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SecureAuth Identity Platform vs Symantec Identity Governance and Administration comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 6, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

SecureAuth Identity Platform
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
16th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
26th
Average Rating
5.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Access Management (20th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (14th)
Symantec Identity Governanc...
Ranking in User Provisioning Software
8th
Ranking in Identity Management (IM)
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the User Provisioning Software category, the mindshare of SecureAuth Identity Platform is 2.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is 6.4%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Identity Governance and Administration6.4%
SecureAuth Identity Platform2.0%
Other91.6%
User Provisioning Software
 

Featured Reviews

it_user710517 - PeerSpot reviewer
Identity and Access Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Valuable features include access request and certification. Application integration, reporting, and certification could be improved.
Valuable features include access request, certification, and password management Provide centralised identity-access management Application integration, reporting, and certification could be improved More than three years The product is only as good as the data you use Moving from v7.x to v8.x…
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 self-service functionality for password/access management reduced our need for manual intervention."
"For v8.4, you can work easily if you stick to OOTB, however, should you require customization, then the tool is very flexible using SQL/VB knowledge to extend."
"What I found most valuable in Symantec Identity Governance and Administration is its simple GUI."
"All in all it’s a positive relationship."
"We used this product to identify and certify basic access profiles in our company, creating more than 6000 role-based profiles for more than 26,000 colleagues."
"When comparing it to other products, you can set up CA IAM in a PoC very quickly to demonstrate its provisioning capabilities."
"Deployment was easy, I can say it's the best on the market with small amount of manpower."
"The latest version is very simple to set up and install with a lot of wizards, and it also comes with a new Virtual Appliance which can select the features and be ready to use."
"The most valuable features are role-based access and identity provisioning, which allow a single point of user access to multiple places."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to use, the initial setup is pretty simple, the stability is good, and the scalability potential is there if a company needs to expand."
 

Cons

"Stability was a constant concern. The application was plagued with memory leak issues from initial installation and through multiple major/minor version upgrades."
"Moving from v7.x to v8.x is not easy. You need Courion expertise and skills to upgrade and migrate the data."
"There are times that it takes too long to generate reports and to run the assessment tools to collect the information."
"Installation and upgrading is complex. Many manual steps are time consuming."
"If you analyze the evolution of these type of solutions, there are still uncovered needs and the customers are still identifying needs."
"The product has a lot of need for improvement. Our issues are being raised back to the vendor as enhancements."
"Despite having a Linux/JBOSS version it does not perform at the same level of proficiency as Windows/.NET."
"Multiple issues with stability of the provisioning servers."
"The support from Symantec Identity Governance and Administration could improve."
"The directory has room for improvement. Also, the dashboards and, in particular, the KPI dashboard that shows the current user’s information needs reworking."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
12%
Educational Organization
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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

SecureAuth Identity Governance, Core Access Assurance Suite, Courion Access Assurance Suite
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

Alegent Health, Associated Materials, Brookdale Senior Living, NV Energy, Woodforest Bank, Wellspan Health
Acciona, Core Blox, DBS
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