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Azure Resource Manager vs Idira Identity comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Resource Manager
Ranking in Cloud Resource Access Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Idira Identity
Ranking in Cloud Resource Access Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Authentication Systems (8th), Identity Management (IM) (9th), Authorization Software (2nd), Enterprise Password Managers (8th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (9th), Access Management (6th), Active Directory Management (6th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Resource Access Management category, the mindshare of Azure Resource Manager is 19.2%, down from 23.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Idira Identity is 18.1%, up from 6.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Resource Access Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Resource Manager19.2%
Idira Identity18.1%
Other62.7%
Cloud Resource Access Management
 

Featured Reviews

MohammedAbdulAleem - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Enterprise Architect at Integrated Telecom
Provides unified resource visibility and supports compliance requirements
Azure Resource Manager can be improved in several ways. It should support heterogeneous cloud integration. For example, if I have a cloud management portal from a private cloud provider such as Morpheus from HPE or other private cloud portals, and Azure Resource Manager could integrate with other clouds to give us unified resource utilization or management, that would be really good. Currently, it supports only Microsoft to Microsoft backend and does not support heterogeneous environments; it only supports homogeneous ones. Looking towards the future, I would like to see additional features or improvements in Azure Resource Manager because nowadays companies are going with a multi-cloud model. I am looking for unification of other clouds inside Azure Resource Manager.
Hariharan Thangasamy - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Delivery Analyst at Accenture
Has strengthened privileged access control and improved audit visibility through session monitoring and password rotation
On the identity product side, it is awesome. However, they can improve in the documentation parts. For example, if there is a migration process, I can see the maximum customers are moving from self-hosted to on-premises or from on-premises to the cloud. It would be helpful if they released a generalized document for processes such as migration. A clear overview document would assist us in understanding more about the tool, configurations, and automations to enhance our security. Regarding the initial setup of CyberArk Identity, I faced some challenges. At some points, I could not find proper documentation for deploying, enhancing, or integrating with other components. I could not find the proper documentation in the community portal.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Azure Resource Manager's Role-Based Access Control and ARM tagging features are excellent."
"ARM templates make parameterizing and using variables in your DevOps pipeline easy."
"The features for managing the subscriptions and assigning a group of resources to a project team are the most valuable."
"The Azure Resource Manager is complete, where we can manage all the resources."
"Azure Resource Manager is extremely user-friendly and easy to deploy and understand."
"Azure Resource Manager's Role-Based Access Control and ARM tagging features are excellent; Azure Stack Hub is very compliant with CSA, Q-Cert, 27107, and 27018, which is fantastic when it comes to data sovereignty and private cloud offering."
"The most valuable feature is the vast resources available online."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy, as the documentation and information were very good."
"I like the RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). It basically involves defining various roles, and then simply assigning those roles to users."
"CyberArk Identity provides identity governance and gives me control over who and how access to environments occurs, offering significant confidentiality in what is accessed."
"The setup, via cloud, is simple."
"We haven't encountered any problems with respect to the stability of this solution; it is very stable."
"The best feature of CyberArk Identity is the single sign-on feature that offers quick and one-click access."
"The tool helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization."
"The most valuable feature of CyberArk Identity is the adaptive interface."
"As soon as it is implemented, it fundamentally changes how users access systems, providing immediate security benefits."
 

Cons

"Lacks a common line within the user interface for automating or scaling a reserve deployment."
"They can maybe improve the interface."
"It would be helpful if they would create a common line within the user interface so that if you want to automate or scale a reserve deployment, it can be done simply."
"Some of my customers don't speak English, and sometimes, they need to deal with English support, which is really complicated."
"Azure Resource Manager can be improved in several ways. It should support heterogeneous cloud integration."
"At a group level, if I apply a policy, it gets cascaded to all the resources underneath it, but it is not possible when it comes to tags. When I apply tags at a group level, it should go to the resource under it."
"Unlike Terraform, Azure Resource Manager is hard to maintain and modularize and has room for improvement."
"They should focus more on AI features such as Copilot."
"CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area."
"The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps."
"It was pretty complex to implement CyberArk Identity. We had some help from a partner, and that helped a lot. But even for the partner, it was really difficult to streamline the process of implementing."
"They could improve their UI and make everything more user-friendly."
"The product needs to leverage the cloud more, especially in the financial sector, where cloud adoption might be limited. Proper reporting within the cloud is essential. The tool should be more user-friendly to expedite access for users. The current agent-based system poses challenges if a user loses access to the server, making tasks difficult to perform. It should also improve technical support."
"There is room for improvement in documentation. The documentation could be more specific about the changes needed to achieve specific goals."
"While CyberArk Identity is a leader in Identity Security, the integration of multiple components could be improved."
"Integration or deployment is extremely difficult for CyberArk Identity."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is open-source."
"We pay $15,000 to $20,000 a month for the service and it is worth the cost."
"I think it is a fairly priced tool. I rate the tool between six and seven on a scale of one to ten where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"Their pricing is obviously a lot higher than many vendors in the marketplace but their service is also unmatched."
"I would rate the tool’s pricing a seven out of ten. The product’s pricing is expensive and is on a yearly basis. You will need to pay around 10,000 GBP for 500 users."
"We find that the pricing and licensing of this solution is adequate, as compared to the other competitors in the market."
"There is an initial license and then there is a subscription needed."
"CyberArk Identity is an expensive solution."
"In terms of pricing, BeyondTrust and CyberArk tend to be more expensive, with CyberArk receiving an eight out of ten, in this regard."
"There could be some additional costs apart from the licensing costs of the solution when you want to develop connectors in CyberArk Identity."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Resource Manager?
About the pricing, it is expensive. Maintaining Azure Stack Hub is not easy because it is expensive, though it depends on customer to customer. If the customer is looking for a secure, compliant cl...
What needs improvement with Azure Resource Manager?
Azure Resource Manager can be improved in several ways. It should support heterogeneous cloud integration. For example, if I have a cloud management portal from a private cloud provider such as Mor...
What is your primary use case for Azure Resource Manager?
In dealing with something like Site Recovery or Azure Bastion or Azure AI Foundry, we are having a very minimal type of implementation that is only four nodes. Microsoft Azure Resource Manager is b...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Identity?
I am not certain about CyberArk Identity's exact pricing model. For comparison, Okta was around five dollars per user. CyberArk Identity offers good discounts to some clients, which influences thei...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Identity?
The area that is missing much is about the reporting part. I would rate Idira Identity in general about eight. It has a good set of features compared to other identity security platforms. It's well...
What is your primary use case for CyberArk Identity?
I'm working with on-premises solutions. Back in the time there were no other options. I use multi-factor authentication with Idira Identity. I sell it, I deploy it, so it's something that is really...
 

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MLB, Citi, Pfizer, SulAmerica, GE Capital, Shiseido
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