RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle vs RSA SecurID comparison

The compared RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle and RSA SecurID solutions aren't in the same category. RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle is ranked #20 in IAM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 1.2% mindshare in the category. RSA SecurID is ranked #10 in AS , and holds a 3.6% mindshare. Additionally, 60% of RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of RSA SecurID users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

RSA Identity Governance and...

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Identity Management (IM) (20th)

RSA SecurID

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (10th), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle is designed for Identity Management (IM) and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, down 1.3% compared to last year.
RSA SecurID, on the other hand, focuses on Authentication Systems, holds 3.6% mindshare, down 7.4% since last year.

Identity Management (IM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle	1.2%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud	12.2%
Microsoft Entra ID	8.8%
Other	77.8%

Identity Management (IM)

Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
RSA SecurID	3.6%
Microsoft Entra ID	7.8%
Okta Platform	5.0%
Other	83.6%

Authentication Systems

Featured Reviews

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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Santhosh Rajamanickam

Senior Consultant - Principal SOC Security at Royal Technology Solutions LLC

Enhanced security, reliable, helpful technical support, and easy to install

RSA SecurID Access is a scalable solution. I would rate the scalability of RSA SecurID Access a nine out of ten. Initially, our organization had around 250 users for whom we were aware of the usage of the solution. However, there were certain users for whom we were not notified due to the nature of their job, and hence we were not aware of their usage. Eventually, we decided to scale the solution for all our 4,000 users. Currently, we are using it for 250 users only. There is a high likelihood that we will expand our usage in the future.

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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

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

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

"RSA Identity Governance and lifecycles are good for the access certification and auditing sections."

"Customer service was always exceptional and if we needed to call the regular customer support number for administrative tasks on the account, they were always helpful and resolved our cases within a few days."

"It improved security."

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

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

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

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"With the SSO RSA technology, we simplify the login and authorization process for dozens of web sites with high load traffic."

"It is a scalable solution."

"I would say that the two-factor authentication and the ease of installation and configuration are the most valuable features of this solution."

"Encryption random key generation and making it available for the user on the fly without any knowledge of the user regarding the keys."

"One of the most valuable feature is the ID soft token and hard token."

"All of its features work well with the cloud authentication manager and the tokens — the authentication manager is good."

"It is easy to set up and reliable."

"The most valuable features of RSA SecurID Access are push notifications, multifactor authentication, and ease of integration and deployment."

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Cons

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"If you use the appliance version then it won't handle a huge database volume."

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

"RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle could improve out-of-the-box customization."

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"Sometimes, we encounter issues with other applications that are not compatible with RSA SecurID Access and require expert troubleshooting. At those times, we need additional support from an implementation perspective. This is an area where Oracle can improve as there is no substitute for reliable and efficient support."

"I would really rate the technical support as 4 (in a scale of 1-10). My interaction with the technical support was never good."

"There are different compliances across the globe; RSA SecurID Access could be more complaint-based."

"It doesn't offer an agent-based or reverse-proxy-based approach to integration, which could enhance its flexibility."

"The interface needs to improve a lot. It should be easier to manage and navigate."

"We are currently migrating to CA Site Minder due to RSA not having a viable SSO solution at this time."

"There are different compliances across the globe; RSA SecurID Access could be more complaint-based."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"I think the price of this solution is reasonable compared to YubiKey and Duo given that it offers the same similar features."

"RSA SecurID Access is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

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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Comparisons

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Compared 27% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

SecurID

RSA SecurID Access, RSA Access Manager

Overview

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.

RSA

The RSA SecurID Suite combines the separate disciplines of access management and authentication with identity governance and user lifecycle management into one comprehensive suite. It goes way beyond the capabilities of traditional identity and access management systems by using risk analytics to provide identity and access assurance. This helps organizations solve two fundamental challenges:

Verifying that their users are who they say they are.
Providing their users with the right level of access.

RSA

Sample Customers

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

Milliman, Geisinger Health System, Advanced Micro Devices

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