We performed a comparison between AWS Directory Service and Google Cloud Identity based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."AWS Directory Service is secure."
"The support is very good. I would rate the technical support as a nine out of ten."
"Two-step authentication is very useful and important."
"We like the fact that it's got such great redundancy."
"AWS handles everything on the backend requiring minimal legwork from our team. We only require a dedicated database administrator while depending on Amazon for RDS."
"Provides good performance and availability."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Directory Service is cost-cutting features."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is that you can manage users from one central location."
"It's easy to set up."
"The main control page and the ability to manage all our users from a web-based portal are the most valuable aspects of the solution. That's particularly useful because we're a heterogeneous network."
"Cloud Identity is scalable enough for our needs. It's serving more than 3,000 users in our organization."
"The tool provides a free service that you can integrate for laptop authentication. You also don’t need a separate Active Directory."
"The solution is moderate to difficult to use. I found the approach was practical. Following the steps made it very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Identity is its stability."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Can be improved by including on-premises access for services through Identity Access Management."
"AWS Directory Service needs to improve processing."
"I would like to see better integration with other business solutions."
"AWS could improve the number of regions. Azure has passed them. The ned more consistency, as far as the Northeast is concerned."
"Our only complaint is that you cannot integrate your Exchange server. Or, if you are planning to install an Exchange server on your Amazon EC2 instance, then you need to configure Active Directory on EC2 instance. We would like for this limitation to be lifted."
"The AWS Directory Service should be easier to integrate."
"I would like to grant partial access to a table contained in a database without having to provide full access to the whole database."
"The solution lacks certain features."
"If I were to suggest enhancements, it would mainly revolve around ensuring compatibility and maximizing integration options with various services."
"The management of external users needs to be introduced in the tool as it is an area of concern in the tool presently."
"The solution needs to better integrate with Mac's OS."
"The one place it could be improved is the password vaulting. The password vaulting does not prevent the admins from reading users' passwords, and that's a debate."
"The solution's storage capacity could be increased."
"The interface could be improved by simplifying it further."
"If you want to set up some alerts, you don't have much control over the configuration. You have to use their default alerts. And they only provide alerts for certain activities, so you cannot customize those. Monitoring isn't very helpful either."
"We cannot manage the attributes of SSPR."
AWS Directory Service is ranked 9th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 12 reviews while Google Cloud Identity is ranked 3rd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 21 reviews. AWS Directory Service is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Identity is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of AWS Directory Service writes "Extends AD identity and management capabilities to AWS resources". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Identity writes " A stable solution that can help with collaboration and productivity". AWS Directory Service is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Entra External ID, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Okta Workforce Identity and Omada Identity, whereas Google Cloud Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Okta Workforce Identity, JumpCloud and SOTI MobiControl. See our AWS Directory Service vs. Google Cloud Identity report.
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