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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AWS Identity & Access Management

    Score7.4 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

    CyberArk Privileged Access Management

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACyberArk is a privileged account and access security suite issued by the company of the same name in Massachusetts . The Core Privileged Access Security Solution unifies Enterprise Password Vault, Privileged Session Manager and Privileged Threat Analytics to protect an organization’s most critical assets.N/A
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—CyberArk offers a variety of Identity Security packages for different user types within an organization.
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    Community Pulse
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    Amazon AWS
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    86%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of AWS Identity & Access Management and CyberArk Privileged Access Management
    Feature
    AWS Identity & Access Management
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    26% below category average
    CyberArk Privileged Access Management
    -
    Ratings
    ID-Management Access Control9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ID Risk Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AWS Identity & Access ManagementCyberArk Privileged Access Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    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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    Cyberark
    The system is great for enterprise or larger IT departments or teams where temporary or full access may be given using privileged IDs. Requirements for needing local admin access is also eliminated which can help with specific Windows workstation related tasks. It can be very useful when working with remote teams or contractors who may need temporary access to a system when required.
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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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    Cyberark
    • Automatically discover new servers on the network and take control of the local admin password by vaulting it and ensuring nobody knows the password. A different password on every server.
    • Automatically roll the password in a configurable manner - after each use, after a certain period of time, etc.
    • Track and govern sensitive account usage by ensuring only properly authorized users can access the vault and obtain the credentials and then monitor usage.
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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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    Cyberark
    • GUI - right now everything is on one page/dashboard. Some level of folder/Safe type view would be great
    • More options when storing passwords - especially for network based passwords
    • Better integrations with vendors like Cisco so that admins dont need to really get the password from the vault (think Last Pass type add on)
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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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    Cyberark
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
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    Cyberark
    It’s very usable once the complexity of deployment has completed. It is a useful tool that is easy to learn and the user interface is laid out well. It works with SSO for our organization which makes secure login very fast as well. It works well across our need of on premises systems and cloud very quickly.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
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    Cyberark
    I've been an engineer and architect in the Identity space for many years and CyberArk is the #1 tool I've found to help me secure accounts and credentials. I've architected CyberArk and built the implementation from the ground up twice in previous roles and found it here upon my arrival at my current job. I wouldn't want to have to live without it as it helps me sleep at night
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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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    Cyberark
    These other vendors have most of the safe features, but there were some things that I think CyberArk performed better while evaluating the other solutions. AWS secret manager was not available in one of the products and this was definitely needed in my environment. Also, bulk loading of accounts had a lot more flexibility in CyberArk than the other solutions. They offer both API and GUI options where the other vendors may not offer both.
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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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    Cyberark
    • Decreased the probability of an external cyber attack to privileged accounts..
    • Management can control privileged account life cycle management more effectively
    • Recording privileged sessions allows our organization to play back exactly the point of a breach or malicious behavior
    • Automated system to manage and verify passwords, as privileged accounts are constantly created and deleted
    • Automatic PWD change functionality will substantially decrease probability of PWD theft or misuse.
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