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IBM Tivoli Access Manager [EOL] vs i-Sprint AccessMatrix Universal Access Management comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

i-Sprint AccessMatrix Unive...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (26th), Authentication Systems (27th), Access Management (26th)
IBM Tivoli Access Manager [...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.8
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

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CEO at ABILITY LIMITED
A stable and scalable solution with reasonable pricing
The solution has high support capability.  The tool needs to improve its cloud service capability.  I have been working with the solution for 15 years.  I would rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.  I would rate the tool's scalability a ten out of ten since it is highly scalable. We…
it_user711612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reverse proxy provides central control over authentication and authorization.
It is a single product that caters for all the business needs throughout the organization. It provides a seamless integration that in turn encourages most of the applications to use the SSO features Reverse proxy is the most valuable feature as it provides central control over authentication and…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that they are open to connecting with any token. For example, a year ago, we were looking for a soft token, and we started to look for alternatives. They are open to connecting with any token that we looking for."
"The product is quite good, and from my point of view, it can serve our requirements."
"The solution has high support capability."
"It is one of the best products in the present market in the area of access management."
"SAML 2.0."
"It is a good solution for anyone to take to their enterprise and get a buy in."
"This product is highly recommended to meet access management and web single sign-on requirements."
"Single Sign-On functionality is valuable because the core purpose of the product is to allow universal (or bespoke) SSO for application suites."
"It has helped them to improve and control web and mobile application security."
"Since its birth it is an unbelievable stable product."
"The combination of TAM with IDM in IBM Tivoli Identity Manager helped us to realize robust and secure authentication infrastructure in accordance with industry regulations and laws."
 

Cons

"The tool needs to improve its cloud capability."
"The user interface is not quite good and easy to use. There are a lot of menus, and the look and feel is not modern like a modern app."
"The initial set-up is a bit complex for a novice as the Linux version of it needs you to be somewhat good with Linux."
"The product has not been updated with emerging technologies over the years specifically around AJAX, REST and Mobile app integration."
"This product is also available in the appliance offering which has not yet matured and has many issues."
"There were endless issues with stability in version 8.0.1."
"The user interface looks like it was designed for technical personnel only."
"Web Portal Manager does not implement the full set of functions found in the command line"
"An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for the newer appliance versions for hosting the virtual appliances on AWS will help."
"It was complex for us as we have multiple domains."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten. The tool's licensing is monthly."
"The IBM prices are, as ever, extortionate, even with a business partnership, and high levels of discounts."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
27%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Marketing Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise18
 

Also Known As

AccessMatrix Universal Access Management
Tivoli Access Manager, IBM Security Access Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

IRAS, Singapore Bank
Essex Technology Group Inc.
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