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Ilex Sign&go vs Symantec Identity Governance and Administration 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) (23rd)
Symantec Identity Governanc...
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (8th), Identity Management (IM) (17th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (8th)
 

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 0.7% compared to last year.
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration, on the other hand, focuses on Identity Governance Administration (IGA), holds 5.7% mindshare, up 3.0% since last year.
Single Sign-On (SSO) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ilex Sign&go1.4%
Okta Platform10.3%
Microsoft Entra ID9.0%
Other79.3%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Identity Governance Administration (IGA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration5.7%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud26.6%
Saviynt Identity Cloud15.4%
Other52.3%
Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
 

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.
reviewer2183661 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Has an easy initial setup process, but its technical support services need improvement
The product's technical support could be better. The integration project requires a lot of technical details, so we need to find it quickly and easily. There was a large community of knowledge in the past. We kept it together and got the results. The community that works around the particular technical issue is shrinking. It used to be a specialized community that would help with the process. These particular areas need improvement. Broadcom is still using a hybrid cloud model, with some workloads on-premises and some in the cloud. They must start with the cloud adoption and move as many workloads to the cloud as possible. The on-premises environment is becoming stable. They need to rebuild that cost and the software. The product's pre-sales, technical support, and installation could also improve.

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."
"Automation is the best way it's improved the way we function because we don't have to perform manual work over identity-related controls."
"I feel the provisioning to be done well; the model offered is very good and customizable."
"It is flexible, reduces the costs of administration and increases accountability, improves security, and lowers help desk workloads."
"All in all it’s a positive relationship."
"Using the implementation guide, I was able to implement the solution with ease."
"Governance."
"It is a great solution."
"The automated provisioning feature has been very key from an identity management point of view."
 

Cons

"There is no software as a service or PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering from Ilex. The only option is on-premises integration."
"An improvement that we would like to see in a later version is taking it to the cloud."
"We had a consultant firm come in and do the install originally in 2009. They did a very bad job."
"Yes, sometimes the connection with the DB is lost, and it isn't fully recovered without restarting the server."
"Identity manager is very complex and you must have the knowledge and skills required to use it."
"Cloud integration, more flexibility, and interoperability in how components interact with each other and external components need improvement."
"The tool is not scalable."
"It was a little complex."
"We're trying to look for a new solution because Symantec Identity Governance and Administration has a lengthy configuration."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"I do not recall the approximate prices or licensing models, although I do so that it was priced per user number."
"The connector is free, and bundled with the product."
"Compared to other options, CA products are not that expensive."
"The price is based on the number of users."
"Pricing and licensing models are adequate and reasonable."
"The product has a good price in competition with another product with the same solution."
"The price is flexible for our existing customers."
"Symantec keeps increasing the price. I rate its pricing a seven on a scale of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Government
19%
Transportation Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise45
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
The pricing has been very reasonable, but licensing costs vary based on the customer. It follows a user-based licensing model.
What needs improvement with Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
Symantec should develop a SaaS solution for cloud environments to make the solution available in various marketplaces for easy deployment. It should also offer bundle installation instead of one by...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Identity Governance and Administration?
I am a consultant and we consult for identity and network management. We work with Symantec, which is owned by Broadcom, and also with Microsoft and Oracle. Additionally, we work with open-source s...
 

Also Known As

Sign&go
CA Identity Suite, Symantec IGA, Layer7 Identity Suite, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Minder, CA IAM, CA Identity Manager (CA IDM), CA Identity Governance
 

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Sample Customers

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