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Saviynt Identity Cloud vs Symantec Identity Governance and Administration comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 11, 2026

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

Saviynt Identity Cloud
Ranking in Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
4th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (10th), Identity and Access Management (3rd), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (6th), Identity Security and Posture Management (ISPM) (1st)
Symantec Identity Governanc...
Ranking in Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (8th), Identity Management (IM) (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Identity Governance Administration (IGA) category, the mindshare of Saviynt Identity Cloud is 16.8%, down from 20.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is 5.6%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity Governance Administration (IGA) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Saviynt Identity Cloud16.8%
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration5.6%
Other77.6%
Identity Governance Administration (IGA)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2774067 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
Has reduced manual work and shortened project timelines through faster deployment and intuitive workflows
One of the challenges regarding Saviynt is the lack of material available on the web, as searching on Google or YouTube often yields little information. Advertising Saviynt is necessary because I was not aware of it a couple of months ago, and it is a very helpful product for many organizations. In India, IGA solutions are not widely recognized, and Saviynt can utilize this point by promoting itself in the cybersecurity field. A significant challenge is the lack of people discussing Saviynt in the open market, as the forums provide slower responses compared to platforms like Reddit. Advancements related to AI would be very helpful. Saviynt should provide pricing for their university certifications, which is currently not publicly available. Information about enrolling requires an ID that is not easily obtained, as it can only be acquired through an organization. Some small wishlist features are related to APIs. As I work on projects, I find certain features to be much needed, but at a glance, they may not seem necessary. As I continue working with Saviynt, these small API-related features become apparent and would greatly enhance the experience.
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

"The dedicated Freshdesk platform is a user community and a step in the right direction for offering learning resources."
"It is a flexible tool because it works on JSON."
"The repository has many features where you can define primary and secondary owners."
"This product works well out of the box and if you don’t want to do a lot of configuration then this is the best tool."
"It gives very good and in-depth knowledge about a particular identity, and everything is through a single click, so we get to know the workflows related to a particular identity with a single click."
"Saviynt is superior because it is user-friendly, and their fundamental phenomena are no-code, low-code, which means no customization is needed for the implementation part."
"The solution handles backflow very well."
"Saviynt has a lot of potential with many features available for users."
"It's saved on administration time, and reduced the wait time for access."
"The ability to customise the screen, and create a technical solution suited to the business requirements including delegation, password management and role based access."
"All in all it’s a positive relationship."
"What Identity Governance does is that it allows us to see the full, big picture of all this inter-connectivity."
"The support's been good from CA."
"This product has helped us to have better rules for the application and grow the business process."
"It is flexible, reduces the costs of administration and increases accountability, improves security, and lowers help desk workloads."
"Identify Manager helped us move to a more automated model with fewer manual interactions."
 

Cons

"We sometimes experience performance issues when the solution fails to process the data between two different applications."
"The customer support and implementation services need to be improved."
"Saviynt cannot customize based on customer needs."
"The scalability is a question mark because they have not been successful in the places where you have 200,000 to 300,000 identities."
"While one product performed excellently, another was quite complex with code dating back 15 years."
"On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate my experience with Saviynt so far as maybe only a four-out-of-ten."
"I think it's on the lower side if you ask me about notifications and the auto-save mechanism."
"Considering the shortcomings of the tool, I would say that the training part of the product needs improvement."
"Yes, we encountered many product issues during deployment, and some were identified as product limitations."
"Installation and upgrading is complex. Many manual steps are time consuming."
"It has a large footprint which you'd expect to be much, much smaller. Just to run basic services, we have 10 different servers. Also, if it were easier to manage, that'd be useful."
"Multiple issues with stability of the provisioning servers."
"They provide a framework to develop your own connectors. A connector is a piece of software that integrates with the solutions that are not a part of the support matrix. Currently, it is difficult to create these connectors in this solution. Other solutions, such as NetIQ Identity, provide a better way to create your own connector. Currently, there is no cloud version. It should have a cloud version."
"We've met with the product development folks, and as far as improvements, we're really looking at them from a user experience."
"User interface and usability are mainly the features that need improvement."
"The support from Symantec Identity Governance and Administration could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you are investing in securing your data and avoiding any non-compliance issues, then yes, it is certainly recommended. To put it plainly, if you're willing to pay fines and aren't concerned about the misuse of data, then there might not be a problem. However, if you intend to safeguard the data of your employees, vendors, and customers, it becomes crucial. In this context, managing data security requires preventive and detective measures, such as enforcing segregation of duties and regularly reviewing permissions. Throughout an individual's life cycle within an organization or customer life cycle, various access permissions are granted. Without taking action on these permissions, there is a risk of exposure later on. If individuals retain access after leaving the organization, it poses a serious security threat. Implementing solutions like Saviynt can address these challenges, ensuring continuous access review, generating reports, alerts, and identifying potential risks."
"The product is less expensive than one of the competitors."
"The pricing is comparable to Azure Entra ID. Kind of the same"
"The price of the license for this product is quite expensive."
"Saviynt's pricing is reasonable."
"If you need to make any changes then there are additional fees."
"Saviynt's pricing is acceptable and licensing costs are yearly."
"Saviynt has a competitive price."
"Symantec keeps increasing the price. I rate its pricing a seven on a scale of ten."
"Compared to other options, CA products are not that expensive."
"The product has a good price in competition with another product with the same solution."
"I do not recall the approximate prices or licensing models, although I do so that it was priced per user number."
"The price is based on the number of users."
"Pricing and licensing models are adequate and reasonable."
"The price is flexible for our existing customers."
"The connector is free, and bundled with the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise45
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Saviynt?
Saviynt is very affordable compared to its competitors. It is cloud-based, making it significantly cheaper than on-premises solutions. This cost-effectiveness aligns well with the Saudi market, whe...
What needs improvement with Saviynt?
One of the challenges regarding Saviynt is the lack of material available on the web, as searching on Google or YouTube often yields little information. Advertising Saviynt is necessary because I w...
What is your primary use case for Saviynt?
My main use case for Saviynt is deploying IGA solutions to our customers. For deploying IT solutions to our customers using Saviynt, one of our recent projects was to develop an IGA solution for a ...
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

No data available
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

Shell, McKesson, Kimberly-Clark, Ingram Micro, Intermountain Health Care, Forterra, CoreLogic
Acciona, Core Blox, DBS
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