RSA Authentication Manager vs RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle comparison

The compared RSA Authentication Manager and RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle solutions aren't in the same category. RSA Authentication Manager is ranked #15 in AS , and holds a 2.3% mindshare in the category. RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle is ranked #21 in IAM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of RSA Authentication Manager users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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60% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

RSA Authentication Manager

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (15th)

RSA Identity Governance and...

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Identity Management (IM) (21st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. RSA Authentication Manager is designed for Authentication Systems and holds a mindshare of 2.3%, up 1.8% compared to last year.
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Management (IM), holds 1.1% mindshare, down 1.4% since last year.

Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
RSA Authentication Manager	2.3%
Microsoft Entra ID	6.6%
Okta Platform	4.6%
Other	86.5%

Authentication Systems

Identity Management (IM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle	1.1%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud	10.1%
Microsoft Entra ID	7.4%
Other	81.4%

Identity Management (IM)

Featured Reviews

Uwe Schomäcker

VP Business Development at SDVG

Enhancing security with seamless single sign-on and Microsoft integration

We use RSA Authentication Manager for web applications and internal applications. We have a number of applications connected to it, serving over thirty thousand clients. It is integrated into everything from our standard login to Windows in the morning, as well as our applications Due to its…

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Harshul Nayak

Senior Project Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Streamline identity lifecycle management with intuitive interfaces and robust policy features

The functions of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, especially the IGA, are quite strong with their custom forms and workflows integrated. The user interface is very friendly and easy to use, making it a good product overall. However, it still has to be on-premise and the cloud version is not easily accessible, as dedicated instances are required and machines cannot be shared as multi-tenant for various customers. The advanced policy features of RSA definitely help in defining certain policies such as segregation of duties. That's particularly useful along with creating different access reviews. Regarding access control in simplifying access management, RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle has strong foundations of groups and roles, which help in defining all policies very easily. This makes it very easy to integrate with other access management tools or privileged access management tools.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"RSA Authentication Manager is a robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for both on-premise and cloud-based applications."

"The technical support has been great; their service is perfect."

"The most valuable feature is the SecurID."

"The product has addressed our remote access security needs while making our work force mobile thus enhancing productivity and customer service initiatives."

"I have found RSA Authentication Manager to be scalable."

"Easy setup, deployment, and integration in different infrastructures, including virtual ones."

"In 2005 we started with a managed authentication service for three small companies with each having approx. 250 users, and now we have 25 large enterprises/government departments with over 150,000 authenticating users and an uptime of nearly 100% over the last five years."

"It is a good solution for token identification."

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"It improved security."

"Roles, connectors for provisioning and re-accreditation or reviews help greatly to govern user access."

"Soft and hard tokens for two factor authentication has been introduced."

"The data collection is excellent and easy to do."

"With the tool in place, you need to hire fewer people to provide access, and you have control over your processes."

"The data collection is excellent and easy to do. It does not require a lot of configuration nor does it require rules to be written like other competitors do."

"The user interface is very friendly and easy to use, making it a good product overall."

"The most valuable feature is the security, in particular, the One Time Password support."

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Cons

"Enhancing the user interface and expanding their marketing efforts in regions like Nigeria and West Africa could be beneficial."

"Perhaps parts of the the user interface should become more intuitive."

"We are seeing a lot of difficult issues in terms of RSA, especially the cloud-based two-factor authentication process."

"The price needs to be improved."

"We have encountered issue when trying to expand this particular solution for a large set of users across the country."

"We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance."

"My observation over the years is that the system upgrades can be complicated and must be well planned out to address 'what if' issues, including backing off upgrades if necessary."

"We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance."

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"Technical support in Pakistan can be improved."

"We were excited that the self-provision feature was now built into the box but disappointed at the implementation."

"The stability of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle could improve; it has some bugs that need to be fixed."

"This product is missing a lot of features which other competitors are providing. One of the key features that are missing right now is risk scoring. Additionally, there is not much scope for customization - everything is hard-coded and predefined, so it does not allow the developers to make many modifications."

"It could be a little more flexible with the installation of the product."

"Technical support in Pakistan can be improved."

"There are scalability issues. This product does not scale very well. It is not a good product for load balancing / active–active architecture."

"Every connector that you have in the product needs to be custom-built, so there are not a lot of standard connectors available in the product, because of which there are a lot of hidden consultancy costs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is costly."

"The pricing is a little bit complicated because sometimes resellers are able to make prices that are too low. Our price, with a discount, is typically not as high as some of our competitors."

"As a new customer, the minimum cost would be four dollars, but you have room for negotiation, potentially bringing it down to as low as three dollars."

"We are using the cloud platform, but we don't find it compatible to be served as a multi-tenant platform. This is a large drawback. It becomes expensive because it is then an all-dedicated solution. You have to have a separate tenant for each client, which increases the cost. The overall unit pricing can be less expensive than how it is right now."

"Pricing varies based on user count/number of modules you need."

"I rate the product's price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with RSA Authentication Manager?

RSA Authentication Manager is perfect. We do not see current missing products or enhancements yet emphasize the importance of a continuous development roadmap.

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What is your primary use case for RSA Authentication Manager?

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What advice do you have for others considering RSA Authentication Manager?

RSA Authentication Manager is the best available solution. However, for other companies, it might seem expensive. It's important for RSA to keep developing new features and maintain a robust roadma...

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What needs improvement with RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

There is room for improvement with RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle. As the size becomes larger, the collections and unifications of the IDs process become quite slow, which can be improved fu...

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What is your primary use case for RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

We provide RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle as a service, mainly to oversee the digital identity lifecycle, from the initiation to the off-boarding at the end of that digital identity. Our cli...

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What advice do you have for others considering RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle?

Overall, I would rate RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle at an eight out of ten.

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Also Known As

ACE/Server

SecurID

Overview

RSA Authentication Manager is the platform behind RSA SecurID that allows for centralized management of the RSA SecurID environment including authentication methods, users, applications, and agents across multiple physical sites. It verifies authentication requests and centrally administers authentication policies for organizations' end users.

RSA

RSA SecurID provides world-leading two-factor authentication, protecting 25,000 organizations and 55 million users. RSA SecurID extends security to bring your own device (BYOD), cloud, and mobile as well as traditional virtual private network (VPN) and web portals. RSA SecurID solutions comprise three primary components: authenticator, platform, and agents.

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Tiera, Fred Loya, BRE Leasing, ADP, BlueFort Security, New Hanover County

NTT Com Asia, Virgin Blue, Bank of Uganda, EMEA Telecommunications Company, LAit (Lazio Innovazione Tecnologica), NyNet, OTP Bank, Red Bull Racing, Rupert House School, Signify, UK Local Authority, Bancolombia, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), TIVIT, Array Services, International Computerware, KPMG LLP, Moffitt Cancer Center

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