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Oracle OUD vs Symantec Directory comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle OUD
Ranking in Directory Servers
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Symantec Directory
Ranking in Directory Servers
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Directory Servers category, the mindshare of Oracle OUD is 16.3%, down from 35.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Directory is 27.2%, up from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Directory Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle OUD16.3%
Symantec Directory27.2%
Other56.5%
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Featured Reviews

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Software Engineer at MTN
User access control has improved but monitoring and integration features require more flexibility
Oracle OUD can be improved. Compared to the 11g version, they have already improved many things in 12c. For monitoring purposes, they can enhance it further. Currently, many people are using third-party tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk, or ELK stack. Oracle OUD should leverage these tools for better monitoring integration. Additional features that could be improved include automatic tuning for JVMs, automatic tuning recommendations for JVM or any caching or index perspective, REST APIs for customer-facing apps, MFA settings, version control for schemas, and schema validation. It would be beneficial if they provided a GUI-based schema designer. Additionally, if they could simplify Oracle OUD proxy for cloud load balancing, similar to Ping's proxy concept, that would be great.
it_user558261 - PeerSpot reviewer
Annalyst Programmer at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We use it for internal-facing and external-facing website security.
The most valuable feature of this product is the enterprise-based security and the reliability that it comes with. Most of the people in this industry are using this product, so you are a victim of it since you need to use what everybody else is using and adopt it to your basic criteria.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The biggest advantage is that Oracle OUD is scalable, has high performance, and can integrate with multiple identity stores."
"The most valuable feature of this product is the enterprise-based security and the reliability that it comes with."
"Technical support has been excellent."
 

Cons

"Oracle OUD can be improved."
"The configuration management could be better. It’s not very straightforward and is awkward to work with."
"Something that is contributing to global development like social media. I know there is something today but if they could make it easier; instead of trying to figure things out."
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle OUD?
Oracle OUD can be improved. Compared to the 11g version, they have already improved many things in 12c. For monitoring purposes, they can enhance it further. Currently, many people are using third-...
What is your primary use case for Oracle OUD?
I am working on Oracle products and other products simultaneously. We are working for MTN, a telecom subscriber from South Africa. We are using Oracle OUD Access Manager 12.2.1.4, which is 12c PS4....
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle OUD?
Regarding pricing, I have not been involved until now. Currently, I am at a stage where they are trying to involve me in sales, which should provide a better picture of pricing structures. The user...
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Oracle Unified Directory
CA Directory
 

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