One Identity Safeguard vs Symantec Privileged Access Manager comparison

One Identity and Broadcom are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. One Identity is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.4, while Broadcom is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.3. One Identity holds a 4.0% mindshare in PAM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of One Identity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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85% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Symantec Privileged Access Manager and One Identity Safeguard compete in access management solutions. Users find One Identity Safeguard more satisfying due to its comprehensive features, despite its competitive pricing, while Symantec is favored for affordability.

Features: Symantec Privileged Access Manager is valued for its integration capabilities, comprehensive access control, and strong security measures. One Identity Safeguard is recognized for its robust auditing, reporting functionalities, and adaptability to complex infrastructures.

Room for Improvement: Symantec needs enhanced reporting tools, more intuitive configuration, and simplified setup processes. One Identity Safeguard could improve support response times, interface stability during updates, and enhance its documentation further.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Symantec offers straightforward deployment and responsive customer service, aiding smoother integration. One Identity Safeguard, while more complex, benefits from detailed documentation and comprehensive support resources.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec is noted for cost-effectiveness and quick ROI with competitive setup costs. One Identity Safeguard offers higher long-term value, justified by significant ROI through superior features and scalability.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

One Identity Safeguard

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (6th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (4th)

Symantec Privileged Access ...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

19th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of One Identity Safeguard is 4.0%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.5%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Featured Reviews

Tor Nordhagen

Executive Director at Semaphore

Transparent mode for privileged sessions will greatly simplify our client's administrative situation

We're introducing the solution's transparent mode for privileged sessions. This is part of what the client hasn't used before. It will simplify their administrative situation greatly. So far, the rollout of this feature has been a seamless process, but we're still in the midst of rolling it out. The benefits will be on the risk side. Right now, the way accounts are managed, you don't necessarily know who is using an account. There's a shared admin account, and that's not a good thing. And those accounts are shared in wallets by several people. One of the real benefits of safeguarding here is that the client will have an absolute audit of who is using an administrative interface, whether it's server or network.

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Muzi Lubisi

Senior technical Consultant at CA Africa

Secure management of sensitive servers and seamless applications with direct linking

The credential injection feature is highly valued, particularly for RDP sessions. A majority of customers use it for RDP, and a couple for Linux servers. The broader capabilities, including access to multiple systems, web-based applications, and clustering, have never posed an issue. The threat analytics aspect is also a robust feature that analyzes all pertinent information.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have limited the possibilities for malicious actions and have made it safer for our users when they are using privileged accounts."

"The extensible framework for authentication is one of the most valuable features. We use an MFA plug-in and a lot of different factors, depending on what the business use-cases are. And of course, the auditing functionality is also valuable."

"All sessions are audited and they are indexed/searchable through the GUI."

"It's one of the best products we've seen. When you start looking at the functionality and use cases and usability of the product, it's straightforward. They designed this product with the end-user in mind, and they also had the sysadmin who is supporting the product in mind. They really did a nice job. Overall, it's a nice product to work with."

"The most valuable feature of One Identity Safeguard is the user-friendly interface."

"In terms of the user experience, it is a pretty useful product. It works in a good way."

"The first feature I like about One Identity Safeguard is the live contact point for the VPNs. This has been working very well for us, as it's both highly available and reliable."

"We use the solution’s “transparent mode” feature for privileged sessions. It is very easy because it is only a simple configuration for our users. We don't have to modify our network. We install it, configure it, and it works. So, it is super easy. The rollout for our users is seamless."

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"It is great for identity governance."

"The RDP-gateway: For limiting which server an operator can access."

"Stability is solid as a rock."

"It reduces the viral attacks on my website. It also allows certain users access to see what happens daily."

"It gives you list of servers, so you can see which users have access to which servers. This is really useful, so we can make sure nobody is getting extra access than what is needed."

"The key benefits are we improve our governance. We ensure we can build more trust in the way we run and operate our environment, and most of all is the accountability."

"Symantec PAM is easier to deploy compared to its competitors, such as BeyondTrust."

"You can do A2A integration. You can have your own script, which can then run outside of PA to retrieve the password and perform other tasks."

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Cons

"From a management point of view, it would be beneficial if One Identity Safeguard Privilege Password and One Identity Safeguard Privilege Session had a more similar interface."

"I find it complicated to implement HTTPS monitoring because the documentation is unclear."

"On a scale of one to ten, the stability is an eight."

"Our experience with technical support has been disappointing. We require more prompt and faster response times. We require answers to our questions right away but we haven't received that level of support."

"I just received a question from a customer in regards to a connection with Oracle OID. I tried to integrate Safeguard with the Oracle YAML as well as something else to manage the groups and users from a different system, like AD or LDAP. This one feature could be better. At this moment, the platform system can only use the integration with LDAP or AD. The software for research and development to create a connector to a YAML platform can be very complicated."

"There is room for improvement in the launch module. They built in a launch button but they don't have effective instructions for configuring it to allow it to launch an RDP session. They're working on that, but the button is in the live product. If they were going to install something that wasn't useful, they should have just disabled it and not rolled it out with the product."

"It needs more marketing."

"Even though we have two nodes, there's no way to do an upgrade without taking everything completely offline. It would be nice if they could improve that."

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"I would like this solution to be simpler. It should have a one-click access that works together with AWS."

"Instead of just giving passwords to the user based on job function, from auditing perspective, turn that cycle around. That would really help from an auditing standpoint."

"The response time for support could be faster. Some features should be added: cloud-based, VPN-less, more secure, and it should be adjusted in a hybrid environment."

"Bring more technology into the portfolio and being able to collapse those products into a much more integrated way."

"We experience stability issues after every patch upgrade. This is a place where CA needs to improve drastically."

"The setup is complex."

"It'd be great if you just stuck in your PIV card and Windows popped up, asked you for your password. You typed it in, then it remembered your credentials."

"It's difficult to locate the reports, there are limits on what reports can be run from the GUI, and the report formats are lacking."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is about $80,000 per 100 servers. There are few elective costs."

"They offer a fair price for a robust solution."

"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."

"We have a yearly license. The cost depends on how much a company wants to invest in technology. In our organization, we believe in modern digitization and automation processes so we found it affordable. One Identity was not that much less than other solutions and it is not a cheap solution. There were number of cheaper solutions. However, it's the most effective, according to our evaluation."

"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."

"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."

"The license is around $3,000 per month."

"Setup cost, pricing and licensing are all very expensive."

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"The prices are not low, but one can ask for a discount. It’s not the cheapest PAM solution."

"I would prefer better licensing options for the 20-100 users we have at a given time."

"Appliances are relatively cheap, don’t skimp. Make sure you have redundancy, high availability, and enough appliances to manage the concurrent workload."

"It is reasonably priced."

"Don’t go with an agent model. Don’t go with a model that has you buying a thousand different parts. Go with PAM that gives you everything, or you’ll just be paying costs of implementing another tool that PAM would have just given you up front."

"The version we are using is affordable compared to BeyondTrust, which is maybe three to four times as expensive, but it depends on the features."

"They offer per-device, per-user, or monthly and yearly licensing models."

"Pricing is fair compared to other top vendors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Energy/Utilities Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about One Identity Safeguard?

The identity discovery is good, and the performance is pretty good value.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?

The pricing of One Identity Safeguard is fairly priced and cheaper than other solutions of the same enterprise level. It provides a good cost-benefit ratio.

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What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?

There is room for improvement in integration between modules. The native integration between SPP and SPS, which is currently based on a plugin, could be enhanced. Customization for lookup passwords...

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What do you like most about Symantec Privileged Access Manager?

We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Privileged Access Manager?

Due to the nature of the solution, it is hard to gauge, but compared to competitors, the pricing is very good. I would rate it as an eight and a half out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Symantec Privileged Access Manager?

Recent releases need improvement in webpage management. For instance, navigating through a webpage that acts like a wizard, where I proceed to the next page and enter more information, is not handl...

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Also Known As

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CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager

Overview

One Identity Safeguard manages and monitors privileged access, enhancing security with features like automatic session recording, real-time monitoring, and credential rotation. It integrates seamlessly, supports compliance with audit trails, and improves operational efficiency across organizations. This robust platform significantly bolsters security protocols while controlling sensitive operations.

One Identity

CA Privileged Access Manager is a simple-to-deploy, automated, proven solution for privileged access management in physical, virtual and cloud environments. It enhances security by protecting sensitive administrative credentials such as root and administrator passwords, controlling privileged user access, proactively enforcing policies and monitoring and recording privileged user activity across all IT resources. It includes CA PAM Server Control (previously CA Privileged Identity Manager) for fine-grained protection of critical servers

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Sample Customers

Cavium

NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft

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