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Cross Identity vs. Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cross Identity

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACross Identity (formerly Ilantus) is presented as a comprehensive Identity & Access Management Solution, with SSO, web access management, and related features such as shared app login (multiple employees can use a single license during different sessions, and yet protect the app password from all the users).N/A

    Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AForefront Identity Manager is a Microsoft's legacy identity management solution. In 2016 Microsoft released Microsoft Identity Manager, an updated IAM solution. Support for Forefront Identity Manager ended October 2017.N/A
    Pricing
    Cross IdentityForefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cross IdentityForefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cross IdentityForefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Cross Identity and Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Cross Identity
    2.7
    1 Ratings
    101% below category average
    Forefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)2.71 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Password Management4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cross IdentityForefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cross IdentityForefront Identity Manager (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cross Identity
    Password reset is where they perform well. The product is very economical compared to other SSO vendors But even with this price, there is a lot of improvement that is needed. The management is poised to make changes but the engineers at Cross Identity need to take their job more seriously in my opinion.
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    I think that MIM is great for compliance since it reduces the number of logins that are required by users. Most offices have post-it notes with logins floating around because there are so many to remember or there are "shared" logins. This reduces the number of logins to 1 and you can easily revoke access in one fell swoop. This prevents gaps and holes with terminations and updates to select groups are super simple.
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    Pros
    Cross Identity
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    Discontinued Products
    • Authentication
    • Security
    • Identity Management
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    Cons
    Cross Identity
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    Discontinued Products
    • For Windows Server 2008 R2 Servers is a great tool to set a codeless provisioning over new objects.
    • Can easily integrate with Active Directory and Exchange Servers, improving the identity sync between the final user and the lifecycle management.
    • Improvements in the areas of performance, simplified deployment easing the troubleshooting tasks, better documentation knowledge base, and more language support.
    • The codeless provisioning provided in FIM can sustain a variety from high demand to mid-size scenarios for account lifecycle management.
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    Usability
    Cross Identity
    Our experience with Cross Identity has not been very good, particularly recently, we are in the middle of many issues, outages etc. The management has given us all kind of assurances but we are still waiting for the results to start show.
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    Support Rating
    Cross Identity
    Support is not appropriate. I mean the product support ad managed services both. It would be great if they can introduce a more coherent project governance structure. Advise to management, please encourage your engineers to take their job little more seriously. The product is full of bugs and have not been tested thoroughly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cross Identity
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    It is Microsoft. We are a Microsoft shop, primarily. It integrates deeply with Active Directory making it good for Microsoft Active Directory shops.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cross Identity
    Contract terms are fine. No complaints there.
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    Professional Services
    Cross Identity
    professional services team is not very well versed with the the product from my experience. They should possess more knowledge to fix the issues more quickly.
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    Return on Investment
    Cross Identity
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    Discontinued Products
    • We see a positive impact simply in the time savings alone. Chasing accounts around is time-consuming and prone to error.
    • The cost to us is negligible to the value it provides.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Single Sign-OnScreenshot of User Life-cycle ManagementScreenshot of Self-Service Password ResetScreenshot of Access GovernanceScreenshot of Password SyncScreenshot of Access Certification