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Keeper Enterprise Password Manager vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Keeper Enterprise Password ...
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (11th)
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 (12th)
 

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 4.9%, up 3.7% compared to last year.
Symantec Siteminder, on the other hand, focuses on Single Sign-On (SSO), holds 2.6% mindshare, down 3.0% since last year.
Enterprise Password Managers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager4.9%
Azure Key Vault17.8%
AWS Secrets Manager16.3%
Other61.0%
Enterprise Password Managers
Single Sign-On (SSO) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Siteminder2.6%
Microsoft Entra ID11.6%
Okta Platform9.1%
Other76.7%
Single Sign-On (SSO)
 

Featured Reviews

MS
Delivery Head at Accion Labs
Efficient credential management enhances security and productivity
Credential management was a significant advantage of Keeper. The ability to share credentials easily and securely was a big improvement. Previously, sharing passwords and credentials through email and teams was a problem. It resulted in notable productivity gains and increased security. We also used Keeper to block or handle non-standard sites that were not allowed, enhancing our control.
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

"Keeper Bridge."
"Keeper has strong security features."
"Possibility to login using the fingerprint sensor on Android/iPhone."
"​The installation and its use are very simple​."
"Support is very quick to respond, and they have fixed any issues that I have had."
"I can access my passwords from any Internet connected device."
"It keeps my passwords organized and safe."
"I like the tool's keyword editor and SSO."
"IWA is an out-of-the-box feature. The SAML-based federation is standard for all tools. However, CA Single Sign-On has made the federation configuration way too simple and handy to set up and use."
"We almost never have outages nor see slowdowns."
"Symantec Siteminder has simplified user access for our customers from user login to their web applications."
"The solution is easy to use for our managers."
"The most valuable feature is the Federation part of Single Sign On, which is customizable and is easily integrated with any customer application or any third party application."
"It provides the breadth and the width to provide solutions for the different kinds of technologies which we have."
"It is reliable."
"Right now, federation that comes out-of-the-box with single sign-on is the most valuable feature that we have, and also scalability."
 

Cons

"Maybe a sort of category organizer to help with organizing passwords for different things, such as banking, medical, shopping, and school."
"I would love it if you didn't have to re-authenticate when you start up a new browser."
"I would add a category for personal documents or photos of ID cards."
"I would like to see a way to store files and photos in the next update​. If it already does this, I have yet to explore it."
"Needs to improve KeeperFill on iOS."
"Its aesthetic needs improvement."
"The technical support has no experience."
"If you purchase the premium, then after the subscription expires, you cannot edit your passwords any longer, even if you could before you purchased the paid subscription."
"I would prefer to see their SAML integration be a more streamlined and easier interface."
"Symantec SiteMinder is not easy to set up and maintain at an infrastructure level."
"The initial setup was complex, painful. But that is to be expected of any new setup. When you're a big bank like us, any kind of migration to a new product is hard. I expect it to be painful, and it was painful. But it's not something that you can avoid."
"I'd like to see a rework of the user directory configuration."
"The technical support could be better."
"Some of the new protocols, like OAuth 2.0, could be improved."
"The support team could work on their response time and overall competence."
"CA has reporting at the moment. With the reporting, every particular segmented product has a reporting engine. I would like to see centralized reporting for all of them together."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Free works unless the paid is absolutely necessary."
"ROI is hard to know, but it has to be several times the expense of the product."
"It's definitely worth it and affordable. Their sales team can definitely help scale your needs on licensing and provide pricing options."
"Its price is reasonable."
"Its cost is relative to the value of the information stored in Keeper."
"Just buy the yearly subscription."
"Pricing might be a little less, but with promo codes and family plan - best offer"
"The more users, the better the price. Always opt for the live support."
"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."
"The licensing is fair for this solution."
"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."
"The solution's pricing is competitive."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"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."
"I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."
"The price is quite comparable to the other enterprise-level solutions in that market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Insurance Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise69
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Keeper?
The solution was more expensive than the competition, but considering our business needs, it was perfectly aligned with the price-performance aspect.
What needs improvement with Keeper?
There is no improvement needed. Everything was good, and it was perfect for my needs.
What is your primary use case for Keeper?
I used Keeper primarily for password and credential management. It was used on my team of about one hundred people. The solution helped in managing credentials efficiently and securely.
What do you like most about Symantec Siteminder?
It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.
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 ...
 

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
British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo
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