We are using One Identity Manager to manage user access requests. Then we manage the provision, as well as the provision of those users. We get the identities from SAP and then we provide them whatever access they are requesting.
Analyst at Grifols
Facilitated the customization of all our workflows for approvals
Pros and Cons
- "The biggest improvement has been the auditing. Now we have a record of what the users have, what the users have requested and when, and when things were approved. It's all in the same system."
- "The initial setup was complex."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The biggest improvement has been the auditing. Now we have a record of what the users have, what the users have requested and when, and when things were approved. It's all in the same system.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the fact that we don't need paper anymore. We came from a paper solution and getting rid of the paper is valuable.
The solution is also flexible. We have customized our IT shop. Because we have so many applications, the solution, out-of-the-box, wasn't good enough for us. So we have customized all our workflows for approvals and it's working fine.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have some doubts, not about the stability but when they released version 8 we were unsure about the roadmap that they were going to follow. We are waiting for 8.1 before we upgrade.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There's no problem with the scalability.
How are customer service and support?
We have opened a couple of cases and we've had a really good response from the team. Initially, we contacted Professional Services a couple of times, and their answers were pretty good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We didn't have any solution previously.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was complex.
What about the implementation team?
We used a partner. Our experience with them was difficult because the project was really difficult. We had our ups and downs but, in the end, it was good.
What other advice do I have?
For this or any other similar solution, make sure you have the maturity to go forward with an identity management project. If you are at that point, this solution is a good option to look at because it's really flexible. It makes it possible to do a lot of things.
We are getting comfortable with the solution. We're just at the very beginning. We are in production but not for the whole company, so we are not enjoying all the benefits of the solution. In terms of the privileged account governance features, we are not there yet. We are now investigating them and they look fine but, we are progressing slowly.
The solution has helped to simplify compliance, but not as much as we would like because we haven't implemented all the options, all the features yet. We are in the middle of that.
We have integrated the solution with SAP, we need to get identities from it. The integration process with SAP has been the worst. It has been really difficult because our SAP is really customized. The standard connector hasn't been enough, so we have had to create a new connector and it's been really difficult.
I would rate it at eight out of ten. It's pretty new but they are making a great effort to be the best and to focus on the user.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Lead Technology Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Enables us to customize the user interface and the workflow processes
Pros and Cons
- "Its flexibility is the most valuable feature, the way we can customize the user interface and the workflow processes."
- "The support for DevOps could be improved with quick delivery cycles and multiple delivery streams."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for meeting compliance requirements.
How has it helped my organization?
We were able to clear up some audit actions by providing evidence we have a proper, controlled approval process.
In addition, One Identity Manager has helped to increase employee productivity when it comes to provisioning users and systems.
What is most valuable?
Its flexibility is the most valuable feature, the way we can customize the user interface and the workflow processes. It helps us set up the correct approval processes.
What needs improvement?
Better support for version control and multi-threaded development would be helpful additional features.
The support for DevOps could be improved with quick delivery cycles and multiple delivery streams.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We do have performance problems, but outside of that, it seems stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have some performance problems, so pushing to scale is a challenge.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is acceptable. We get responses when we raise queries, but maybe not as fast as we'd like.
What about the implementation team?
We worked with a third-party vendor, TCS. Our experience with them was okay but it was difficult to get skilled resources.
What was our ROI?
We have seen return on investment.
What other advice do I have?
Think about what the out-of-the-box features are in the product and how those map into your business requirements. Perhaps look at revisiting the business requirements to better fit with the product.
We integrated the solution with SAP, given that we already had a significant SAP deployment for our financial services. Because I wasn't involved in that I can't comment on how that process went.
In terms of our cloud strategy, One Identity Manager hasn't impacted it. The solution will fit within that strategy.
I would rate it at eight out of ten. It meets most of our business requirements. We can deliver functionality the users want, but it does need some improvements, in the performance and support for a DevOps-type quick SOC release.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Manager Global Identity & Access Management at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
We have reduced about 60% of our help desk calls, but the performance is poor on our older version
Pros and Cons
- "We have reduced about 60% of our help desk calls, especially for onboarding and simple tasks that do One Identity automation."
- "The performance is quite bad, but this is because we have a very old version."
- "Visually, I would like it to be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
We mostly use One Identity Manager for the tasks of onboarding and offboarding business roles, assigning permissions, and ensuring that we have a record in auditing to fill out compliance needs.
How has it helped my organization?
It allows us to do a lot more tasks in an automated way. Previously, we had to do a lot of things manually. Because of the automation, it allows us to assign a resource. We just have to name a resource. This allows us to transfer some tasks to the first line of the service desk, allowing our IT to concentrate more on other tasks and the needs of the business.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the configuration of users, especially onboarding and offboarding SAP roles. It is very important this is done in a fast way, especially in connection to the SAP HR system, where we can get a user onboarded as soon as they have the information recorded in HR.
What needs improvement?
Connections with more clouds systems is already planned. The more that we can use One Identity to connect with other systems to manage all the applications accessed throughout One Identity, the better. I would expect to have more connections and setups to other systems.
Visually, I would like it to be more user-friendly. Version 8 looks visually like version 6, so this still needs improvement in later versions.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The performance is quite bad, but this is because we have a very old version.
We only use the privileged account governance to identify the type of the account where there are no functions designed behind it. This will probably be something that we will develop more in version 8. Because in our current version, we don't want to add more functions with the performance already being poor.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is not an all or nothing scenario. It's very good that you can choose exactly what fits your business.
How are customer service and technical support?
We used a partner. So, we don't use the support service directly from One Identity. All the support that we need is done through our partner.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We didn't have a solution to manage identities previously. The need to have an identity management system came from auditing, our SAP needs to have monitoring, and the need to control SAP accounts and roles.
One of the main reasons, in the beginning, to go with One Identity Manager is to have integration with SAP. It's very important to have our business roles and privileged access monitor always up-to-date, especially if you have privileged users and firefighters. You need to monitor their access very carefully.
How was the initial setup?
For version 6, the SAP integration out-of-the-box can be quite exceptional. The configuration might be a bit harder to do in the beginning, but then the functionality and the way it works is very easy and straightforward to use.
What was our ROI?
We have reduced about 60 percent of our help desk calls, especially for onboarding and simple tasks that do One Identity automation.
The solution has helped us increase employee productivity when it comes to provisioning users and systems. Now, we have standardization for all countries, where we are in 36 countries, presently. It is very important to be standard in the way you work with the solution.
Because we have implemented automation to our tasks, we have probably reduced time from a few days to a few hours.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The product is quite flexible. In my previous company, I worked with Microsoft products. Now, I am using One Identity. Its functions are easier to use and more intuitive. You also have more functions available to businesses.
What other advice do I have?
Check the big picture and what exactly the company needs.
Choose the partner wisely. It's always important to make a successful implementation.
One Identity Manager is good because it allows you to choose at a granular level exactly what you need for the business.
This is not how it's implemented currently with us, but especially in compliance GDPR and privacy settings, you can have more granular permissions on privileged accounts and be able to monitor who makes changes on the accounts in IDN.
We only have very basic functions now. However, the solution will have an impact on the roadmap of the company and on our company's roadmap of IT solutions to come.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Service Owner Identity & Access Management at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Workflow feature is key for us, but the solution needs to improve on integration
Pros and Cons
- "Workflow management is an important feature. With other identity management products, there was no workflow management so we had to build it ourselves."
- "I would like to see a lot more integration with our platforms, more on the connector side."
What is our primary use case?
We use it to give the right access to the right resources.
How has it helped my organization?
It has made us much more effective and efficient in providing access to users and in managing certain processes. It has definitely helped to increase employee productivity when it comes to provisioning users and systems. It's difficult to estimate how much their productivity has increased because we already had some identity management systems. I don't know how much this solution has helped us compared to the other systems, but it has definitely helped.
What is most valuable?
Workflow management is an important feature. With other identity management products, there was no workflow management so we had to build it ourselves. That's one of the reasons we selected One Identity.
We have also found the solution to be flexible. We can customize a lot of things and arrange most things within the product.
It has also definitely helped simplify compliance.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see a lot more integration with our platforms, more on the connector side. We are still using version 7.1. There are a lot of new features in 8.1, so we will look forward to using that.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is good, it's stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm relatively new in this role and I haven't figured out how scalable it is. That's one of the use cases I'm working on with my engineers right now.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using several solutions for access and we finally selected One Identity as the best solution for our purposes. We had a home-grown identity management solution, but because of the complexity of it we selected One Identity Manager as our future-looking identity management product.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was complex but it was mostly because of our environment. We have a very complex environment. We have a lot of ancient systems.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
All the big ones were on our list. We chose One Identity because of the possibilities that were already present in the system. There were more than in the other ones.
What other advice do I have?
It's a good product which provides great opportunities.
Regarding the policy and role management features, I hear they're good. I don't know that part as well, but I have heard from the engineers they're pretty okay.
We have integrated One Identity Manager with SAP, but we're moving from SAP as an HR system to the Workday system. We're in the middle of that integration right now. The original integration with SAP was done before I started using the product, but I from what I heard it was pretty okay. But you have to have a lot of knowledge of One Identity Manager before you can start implementing it, and knowledge of it is a bit of a problem.
The solution hasn't yet impacted our cloud strategy because we are not working hard on cloud strategy right. We're thinking about moving some pieces but we have not yet implemented it.
We know that version 8 is much better than the version 7 we use. But the version we use is about a seven out of ten because we have had some real difficulties with the integration part, from the old systems.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Solution Designer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It helps us save on licenses for applications because we are following the account lifecycle
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of this solution are its handling and that it is easy to maintain and manage the data."
- "It would be nice to have more functionality in terms of connecting SAP systems, provisioning user accounts through SAP systems, and provisioning additional attributes."
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case for us is to follow the identity lifecycle, starting from feature improvement up to many accounts along with targeted systems.
How has it helped my organization?
It has improved the way of operations functions.
It has partly helped with GDPR, especially with HR.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of this solution are its handling and that it is easy to maintain and manage the data.
The solution is flexible in connection with the controls. For example, it's easy to implement, easy to handle, and understandable to configure.
The user interface needs improvement.
What needs improvement?
I would like a secondary account approach out-of-the-box, as this would be really useful. Additionally, it would be nice to have more functionality in terms of connecting SAP systems, provisioning user accounts through SAP systems, and provisioning additional attributes.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability has improved over time.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is easy to scale up. However, obtaining additional resources additional are an issue.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have not been much in touch with their technical support, which is a good sign for the product, since it mostly working.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our previous solution (IBM) was outdated.
How was the initial setup?
The complexity of the initial setup varies. The Active Directory may be considered less complex then connecting a SAP system.
What about the implementation team?
We have a consultant, who helps us in wrapping up solutions and connecting the current systems to one another.
What was our ROI?
This solution helped us to increase employee productivity when it comes to provisioning users or systems. It is what the solution was designed for. In some cases, it has gone down from days to hours/minutes.
To a certain extent, it has helped us reduce help desk calls by five to ten percent.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It helps us save on licenses for applications because we are following the account lifecycle, as well as account reactivation.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We had a shortlist of three vendors: SailPoint IdentityIQ, IBM, and One Identity. We looked at functionalities, what came out-of-the-box with each product, and what needed configuring.
What other advice do I have?
The product is a nine out of ten because 80 to 90 percent of our requirements are out-of-the-box.
Consider the speed of implementation, amount of customization, and the authentications if you are comparing between tools. Operations is also a topic: Is it easy to operate and is there a dedicated operational team?
We have integrated with SAP because SAP has connected systems.
I like the integrated approach of the privileged account governance features.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Engineer at Gorenje Vertriebs GmbH
Our employees get everything that they need the day that they start
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is flexible. You can customize it a lot. You can can build connectors, connecting them to a new application, and so on."
- "The initial setup was quite complex because you run into some existing policies that the company already had. There was some trouble with some inconsequential policies."
What is our primary use case?
We use it to manage identities, We have around 12,000 employees who need to be managed, which is a lot of people worldwide. It is sort of stressful to manage proactively unless you have automated systems.
How has it helped my organization?
We have an SAP connector since we have integrated the solution with our HR database.
What is most valuable?
Simulation mode of One Identity Manager for company policies, station policies, business roles, etc.
The solution is flexible. You can customize it a lot. You can also customize parts of it. You can can build connectors, connecting them to a new application, and so on.
What needs improvement?
There are some good things about the policy and role management features, but you can't really use them to their full potential. A lot of customizing that we have to go through to implement new processes and new customized policies could be better. Though, overall, it is great.
They need to implement a lot of best practices for this solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is okay. It really depends on if there have been changes made on the database where you are trying to obtain your data.
How are customer service and technical support?
I haven't had much contact with the solution's tech support. My partner contacts them.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our company didn't have any of this type of solution before, so it's a totally new process that we're going through at this very moment.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was quite complex because you run into some existing policies that the company already had. There was some trouble with some inconsequential policies.
What about the implementation team?
We used our partners, who are an integrator. Everything is in one box.
What was our ROI?
The solution has helped us increase employee productivity when it comes to provisioning user interface systems. Our employees get everything that they need the day that they start.
What other advice do I have?
Build a strong team for this solution because there will be a lot of issues that you will have to go through, especially on your HR database. Build a team that knows how to listen and how to act.
The SAP integration process was quite interesting. You have to search for the answers in the right department with the right people. After that, it becomes easy.
We are currently not on the cloud.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
COO at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
There is a lot less help desk paperwork, which has increased employee productivity
Pros and Cons
- "We no longer keep users who shouldn't exist."
- "It is flexible with APIs and the customizing of a portal."
- "I would like to have more extensive out-of-the-box reports."
What is our primary use case?
We have this process of provisioning and non-provisioning users, depending on our SAP HR database.
How has it helped my organization?
The most important thing is that we don't have bad users in our systems anymore.
What is most valuable?
We no longer keep users who shouldn't exist.
It is flexible with APIs and the customizing of a portal.
What needs improvement?
I would like to have more extensive out-of-the-box reports.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is great. We haven't had any problems. It keeps on working.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We can expand as much as possible. It will meet our needs going forward. We have already expanded a lot of times. The only issue with expansion is the cost of licensing.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have only had one experience with the technical support, and it was okay.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were not using another solution prior to this one (not in this scope).
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is mostly straightforward, but you still need to customize some things.
What was our ROI?
It has helped to reduce the paperwork of the help desk. There is a lot less paperwork, which has increased employee productivity, allowing them to be assigned to additional projects.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We were also looking at the Microsoft Identity Manager. However, we decided on One Identity Manager because it has a wider coverage of different products.
What other advice do I have?
Implementation and integration with SAP went well from the Identity side, but we have had internal problems with the data. However, we have been solving that for four years now.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IAM / IGA Architect - Associate Director at PRIZM
All our lifecycle processes have been improved
Pros and Cons
- "For the recertification and segregation of duties, it's easier to know all the information about our employees. If we need to delete some information, we can do it from a central point, then it can be deleted on all our searches. This is very good for GDPR."
- "The product is quite scalable, except for the database which is not highly available. This is where scalability could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We have chosen the product, especially for its governance for all the processes of the company, onboarding of employees, and lifecycle processes.
How has it helped my organization?
All our lifecycle processes have been improved. Some processes used to last around five days. Now, there are about one day or a couple of hours. This is very good for the user experience of our workers.
We are very satisfied of the privilege account governance feature, because we implemented a lot of processes around privilege account management that we didn't have before, which is a very good thing.
For the recertification and segregation of duties, it's easier to know all the information about our employees. If we need to delete some information, we can do it from a central point, then it can be deleted on all our searches. This is very good for GDPR.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the product are the recertification, segregation of duties, and user experience.
The simplicity of the policy and role management features make it easy to use for implementing policies and configuring them.
What needs improvement?
When you see the product for the first time, it seems very complicated, but it's not. To improve the product, it should be made to seem simpler when you see it for the first time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
For the moment, we don't have any problems in production. Therefore, it is a good product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is quite scalable, except for the database which is not highly available. This is where scalability could be improved.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have the premium support and are very satisfied. They are always answer our questions very quickly. For the moment, we are very satisfied, but I think it's because we are paying for the premium support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and easy to install. If it's your first time with the product, it can be very complicated because there are about 40 to 50 executables. However, when you know the product, it's simple.
The product is quite flexible. In the beginning, the product is an enormous solution. Then, after some training and experience, it becomes easier to implement.
What was our ROI?
It has helped to increase employee productivity.
What other advice do I have?
We are satisfied with the product.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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