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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HID DigitalPersona

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AHID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) provides a comprehensive multi-factor authentication solution. The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution frees users from cumbersome login activities while making it easy for an IT Team to secure access to their networks, data and applications.

    $3.75

    per user per month

    IBM Cloud App ID

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud App ID helps developers who are not security experts to add authentication to their apps, and protect their APIs and app back-ends running on IBM Cloud. Developers can add a variety of login-in types: Email or username and password Enterprise Social App ID includes a cloud user repository to on-board new users, so they can log-in with email/username & passwords, with pre-built self-service workflows (password reset, email validation etc.)…N/A
    Pricing
    HID DigitalPersonaIBM Cloud App ID
    Editions & Modules
    HID DigitalPersona
    $3.75
    per user per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HID DigitalPersonaIBM Cloud App ID
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
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    Community Pulse
    HID DigitalPersonaIBM Cloud App ID
    Considered Both Products
    HID Global
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    HID DigitalPersonaIBM Cloud App ID
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of HID DigitalPersona and IBM Cloud App ID
    Feature
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    Ratings
    IBM Cloud App ID
    7.5
    17 Ratings
    8% below category average
    ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings6.617 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Password Management00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    ID Risk Management00 Ratings6.813 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HID DigitalPersonaIBM Cloud App ID
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (113 ratings)
    8.3
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    HID DigitalPersonaIBM Cloud App ID
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HID Global
    During the onboarding process, remote workers can enroll their fingerprints or create secure PINs. This eliminates the need for complicated passwords and enables them to safely access company resources and critical apps from remote locations. HID DigitalPersona's robust authentication techniques and access control features can assist you in adhering to data security laws.
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    IBM
    Whenever you need to provide Security Provider functionality for a web based application it is well suited. You can also integrate with other directory services (e.g. SAML, Facebook, Google), but not so easily with other Auth0 based services. The customization of the login page is very intuitive, but does not allow much customisation. using the integrated Cloud Directory, you do not need to integrate with existing security providers and you can build up your own user base - including Multi-Factor Authentication settings and password policies.
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    Pros
    HID Global
    • Speeding up the login process with fingerprint in PIN rather than having to remember a long password. Our IT department has seen a huge decrease in the amount of account lockout and forgot password calls.
    • It is highly customizable to meet the needs of remote or on-premises workers. It is all configurable through group policy, so it is very easy to set specific requirements on certain groups.
    • Setup was quick and the administration guides are very easy to follow if you need to go back in and adjust things.
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    IBM
    • Uses OIDC/OAuth, so the protocols for accessing user info and token management is familiar
    • Clear pricing model
    • API binds nicely with IBM Cloud Functions
    • Billed as part of our IBM Cloud, along with our other services
    • Front-end SDK for Vue, works well
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    Cons
    HID Global
    • I find that sometimes I have had to delete a users fingerprints and re-add them. There must be something going on where the software believes that the user has changed their fingerprints.
    • I have on occasion come across a person where the reader was unable to create fingerprints for that user. It would be interesting to see if the sensitivity of the 4500 reader could be improved on.
    • I find that using the DigitalPersona software makes the users ultimately forget their passwords. Maybe every once in a while the software could require the user to type in their Windows password to help them remember it.
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    IBM
    • Pricing can be heavy on small organizations.
    • User interface updates could be timely.
    • Cloud services hangs at times, but very rarely.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HID Global
    It is wonderful for multifactor authentication and gives us many options for what we use to authenticate. All of our users use it and it is engrained into our group policies and people would be very disappointed if it went away.
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    IBM
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    Usability
    HID Global
    I think there are still fundamental enhancements needed to be added to the management consoles and I think there ought to be a Centralized, Windows Based "Thick" Management Application instead of individual utilities which vary from MMCs, Scripts, Wizards, etc.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    HID Global
    Extremely poor; I've never encountered such. Professional Services completely dropped us for months. Crossmatch tech support seems like it has 3 techs tops! No response to emails, calls, the absolute worst! I will never recommend DP to anyone.
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    IBM
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    Implementation Rating
    HID Global
    Could use tools to audit license usage at a more granular level as to allow an administrator to free up licenses from users whom seldom use their biometrics to login.
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    HID Global
    We have used One Identity for software tokens. The Defender software tokens were originally included with our bundle and work pretty well for integration into the AnyConnect VPN client with Cisco. All that said, we use the two products for different applications and DP does what it does very well.
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    IBM
    Both the software have different use cases, like IBM Cloud App ID, which will be more suitable for internal websites and apps or specific event website authentications, Auth0 can be suitable for consumer websites, e-commerce sites, where social media login is preferred more by the users. Both have their own capabilities so can be chosen according to their needs.
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    Return on Investment
    HID Global
    • I'm happy to say I'm not involved in budgeting or finance, but the financial benefits are easy to state: Less helpdesk time - helpdesk staff don't have to spend time resetting people's passwords.
    • Users don't have to wait for Helpdesk to get around to helping them log in.
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    IBM
    • This has had a positive impact on security while developing our company's first major application.
    • It has impacted our development process heavily by making authentication simpler than ever.
    • It has helped reduce time in our development process by having easy integration and useful guides.
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