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Atos DirX Directory vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud 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 (24th)
SailPoint Identity Security...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (2nd), Identity Management (IM) (3rd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (4th), SaaS Management Platforms (2nd), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (3rd), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atos DirX Directory and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atos DirX Directory is designed for Application Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 1.3%, up 0.6% compared to last year.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Governance Administration (IGA), holds 26.6% mindshare, down 39.5% since last year.
Application Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Atos DirX Directory1.3%
NGINX Plus8.0%
Apache Web Server7.3%
Other83.4%
Application Infrastructure
Identity Governance Administration (IGA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud26.6%
Saviynt Identity Cloud15.4%
Identity Manager by One Identity11.3%
Other46.7%
Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
 

Featured Reviews

EH
Head of Sales and Business Development at Axalon GmbH
Flexible with high performance and good reliability
The solution scales well. As an example, there has been an American telecom service provider that had 20 million users, and the data of those user profiles had been stored on Dirx Directory, and they don't have any issues in retrieving the data and using it for any kind of services. Regarding our clients, the amount of users depends on if you have end users that don't really use this Directory or not. They are stored in this Directory and make use of the services that are administered via this Directory. There we are talking about millions. Then, you have administrators who configure the Directory and there we're talking about, let's say, hundreds of users.
Mitch MO - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Access lifecycle has been streamlined but connectors for non‑human identities still need improvement
We currently use IdentityIQ and do not have SailPoint Identity Security Cloud. We only have IdentityIQ on-premises. I do not have extensive experience with analytics, but I know that there are custom reports available to obtain information about data in SailPoint. I am not entirely familiar with analytics data. It is difficult to score because you have to compare with another product to assess it. We are satisfied with IdentityIQ. However, I understand that we will not have a choice but to move to a cloud solution in the future because SailPoint is not investing in new upgrades or evolution of IdentityIQ. My overall rating for this product is 7.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The flexibility of the product."
"The solution offers high performance."
"The most valuable feature is its knowledge."
"The solution is extremely stable; typically if you don't change the setup, the configuration, or anything, it will be running for decades and nothing will happen as an issue."
"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."
"Automated provisioning platform, certification because it helps with automatically provisioning users based on discreet roles, access profiles, across many different applications."
"The most powerful feature of the solution is its platform-based approach. Unlike other solutions, this tool offers a high level of customization. It is an open and flexible platform, allowing users to tailor it to their needs. This ability to customize and adapt the solution to individual requirements makes the solution stand out as a powerful product."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its integration with Slack for the notification of access requests."
"SailPoint has allowed us to ensure the right people have the right access and to the rights things."
"Building and expanding a directory tree for my customers was the most valuable tool."
"We are able to automate the entire process of joiners, movers, leavers and the provisioning and deprovisioning of identities."
"The governance features, such as certification and provisioning, are the most beneficial for enhancing security."
"The most valuable features of SailPoint IdentityIQ are the reporting because it is better than other solutions. The workflows can be customized to our requirements and the overall features are good."
 

Cons

"The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release."
"The product provides an excellent framework but could use some polish on the front end to reduce the amount of configuration required for basic tasks."
"The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively."
"The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users."
"Needs more available consultants and implementation partners."
"An overall modernization of the product is required in order to keep up with newer products."
"The user interface is not very user-friendly."
"The price is very high"
"Certification functions adequately. However, I think there are limitations with connectors."
"The solution needs to have more out-of-the-box integration with different applications and solutions."
"Needs to focus on automation wherein provisioning of work can be improved and access certification should be automated without the intervention from a manager for approval."
"The product has poor reporting and analytic capabilities. Reports are not easy to use and its analytic capabilities are limited."
"The user interface needs some work. It could be more user-friendly."
"The mover process for this solution could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better."
"We pay an annual licensing cost for SailPoint IdentityIQ."
"SailPoint IIQ is the best of best. That is reflected in the pricing of the solution. The pricing is based on the number of identities."
"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."
"The solution is not cheap."
"It is affordable licensing."
"The product is expensive. People need to opt for a licensing plan for one year or three years."
"SailPoint is expensive compared to its competitors. It's one of the most expensive products, so I'd rate it as one out of five, cost-wise."
"The licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise43
 

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Also Known As

DirX Directory
IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello
 

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