IBM Tivoli Access Manager [EOL] vs Symantec VIP Access Manager comparison

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli Access Manager [...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

3.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Symantec VIP Access Manager

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (12th), Access Management (19th)

Featured Reviews

it_user711612

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…

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Berk Onur

Presales Consultant at Cyberwise

With its mobile application, this tool offers a convenient and user-friendly experience to its users

To improve the tool, I think that the solution should consider integrations with other cybersecurity and IT technologies, such as Privileged Access Management and Site Integration. Additionally, the implementation of second-factor authentication via Symantec VIP Access Manager, CyberArk, and Delinea, among other technologies, could be best for the product. While the existing technology is okay, improving the integration capabilities for Symantec VIP Access Manager would benefit the product. I would like to see the solution meet the integration needs at our company. While many cybersecurity solutions can function independently, they often lack integration with our systems due to missed integration points. Improving the solution's integration feature would be beneficial.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Several SSO methods are supported out of box, federation based SSO (SAML / Oauth / OpenID etc) setup is easy, performance and scalability are very good, and the internal STS token service can be used for custom SSO tokens."

"Since its birth it is an unbelievable stable product."

"Tivoli Access Manger lets you separate security from applications and manage at one place."

"Centralized policy management and reverse proxy-based architecture make it very flexible in terms of deployment, adoption, and implementation."

"IBM directory server offers the best roll-out experience."

"The SSO, URL-based access control, OAuth 2 and OIDC are the most valuable features."

"Before the solution was implemented it took around 2-3 weeks to get all the necessary account information for a new employee in my organization, and since implementation this now only takes a few minutes."

"Single Sign-On functionality is valuable because the core purpose of the product is to allow universal (or bespoke) SSO for application suites."

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"Other than it provides us with remote access, so it's fairly easy to install, fairly easy to set up, and provides us the ability to get into our corporate environment."

"The tool has been very stable, in my experience. Also, I haven't faced any issues or problems with integration or connectivity."

"The ease of integrating into an existing authentication system."

"Integration with Citrix Access Gateway, Microsoft Office 365 and Single Sign-On (through Symantec Validation and ID Protection Access Manager) has increased the productivity of the employees for accessing resources."

"The main benefit of Symantec VIP is that it provides strong authentication while keeping it as a very user friendly experience."

"If you're looking for a fairly lightweight client that works very well for remote access purposes, I think Symantec is definitely a good product."

"Mostly from a product expert's point of view, it provides solutions for my clients."

"Pricing was about 25% of the old solution, saving us about $500,000 over three years for 10,000 users."

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Cons

"Older TAM versions are not compatible for connecting to a DB."

"Web Portal Manager does not implement the full set of functions found in the command line"

"The TAMeB policy server is not scalable."

"Yes, because there are so many moving parts it can often be difficult getting it right first time."

"Multi-factor authentication with social integration needs to improve."

"The self-service portal needs improvement."

"What I don’t particularly like is the flow duration."

"Looking at their roadmap, they have a broad grasp of the security features which the industry needs."

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"The User Store synchronization part needs to improve. Also, the logs, reports, and dashboard can be improved."

"Every time that I have a new phone or computer, it takes a little longer to deploy it."

"The VIP Manager can be accessed from the outside which is a security vulnerability."

"At times, the relay server could not contact Symantec; it would fail open and allow access without a passcode."

"It gets out of sync with Active Directory or whatever it might be, whatever the authentication piece is on Active Directory, and they just reset it on the backend. I never have to contact the vendor."

"Geofencing needs improvement."

"Our only issue was with user training. The additional challenge was not well received."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The IBM prices are, as ever, extortionate, even with a business partnership, and high levels of discounts."

"There is a one-time setup fee plus the licenses are provided as per the number of users. For SMS and voice calls, the costs are separate."

"Licensing and pricing seems very fair."

"I can say that the solution is worth the money."

"There are additional costs for maintenance."

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Top Industries

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Construction Company

18%

Marketing Services Firm

16%

Performing Arts

11%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	18

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

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Also Known As

Tivoli Access Manager, IBM Security Access Manager

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Overview

IBM Tivoli Access Manager is a robust and secure centralized policy management solution for e-business and distributed applications. IBM Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL is a high performance, multi-threaded Web server that applies fine-grained security policy to the Tivoli Access Manager protected Web object space. WebSEAL can provide single sign-on solutions and incorporate back-end Web application server resources into its security policy.

IBM

Symantec VIP Access Manager is the next generation control platform that integrates Single Sign-On (SSO) with strong authentication, access control, and user management. It offers users and administrators control, convenience, and compliance for public and private cloud- based applications. Symantec VIP Access Manager solves cloud security problems using identity and/or context-based access control across multiple cloud applications. In the cloud, where a traditional enterprise perimeter doesn't exist, this solution fills the gap. Through Symantec VIP Access Manager, administrators can define policies that utilize the built-in user directory or existing identity management infrastructure to enforce security and compliance for applications without getting in the way of productivity. Symantec VIP Access Manager can also protect and consolidate access management for on-premise web applications. It also simplifies compliance auditing for cloud applications by consolidating logs across all applications it protects.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

Essex Technology Group Inc.

Maine Medical Center, Aria S.p.A

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