Axiad Conductor vs SAP Identity Management comparison

Axiad and SAP are both solutions in the Identity Management (IM) category. Axiad is ranked #31, while SAP is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.5. Axiad holds a 1.1% mindshare in IAM, compared to SAP’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Axiad users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Axiad Conductor

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Axiad Conductor and SAP Identity Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Identity Management (IM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Axiad Conductor

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

31st

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (25th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (53rd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (31st), Passwordless Authentication (8th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (20th), Insider Risk Management (17th), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (12th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (15th), Credential Management Systems (CMS) (1st)

SAP Identity Management

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

14th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Provisioning Software (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of Axiad Conductor is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Identity Management is 2.6%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity Management (IM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SAP Identity Management	2.6%
Axiad Conductor	1.1%
Other	96.3%

Identity Management (IM)

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reviewer2230065

Lead Architect at a wellness & fitness company with 10,001+ employees

We have seen increased productivity now that users can self-serve their account recovery

We were looking for a way for users to self-serve and increase productivity. Before Axiad Cloud, every time a user was locked out they would have to call the help desk and wait for someone to call back and help them recover their accounts. Now users can do it themselves and cut down on the time they are down with an expired credential. That was the primary driver for why we looked at using this solution. The biggest benefit is that Axiad Cloud has increased the productivity of the business unit where it has been deployed. Before, we had anywhere between 10 and 15 percent of our users that were, at any given time, not able to sign into their systems because of expired credentials. With the introduction of the solution for that business unit, that number went down. That's a measurable advantage. Users also say it is much easier to use but that is not something that we can measure.

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Fabiano Marques

Sales Executive at Minsait

Identity management enhances connectivity and productivity with streamlined access and robust security, offering time-saving processes and facilitating seamless integration with other BI tools

One area that could be improved with SAP Identity Management, other than support, is user engagement from an implementation perspective. It would be beneficial for SAP to extend their events and workshops that are currently performed for partners to their final customers, as many customers want to know what's new and what else they can do without solely depending on the partners. For SAP support in Brazil, everything is in English, which poses a difficulty for many customers. The support could be improved for the specific needs in Brazil, as many customers have difficulty accessing the support center due to the language barrier. This feedback is specific to Brazil, though it's unclear if SAP receives similar feedback from other countries. It could certainly be enhanced with Portuguese documents, among other improvements.

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Pros

"The solution has also saved us time by having end-users troubleshoot issues through the MyCircle feature, and has definitely reduced the efforts of our administrators. It is saving us five to 10 minutes per incident."

"What I have found most valuable is the overall way Axiad listened to our problems and helped us solve them. They provided guidance and expertise, with their experience, that enabled us to be successful in a very challenging space."

"And when it comes to enrolling a user, it's super easy with One Click Issuance... It's so easy now that we can offload the process to our clients who can self-enroll. Previously, we would have to do the enrollment process because it was so complicated."

"Aside from Active Directory, anything that is a multi-factor platform is handled through Axiad Cloud. It is critical for helping to enforce usage of authentication devices across our organization."

"It's very user-friendly. We're issuing YubiKeys for our corporate users and they just plug it in, go to the Axiad Cloud portal, and click the issue button. It's a couple of steps."

"The life cycle management of credentials is the aspect that we have found to be the most useful... The differentiator that Axiad provided was the ability to provide users a way to self-serve the updating of their credentials on their private keys. That was the feature we were most interested in and Axiad does an excellent job of it."

"With SAP IDM we have stopped manually managing all changes in user accounts after his/her transferring between organizational units."

"What I found most valuable in SAP Identity Management is process automation. The solution also gives transparency about what is happening and why which I find beneficial. Another feature I found valuable in SAP Identity Management is integration. It has very good integration."

"There is definitely ROI because we use this as our enterprise-wide SSO solution."

"NW IDM is extremely flexible, and with a small amount of effort you can integrate the basic provisioning for most of the commonly used modern systems."

"It provides basic automatic user administration and role provisioning to save time."

"Rather than implement a basic SSO, this solution assisted us with setting up two-factor authentication."

"IBM really gives you the power to implement a lot of functionality outside the current implementation if you know how to build the functionality you want."

"The tool's most valuable features are its access control and approval of access requests. The self-service password reset feature is efficient. Role management capabilities streamline user access by assigning and revoking roles."

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Cons

"I'm looking forward to seeing how they move to FIDO U2F as their primary authentication method across all of their solutions."

"There are just some minor tweaks that could be made on the front end. It would be cool to have nicknames for authenticator devices. If you have more than one, it's hard to discern what you have."

"macOS is notoriously ever-evolving and it's difficult to keep pace with it as it pertains to certain kinds of crypto authentication. That's really not even on Axiad. That's a decision by Apple, but it makes it a moving target."

"We would prefer that the solution be hosted in Canada because we're a Canadian entity. That would be nice to have. It's not a feature, as such, but it would really make us a lot happier if it could be located in Canada."

"With their licensing model, it becomes hard to scale. For example, we couldn't roll it out enterprise-wide because if you scale it across more than 100,000 users, the cost becomes too exorbitant."

"I would like a more modern look to the portal."

"The pricing could be better."

"For SAP support in Brazil, everything is in English, which poses a difficulty for many customers."

"I find SAP Identity Management complicated to use. Maintaining it is also complex."

"Research and marketing need to be improved."

"The product needs better UI customization and the administration console is outdated in this version."

"There are also some issues with the UI, the ACLs and performance - depending on the configuration and Identity DB size."

"It needs to have the SSO for the HANA modules that SAP is releasing."

"The current functionality allows you only to change one user at a time. There is no option to maintain the business roles from the UI using standard validation or imports, so you have to build your business roles one by one."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Don't just focus on the hardware or software costs of acquiring a solution, but look at it from the perspective that so much of what it takes to run a PKI environment has to do with the people who are running it.... look at the total cost of ownership and not just the cost of acquisition."

"The pricing is very competitive for what is offered at the level that we need. They are right there with what the industry standards are. They tend to be a little bit less, in terms of cost, when we are talking about security at government standards. So, I would say that they have a slight advantage on cost compared to the industry average. They are the lower cost solution and the best bargain out on the market today."

"It's very cheap on a per-year basis. The cards themselves last about three years and the license is on the order of double-digit dollars per user, and not hundreds of dollars per user, per year."

"Axiad's pricing was what we were expecting. It was at the right spot. They were competitive."

"I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten."

"When evaluating the price of any product, I first look at how it meets my business requirements and if it meets requirements adequately and predictively. Currently, I don't see this from SAP Identity Management, so pricing for it is expensive, in my opinion."

"The licensing cost varies depending on the specific requirements and deployment size."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

14%

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

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Midsize Enterprise

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	6

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Also Known As

Axiad Cloud

SAP NetWeaver Identity Management, NetWeaver Identity Management

Overview

Axiad Conductor offers intuitive management for authentication processes, streamlining tasks like YubiKeys and smart card issuance, catering to organizational needs with a user-centric approach.

Axiad Conductor facilitates credential lifecycle management and multi-factor authentication by simplifying the deployment and management of authentication devices. "One Click Issuance" ensures easy user enrollment in a cloud environment, reducing administrative burdens. While interface enhancements and authenticators' nickname features could improve usability, its approach to managing cryptographic credentials and handling smart cards and YubiKeys stands noteworthy. Although Apple's macOS changes present challenges, Canadian hosting preferences are recognized.

What are Axiad Conductor's main features?

User-Friendly Management: Streamlines the process with minimal steps for issuing devices.
Credential Lifecycle Management: Allows users to self-update and manage credentials with ease.
Managed Cloud Environment: Reduces administrative efforts by addressing needs flexibly.
One Click Issuance: Facilitates easy enrollment and updates of user authentication elements.

What benefits or ROI do users find valuable?

Simplified Deployment: Quick setup and management of authentication devices save time and resources.
Enhanced Security: Robust update and lifecycle management bolster organizational security.
User Autonomy: Self-update capabilities empower users and reduce support overhead.
Regulatory Compliance: Meets stringent compliance needs through effective certification processes.

In industries where multi-factor authentication is critical, Axiad Conductor is widely implemented for internal and contractor workforce authentication, managing PKI on smart cards, and YubiKeys for VPN and local access. The ability to manage smart cards and machine certificates aids in maintaining regulatory compliance, while the transition to cloud-based certificate management streamlines operations and supports seamless integration.

Axiad

Reduce risk and centrally manage user access across your enterprise – with SAP Identity Management. The software integrates with your business processes to provide robust data and application security. Keep your operations running smoothly – and boost productivity by providing role-based user access, self-service password reset, approval workflows, and more.

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Sample Customers

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State of Indiana, Automotive Resources International (ARI), Alliander N.V., Chemion Logistik GmbH, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH)

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