SailPoint Identity Security Cloud Reviews

Building/expanding a directory tree for my customers was the most valuable tool. Another was the ability to remove someone from the network with just a few clicks.  It was fairly easy to learn and the layout of the controls had an intuitive feel.

The organization is moving to replace several tools with this one tool.

Broke down several times during my 4 months but overall the delays were mostly minor.

I used it for four months.

I was an Identity Access Management operator for a company contracted as an outsource for a major global company. My involvement was brief. I was part time help while looking for full time employment in an unrelated field.

SailPoint started as a product for certification and governance. This is their most mature module and the first portion of the tool my clients want to implement.

But other valuable features are the strong user interface, quick ability to stand up solution, and many out of box connector.

This product, when implemented correctly, can streamline access control operations, reduce risk by provisioning and de-provisioning access quickly and hold approvers accountable for decisions on access.

There seems to be a rush to add new features in SailPoint. I would prefer cutting the amount of features in half to increase the stability, reduce the resource utilization and reduce bugs..

I have been using IdentityIQ and other Identity and Access Management solutions for over 3 years

We encountered major issues with the Active Directory connector caching configurations and concurrent major release upgrades. If you are running SailPoint 5.3, you need to update to 5.5, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 before upgrading to 6.3, it was a mess.

Although it seems to be getting better, for each deployment it seems a new set of bugs appear. There has never been a deployment where we have not encountered a product bug. If you are looking to do a deployment it may be better to deploy on the previous version with the latest patch than with a new version (e.g. 6.2.5 instead of 6.3).

Being based on Java, this tool is very heavy in memory and in processing. Word of advice, for large implementations be sure to use Intel processors. SailPoint supports Unix deployments, but it really is only better for smaller environments

SailPoint has a strong account management and support team, each company has an account manager and they are available to escalate issues quickly. Do not hesitate to escalate issues if they are time sensitive, sometimes it is tough to get their attention if something needs to be resolved quickly.

Similar to customer service, the technical support is strong. It might take a few times back and forth to get them out of the “try this and send us your logs” cycle, but getting them on a WebEx or LiveMeeting is a great way to watch them shine.

The initial setup is very straight forward and it takes around 30 minutes end to end. It is a Java app on a web server; you can do it locally very quickly.

The initial setup is very straight forward and it takes around 30 minutes end to end. It is a Java app on a web server so you can do it locally and very quickly.

We have had deployments with combinations of consultants, vendor hours(~200), and in house teams. The vendor help has always been very good, albeit sometimes you may get a fresh college graduate as an expert.

We achieve two returns in the investment in a SailPoint implementation. We were able to streamline access control related business processes and reduce identity management and access control risks, including potential audit/regulatory findings.

The other major players in the Identity Management space are Oracle OIM/OIA, Aveska and CA Technologies Identity Management. We had evaluated all via a vendor scorecard.

It is very difficult to go at this alone. If you are interested in implementing send your engineers to the SailPoint provisioning training and get a few experienced consultants to help you.

We can use different types of DBs and Application Servers from different different brands for the business. Many are supported by II.

Customization of workflows as per business needs is easy & most effective part is certification for easy compliance and access monitoring & revokes extra access if any.

Complex configuration if you want to have AD forest architecture in place.

Three years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Only if we have a combination with an AD forest.

Very good. Support is provided even on weekends.

1. Very user friendly unified UI (for users and administrators)
2. An excellent out-of-the-box features (hierarchical RBAC, flexible provisioning policies, role-mining, certifications, life-cycle events, etc)
3. Modest hardware requirements
4. A large list of out-of-the-box connectors (with no additional charge)
5. Using only standard java technologies (java, beanshell, HTML, jsp, JavaScript, XML, some Apache projects)
6. Possibility to deploy the solution on different DBMS and application servers of your choice
7. Very fast implementation of the solution with custom modifications

1. The price is very high
2. The partnership program is very inflexible
3. Provisioning. This functionality sometimes require too much coding to implement some customers' requirements
4. "Ease of use." IdentityIQ has a function that can be described as duplication (this can depend on the point of view) for example, groups, population, and work-groups
5. Implement the support of organizational structure

About one year.

Yes, of course. Every time, when you implement a project for a customer you will encounter some issues.  The primary question - how quickly the vendor will help you with issues, or how strong are the programmers and engineers in your team to find a solution in-house.

No, I didn't.

No, I didn't.

Of course. In addition to SailPoint IdentityIQ I have experience in implementing MS FIM 2010, OIM 11gR2, and Oracle Waveset (Sun IDM) 8.

In my opinion this is the best product and I agree with Gartner which described it as the best product in the "Identity Governance and Administration Magic Quadrant" in 2013-2014.

I would say it's simple (compared with OIM 11gR2, but more difficult when compared with MS FIM 2010 R2).
IdentityIQ has very good documentation and you shouldn't face problems with the installation.

With an internal team. All team members have very strong experience in the IDM sphere, including working experience with other IDM vendors (Sun, Oracle, IBM).

SailPoint IdentityIQ is a very good product (in my opinion - it is the best product and it took the leading place in Gartner's Magic Quadrant two years in a row) and I can recommend it to all who are looking for a very strong IDM solution (if the price suits you).

The solution includes all aspects of user lifecycle management, like joiners, movers and leavers, regulatory compliance, reporting and auditing. And the compliance part of the solution includes certification from time to time basis. All these are usual IEM cases. The aforementioned instances are all IAM cases.

The first valuable feature of the solution is its interface. The second feature of the solution is the level of flexibility it provides. So, it can be easily configured by a person using just a few rules and coding standards, after which that person can make anything out of the solution. SailPoint is quite an old solution in the market. So they know what new things are coming into the market along with artificial intelligence, and they have ensured that they have integrated into their solution the developments over time. Basically, SailPoint is up to date with the market standards.

Regarding the scope for improvement in the solution, reporting is an area that can be a bit more UI-oriented. Apart from that, it's a very good product, and I do not have any complaints about it.

Our company works as a distributor in the Middle East region for SailPoint. So, we are not just selling the product but also selling other products. I have been working with SailPoint IdentityIQ for eight years. Presently, I am working with SailPoint IdentityIQ Version 8.3.

It's a totally stable and very robust product. I've never seen it going down in the last eight years. I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.

Since it is a very scalable product, I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten. Our clients include small, medium, and enterprise businesses.

Since SailPoint is a big company, it usually takes time. The company has to schedule an appointment with the people and organizations to address their issues. So, I rate the solution's technical support a seven out of ten.

Neutral

Given a person has a background in implementing solutions, site architecture, and infrastructure, I rate the difficulty level of the current solution as an eight out of ten, with one being very difficult and ten being very easy.

The solution is deployed on the cloud, hybrid cloud and on-premises.

The basic deployment of SailPoint over user lifecycle management can depend on a client's use cases. However, for the basic setup of the system, it may take a week or so to get the solution ready with everything configured. One architecture is enough to carry out the deployment process. Also, the number of people required for maintenance depends upon the total number of use cases we have configured, so we can't categorize or quantify it.

I rate the solution a seven on a scale where one is cheap and ten is too expensive. In short, the solution falls under the higher side of pricing. For the solution, our company has secured a perpetual license.

I would tell those planning to use this solution that it is a very good and robust product in the market which supports almost all use cases. Also, SailPoint plans to expand to consumer identity. If one plans to proceed with this product, it will be a good decision. Additionally, it is not feasible for very small businesses, but it could be an amazing product and a good investment for the medium to large organizations. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We use this solution for identity governance and to understand who has access to what and whether that access should be granted or not. We also use it for access to recertification automation which provides a complete report of who has what access in the organization at the press of a button. We are able to automate the entire process of joiners, movers, levers and the provisioning and deprovisioning of identities. 

When someone joins any organization, all their roles and access is provided at the click of a button. When they move from one department to the other, the accesses which are not required are revoked, and the ones which are necessary are provisioned. Sailpoint offers complete automation of the lifecycle of any user.

We are able to offer on-prem on cloud based deployments, depending on our customer's requirements. 

This solution has made our team more effective. We need less manual approvals when someone new joins our company. There is less paperwork and fewer support tickets raised for access. 

The number of integrations that they have is amazing. The flexibility of the tool is great and you can really customize a lot. The dashboards that can be created are very useful. The proactive revoking of accesses in the case of an attack is amazing.

The cost of this solution is high. The technical assistance center could be improved. They're very good, but considering the intricacies of the solution, they can further improve.

We have been using this solution for six and a half years.

This is a stable solution. 

This is a very scalable solution. A couple of million users can be scaled overnight.

I would rate this solution's technical support a three and a half out of five. 

Neutral

The initial setup is complex due to the handling of identity and access management. If you have the expertise and if you are trained well, then it is not difficult. Deployment takes between three and twelve months.

This is an expensive solution. I would rate it a two and a half out of five for pricing. 

I would recommend Sailpoint to others. 

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

We use it for lifecycle management. We have joiner, leaver, rehire, and termination as well as user provisioning. We also do certifications and reporting.

Certifications and user provisioning features are the most valuable.

The UI needs to be more user friendly. More concentration on historical policy violations would be great.

In terms of new features, I would like to see artificial intelligence and machine language added.

I have been using SailPoint IdentityIQ for ten years.

It is stable.

It is scalable. We have 15 users in our organization.

SailPoint support is very good.

The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment was okay.

I used an in-house team.

SailPoint is higher in price as compared to Saviynt. The initial cost of SailPoint is very high. There are additional costs to the standard licensing fees.

I didn't evaluate previously, but I am currently evaluating Saviynt and IdentityNow.

I would rate SailPoint IdentityIQ a nine out of ten. I am happy with it.