IBM Security Verify Access vs OneLogin comparison

IBM and One Identity are both solutions in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category. IBM is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.0, while One Identity is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3. IBM holds a 2.1% mindshare in IAMS, compared to One Identity’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of One Identity users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

OneLogin and IBM Security Verify Access compete in the identity and access management category. OneLogin appears to have the upper hand due to its ease of integration and cost-efficiency, while IBM Security Verify Access excels in enterprise-level security features.

Features: OneLogin provides Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication, and user provisioning, strengthening security and facilitating efficient onboarding. The unified interface for credential management across platforms is notable. IBM Security Verify Access offers strong integration capabilities with enterprise systems, advanced multi-factor authentication, and secure user management, making it ideal for high-security needs and directory integration.

Room for Improvement: OneLogin could improve analytics, reporting, and support for larger integrations. There are suggestions for hardware-specific enhancements and expanded AI options. IBM Security Verify Access needs improvements in onboarding and streamlining complex configuration processes, with users mentioning a steep learning curve in complex environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OneLogin’s cloud deployment is noted for simplicity and flexible integration, contrasting with IBM Security Verify Access’s stable but complex on-premises setup, which suits larger enterprises. OneLogin receives mixed reviews on customer support post-acquisition, whereas IBM Security Verify Access’s support could be hindered during complex onboarding phases.

Pricing and ROI: OneLogin provides transparent, competitive pricing with reported cost-efficiency over alternatives like Okta, enhancing operational efficiency and producing notable ROI by reducing support workload. IBM Security Verify Access might be costly at higher scales, yet offers pricing benefits for smaller setups. Despite high initial costs, it delivers substantial security advantages that justify the expense.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Security Verify Access

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

15th

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

17th

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

17th

Ranking in Access Management

15th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OneLogin

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

6th

Ranking in Identity Management (IM)

6th

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

5th

Ranking in Access Management

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Provisioning Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of IBM Security Verify Access is 2.1%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OneLogin is 2.6%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OneLogin	2.6%
IBM Security Verify Access	2.1%
Other	95.3%

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

Featured Reviews

Ateeq Rehman

Unit Head System Implementor at Allied Bank Limited

Has improved secure user access while managing development through multiple technologies

I have already explained this in my previous call; I don't handle financial terms and commercials. Pricing is generally managed by functional teams and management looking after licensing matters. In Pakistan, vendors such as Oracle and IBM manage account relationships with clients and have tailored pricing models, so I do not have sufficient insights into that aspect.IBM Security Verify Access installation process is not straightforward; it requires underlying specialized knowledge upon which the IBM products are based. The complexity and scalability of the architecture necessitate in-depth technical knowledge and understanding of the system. Thus, installation is not as simple as clicking through; it requires extensive configuration of the underlying application servers, such as IBM WebSphere, where these products are deployed and configured.

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Amit Rathod

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.

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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's a good solution for identification and access management."

"The solution has powerful authentification and authorization. It offers a good way to increase security."

"IBM Security Verify Access, formerly known as ISAM, IBM Security Access Manager, now renamed to ISVA, integrates with central directory services for our organization and provides user management functionality."

"From the integration point of view, it supports SAML, OIDC, and OAuth. For legacy applications that don't have support for SAML and other new protocols, it provides single sign-on access to end-users. From the integration compatibility point of view, it is highly capable."

"Its stability and UI are most valuable."

"The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via email or SMS. This ensures secure access to your accounts by providing multiple authentication options."

"IBM Security Verify Access is providing a secure way of handling the user login journey, and secure user authentication is fully managed by ISAM or ISVA."

"The most valuable feature of IBM Security Access Manager, at least for my company, is multi-factor authentication. That's the only feature my company is using. The solution works well and has no glitches. IBM Security Access Manager is a very good solution, so my company is still using it."

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"When it comes to access management, the solution's single pane of glass is extremely important. The single pane of glass for access management enables collaborative work between IT and security. We have access to certain applications that require device trust. Based on the role, we can access those applications through OneLogin Desktop."

"Once I made the OneLogin ID, it would essentially make user names and passwords for every application that we had."

"In my role, the most valuable features are two-factor authentication and self-service password reset. The most helpful feature for the institution as a whole is probably the single sign-on. As an IT director, I care about security and ease of use."

"OneLogin has strengthened my security posture, streamlined user onboarding and offboarding, and provided a seamless experience for employees accessing multiple applications."

"My impressions of the Identity Synchronization across directories functionality in OneLogin is that it is seamless and syncs every identity seamlessly."

"OneLogin's best features are the whole package, which includes the combination of the integration with Active Directory, user provisioning, and the graphical user interface."

"Overall it has resulted in a highly productive IT services organization."

"We have been able to save sixty-five to seventy percent of time, and we have also seen enhanced security overall."

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Cons

"The solution could be classified as a hilt system. There are a lot of resources being used and it is suitable for very large enterprises or the public sector."

"IBM Security Verify Access installation process is not straightforward; it requires underlying specialized knowledge upon which the IBM products are based."

"Configuration could be simplified for the end-user."

"The user interface needs to be simplified, it's complex and not user-friendly."

"They can improve the single sign-on configuration for OIDC and OAuth. That is not very mature in this product, and they can improve it in this particular area. OIDC is a third-party integration that we do with the cloud platforms, and OAuth is an authorization mechanism for allowing a user having an account with Google or any other provider to access an application. Organizations these days are looking for just-in-time provisioning use cases, but IBM Security Access Manager is not very mature for such use cases. There are only a few applications that can be integrated, and this is where this product is lagging. However, in terms of configuration and single sign-on mechanisms, it is a great product."

"What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications. We need to be very, very careful during the onboarding. We have no issues with IBM Security Access Manager because the solution works fine, apart from the onboarding process and IBM's involvement in onboarding issues. If we need support related to the onboarding, we've noticed a pattern where support isn't available, or they don't have much experience, or we're not getting a response from them. We're facing the same issue with IBM Guardium. As we're just focusing on the multi-factor authentication feature of IBM Security Access Manager and we didn't explore any other features, we don't have additional features to suggest for the next release of the solution, but we're in discussion about exploring ID management and access management features, but those are just possibilities because right now, we're focused on exploring our domain."

"The user interface for users and administrators could be improved to make it easier. Automating some functions could also be beneficial."

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"OneLogin needs to increase the number of connectors available out of the box to connect to the different endpoints. The number of out-of-box connectors should be increased."

"To offboard, you have to manually click on this checklist, each of the checkmarks. It would actually be really nice if, for offboarding someone, you just click "offboard" and it automatically runs a script to do that."

"OneLogin could be improved with more add-ins for integration with Entra ID and Exchange Online."

"I would like better reporting from SmartFactor Authentication when a user is not able to sign in due to a new location, new IP, new device, et cetera."

"The only downside I see with OneLogin is that there are some limitations with using the apps provisioning APIs that can lead to some termination or provisioning action not being completed."

"having a RESTful implementation instead of RPC would have been more desirable."

"You should build the documentation a little better and more clearly because it is currently a convoluted mess, but that goes for every One Identity product."

"OneLogin could be improved with simpler user management features, though the current interface is relatively straightforward to use."

More OneLogin cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is not expensive. It depends on the number of users."

"It costs about 300K AED for a year. Its pricing is a bit on the higher end, but in comparison to other products in the market, its price is still better. There are lots of other products that are very costly."

"The license and costs depend on the amount range of users you have. For just approximately 2,000 users, the price is practical and fair. However, when you have 20,000 users, it starts to become really expensive, and the discount per user is not attractive enough to go ahead and purchase."

"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."

"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."

"Surprisingly expensive given the price of on-premise solutions."

"While I wish OneLogin's pricing was more affordable, their licensing model, which is based on per user, is acceptable."

"OneLogin's pricing, from the perspective of the education sector, seems quite reasonable for the value it delivers."

"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 and licensing are reasonable. It is much cheaper than other products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Insurance Company

12%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

University

14%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	33
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	32

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Security Access Manager?

The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via ema...

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What needs improvement with IBM Security Access Manager?

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What is your primary use case for IBM Security Access Manager?

We are still using the IBM BPM platform to automate the processes for our organization.I generally use Microsoft Project for project planning and schedule management, especially in relation to Orac...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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Also Known As

IBM Security Verify Access (SVA), IBM Security Access Manager, ISAM

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Overview

IBM Security Verify Access is a complete authorization and network security policy management solution. It provides end-to-end protection of resources over geographically dispersed intranets and extranets.Provides a wide range of built-in authenticators and supports external authenticators.Provides permit and deny decisions for protected resources requests in the secure domain through the authorization API.Manages secure access to private internal network-based resources by using the public Internet's broad connectivity and ease of use with a corporate firewall system.

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OneLogin offers organizations a user-friendly platform for single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and seamless access management. It enhances security and streamlines processes, making it vital for application management.

Designed for ease of integration, OneLogin helps organizations efficiently manage access and improve cybersecurity through centralized application management. It simplifies onboarding and offboarding, enhancing remote work capabilities and offering robust user mapping. Users appreciate seamless integration and reliable logs. However, it could improve with enhanced technical support, more out-of-box connectors, and better customization options. Challenges with device management and system integrations have been noted, with legacy application support and infrastructure stability needing attention.

What are the key features of OneLogin?

Single Sign-On: Provides centralized access to applications.
Multifactor Authentication: Enhances security with multiple verification steps.
Self-Service Password Resets: Empowers users to manage their passwords.
Ease of Integration: Connects seamlessly with cloud and on-premises systems.

What benefits can users expect?

Improved Time Management: Streamlines user access processes.
Reduced Security Incidents: Strengthens authentication measures.
Efficient Interface: Facilitates smooth user navigation.
Enhanced Remote Work: Supports flexible workforce needs.

Organizations employ OneLogin for single sign-on and identity management, connecting users to applications like CRM and Slack. It supports role-based access control and seamless cloud transition, integrating with Active Directory to enhance user management in industries demanding strong security and efficiency.

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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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