
What needs improvement with NetIQ Identity Governance?
NetIQ Identity Governance is not flexible. Sometimes, filtering information to provide users with options, such as selecting the application to which they want to request access, can be challenging...
What advice do you have for others considering NetIQ Identity Governance?
The solution is worth using because of its flexibility, especially in integrating applications. However, the time required for integration varies based on the quality of documentation provided for ...
What do you like most about Oracle Identity Governance?
Role-based access control (RBAC) has been crucial for role-based management in my current company. Granular access restrictions based on role-based policies were beneficial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Identity Governance?
Whether Oracle Identity Governance is affordable or slightly expensive depends on the category. For a small-scale company or organization, I don't think it will be useful, but for a large-scale ent...
What needs improvement with Oracle Identity Governance?
I see areas for improvement, as they need to introduce more connectors; they have around 20 plus connectors currently but can improve in that area. The only thing bothering me is the connectors, as...
 

Also Known As

NetIQ Access Governance Suite, Novell Access Governance Suite
Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle IAM, Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Western & Southern Financial Group
Werkbank, Oshkosh, PeerPay, Boingo, Kellogg's, Pella, Slanska, Avaya, D+M
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