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Ilex Sign&go vs Safeguard by One Identity comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Ilex Sign&go
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (24th)
Safeguard by One Identity
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (1st), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (2nd), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Ilex Sign&go is designed for Single Sign-On (SSO) and holds a mindshare of 1.4%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Safeguard by One Identity, on the other hand, focuses on Privileged Access Management (PAM), holds 4.3% mindshare, up 3.6% since last year.
Single Sign-On (SSO) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ilex Sign&go1.4%
Okta Platform10.3%
Microsoft Entra ID8.7%
Other79.6%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Safeguard by One Identity4.3%
Idira Privileged Access Manager8.6%
Teleport3.7%
Other83.4%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1251120 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Strong single sign on security comes packaged with simplicity in this on-premises-only solution
We do not have a huge usage load in our implementation of the product at our company. We know this because we have been working with clients and speaking with them as users and they literally have thousands of users on the product. Based on their testimonial and their lack of problems in performance, the scalability is there. In our company on our projects, we stay in the range of only hundreds of users, which is very small in comparison. As far as the number of people we require for maintenance, we are the level two maintenance with the vendor. To use and to configure on the client's side — for our clients — they really should never require in excess of one person full-time or the equivalent. Sign&Go has got a pretty low administrative requirement as far as maintenance is concerned. On our side, as far as the second level of support, I would say we get very few requests for actual issues with the product. The product stability is good. So, as far as running the maintenance on our end, we tend to only have a request is when a client needs to integrate a new workstation or do something else to expand their operations.
Mahesh Malve - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Development Associate at DigitalTrack Solutions ind pvt ltd
Centralized control has strengthened privileged security and simplified audit investigations
While One Identity Safeguard is a strong and reliable PAM solution, there are a few areas where it can be further improved to enhance user experience and scalability. Regarding the user interface and experience, the UI, while functional, can be a bit complex for new users. A more intuitive and modern dashboard with simplified navigation would improve adoption, especially for non-technical stakeholders. Regarding integration flexibility, although it supports major integrations, expanding out-of-the-box connectors for more cloud-native apps, DevOps tools, and SaaS platforms would be beneficial. Faster and simpler API-based integrations could reduce deployment efforts. Regarding scalability and performance in large enterprise environments, performance tuning and scaling can require additional efforts. Enhancing seamless scalability and high availability configuration would improve enterprise readiness.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Because of all these reasons and by comparison, we almost always recommended Ilex as the best solution for the sake of prompt and efficient project deployment."
"The on-premises deployment meets restrictions and the end-user is able to control all the configuration in their own IT environment."
"There is ease of implementation."
"Safeguard is a next-generation tool when it comes to privileged access management."
"One Identity Safeguard has positively impacted our organization by increasing visibility into privileged user activities, allowing us to track and audit all actions easily, which helps in compliance and security."
"One Identity Safeguard has positively impacted my organization by tracking admin activities in real time, recording privileged sessions, improving the accountability of engineers and administrators, and detecting suspicious or unauthorized actions."
"One Identity Safeguard positively impacts our organization by reducing the likelihood of breaches from privileged sprawl by removing shared admin passwords and enforcing control checkouts while also improving our investigation times and providing strong forensics from a centralized location."
"We deployed it into our company for controlling a client's behavior in our data center, and it is very useful to control their connections, such as RDP."
"The system is easy to manage, as it is not a system that you will change everything all of a sudden. It evolves most of the time with customer requests."
"It has greatly helped improve our security posture. Safeguard has an option where it will reset passwords on service accounts, then go out to those servers where that service account is running as a service and update the password on it. That makes password changes very easy. We can regularly change passwords now and are planning on making it an annual activity, where all the people who own service accounts will go in and make sure all their passwords get changed, updated, and reset."
 

Cons

"There is no software as a service or PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering from Ilex. The only option is on-premises integration."
"We have feature requests and would like to see the turnaround times on those features to be faster."
"I rated One Identity Safeguard nine out of 10 because the stability and control could be better, as there are some problems with stability and errors when we use it."
"Safeguard by One Identity's user interface could be more modern and intuitive, especially for new administrators, and the initial deployment and configuration can be complex."
"We sometimes face issues with configuration and things like that, but we manage to solve them."
"The high availability function of the box itself requires a long time to switch over from one appliance to another, so there is room for improvement."
"On a scale of one to ten, the stability is an eight."
"I think One Identity Safeguard could be improved by making the UI more user-friendly and simplifying some configurations, as it can feel a bit complex at times."
"The only thing that we are looking for is to reduce the false alarming in the system to better analyze genuine concerns."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Safeguard is cheaper than CyberArk."
"It is a bit on the pricey side, but you get what you pay for. You don't want to get anything too cheap because then you get cheap stuff and cheap support. That really never helps anybody."
"As compared to other products, it is reasonable, but the training sessions are too expensive."
"The pricing depends on our perspective, our budget, and, of course, the competitors we are taking into account."
"We bought their other products, so it was not that expensive. It is one of those where the more you buy, the cheaper it is."
"The license is very expensive for us, partly due to inflation and partly because of the exchange rate between the Dollar and the Iranian Rial. We purchased a perpetual license that we've been using up until now, but I believe that we are not going to update it in the future. Instead, we plan to find another third-party to support us with the license, in the sense that we would have access to their license as a shared agreement."
"It is more expensive than Secret Server but way less expensive than CyberArk. As a customer, I would like the pricing to be lower, but it has a good price point."
"It was definitely cheaper than the other two products that we evaluated."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Government
18%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Transportation Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Retailer
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business93
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise40
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?
Our experience with the pricing and licensing was generally positive. The initial setup costs were reasonable considering the security and access control benefits we are getting. The licensing mode...
What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?
I think Safeguard by One Identity could be improved by making the user interface a little simpler and more intuitive, especially for new administrators. Some configurations and advanced features ta...
What is your primary use case for One Identity Safeguard?
My main use case for Safeguard by One Identity is to manage a secure privileged account and access a critical system. It helps us to control who can access sensitive resources and monitor privilege...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

High Council of French Notaries, Leroy Merlin, IFP School, CANAL+ Group, Soci_t_ G_n_rale, Saint-ótienne University Hospital
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