We performed a comparison between Microsoft Entra ID Governance and SailPoint Identity Security Cloud 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."Access reviews are an essential feature of Entra Governance. Additionally, privileged identity management is one of its most valuable features. Just-in-time access, or Jet GIT, is integral to this system. Moreover, user behavior analytics stands out as one of its top features."
"The most valuable features are multifactor authentication and account creation for the Exchange environment in Office 365."
"The product's most valuable features are the robust audit trail capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Entra ID Governance for identity management is multi-factor authentication."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Entra ID Governance is access reviews."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the single sign-on service."
"The Certification and Provisioning features are most valuable."
"The basic concept is most valuable. I like how they have designed the solution. They create an Identity Cube, and then they do all the processes and configuration around the Identity Cube."
"Good life cycle management, segregation of duties, and analytics features."
"It offers a single source of truth. Everything can be handled from one tier."
"The solution is one of the main security products you need to control access and have visibility into what's happening in your organization. It helps with managing access to applications, ensuring governance, and obtaining certifications."
"It provides a lot of out-of-the-box functionalities. You don't have to do too much custom development like other solutions such as Microsoft or NetIQ. It also has a lot of out-of-the-box connectors for different sources, directories, databases, etc. Its cloud version is working very well, and its pricing is okay. Its value for money is fine for most of the customers. It is also very flexible. They have frequent new releases and patches for fixing errors and things like that."
"The compliance features are the most valuable features."
"Access certification and provisioning are two of the solutions most valuable features."
"The solution lacks the feature to work well with third-party applications."
"One area for improvement in Microsoft Entra ID Governance could be providing more granular control over security policies."
"The platform's configuration process needs improvement."
"The product's workflow approval process needs improvement."
"Bridging between on-premises and cloud services has the potential for improvement. For instance, it would be beneficial to be able to synchronize traditional directory schemas with Azure. I need to maintain an on-premises Active Directory server for certain required services."
"Microsoft has done a commendable job with RPAX. However, Microsoft should prioritize enhancing its ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control) capabilities. Currently, Microsoft's ABAC offering falls behind AWS in comparison."
"The connectors are far too manual. This needs to be automated a bit."
"The interface should be simple and easier to use."
"It is not readily available and cannot be downloaded from the net."
"Compared to at least one other product some of the administrative tasks could be easier or more intuitive."
"The user interface is not very user-friendly."
"There are various functions that don't work in IdentityIQ, including the access request reminder, which doesn't go to the approvals in the proper format, so it's hard for users to read."
"The UI needs to be more user friendly. More concentration on historical policy violations would be great. In terms of new features, I would like to see artificial intelligence and machine language added."
"The cost can be prohibitive for middle-tier companies."
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Microsoft Entra ID Governance is ranked 23rd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 6 reviews while SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is ranked 3rd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 62 reviews. Microsoft Entra ID Governance is rated 7.2, while SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Entra ID Governance writes "Useful for multifactor authentication and account creation for the Exchange environment in Office 365". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud writes "Flexible, easy to customize, and not too difficult to set up". Microsoft Entra ID Governance is most compared with , whereas SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is most compared with Saviynt, One Identity Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, ForgeRock and Microsoft Identity Manager. See our Microsoft Entra ID Governance vs. SailPoint Identity Security Cloud report.
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