EmpowerID vs SAP Identity Management comparison

EmpowerID and SAP are both solutions in the Identity Management (IM) category. EmpowerID is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.0, while SAP is ranked #13 with an average rating of 9.5. EmpowerID holds a 0.7% mindshare in IAM, compared to SAP’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of EmpowerID users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

SAP Identity Management

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

EmpowerID and SAP Identity Management compete in the identity management space. EmpowerID offers advantages in pricing and support, while SAP Identity Management provides robust features that justify its higher pricing.

Features: EmpowerID offers flexible workflows, automated role assignments, and comprehensive compliance capabilities. SAP Identity Management provides advanced integration capabilities, strong enterprise-grade security features, and a vast array of configuration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: EmpowerID offers a straightforward deployment model with responsive customer service, beneficial for many organizations. SAP Identity Management involves a more complex deployment but is backed by extensive support options.

Pricing and ROI: EmpowerID provides competitive setup costs, appealing to smaller budgets and delivering a high ROI through efficiency gains. SAP Identity Management requires a larger initial investment but offers strong long-term ROI for larger enterprises with its extensive feature set.

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Categories and Ranking

EmpowerID

Ranking in User Provisioning Software

10th

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

24th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Identity Management

Ranking in User Provisioning Software

7th

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Identity Management (IM) category, the mindshare of EmpowerID is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Identity Management is 2.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity Management (IM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Identity Management	2.4%
EmpowerID	0.7%
Other	96.9%

Identity Management (IM)

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Varun Khandavalli

Senior Specialist Engineering Dev. & Integration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

An excellent application with a strong use case

It is very intuitive and has improved significantly over the last seven years. Its deployment is very enterprise-focused, and I hope it will eventually become cloud-based for easier connection through AWS or similar services. Currently, it's an It is very intuitive and has improved significantly over the last seven years. Its deployment is very enterprise-focused, and I hope it will eventually become cloud-based for easier connection through AWS or similar services. Currently, it's an excellent application with a strong use case.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very intuitive and has improved significantly over the last seven years. Its deployment is very enterprise-focused, and I hope it will eventually become cloud-based for easier connection through AWS or similar services. Currently, it's an excellent application with a strong use case."

"What's most valuable in SAP Identity Management is that it's easily an out-of-the-box solution for connectivity with SAP applications. We do not have to do any customizations, and this makes the solution very compatible with most SAP applications. SAP Identity Management is also very user-friendly."

"The most valuable feature is the user experience for managing information."

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

"The setup process is straightforward."

"Some processes that they used to perform in two to three days now take one to two hours, which has been really beneficial for them regarding the time saved."

"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."

"The most valuable features of SAP Identity Management are business roles and automated user provisioning."

"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."

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Cons

"I would like to see EmpowerID move to the cloud to facilitate easier deployment and connectivity through AWS or similar services."

"I have encountered issues with the host authentication feature."

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

"One of the areas for improvement in the solution is its user interface which needs to be up-to-date and fancier, in particular, have better visualization in terms of the tabs and buttons. The user interface of SAP Identity Management should be improved based on the latest trends."

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

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

"What needs improvement in SAP Identity Management is its compatibility with third-party applications. We'd like to get connectors or plugin settings to make it easier to manage other applications, whether SAP or non SAP applications. As SAP Identity Management is not compatible with non SAP applications, some of the clients are looking for other IDM applications such as SalePoint and Saviynt, so this is an issue we've observed in the solution."

"SAP Identity Management can improve risk analysis and authority checks."

"A lack of startup connectors to different systems, and could have better connectors for SAP IDM."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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

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Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EmpowerID?

The cost is fairly moderate, although I can't recall the exact amount, it's around twenty five.

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What needs improvement with EmpowerID?

I would like to see EmpowerID move to the cloud to facilitate easier deployment and connectivity through AWS or similar services.

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What is your primary use case for EmpowerID?

EmpowerID is an application that helps move LC-MS and HPLC data from instruments to systems of record to be able to get that data and manage it. It is used for a lot of small molecule research and ...

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What do you like most about SAP Identity Management?

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 b...

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What needs improvement with SAP Identity Management?

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What is your primary use case for SAP Identity Management?

The use cases for SAP Identity Management include the logistics company, and we also have a beverage company that is using SAP Identity Management. We did not make the migration for them, but we im...

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Also Known As

The Dot Net Factory EmpowerID

SAP NetWeaver Identity Management, NetWeaver Identity Management

Overview

All-in-one Identity Management & Cloud Security platform designed for comprehensive provisioning, SSO, and access governance.

EmpowerID

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.

SAP

Sample Customers

Glencoe Specialty Services, GoDaddy, GTSI Corp., Alere Inc., Anadarko Petroleum, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Caterpillar, Coldwell Banker

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

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