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Atos DirX Directory vs One Identity Manager comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Atos DirX Directory
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (27th)
One Identity Manager
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (1st), Identity Management (IM) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atos DirX Directory and One Identity Manager aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atos DirX Directory is designed for Application Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.5% compared to last year.
One Identity Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Management (IM), holds 5.4% mindshare, down 7.1% since last year.
Application Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Atos DirX Directory0.8%
Apache Web Server11.4%
IIS10.5%
Other77.3%
Application Infrastructure
Identity Management (IM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
One Identity Manager5.4%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud18.4%
Microsoft Entra ID11.8%
Other64.4%
Identity Management (IM)
 

Featured Reviews

Kleber Fernandes - PeerSpot reviewer
An identity management system with valuable knowledge
We use Atos DirX Directory for cybersecurity with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions Atos DirX Directory helps take care of attacks and manage responses. It also has artificial intelligence to mitigate any attack. The most valuable feature is its knowledge. The price could be…
Charles Essien - PeerSpot reviewer
Makes identity management more robust with the new portal, but needs faster processing and better support
For basic tasks, it's acceptable, but when there are complexities and building on those complexities, it becomes slow because One Identity Manager doesn't do parallel processing; it processes in series and in batches. That's a drawback because with a heavy database and many processes, it becomes slow, which isn't ideal for user experience. There are many areas in One Identity Manager that have room for improvement. I don't prefer that One Identity Manager uses series processing where everything is in a queue; it has to process in order, which means there are too many layers involved in processing a single piece of information. If they could simplify that and make processing faster, it would be perfect. The database queue process doesn't make sense, and it's annoying waiting for processes to finish before another starts. Also, when upgrading, they should be more considerate; with the transition from One Identity Manager 7.0 to 8.2, many functions were phased out, requiring extensive upgrading of numerous scripts. I find it pretty difficult to customize the solution because you really need to be an expert. If you have about one year of experience, you can't do much with One Identity Manager. You need many years of experience to customize solutions effectively.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is its knowledge."
"The solution offers high performance."
"DirX Directory is the best feature of the product: a very fast, stable LDAP directory."
"The role and attribute-based access control has been greatly improved."
"It ensures high security through multiple approval processes, preventing unauthorized access and enhancing compliance by providing time-based access for privileged accounts with proper audit trails."
"I consider their support to be very standard, relying on an email-based system."
"I rate One Identity nine out of 10 for stability. We haven't seen any downtime. It has worked smoothly since it went into production."
"I like the solution since it is very flexible, and I can basically do everything that I like and need with it."
"The most valuable features are the behavior, configuration, and customization options."
"The short version is that we gained significant insight into the issues of access governance. This allowed us to turn an auditing nightmare into praise from our auditors."
"From a technical perspective, One Identity Manager's greatest strength lies in its extensive customization options."
"I like One Identity's reporting features and the single sign-in option. Users can skip multiple logins. It also gives us a centralized system that lets us know about a user's access. This is an automated process. If a user leaves the company, One Identity will ensure their application access will be removed after a certain date. When the user joins a company, it ensures all privileges are created and active by the start date."
 

Cons

"An overall modernization of the product is required in order to keep up with newer products."
"Needs more available consultants and implementation partners."
"The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users."
"The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release."
"The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively."
"Upgrading to a new version is consistently challenging and time-consuming."
"I would like to have more extensive out-of-the-box reports."
"I would like it to have an easier integration with phones."
"There are several smaller parts of the tool that have room for improvement."
"It should be able to give a client version of the product, rather than just a web-portal."
"It can have a clearer navigation map of the user interface and user provisioning. The documentation lacks step-by-step details on common tasks like creating roles, running action reviews, and version control."
"One key area for improvement is implementing continuous integration and deployment."
"Support often lacks experienced technical personnel, resulting in long wait times and unhelpful solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better."
"It's not cheap, but the pricing is okay. Other applications cost about the same."
"My clients have been using it for a long time now. They have looked at other products as well, so it seems worth the price."
"There are old processes that are really great for some people and look like pieces of artwork. However, the maintenance of them is really expensive."
"One Identity Manager is cost-efficient."
"In addition to licensing fees, we may incur costs for professional services if product issues or implementation errors arise beyond our control."
"I am aware of the cost. For us, it is quite cost-efficient. We have a good enterprise license agreement, and we are very happy with what we get for the price we pay for it."
"One Identity Manager is expensive."
"It has helped to reduce customer costs."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise83
 

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What do you like most about One Identity Manager?
The One Identity birthright process has helped generate user accounts more accurately and quickly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Manager?
One Identity Manager is not cheap at all, which is a significant drawback for small to mid-sized companies. Only large enterprises can afford the licensing fees, and the pricing needs to drop. They...
What needs improvement with One Identity Manager?
For basic tasks, it's acceptable, but when there are complexities and building on those complexities, it becomes slow because One Identity Manager doesn't do parallel processing; it processes in se...
 

Also Known As

DirX Directory
Quest One Identity Manager
 

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Sample Customers

National Savings and Investments, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
Texas A&M, Sky Media, BHF Bank, Swiss Post, Union Investment, Wayne State University. More at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
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