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Keeper Enterprise Password Manager vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Keeper Enterprise Password ...
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (6th)
Symantec Siteminder
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (13th), Web Access Management (1st), Access Management (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Keeper Enterprise Password Manager and Symantec Siteminder aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is designed for Enterprise Password Managers and holds a mindshare of 4.8%, down 5.0% compared to last year.
Symantec Siteminder, on the other hand, focuses on Single Sign-On (SSO), holds 3.7% mindshare, up 2.5% since last year.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager4.8%
Azure Key Vault12.9%
AWS Secrets Manager12.2%
Other70.1%
Enterprise Password Managers
Single Sign-On (SSO) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Siteminder3.7%
Okta Platform10.9%
Microsoft Entra ID8.4%
Other77.0%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
 

Featured Reviews

AR
Technical Lead
Password manager has strengthened daily device security and has simplified secure sharing
While Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has a good interface for password management, I believe they can make the feature for Privileged Access Management a bit more user-friendly, as right now it is somewhat complicated to get a privileged access manager running in both development and production environments. Regarding improvements needed for the deployment of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager, I would like to see a simple way to install requirements on servers so they can easily be accessed through it and use Privileged Access Management. Right now the installation is somewhat complex as there is scripting to be done. It would be great for that setup to be more simple for operators.
Muzi Lubisi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior technical Consultant at CA Africa
Improved user experience with seamless integration and easy installation
The feature that I mostly valued is the ease of installation on different systems, especially on Windows. Additionally, it is very beneficial for deploying single sign-on sessions between different windows on a web browser, provided I am connected to the right identity provider. That seamless integration significantly improves user experience and efficiency.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The generator of complex passwords keeps me safe from being hacked."
"It has a double authentication factor increasing the security level."
"I like a couple of things about this solution: Being able to share passwords with other people is valuable, you can see if the information is out on the dark web and whether you have weak passwords and the last time they were changed, and you can also have the 2FA or MFA codes embedded in the application so that you don't have to use your phone or any other 2FA device, which is something very important."
"It saves us from duplicating passwords for different accounts."
"​The installation and its use are very simple​."
"Time savings is enormous because all of our passwords are with us wherever we are."
"Keeper was user-friendly."
"I do a lot of account access to many different systems both at work and in my personal life, and Keeper makes my sign-on a simple process, so I no longer write down passwords in unsafe ways."
"I really like the robust functionality that this solution offers, such as federation, OAuth, security, and multi-tenancy, just to name a few."
"I would totally recommend this product, but I think CA has a really good handle on what the drivers are and where the business is going in terms of application development."
"It's definitely a good product and you won't go wrong if you choose this product."
"SSO is a very robust application."
"It is a pretty complete product."
"It puts the expertise around authentication and security on our organization where it belongs."
"It really improved the speed to market from account creation through provisioning and onboarding, and as users move from system to system, their account access follows them so you don't need to create new credentials every time."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of this product to integrate with any third-party components and platforms."
 

Cons

"The technical support for this solution could be faster support and improved if they had a better understanding of my questions."
"The organization of items needs improvement. For example, when I log onto the cloud version as well, everything is shown on my folder. It is hard to differentiate between files and documents in my list of items I have stored inside."
"I rated Keeper Enterprise Password Manager a nine out of ten because occasionally the KeeperFill app does not function as it should and forces users to manually retrieve the password out of the vault and enter it manually."
"Needs to provide an API to be integrated with the information systems and offer secure file hosting service with sharing and editing capabilities."
"Its aesthetic needs improvement."
"I think Keeper Enterprise Password Manager can be improved by ensuring that you do not have to sign in every day to the vault."
"Ability to store 'files' from IOS & Android devices. You can store pics from these devices currently. Most file formats can be uploaded from PC's/Macs"
"The technical support has no experience."
"They need to make configurations easier, and not have the engineer having to guess what will happen when he changes a particular setting."
"I used to get the runaround initially. They would ask us the same four questions all the time."
"CA SSO does have stability issues."
"We had some performance-related issues that caused some outages. Outages actually happened pretty frequently back then."
"Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features."
"Unfortunately, SSO doesn't really allow us to do that. We have to basically do it through brute force."
"It was complex and not at all straightforward. They really need to work on this."
"Some of the features need to be improved. For example, the Federation feature."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We chose their optional annual subscription; I believe we paid monthly — I thought it was a good deal."
"It's definitely worth it and affordable. Their sales team can definitely help scale your needs on licensing and provide pricing options."
"The more users, the better the price. Always opt for the live support."
"Its price is reasonable."
"ROI is hard to know, but it has to be several times the expense of the product."
"The pricing is available on the vendor's website."
"Its cost is relative to the value of the information stored in Keeper."
"Just buy the yearly subscription."
"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
"I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The solution's pricing is competitive."
"The price is quite comparable to the other enterprise-level solutions in that market."
"Siteminder is a little costly. You pay for licensing, and they offer packages, so if you have less users, then you have to buy different products at different prices. If you have more of a user base, then the package is different. They also include other features—for example, if you have a database and you're using Siteminder, then it's good to use a Semantic-specific database, but if you are using less, then you have to purchase the database separately. Whereas if you are going for a bigger license, then it comes within the package. It depends on which plan you are using."
"The licensing is fair for this solution."
"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Keeper?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been good. I am not particularly involved with that aspect, and the details were discussed during onboarding and managed by our accounts team.
What needs improvement with Keeper?
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager can be improved as some browsers have issues with password fills. Sometimes it's tough to fill in the password, and it asks for login every time. Some session man...
What is your primary use case for Keeper?
My main use case for Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is to save all my secrets and passwords within it. We have shared folders where we store all our secrets and shared secrets that everyone fro...
What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?
Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features. Currently, multi-factor authentication is available as a separate solution, and it ...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Siteminder?
I deploy and support Symantec Siteminder ( /products/symantec-siteminder-reviews ). I have been a partner and reseller.
 

Also Known As

Keeper Security
SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder
 

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Sample Customers

At&t, Wells Fargo, Disney, GM, Chase, Honeywell, Samsung, Dow
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