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IAM DEVELOPER at a university with 10,001+ employees
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Top 10
Jan 23, 2025
Provides centralized management and security, but UI navigation and documentation need refinement
Pros and Cons
  • "One Identity Manager offers identity-centric security, acting as a single source of truth by centralizing identity data for users, devices, and applications. It supports role-based access control and automatically assigns and reworks roles to minimize privileges."
  • "One Identity Manager offers identity-centric security, acting as a single source of truth by centralizing identity data for users, devices, and applications."
  • "It can have a clearer navigation map of the user interface and user provisioning. The documentation lacks step-by-step details on common tasks like creating roles, running action reviews, and version control."
  • "It can have a clearer navigation map of the user interface and user provisioning."

What is our primary use case?

I use One Identity Manager for RBAC in my current project. We do provisioning and de-provisioning. After running certification campaigns, it automatically aggregates. I also onboard several applications in One Identity Manager. We also use it for audits, recordings, and activities like entitlements or policies with segregation of duties.

How has it helped my organization?

We use out-of-the-box connectors for SAP to automate account provisioning and de-provisioning and ensure the right access based on roles and responsibilities. For access governance, we also handle detecting and resolving conflicts. It reduces administrative overhead related to provisioning, de-provisioning, and role authorizations. When it comes to password synchronization with SAP systems, it ensures a smooth user experience. For disconnected SAP accounts, it helps to align the business processes and data flows. We have centralized dashboards providing a holistic view of identities, roles, and privileged access.

We also have Active Directory, Azure AD, and other enterprise applications. It serves as a single source of truth to ensure roles and privileges align with organizational policies. We can view policies and conflicts and also have custom rules.

It provides centralized administration through a single pane of glass. We can manage users' roles and entitlements, identity lifecycle management, and access review management. We can connect both on-premises and cloud systems, ensuring centralized provisioning. With automation for tasks like provisioning and password resets, we can efficiently manage a large user base in complex organization structures.

The analytics provide real-time insights into access, policy violations, and system health. We can also identify potential risks or inefficiencies.

One Identity Manager provides pre-built connectors, requiring minimal effort for standard user cases and workflows. All the common attributes are preconfigured. However, for customized and more complex use cases involving dynamic rules or unique compliance requirements, we need to use PowerShell scripts or APIs.

Business roles help map company structures for dynamic application provisioning. There are predefined templates for common business roles. It supports hierarchical roles and dynamic assignments. The drop-and-drag interface simplifies role creation and assignments and policy integrations. For example, when a new employee joins the finance department, the system dynamically assigns the required role containing the required access and privileges.

It has pre-built connectors for popular cloud apps such as Azure AD. It helps with policy enforcement for implementing RBAC and ABAC for governance across cloud and on-premises systems. We can automate access reviews and certifications for cloud applications ensuring ongoing compliance. We can also dynamically assign and revoke access to cloud apps based on the lifecycle events, such as onboarding, promotion, or termination. It supports monitoring user activities within the cloud apps, providing detailed audit logs and reports for compliance. It also helps with user access requests via self-service portals with automated approval workflows for cloud apps like Salesforce.

It helps with better license management and reduces over-provisioning. We can also track user licenses for cost-saving opportunities, audit reports for compliance, and vendor agreements. We can also create business rules to automatically revoke licenses with a role change. When it comes to the cloud application platform, it synchronizes license date and usage.

Its benefits were seen immediately after the deployment.

What is most valuable?

One Identity Manager offers identity-centric security, acting as a single source of truth by centralizing identity data for users, devices, and applications. It supports role-based access control and automatically assigns and reworks roles to minimize privileges. 

The solution integrates multi-factor authentication, enforcing stronger measures and requiring identity verification for accessing critical resources. It continuously monitors user behavior in real-time, triggering automated responses, and manages secure access for both on-premises and cloud applications using protocols such as SAML.

Additionally, it facilitates RBAC, provisioning and de-provisioning, certification campaigns, onboarding various applications, audits, and reporting with segregation of duties.

What needs improvement?

It can have a clearer navigation map of the user interface and user provisioning. The documentation lacks step-by-step details on common tasks like creating roles, running action reviews, and version control. Enhancements could also be made to feedback mechanisms. In development, understanding workflows and integrating ORDM skills with SAP could be improved.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using One Identity Manager for approximately two to three years. I previously worked with an organization in India, where I utilized One Identity Manager. Currently, in my project in the US, I am working in the retail domain, and I am using One Identity Manager here as well.

How was the initial setup?

I have worked a lot with SailPoint, so its deployment was easy for me. The deployment duration varies from project to project.

In terms of maintenance, it sometimes requires updates.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing depends on licensing models, such as per-user licensing and feature-based pricing. Additional models like governance, provisioning, and reporting increase costs. Cloud or on-premises models follow different pricing approaches. On-premises might incur higher costs.

The cost also depends on integration systems like Active Directory, SAP, and custom connector requirements. Scalability influences costs, with larger organizations potentially benefiting from cloud setups. Cloud setups might be more cost-efficient compared to on-premises solutions.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate One Identity Manager a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IAM Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Sep 25, 2025
Efficient user role provisioning and deprovisioning through custom workflows
Pros and Cons
  • "The best features of One Identity Manager are the synchronization project, the mapping, onboarding using CSV, and the designer tool which allows us to write our own custom workflows."
  • "They should publish more development documents to help users of One Identity Manager, as there are limited resources available."

What is our primary use case?

My use case with One Identity Manager is both access management and identity management. The main tasks I perform involve solving issues when users receive roles but cannot access applications. During these situations, I debug within One Identity Manager to find and resolve the issues according to required actions. This is my daily use case.

What is most valuable?

The best features of One Identity Manager are the synchronization project, the mapping, onboarding using CSV, and the designer tool which allows us to write our own custom workflows. 

Once it's set up, One Identity Manager helps with provisioning and continues to work effectively. When anyone leaves the organization, they can be un-provisioned, and all access is removed instantly.

What needs improvement?

The UI of One Identity Manager is adequate, but there is room for improvement. They should publish more development documents to help users of One Identity Manager, as there are limited resources available.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using One Identity Manager for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of One Identity Manager is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't have extensive experience comparing One Identity Manager with other market solutions, but I have heard about SailPoint, which has its own advantages and disadvantages. For large organizations, One Identity Manager is more scalable and secure.

We have 8,000 people.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support for One Identity Manager rates a seven out of ten, which is average. When we raise tickets, they are directed to the respective team for response. We have two support connections from One Identity Manager itself and the partner, allowing direct communication. Issues are typically resolved within 24 hours through the ticket system.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

What other advice do I have?

While I didn't work with SAP, I worked with Segregation of Duties (SoD) in One Identity Manager. It is flexible, and customization is neither particularly easy nor difficult. There are certain theories and concepts to keep in mind for successful customization.

I use the business roles in One Identity Manager, which is essentially the RBAC (role-based access system), and for the target system, we use the FRIC business role. Though I haven't used One Identity Manager to extend governance to cloud apps yet, I would if given the opportunity.

For production management, we have the packager tool, which allows setup of various environments including development, test, ultra-test, and production. We can export from lower environments and import into production using the packager tool.

I would rate One Identity Manager a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Senior IAM Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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Aug 9, 2025
Delivers robust identity management but needs more out-of-the-box connectors

What is our primary use case?

I have worked on various European projects where we mainly use this tool as an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution rather than its Privileged Access Management (PAM) features. Specifically, it serves as a central IAM tool for governance, compliance, and managing access requests across all the companies and projects I've been involved with. Most of these access requests were processed through Microsoft tools. They were onboarding applications and managing access to them via One Identity Manager through the portal it offers.

How has it helped my organization?

Every identity management tool has its unique features, and I believe that One Identity Manager performs quite well. From a developer's perspective, its interface provides excellent information. It includes appealing visuals and a user-friendly design, allowing you to clearly see how software accounts correlate or match with an identity. This gives you a comprehensive view of what an identity encompasses. You can establish specific rules to determine if access is fully managed by One Identity, which acts as the authoritative source for system access. Additionally, it offers a range of capabilities and customization options for managing access across various applications. Overall, I think One Identity Manager does a commendable job in this area.

One Identity Manager can be set up to have accounts synced from the SAP system and have them as orphaned in the system. The intended way is to link them to an identity, and when clicking the identity of the employee, you will see underneath the AD accounts, other application accounts, and different SAP accounts. For each SAP system, you can have specific rules. It has this capability out of the box, SOD rules, different roles, and bundles.

When users request access for a SAP system and do not have an account already, an account is created based on specific criteria that can be defined. From an end user point of view, they go to the portal and request access. If they do not have an account, they get one. If they already have an account, the access will be added and provisioned properly. The account will be connected to their identity with all the access in the downstream application in SAP. It requires a good architect to think through all the different cases for the business. Many connectors must be built because some companies use upwards of 200 SAP systems.

One Identity Manager offers governance for cloud apps through its cloud framework. The logic remains similar to on-premise applications: build a connector, import data, create business roles, enable requests, and implement approvals. The governance framework is particularly strong with application approval workflows and recertification processes.

The solution provides technical options to distinguish between different types of accounts per system. For AD, different rules can identify and manage various account types differently. It offers strong reporting capabilities and can detect policy violations.

For application management, One Identity Manager has a built-in risk framework that helps businesses with approvals and recertifications. Full application management without IT involvement requires building custom frameworks.

It helps to streamline application access decisions, application compliance, and application auditing for customers. When auditors come in, they require that access be managed using an IGA tool. It's quite easy to set up; you just need to build a connector to facilitate this access. In addition, a business analyst can identify the business rules needed. You publish the business rules and set up an approval process—usually requiring two approvals if it's related to the application. Once the business rule is published, a user can request access through the portal, and someone will approve it—standard procedure. You can also run certifications and set up different approval processes for employees who need access for one year or for those who are moving (like shifts). Certification can involve various terms, including access reviews or access refusals. It's a straightforward process. It's strong and reliable. I've seen hundreds of applications successfully managed and compliant because of this process, which includes approval requests and access refusals. You simply onboard the application, and you're set—it all becomes remote for you. All the audit trails are available. You can see who approved what, why they approved it, when the access was granted, and when it was revoked, among other details. It truly helps to maintain compliance.

The solution offers some out-of-the-box capability to manage profiles, but I have not worked with other aspects. In the companies where I was working, they were not using this from a SAP point of view.

What is most valuable?

One of the most significant advantages is its strong security around identity management when compared to other tools; it's quite robust. However, it does come with a high learning curve, making it difficult to implement and operate without a dedicated IAM team. You need people with substantial experience—likely several years—in order to navigate the complexities effectively. It's not something you can easily outsource entirely to a consultancy. In the past couple of years, they released a new version, Version 9, building on the previous version 8.02. This new version introduced a revamped portal where end users can request access. The previous version had a built-in portal that was quite complex to configure. In the new Version 9, they developed a new portal based on Angular, which offers many capabilities. If someone knows how to utilize it and learn its features, they can make API calls to interact with other systems. Some consulting firms are already developing custom frameworks around this to leverage these capabilities. 

This new portal is where end users go to request access. It provides good out-of-the-box functionalities, allowing users to request access to various applications, and managers can approve these requests. In addition to the default functionalities, the use of APIs is enabled through the portal. However, the general market lacks expertise regarding this tool; only a few companies are actively investing in understanding how it works and offering their services based on that knowledge. Many businesses are migrating to this new portal as the older versions are being phased out of support and are eager to learn how to maximize its capabilities.

Overall, One Identity Manager is a robust tool designed for large enterprises and is still an on-premise solution.

What needs improvement?

One Identity Manager does not offer much in terms of delivering SAP-specialized workflows and business logic. Custom workflows can be built, but it is limited in that regard. Comparing it to SailPoint, One Identity Manager is less advanced around SAP, particularly regarding the flexibility to build custom flows. While customizations are possible through processes in One Identity Manager where you can build PowerShell code or make API calls, this is not the intended way and requires heavy customization that might become unmanageable.

They could offer more out-of-the-box connectors so that custom PowerShell connectors would not need to be built. 

The support could be improved. They could add more AI to help with role mining. The new portal documentation needs improvement as some partners are more advanced in understanding how the Angular portal works than One Identity itself.

For how long have I used the solution?

I'm not currently working with it. I stopped working with it three to four months ago. Before that, I worked with it for about three years and seven months.

How are customer service and support?

Regarding support, they prioritize resolving escalated issues. However, their response can be slow. Whenever I open a ticket, the reply often includes a request for the specifications of the server I am using. For instance, they frequently ask, “How many gigabytes of RAM are you running on the server?” If I'm not using the maximum recommended specifications, they immediately suggest that there is a problem. They don’t always consider that the issue may not be related to performance at all.

I haven’t had the best experience with them, but I understand that they do eventually respond. However, there have been instances where we had tickets open for months without any resolution. Sometimes, they would either go quiet or eventually respond and help us find a solution. I’ve faced many similar situations across various projects.

At the end of the day, I’m not a customer, so I’m not too concerned about the experience. However, the application owners of One Identity in these companies have expressed dissatisfaction with the responses they received. They wanted more immediate assistance and access to more skilled resources. That's understandable. Overall, I would rate the experience as a six out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

It depends on the situation. If you're starting from scratch, in a greenfield scenario, where you have nothing set up and don't have an IGA tool, then you can begin by establishing an Active Directory. You start with the basics: take employee data and import it into One Identity Manager to create Active Directory accounts for each employee. This setup can typically be completed in about three to four months. It’s not overly complicated. However, it’s important to note that most businesses have complex processes that don’t easily translate into the tool. To effectively monitor applications and manage these processes, you really need technical expertise.

What was our ROI?

For a large enterprise that has the capability to support an on-premise solution and is willing to find reliable partners to assist with this new portal, along with the technical know-how to match the tool's capabilities, it can be a highly effective solution. This tool offers a wide range of features out of the box. However, the biggest challenge is the steep learning curve; it's essential to have experts with many years of experience and strong technical expertise to maximize the tool's potential. This solution is not suitable for small companies or those seeking a quick implementation. It requires a significant investment initially, but it pays off in the long run due to its extensive features compared to other tools.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't have information on the costs associated with the tools or the specific deals they offer. However, I do know that it's challenging to find technical expertise, and these professionals often command high salaries.

In addition to purchasing the tool and its licenses, it's important to account for the need for a dedicated team, especially if you're a large enterprise. There are significant costs involved in maintaining the solution and ensuring it operates effectively. Unfortunately, I don't have details on the licensing fees or per-user costs, among other specifics.

What other advice do I have?

My recommendation is that you really need to understand the realm of identity and access management. It's important to consider the alternatives available, and I believe that for some companies, One Identity is the best solution out there. For specific enterprises, it could indeed be the ideal choice, but for others, it may not be suitable. For instance, a small business with fewer than 25,000 employees, which may not prioritize governance and compliance, might find One Identity unnecessary. It really depends on the landscape of the company using the tool—what their requirements are, what applications they have, and what they're aiming to achieve.

One Identity is quite beneficial for finance-related entities that have strict compliance and security needs. However, One Identity should invest more in AI and enhance their documentation on the new portal. This improvement would help customers and developers better understand what they are building.

The business roles functionality is a very standard part of the access model. Typically, you would start with an application. You gather all the users and their entitlements, which include the accesses they have. Then, you need someone, such as a business analyst or consultant, to help identify bundles or groups of this low-level access. Instead of managing each access individually, you can group them together and create a role for each application, or possibly a combination of different applications. This approach greatly simplifies management. A user doesn’t need to know all the low-level accesses required in a system or across different systems. By creating bundles of access with accompanying business rules, it becomes easier to understand. For example, if I am a DevOps member working with AWS, there’s already a pre-defined access bundle for me. My colleague can tell me to request this specific access, which provides everything I need. Alternatively, access can be automatically assigned based on department—whenever someone joins a specific department, they receive all associated accesses. 

Moreover, you can build dynamic rules around these business rules. While technically speaking, in the One Identity Manager, an application role is part of a business role. However, it’s important to note that you can have a business role defined by specific criteria. Anyone who meets this criterion receives the business role, which is beneficial for management. For instance, if you want to grant access to new hires for applications like Teams, all relevant accesses can be bundled into a business role. If someone leaves the company, their status would change to inactive, and they would lose their access. This streamlines the access lifecycle management process.

From an end-user perspective, it simplifies requests for specific applications or accesses per department. Depending on your chosen architecture and access model, this organization is crucial. However, a key requirement is to have a business analyst involved; otherwise, you risk ending up with scattered entitlements and groups that lack clarity regarding their business association. Finally, don't forget to set up an approval process.

From an end-user perspective, with the new Angular portal in version 9 and upwards, it has improved significantly. However, not all companies have migrated because they have custom logic in the old portal that needs to be translated to the new Angular portal. The new portal is better as it is easy to navigate with straightforward navigation bars. Previously, sometimes custom queries behind the portal really slowed down end-user performance, with users reporting waiting 15-20 minutes for a page to load, especially during approvals or attestations. This was particularly frustrating for users needing high-level managerial approvals for various tasks. In the new portal, you can customize tasks to address some of these performance issues, making it a more efficient experience.

Overall, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Identity and Access Manager at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Apr 11, 2025
Automated processes streamline user access and improve security compliance
Pros and Cons
  • "We are getting cost savings by automating system integrations."
  • "The user interface can be confusing for end users, especially during attestations, as completed tasks simply disappear without indicating that there are no pending requests."

What is our primary use case?

We use One Identity Manager for user lifecycle management and access management.

What is most valuable?

Since I am placed in the business organization, I see smooth processes for joiner, mover, and leaver, and a compliance perspective. We are getting cost savings by automating system integrations. Previously, people handled access rights manually for each system. Now, after integrating about half of our systems, we are saving approximately three FTEs, and expect it to double. Line managers can see team members' access rights and do attestations in one view. We have integrated requesting of access rights also to external systems via the web portal to remind leaders about access rights management also for leavers and movers. Automation of these processes improves security and compliance by meeting auditor requirements.

What needs improvement?

There are functionalities we needed to build ourselves, such as cleaning the direct entitlement assignments if inderect exists. The user interface can sometimes be a bit confusing for end users, for example during attestations, as completed tasks simply disappear without indicating that there are no pending requests left any more and therefore end-user is unsure if they have completed all theirs tasks.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have had it in production since autumn 2023, approximately one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate stability around nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have around 8,200 employees using the system to request access rights. Scalability is not an issue, so I rate it a nine out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I rate customer support at eight out of ten. The response time has room for improvement as it can take quite a long time in some cases.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we used an old Microsoft MIM solution. We transitioned to One Identity Manager for improved functionalities like handling mover situations and integrating external systems for better security compliance.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it through Tietoevry, a partner. Initially, we had an unsatisfactory experience with a different partner, which delayed our project by a year. After switching to Tietoevry, the project improved significantly.

What was our ROI?

Annually, we have saved three full-time employees as a result of deploying One Identity Manager. We anticipate doubling this saving once all current integrations are completed and even more when we add Segregation of Duties rules.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend One Identity Manager due to the improved security and compliance it offers. We have achieved considerable productivity gains through automated processes. I rate One Identity Manager a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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IAM Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Mar 30, 2025
A highly customizable system that automates processes and demonstrates best practices
Pros and Cons
  • "It is highly customizable, a feature that influenced our company's decision. We can easily customize it."
  • "I find it user-friendly."
  • "Their support can be better. They can also improve testing of their product before releasing new versions. We have had a few critical issues after upgrading to a newer version, which also caused problems with auditing."
  • "Default connectors work fine, but certain connectors, such as SCIM to SAP Cloud Identity Services connector, have quite a few bugs."

What is our primary use case?

We are using One Identity Manager to change our previous old identity access management platform. Currently, the separation of duties is the most important aspect.

How has it helped my organization?

It delivers SAP-specialized workflows and business logic. It meets the needs of the most common use cases. It also supports customization for special cases.

Its biggest benefit as well as its biggest problem is that it is highly customizable. Usually, customers do too much customization, and then it is not great performance-wise.

We started to see how to optimize or support audit processes with One Identity Manager about a year ago. It has been helpful there. It saved quite a lot of time.

It did not help us to achieve an identity-centric Zero Trust model, but that is because we need more push from the business or management.

It helps automate processes. Our company uses One Identity as an enabler, which would be nice to change. It helps us save on license costs through effective license management.

What is most valuable?

It is highly customizable, a feature that influenced our company's decision. We can easily customize it.

I find it user-friendly. Once you have some experience, it demonstrates best practices and guides you on the correct way to use the tool. 

What needs improvement?

Default connectors work fine, but certain connectors, such as SCIM to SAP Cloud Identity Services connector, have quite a few bugs. They are not so great.

Their support can be better. They can also improve testing of their product before releasing new versions. We have had a few critical issues after upgrading to a newer version, which also caused problems with auditing.

For how long have I used the solution?

Our company has been using One Identity Manager for around seven years, but I have personally used it for four years. I became its developer four years ago.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are using it at one location. We have about 30,000 active identities. We have five people working with this solution.

How are customer service and support?

There is room for improvement. For each ticket, they require logs or traces from the system, even when the issue shows no logs. This requires sending the information back and forth, which consumes a lot of time. After submission, they contact the product team, which often takes one or two months to respond.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have not worked with other solutions.

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved when they started implementation, but it was complex. This complexity was not due to the difficulty of implementing One Identity Manager, but rather a lack of business support for our process decisions.

Deploying the One Identity Manager solution itself is easy. The documentation is clear.

You can do customizations. It can be customized, but it is hard to customize correctly without affecting the system.

What about the implementation team?

IPG is our partner. They have helped customize the solution for our needs.

Their support was alright. It is important that the partner advises to follow the standards because customizations can cause issues. It is better to change the process instead of going for customization.

We received very good support from them post-implementation. It is of high level. I would rate our One Identity Partner a ten out of ten in terms of value.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend One Identity Manager for sure. It is quite easy to use as long as you find a good partner who can facilitate changes in the process rather than customize it for every single case. Many issues arise from the misuse of the system due to extensive customizations. If used correctly, there would be fewer issues, and it would be a fast, quick system.

It can be a bit complex to learn for new users when there is a lot of customization.

It has a lot of potential. We try to use it as much as possible, but we are not using it to its full potential. The problem is business support. 

Overall, I would rate One Identity Manager an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT and Information Security Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Mar 29, 2025
Streamlines access and provides robust security and customization features
Pros and Cons
  • "In One Identity Manager, I appreciate the Synchronization Editor for onboarding different target system applications."
  • "I would definitely recommend One Identity Manager."
  • "A major area for improvement is Web Designer. If One Identity Manager advances this, it will greatly benefit all customers."
  • "A major area for improvement is Web Designer. If One Identity Manager advances this, it will greatly benefit all customers. Web Designer is based on legacy Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET and HTML."

What is our primary use case?

We use One Identity Manager for access management and provisioning, as well as onboarding target system applications. It focuses on identity management and providing access. 

We use different tools like Web Designer and Synchronization Editor, and we do implementation, customization, and configuration based on our requirements.

How has it helped my organization?

I can see many benefits, including granting the right access to the right people at the right time. It helps with enhancing security, validating identity types, and assigning initial rights based on the defined processes. Users follow request workflows inside the system to access, which is validated for correctness.

We use One Identity Manager to manage SAP target system applications. We generally use the SAP connector. We create the SAP onboarding project in Synchronization Editor. It is like a bridge between One Identity Manager and the target SAP system applications. It is able to meet our requirements.

It has had a Windows-based UI, and they are also moving to a web-based portal. One Identity Manager helps manage identities and accounts, and we can also see the pictorial representation of the identities there.

We do a lot of customization. It supports customization based on our needs. However, when it comes to Web Designer, customization can be a bit challenging.

We have onboarded 30 to 40 applications, including SuccessFactors, ServiceNow,. We are about to complete SuccessFactors' integration with One Identity. Previously, we used to get the identities in the form of a CSV file where the data was inserted inside One Identity to create the identities of new joiners and do the onboarding. It is now connected to the SuccessFactors application. It is also integrated with ServiceNow. If any incidents get raised, they can be routed to the respective operations or engineering teams for resolution.

One Identity Manager helps minimize gaps in governance coverage among test, dev, and production servers.

One Identity Manager helps streamline application access decisions, application compliance, and application auditing. We have dedicated teams focused on compliance and auditing.

One Identity Manager has helped us achieve an identity-centric Zero Trust model.

What is most valuable?

In One Identity Manager, I appreciate the Synchronization Editor for onboarding different target system applications. We have various connectors that allow customization. For instance, the Windows PowerShell connectors can connect to different services such as RESTful services, SOAP services, and Windows services. I like how data flows from the target system applications to One Identity. We explore technical aspects, write functions in PowerShell, and connect with APIs. 

Another interesting feature is attestation, where we review and re-attest existing employees' rights. We create attestation policies, workflows, and schedules.

What needs improvement?

A major area for improvement is Web Designer. If One Identity Manager advances this, it will greatly benefit all customers. Web Designer is based on legacy Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET and HTML. I believe future improvements will resolve performance issues.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using One Identity Manager for the last six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable but need more improvements.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. I would rate it an eight out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

We use their regular support. Could be rate 7 or 8 out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

We do not handle the initial setup, but from what I have heard, it is not complex.

In terms of maintenance, mostly it requires monitoring and health checks to ensure everything in the infrastructure is working properly.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend One Identity Manager. It offers many opportunities for technical learning, implementation, and customization. One Identity Manager is a good solution for identity and access management, provisioning, and other IAM aspects. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten.

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HatemAly - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
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Top 5
Jul 29, 2025
Customization and integration capabilities have elevated identity governance and administration
Pros and Cons
  • "One Identity Manager has improved our organization significantly; for instance, the automation of the provisioning workflow is very useful."
  • "The solution's intuitiveness requires almost a complete redesigning in terms of user experience."

What is our primary use case?

My use case for One Identity Manager is identity governance and administration. I am an implementation partner for One Identity Manager.

How has it helped my organization?

One Identity Manager has improved our organization significantly; for instance, the automation of the provisioning workflow is very useful. Moreover, the de-provisioning usually represents a challenge in the provisioning process as it consumes time and working hours, wasting time for new employees or employees who require more privileges. It helped reduce pain in the business. In de-provisioning, this has helped significantly with risk management and removing potential threats for people who have more privileges than they should, and the attestation is crucial; attestations and attestation workflows are very crucial in this area.

One Identity Manager provides a single platform for the administration and governance of users, data, and accounts. It's quite comprehensive, which is a positive aspect. 

One Identity Manager extends governance to cloud apps using StarLink integration, which benefits clients significantly despite some resistance due to additional licensing requirements.

The solution helps consolidate procurement and licensing with a straightforward process. It aids in achieving an identity-centric zero trust model, helping clients comply with regulations and minimize risks.

What is most valuable?

The best features in One Identity Manager, which I appreciate the most, are the ability to extend it and the capability for customization and integrating new target systems. 

What needs improvement?

The ease of use of One Identity Manager could improve as the web portal is not the most user-friendly, and there are many places where the settings exist which can make it fuzzy and difficult to figure out the location of specific settings you want to configure. 

The solution's intuitiveness requires almost a complete redesigning in terms of user experience. It needs a lot of work and updates to improve the user experience. 

The solution helps minimize the gap in governance coverage for test, dev, and production servers, though migration between environments could be more straightforward.

There should also be more focus on the governance part, business, and marketing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using One Identity Manager for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

One Identity Manager occasionally has bugs, but overall, it is pretty stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Regarding scalability, One Identity Manager rates a nine out of ten as it is suitable for enterprise clients. 

How are customer service and support?

We rarely use their support. The support that the vendor provides has improved recently, but the documentation lacks significant information.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

Its deployment is of moderate complexity. Deployment time for enterprise clients takes days.

The solution requires daily maintenance, with many clients requiring resident engineers for managed services.

What was our ROI?

One Identity Manager definitely saves time, money, and resources. Although the exact percentage is unclear; it is very helpful, similar to any identity and access management solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing for One Identity Manager is competitive in our region, so there is no issue with the license pricing. However, aside from the license for the StarLink apps, the cost is justified.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

When comparing One Identity Manager with other solutions, there is a challenge in the MENA region due to its weak presence, particularly in Egypt. SailPoint seems superior in terms of governance, but One Identity Manager is better in terms of administration. For provisioning, de-provisioning, and integration with different target systems, One Identity Manager is superior, while SailPoint excels in governance, attestations, and reporting.

What other advice do I have?

One of the most important functionalities is the business roles to map company structure and dynamic application provisioning, serving as a backbone for role administration and provisioning in general.

I believe it's easy to customize. I don’t have much experience with other solutions, so I can't compare it directly. However, it's not hard, but it's also not entirely easy. There are many ways it could be improved. That said, it's still quite decent overall.

I would recommend One Identity Manager for large-scale or medium enterprises in our region, but not for small companies due to cost considerations for licensing and services.

I would rate One Identity Manager an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior IAM QA Specialist at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
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Top 20
Feb 5, 2026
Identity governance has become audit-ready and now streamlines end-to-end access lifecycle
Pros and Cons
  • "One Identity Manager has made the audit process smoother for my team and organization, which is the most important outcome."

    What is our primary use case?

    One Identity Manager serves my primary use case based on business team requirements, focusing on identity creation, business roles, end-to-end identity creation, JMLs (Joiner, Mover, Leavers), product entitlements uploading, provisioning, reconciliation, synchronization, attestations, and end-to-end product management. The solution handles identity lifecycle management and product lifecycle management through end-to-end testing of a product's provisioning, de-provisioning, and auditing purposes.

    The implementation depends on business requirements. For example, with RSA as an application integration, One Identity Manager Web Shop is used for requesting user accounts and entitlements. The request goes through an approval workflow that selects appropriate approvers. Once I log into One Identity Manager Web Shop as an approver, I approve the request, and it proceeds to workflow completion. Upon completion, provisioning is triggered to the target systems. Since the system uses cloud infrastructure and CSM target systems, it goes through One Identity Manager Cloud and Starling Connect, ultimately reaching the RSA target system to validate that the user account is provisioned. Once the user has an account, entitlements can be ordered for that user as well.

    What is most valuable?

    One Identity Manager offers customization with separate tools that have positively impacted my organization.

    One Identity Manager has been particularly helpful during audits when auditors request logs showing how a user gained access or their current access status, whether through a business role from the front end or through a dynamic role running hourly or per configurations. Provisioning to different target systems is streamlined, making it easy to store the logs, which is the most important aspect for us.

    The Job Queue manages jobs triggered from One Identity Manager, and the Sync Editor manages different target system synchronizations. These are the two major tools I use regularly.

    What needs improvement?

    One Identity Manager could be enhanced by developing an Android or iOS application alongside the Web Shop to enable mobile access to the application.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using One Identity Manager for seven years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    One Identity Manager is stable.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    Before choosing One Identity Manager, I considered SailPoint, but it cannot be heavily customized. One Identity Manager was selected because it provides greater customization capabilities.

    What other advice do I have?

    One Identity Manager has made the audit process smoother for my team and organization, which is the most important outcome.

    I would advise others considering One Identity Manager to recognize that it is both user-friendly and auditor-friendly.

    One Identity Manager is a really good product. I have worked with the same product for almost seven years across two different clients, and both clients are satisfied with the product. I provide this review with a rating of nine out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Private Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

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