AWS Directory Service vs Omada Identity comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Omada are both solutions in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.3, while Omada is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.0% mindshare in IAMS, compared to Omada’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Omada users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 2, 2024

Omada Identity and AWS Directory Service compete in the identity management and governance category. Based on feature richness, Omada Identity appears to have the upper hand with its extensive governance capabilities, although AWS Directory Service offers superior ease of integration within AWS environments.

Features: Omada Identity excels with extensive governance capabilities, allowing easy process customization through configuration rather than development. It efficiently automates user lifecycle management, including provisioning and reconciliation, simplifying management across systems. AWS Directory Service offers robust security, seamless integration within AWS, and cost-effective, high-availability solutions.

Room for Improvement: Omada Identity needs a more modern and flexible user interface, faster recertification processes, and additional out-of-the-box connectors. AWS Directory Service could improve with more streamlined processing, easier integration, and enhancements to certain security protocols.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Omada Identity provides versatile deployment options across on-premises and cloud environments but receives mixed reviews for its customer service. AWS Directory Service is praised for its strong public cloud deployment and integration with AWS but would benefit from more personalized support for complex configurations.

Pricing and ROI: Omada Identity is considered costly yet valuable due to its comprehensive governance and reduced maintenance expenses. AWS Directory Service offers straightforward monthly pricing with no hidden fees, supported by cost calculators for budgeting. Both solutions have potential for positive ROI, with Omada offering longer-term benefits in complex environments.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Directory Service

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

18th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Omada Identity

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Provisioning Software (5th), Identity Management (IM) (5th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (6th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of AWS Directory Service is 1.0%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Omada Identity is 2.5%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Omada Identity	2.5%
AWS Directory Service	1.0%
Other	96.5%

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

Featured Reviews

Akram Zaki

IT Specialist at FlairsTech

Hybrid directory service has streamlined global server access and supported reliable daily operations

Some features in AWS Directory Service are not automated and are not scriptable, so they require manual work. In today's world where everything is pretty much automated and scriptable using AI, this is a downside. The price is another concern. AWS is really expensive. They provide an awesome service in general, but it's still expensive, very expensive. AD Connector is an application which connects my own Active Directory to AWS Directory Service or AWS infrastructure. There is a bit of latency which is bound by the AD Connector availability. If the AD Connector is having issues, there is a bit of latency, but in general, it's way better than Microsoft Azure. Still, it could be better. The migration was a bit challenging and required intensive planning and migration time. That is always a hassle. No matter which cloud environment you're moving into, the migration is sensitive because you're generally moving from on-premise to a cloud environment, so there is downtime and there are unexpected issues and errors. It needs very careful planning before doing the migration itself. AWS Directory Service is lacking a few things which could be better. Single sign-on federation is missing. SCIM provisioning is not available. In my company, we use other services for SSO federation, SCIM provisioning, and authentication because of these gaps. I would like AWS Directory Service to enroll a multi-factor authentication method. I would like to have an SSO federation where users, if we're hosting applications in AWS, would not need to log in to each application. Single sign-on would log in the user to their account and from there they can open all their applications without requiring a login each time. One of the other cons in AWS is that directories cannot span multiple regions because it's a region-bound architecture. This requires several directories for multi-region deployment. This is the case on my end because my company has several branches all over the world, so it requires several deployments.

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AmitRathod

Senior Analyst at Toll Holdings Limited

Identity governance has automated lifecycle workflows and strengthens access risk control

Omada Identity has a very good and easy automated onboarding and offboarding process which provisions correct system access from day one when employees or contractors join, and it automatically revokes their access and prevents orphan accounts when they leave. It provides role-based transfers which seamlessly upgrade user permissions when individuals change departments or roles, ensuring they only have the privileges necessary for their new positions. For risk mitigation and intelligent analytics, it leverages machine learning to uncover vulnerabilities, recommends appropriate access roles, and flags anomalous user behavior before it becomes a security threat. Omada Identity also extends strict governance controls and life cycle tracking to AI agents, service accounts, and API keys, securing the expanding IT infrastructure. It allows businesses to map their paper-based approval process into automated drag-and-drop digital workflows without relying on complex custom coding and provides a centralized self-service portal for employees to request temporary or permanent access to specific applications with proper approval from one or two level approvers, which includes built-in routing to the correct approvers. The value received from Omada Identity at the start was significant, particularly due to its codeless configuration, allowing us to map our approval process into automated drag-and-drop digital workflows without excessive complexity. For access requests, we established a centralized self-service portal to manage temporary or permanent access requests with appropriate approvals. Omada Identity uses machine learning to uncover vulnerabilities, recommending access roles and flagging anomalous behavior before it becomes a threat, providing confidence through initial POCs leading to a complete deployment.

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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

"The most valuable feature is ease of use."

"AWS is cost-friendly, support-friendly, and its system is 99.99% reliable."

"AWS is very helpful and very useful for the infrastructure because that's how you can manage your Microsoft Office 365 user accounts with AWS-managed Microsoft Active Directory Services."

"The most valuable feature is that because it's all in the cloud, you don't need to manage the infrastructure."

"AWS Directory Service is secure."

"The solution integrates well with other tools, particularly through single sign-on, allowing users to connect to various applications using just one password, including email."

"The AD Connector is very good and easy to implement."

"What we appreciate most about AWS Directory Service is the high availability."

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"The most relevant feature is Omada's reporting engine. Omada never 'forgets' and archives every process. All steps an admin, user, or manager has executed, are recorded in Omada."

"The identity lifecycle support is definitely valuable because we are a complex organization, and there is a lot of onboarding, movement, and offboarding in our organization. We have 31,000 users, and there are a lot of users who are constantly onboarding, offboarding, and moving. So, we need to make sure that these activities are supported. In old times, we used to do everything manually. Everyone was onboarded, offboarded, or moved manually. So, from a business point of view and an economics point of view, identity lifecycle is most valuable. From a security point of view, access review is the most important feature for us."

"Omada's best feature is creating accounts, automatically assigning permissions, and distributing resources based on assignment policies."

"Omada Identity has had a positive impact on my company; it is a very good partner for us, with whom I work together excellently."

"The most valuable aspects of Omada Identity for me are the automation capabilities."

"Our customers have realized several benefits from using this product, becoming more efficient in driving Identity and Access Management processes by automating many that were previously performed manually, saving manpower resources, reducing help desk tickets and telephone calls through features like automatic password reset, and gaining big benefits from automation, reporting, and easier onboarding of new staff."

"Our customers have benefited from Omada Identity automating the certification process. Most of our customers were using manual methods for user access certification. With Omada Identity, you can automate almost all of it, which means that certification now becomes on demand. You don't have to wait for two or three months to execute a certification timeframe. Instead, you can do certifications as often as you want."

"Omada Identity has helped us consolidate solutions for access management as they provide access request concepts, access reviews, and different types of access reviews that can be used."

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Cons

"We had a problem with the schema uploading and setting up the directory when we are migrating our users from on-premises to cloud infrastructure."

"I would like to see better integration with other business solutions."

"The group policy can be improved."

"The solution lacks certain features."

"The AWS Directory Service should be easier to integrate."

"AWS Directory Service needs to improve processing."

"AWS could improve the number of regions. Azure has passed them. The ned more consistency, as far as the Northeast is concerned."

"Some of the security protocols are difficult to understand."

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"When making a process, you should be able to use some coding to do some advanced calculations. The calculations you can currently do are too basic. I would also like some additional script features."

"It is not possible to customize reports on Omada Identity."

"The comprehensiveness of Omada's out-of-the-box connectors for the applications we use could be better. We are getting a new HR system called Cornerstone for which they do not have an out-of-the-box connector, so we have to take the REST connector and play around with it."

"I would like to see some additional functionality and improvements in usability."

"We haven't seen much cost savings yet, so the return on investment could be better."

"Its flexibility is both a good thing and a bad thing. Because it is very flexible, it also becomes too complex. This is common for most of the products we evaluated. Its scalability should be better. It had a few scalability issues."

"Right now, I don't feel that I have any influence on the features that they are delivering to us."

"Omada's performance could be better because we had some latency issues. Still, it's difficult to say how much of that is due to Omada versus the resources used by our other vendors in our on-prem environment. Considering the resources we have invested into making it run well, it's slightly slower than we would expect."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing depends because with AWS there are two types of directory objects: 30,000 and 500,000. It varies. AWS provides the pricing calculators so we can get an estimate from there as per the company requirement of how many users and objects that we need to create. So we can go to that portal, put in the data, and get the quotation. There are no extra licensing fees. It's all included."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"We pay an annual subscription fee."

"AWS' pricing is fair, and costs can be cut if you look carefully at when you're using it."

"Omada Identity is competitively priced and delivers good value for our money."

"My client deals directly with the Omada Identity team in terms of licensing. I never look at pricing, so I'm not aware of how much the solution costs, but it's worth the money. Often, when you begin to use Omada Identity and it takes a while to set up, it'll be irreversible, and you'd depend on and focus more on the functionality of the solution, rather than its price tag."

"It is licensed per managed user per year."

"They are positioned at a good price point. They are lower than some of their competitors."

"There were a lot of administrator, partner, and supplier accounts for people who were no longer working for us but still in the system. So, we reduced the number of users no longer with the company, which saved us some money on licensing."

"Omada isn't cheap or expensive. The licensing model is flexible. I've only had limited interactions with the Omada sales team, but they were positive. They don't sell the customers more licenses than they need. It's important to accurately forecast future usage. For example, we have many licenses that we don't use because we don't have the identities yet. We pay extra, which isn't good."

"It's a fair price for the on-premises system. Compared with what we had before, it's much cheaper and we get all the modules in one. We tried to go with the cloud, but it was far too expensive."

"Omada continues to be very competitive on pricing, especially on the Omada cloud product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Performing Arts

Government

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	52

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Directory Service?

The pricing is very good because it is low and there is no management cost. You do not need to hire any system administrator to manage your Active Directory.

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What needs improvement with AWS Directory Service?

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What advice do you have for others considering AWS Directory Service?

I would like AWS Directory Service to enroll a multi-factor authentication method. I would like to have an SSO federation where users, if we're hosting applications in AWS, would not need to log in...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Omada Identity Cloud?

Regarding my experience with pricing, the setup cost and licensing for Omada Identity were handled by my manager, and I did not face any licensing issues for Omada Identity, nor did my team.

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What needs improvement with Omada Identity Cloud?

Omada Identity could be improved by revamping the password system because the one in place currently does not align well with modern standards. I believe they would like to enhance it, but currentl...

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What is your primary use case for Omada Identity Cloud?

Omada Identity serves as our primary identity and governance system for the entire bank and all applications and platforms, enabling central governance and administration and provisioning of resour...

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Also Known As

AWS Managed Microsoft AD

Omada Identity Suite, Omada Identity Cloud

Overview

AWS Directory Service offers a cloud-based infrastructure for managing secure access, allowing seamless integration with other services and reducing hardware costs. It enhances reliability and access management for enterprises.

AWS Directory Service is integrated with Amazon services such as EC2 and RDS, providing high availability, quick replication, and seamless disaster recovery. Its cloud-based nature eliminates the need for hardware management, delivering cost efficiency and robust secure access management. Users benefit from its role-based mechanisms, redundancy, scalability, and low downtime, addressing diverse access and management needs. Despite its strengths, difficulties with integration, automation, and user interface have been noted. The lack of single sign-on and multi-factor authentication, along with challenges in migration and configuration, highlight areas for improvement. Users also desire expanded regional coverage and better integration with CloudWatch.

What are the key features of AWS Directory Service?

Cloud Infrastructure: Provides a cloud-based directory eliminating the need for physical hardware.
Secure Access Management: Ensures managed access and hybrid operations across networks.
Integration with EC2 and RDS: Supports seamless integration with Amazon EC2 and RDS.
High Availability: Offers robust and reliable directory service with minimal downtime.
Role-Based Mechanisms: Allows precise control over permissions and access levels.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Cost Efficiency: Saves expenses related to hardware and its maintenance.
Scalability: Adapts to increasing company needs effortlessly.
Performance: Delivers consistent directory performance without disruptions.
Redundancy: Provides exceptional backup solutions to prevent data loss.

AWS Directory Service is predominantly leveraged in industries requiring secure data management and integration with Microsoft Active Directory. It's widely used for domain authentication and policy implementation in sectors such as banking, where centralized data processing and enhanced security layers are crucial. Its role in managing ACL permissions and IAM for special access is critical, especially in environments handling sensitive information.

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Omada Identity offers robust governance, user lifecycle management, and seamless provisioning with Active Directory integration, simplifying access management with a user-friendly, self-service interface.

Omada Identity combines strict governance with easy configuration, offering automation that excels in user lifecycle management. Its integration capabilities with systems like Active Directory provide seamless provisioning. The platform features a user-friendly self-service interface, enabling efficient process design without coding, which simplifies access management. Role-based access control, reporting, and compliance features elevate security and operational efficiency. Omada Identity is adaptable to evolving requirements, ensuring scalability while maintaining ease of use and rapid response in support services.

What are the key features of Omada Identity?

Governance and Compliance: Ensures security and regulatory compliance with robust policies.
User Lifecycle Management: Automates onboarding and offboarding processes.
Seamless Integration: Works with systems like Active Directory and SAP for efficient provisioning.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies access management with no coding required.
Role-Based Access Control: Tailors access rights for different user roles.

What benefits are gained from using Omada Identity?

Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs.
Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual processes with automation.
Security Enhancement: Implements strict access controls and reviews.
Compliance Assurance: Aligns with industry regulations easily.

Industries implement Omada Identity to streamline identity lifecycles, provisioning, and certification processes. It supports cloud and on-premises environments, enhancing security, governance, and compliance. Automated access reviews and security policy enforcement are critical for managing diverse user groups. Organizations in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and retail leverage these capabilities to ensure smooth operations and safeguard sensitive data.

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers

Bayer, ECCO Shoes, Vattenfall, NuStar Energy, Unicredit, Schiphol Group, BMW Group, Deutsche Leasing

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