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RSA Aveksa [EOL] vs Symantec Identity Governance and Administration comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

RSA Aveksa [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Symantec Identity Governanc...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (8th), Identity Management (IM) (17th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

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Technology Lead at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Configuration based tool that requires less coding compared to other IAM products.
* The Access Provisioning process needs to be improved. Compared to other IAM tool the architecture of provisioning process is not up to the mark. * Tutorial and solution examples are lacking in RSA community center. * Customization flexibility is also minimal due to this sometimes not able to fulfill the organization's complex requirements.
reviewer2183661 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Has an easy initial setup process, but its technical support services need improvement
The product's technical support could be better. The integration project requires a lot of technical details, so we need to find it quickly and easily. There was a large community of knowledge in the past. We kept it together and got the results. The community that works around the particular technical issue is shrinking. It used to be a specialized community that would help with the process. These particular areas need improvement. Broadcom is still using a hybrid cloud model, with some workloads on-premises and some in the cloud. They must start with the cloud adoption and move as many workloads to the cloud as possible. The on-premises environment is becoming stable. They need to rebuild that cost and the software. The product's pre-sales, technical support, and installation could also improve.

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

Pros

"After IMG most of the tasks happen automatically, but also offer manual provisioning from a single GUI for all applications."
"I am still amazed what this tool can do."
"Violations are highlighted almost real-time and can be managed much more effectively -and this reduces risk exposure of sensitive applications"
"After implementing RSA Aveksa, all the above mentioned issues have been resolved."
"This product has allowed me to take the repetitive tasks away from a person so the value of a person is better."
"Provisioning engine (on the back-end, separate from front-end components, that's part of layered architecture)."
"We take identity management seriously and CA IDM is helping us to accomplish that goal."
"Our customers find it easy to use."
"It is flexible, reduces the costs of administration and increases accountability, improves security, and lowers help desk workloads."
"Governance."
"The big benefit is that the end users have an easier process requesting security access."
"It's provided a centralized platform to manage the lifecycle of all identities across different endpoint systems such as Active Directory, Salesforce, etc."
 

Cons

"There are some crucial adapters missing for SAP CUA and for some Legacy applications."
"In the older versions, there were sometimes instances where memory would get used up and the application would need a restart."
"When running big collections/connections for the first time, we encountered some performance issues."
"The Access Provisioning process needs to be improved. Compared to other IAM tool the architecture of provisioning process is not up to the mark."
"I'd like to see it better integrated with the other CA security products."
"Identity manager is very complex and you must have the knowledge and skills required to use it."
"Something to help us migrate our code between environments from QA to UA to production in an easier way."
"They don’t give a resolution immediately. They tend to take time coming up with answers. We are not really satisfied with the customer service."
"Although the capabilities are there, the user interface needs to be redesigned and the opportunities for integration should be improved."
"Because it's software on our network, there are sometimes load-balancing issues or latency delays."
"Stability needs some work. There are some issues with the back-end infrastructure."
"Personally, I don't think the technical support is very good. The technicians don't seem to have enough training and knowledge surrounding the solution — they don't have in-depth knowledge."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I do not recall the approximate prices or licensing models, although I do so that it was priced per user number."
"Symantec keeps increasing the price. I rate its pricing a seven on a scale of ten."
"The price is flexible for our existing customers."
"Compared to other options, CA products are not that expensive."
"The product has a good price in competition with another product with the same solution."
"The price is based on the number of users."
"The connector is free, and bundled with the product."
"Pricing and licensing models are adequate and reasonable."
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Construction Company
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Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
The pricing has been very reasonable, but licensing costs vary based on the customer. It follows a user-based licensing model.
What needs improvement with Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
Symantec should develop a SaaS solution for cloud environments to make the solution available in various marketplaces for easy deployment. It should also offer bundle installation instead of one by...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
I am a consultant and we consult for identity and network management. We work with Symantec, which is owned by Broadcom, and also with Microsoft and Oracle. Additionally, we work with open-source s...
 

Also Known As

Aveksa
CA Identity Suite, Symantec IGA, Layer7 Identity Suite, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Minder, CA IAM, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Governance
 

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