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IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence vs OneLogin comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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

IBM Security Identity Gover...
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
14th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
30th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OneLogin
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
5th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (6th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (5th), Access Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the User Provisioning Software category, the mindshare of IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence is 2.4%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OneLogin is 3.1%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OneLogin3.1%
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence2.4%
Other94.5%
User Provisioning Software
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1830612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head, Cybersecurity at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We use the solution to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices
We use the product to ensure organizations conform to industry base certifications and best practices and do not contradict their security policies within the base points they specify in the system, which are used to match everything against their governance use cases I think the product's most…
Amit Rathod - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst - IDAM at Toll Holdings Limited
Unified sign-in has simplified access control and has supported end-to-end identity lifecycle
The authentication process is good, but sometimes the responsiveness to requests for enhancement is very slow. I sometimes face issues with platform stability, flexibility in configuration, and limited API availability. I experience downtimes two to three times per year. OneLogin's support team is sometimes very slow to respond. There is a feature limitation with mapping, as OneLogin does not provide one-to-all mapping. For client deployment, we need to create separate mappings for each request, and we cannot use the same mapping for multiple requests. Other areas that have room for improvement are related to API limitations. If a client requires more APIs, such as 5,000 or 6,000, OneLogin charges more. The API rate limits by default or the standard limit should provide more than 5,000. Additionally, OneLogin could provide more flexibility in configuration. These are the main limitations I have identified with OneLogin.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Lifecycle management, governance and documentation."
"I would rate the price eight out of 10, with 10 as the best value for money."
"My impressions of the user identity synchronization across directories functionality are that OneLogin is used for secure access to campus resources including data and apps, ensures fast access and easy authentication while blocking regular or unauthorized access, allows third-party integration, and is a comprehensive identity and access management solution designed to streamline workplace authentication and authorization."
"OneLogin is efficient."
"The most valuable feature is the ease with which we can manage the sign-on feature."
"Once I made the OneLogin ID, it would essentially make user names and passwords for every application that we had."
"Simplicity is the most valuable part of OneLogin."
"The return on investment I have seen with OneLogin would go close to eighty percent if we combine time and money and everything, because it let us get rid of the servers, which was a quite high-cost item on our budget."
"It's super useful to have a single pane of glass when it comes to access management."
"OneLogin is still the market's most exemplary solution."
 

Cons

"The solution is a bit pricey for some regions."
"Self service center is not always easy to understand."
"The uptime has not been great recently, with some outages lasting six, seven, or eight hours."
"OneLogin needs to increase the number of connectors available out of the box to connect to the different endpoints."
"There are many downsides. OneLogin is designed for small businesses, not for big enterprises, which is why it has limited features."
"The areas that do have room for improvement include a learning curve."
"This product doesn't necessarily provide us with all of the functionality that we need, such as being able to share passwords with external users."
"The tool must be made more robust."
"I believe the audit trail could be improved, and more solution integrators need to be established."
"OneLogin is a robust platform, but there is scope for improvement as there are some glitches, connectivity glitches, and some outages that need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the price eight out of 10, with 10 as the best value for money."
"Surprisingly expensive given the price of on-premise solutions."
"It was cheap in the beginning, and then it became very expensive. We were initially charged $2 per user per month, which was fine, but by the second year, they increased it to $5 per user. That became very expensive for us because we had about 1,500 users. At $2 per user, it comes out to be $3,000 a month, which is $36,000 a year. If we move to $5 per user, it comes out to be $7,500 a month. That made its cost so high. That is why we removed the product because the cost was high."
"While I wish OneLogin's pricing was more affordable, their licensing model, which is based on per user, is acceptable."
"We were happy with the price we got when we signed up, but I don't know what will happen when the time comes to renew because it is a different company now. We haven't seen any pricing models or had that discussion yet. My renewal is a year and a half away. It's worth what we're paying for it. There's no way we could provide the level of service for cheaper or try to do the same in-house."
"The price of the licensing is fine."
"The pricing for OneLogin seems to be okay. The pricing and licensing are affordable. If you'd consider OneLogin to be expensive, it's worth it."
"The pricing and licensing are reasonable. It is much cheaper than other products."
"OneLogin's pricing, from the perspective of the education sector, seems quite reasonable for the value it delivers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Government
14%
Insurance Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with OneLogin by One Identity?
The areas of OneLogin that have room for improvement include that AI is not for me. There are tools where AI does not belong, in my opinion, and this is one of them. I don't see any benefits of hav...
What is your primary use case for OneLogin by One Identity?
OneLogin's use case in my organization is for the entire infrastructure because it was very outdated, not secure, and it was built Windows heavy despite us being a Mac environment. I decided to go ...
What advice do you have for others considering OneLogin by One Identity?
The advice I would give others looking to implement OneLogin is that there are a lot of tools out there. If this is something where the basic package fits for people or they need all those extra be...
 

Also Known As

IGI, IBM Security Identity Manager, ISIM
OneLogin Workforce Identity
 

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Sample Customers

E.ON Global Commodities
OneLogin has thousands of customers across multiple industries and from around the globe such as Uber, Airbnb, Noom, Petco, Sony, Lucky Brand, Tesco, Airbus, Japan Airlines, Aetna, Compass, Kaplan, Susan G. Komen, AAA and PennyMac.
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