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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AWS Identity & Access Management

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables users to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. Using IAM, users can create and manage AWS users and groups, and use permissions to allow and deny their access to AWS resources.N/A

    IBM Verify

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM Verify, formerly known as IBM Cloud Identity, is an identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) offering that aggregates dynamic user, device and environmental context to automate risk protection and continuously authenticate any user to any resource.

    $1.71

    per month per user

    Pricing
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementIBM Verify
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementIBM Verify
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Sample Pricing Breakdown (NOTE: for competitive pricing per contract, please consult with your IBM Security Account Rep) Users: 5,000 SSO* -- USD 1.71 per user per month MFA* -- USD 1.71 per user per month Adaptive Access* -- USD 1.71 per user per month Lifecycle and provisioning** -- USD 2.01 per user per month Identity analytics** -- USD 2.13 per user per month * Single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA) and adaptive access pricing based on total active monthly users per use case. Costs decrease if users are active less than once per month. ** Lifecycle and provisioning and identity analytics pricing based on total users per use case.
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    Community Pulse
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementIBM Verify
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementIBM Verify
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of AWS Identity & Access Management and IBM Verify
    Feature
    AWS Identity & Access Management
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    25% below category average
    IBM Verify
    7.9
    38 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ID-Management Access Control9.01 Ratings8.133 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning7.01 Ratings7.131 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation2.01 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    ID Risk Management7.01 Ratings8.232 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings8.334 Ratings
    Password Management00 Ratings8.833 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementIBM Verify
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.4
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.6
    (20 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (15 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (20 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    Professional Services
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    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementIBM Verify
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    AWS Identity & Access Management is well suited to managing AWS application access between services. Very helpful for both third-party products and in-house developed software. Very happy with how easy it is to create access keys and then share them in our environment. AWS IAM can also be used to manage individual users, but I highly recommend using AWS SSO for that purpose instead. Much easier to deploy for console access and from a security side easier to turn off in one click from your SSO provider.
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    IBM
    It is brilliant for use as an identity and access management tool and ensures the safeguarding of our systems and upholds data integrity as a consequence. It was very easy to set up and apart from a straightforward installation, we have found customisation and configuration easy. It was easy to deploy in the cloud after using it previously on premises.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Customized access per key to limit scope
    • Safely distributes access keys
    • Provides access audits
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    IBM
    • IBM Security Verify provides comprehensive identity and access management (IAM) capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides multi-factor authentication (MFA) capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides robust identity and access governance capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides comprehensive auditing capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides a comprehensive platform for managing and protecting privileged accounts.
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Better integration with roles and policies so you don't need three windows open to create a new IAM user
    • Display recommended configurations based on services being used
    • Easier options to base config on existing users
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    IBM
    • The mobile app can be a bit buggy at times if it gets fixed it would be great.
    • UI seems a bit old compared to modern tools out there.
    • There is a bit of a learning curve; if the developers can make it more intuitive it would be awesome.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    We would be unable to manage the interconnected nature of our AWS services without AWS IAM.
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    IBM
    It works flawlessly, i have never faced any major issues with this. It has all the features such as Iam and security management. I think its a good investment and the benefits we reap from this software are worth the price.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    While setup and implementation takes work and time, the flexibility and possibilities make up for that in the long run. This is not a product you can just install and run, but if you design and implement your ruleset well, it will save you a lot of work afterwards. Just make sure that the systems you want to use it for have an existing and proven connector.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Throughout the system testing we conducted, we never encountered an issue that wasn't easily solvable. We did find some of the documentation confusing at times, but we overcame this quickly with some speedy support assistance. Implementation into production was a lot smoother following the testing we conducted.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
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    IBM
    The support team has always been the primary consultation base when we are faced by performance problems. From the deployment stage the team has managed to monitor the operation lifecycle and give best insights based on their observation. It works 24/7 to enhance productive service delivery to clients. The IBM Security Verify Support team has been the main player in the successful performance of this software.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    While we do not use Microsoft Azure for our servers and other customer-facing services. If we did, we would have to use Microsoft Azure Active Directory to manage access to services appropriately. It's difficult to quantify the differences between the services as they are truly different. I would recommend choosing AWS or Azure, then using the identity management provided by the same vendor.
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    IBM
    We conducted a comparison study between IBM Verify and Okta as well as Duo Security before making our selection. IBM Verify emerged as the perfect fit because its superior capability to integrate with our current system environment surpassed competitor security solutions. IBM Verify demonstrated superior reliability through its enterprise-class scalability and fully transparent auditing mechanisms.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    The licensing terms were favourable due to their flexibility based on the size and purpose of implementation. The billing frequency is done on quarterly basis. The vendor team has enacted best user policies that gives the company the full control of this platform. It is cost-effective as compared to most security verification tools in the market.
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    Professional Services
    Amazon AWS
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    IBM
    In the case of adjustments, we were often able to carry them out completely on our own and only used professional services for new requirements. Particularly in the case of access management, it is very positive that we usually needed IBM for a task in less than an hour and then developed the solution further on our own.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Without IAM, it would be difficult to use AWS across services. Increased ROI
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    IBM
    • It has allowed us to securely store and access data which is hard to put a price on, but is of tremendous value.
    • It has performed well and we did not have to upgrade any of the current equipment that we had.
    • It has allowed us to branch out slightly and offer more mobile solutions both internally and externally.
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