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Gemalto Protiva [EOL] vs Oracle Identity Governance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Gemalto Protiva [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Identity Governance
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (6th), Identity Management (IM) (11th), Mobile Identity (1st), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

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RAS Team Lead at Produban USA
A cost-effective solution, but the user interface lacks the ability to customize
In the UK, I think that we are one of the biggest utilizers of the service. With the restrictions that it has, I don't think it's got massive upscalability. For general users it is fine, but the scalability could be better. We started with approximately eight and a half thousand users, and we currently have about twelve-thousand people using it. This is used widely across a number of user groups, including administrators, end users, general users, and specific privileged users for two-factor authentication. We do plan to increase the usage of this solution. Our current capacity is fourteen thousand but we will probably grow beyond that.
Ziad Khawam - PeerSpot reviewer
Company Manager at cloudbreak
Identity workflows have delivered strong governance but remain complex to install and customize
I would describe the installation of Oracle Identity Governance on-premises as quite complex. Very complex. To install the product, it took us maybe three or four days to get it up and running just to go through the installation procedures. I repeated the same exercise in 2017 because I also migrated from 11c to 12c. That was the migration in 2017 that I managed. The migration took a long time. It took two to three years to be able to literally migrate all the code that I had. So it was quite complex. To summarize it quickly, I would describe the product as complete, very powerful, and very capable. However, it is extremely complex because Oracle relies on their own framework to customize and develop and fine-tune the functionalities. It is not Java, it is not some public framework. It is Java-based more or less, but it has their own Oracle framework for development and that makes the product quite complex to harness.

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 for us is the ability to use Active Directory groups as virtual containers instead of domains because it means that we can control our access groups better."
"The Gemalto Protiva suite is really complete as it has smart card managed software, Secure Digital Key, drivers, smart card reader, smart card, OTP readers etc."
"It has a very good response time but on the other hand, we have experienced a number of bugs."
"Application access is provided to and removed from end users in a timely manner, which removes delays in the on-boarding/off-boarding process and also improves productivity and security."
"This solution has improved the organization in several ways, including saving many help-desk password-reset calls, IT staff productivity, and quicker user on-boarding."
"OIM is the right product and it is a good fit for enterprise deployments."
"One thing for sure, is that it is the most comprehensive solution out there in the market."
"The solution's capabilities in provisioning, de-provisioning, terminations, and transfers are excellent."
"The Oracle platform was more aligned with our business road maps and meets the desired capabilities the business needs."
"OIM eliminates the need for manual creation of users and assigning of various resources."
 

Cons

"The user interface needs improvement."
"The user interface needs improvement. It is not obvious where things are; while the cosmetics are ok, the way it's laid out on the screen could be better."
"The initial setup is complex. It's not easy to deploy."
"My contacts with them have been very poor in terms of resolution and complication."
"UI customization is still a challenge as it requires a lot of effort to develop."
"With Oracle, it's always about the learning curve and the nature of how the product is integrated."
"Automation of validation exercises performed by humans over Recon Exceptions generated as a result of an access synchronization event over a user's need for access or not."
"Oracle Identity Governance can capture a lot of loads, it's stable. However, we once had a problem two years ago, but it is now resolved. There are some issues still present, but they're operational. They don't impact the customers. There are some improvements that can be done."
"I would not recommend Oracle Identity Governance to others since its architecture and design do not solve modern world problems effectively."
"Once it is up and running it's okay, but it has many bumps. They are always putting out fixes, but it's hard to get implemented without patching, so it's not great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a cost-effective solution compared to some other products out there."
"Price-wise, the tool is a little bit costly."
"The licensing is expensive."
"Oracle Identity Governance is an expensive solution."
"The cost of support and upgrading to the next release are both expensive."
"The price of the implementation of Oracle Identity Governance is more of a concern than the cost of the solution. The effort that you have to do to put the solution in place is higher than the license cost."
"The price is based on the number of users per year."
"I do not know specific pricing but the product is expensive when compared to other OIM products."
"I can't say much about the pricing for Oracle Identity Governance because it's different from one geography to another. In India, the license price costs less than in other geographies."
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Financial Services Firm
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Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise46
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Identity Governance?
Whether Oracle Identity Governance is affordable or slightly expensive depends on the category. For a small-scale company or organization, I don't think it will be useful, but for a large-scale ent...
What needs improvement with Oracle Identity Governance?
I would describe the installation of Oracle Identity Governance on-premises as quite complex. Very complex. To install the product, it took us maybe three or four days to get it up and running just...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Identity Governance?
I am currently working on Oracle Identity Governance and Oracle Access Manager (OAM), as I am specialized in the IAM sphere and working on these two particular products from Oracle. I have implemen...
 

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Protiva
Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle IAM, Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite
 

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