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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Verify

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Verify, formerly known as IBM Cloud Identity, is an identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) offering that aggregates dynamic user, device and environmental context to automate risk protection and continuously authenticate any user to any resource.

    $1.81

    per month per user

    KACE Systems Management Appliance

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AQuest now offers the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) as an IT Asset tracking and management appliance (also available as a virtual deployment if hardware requirements are met). Beyond discovery, inventory tracking and license management, KACE emphasizes automating software upgrade distribution with minimal end-user disruption, featuring remote replication for multi-site upgrades and rollouts. KACE SMA may be bundled with KACE Cloud Mobile Device Management (MDM) to form a complete UEM…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM VerifyKACE Systems Management Appliance
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM VerifyKACE Systems Management Appliance
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSample Pricing Breakdown (NOTE: for competitive pricing per contract, please consult with your IBM Security Account Rep) Users: 5,000 SSO* -- USD 1.71 per user per month MFA* -- USD 1.71 per user per month Adaptive Access* -- USD 1.71 per user per month Lifecycle and provisioning** -- USD 2.01 per user per month Identity analytics** -- USD 2.13 per user per month * Single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA) and adaptive access pricing based on total active monthly users per use case. Costs decrease if users are active less than once per month. ** Lifecycle and provisioning and identity analytics pricing based on total users per use case.—
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
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    Features
    IBM VerifyKACE Systems Management Appliance
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of IBM Verify and KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
    Feature
    IBM Verify
    9.3
    54 Ratings
    13% above category average
    KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
    -
    Ratings
    ID-Management Access Control8.949 Ratings00 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)9.351 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication9.850 Ratings00 Ratings
    Password Management9.447 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning9.346 Ratings00 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation9.349 Ratings00 Ratings
    ID Risk Management8.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    IT Asset Management
    Comparison of IT Asset Management features of IBM Verify and KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
    Feature
    IBM Verify
    -
    Ratings
    KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
    8.6
    12 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Software and hardware inventory tracking00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    License management00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Asset lifecycle monitoring00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Asset relationship management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    OneLogin by One Identity
    Score9.4 out of 10
    KACE Asset Management Appliance
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM VerifyKACE Systems Management Appliance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (53 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (16 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    7.7
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.1
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM VerifyKACE Systems Management Appliance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    It is well-suited for managing different users and roles and assigning permissions based on their defined roles. It is well-suited when one needs to add extra layers of authentication for certain roles or users, create custom rules for some users, and so on.
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    Quest Software
    I think it has added value for any organization. It reduced our Tech Support cost by: -Supporting users anywhere -Reducing users downtime as well keep them informed with the status of their tickets -Managing software and hardware actively -Processing automation -deploy mass software installs, patching or updates - Provide approved software's to users to install without IT help
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    Pros
    IBM
    • IBM Security Verify provides comprehensive identity and access management (IAM) capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides multi-factor authentication (MFA) capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides robust identity and access governance capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides comprehensive auditing capabilities.
    • IBM Security Verify provides a comprehensive platform for managing and protecting privileged accounts.
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    Quest Software
    • Inventory: KACE provides a ton of hardware and software inventory information that is easy to search, filter, and export. This is critical when we need to find the answers to questions about how many of such and such we have in our fleet.
    • Patch Management: We were using WSUS before and it was altogether too cumbersome. KACE has given us the power, flexibility, and verification we need to feel comfortable our patches are up-to-date.
    • Service Queue: We made KACE our help desk system and it does everything we need it to do. Great improvement over our old system.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • The mobile app can be a bit buggy at times if it gets fixed it would be great.
    • UI seems a bit old compared to modern tools out there.
    • There is a bit of a learning curve; if the developers can make it more intuitive it would be awesome.
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    Quest Software
    • The KACE SMA needs a better way to handle different roles in the software so certain users can access or administrate certain parts of the software, but not the entire software installation.
    • The KACE SMA could improve the ticketing process of projects. The aspects of the title and some information do not always flow down from the parent ticket to its child tickets.
    • The KACE SMA could improve the UI of the software with the addition of different CSS color schemes.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    It works flawlessly, i have never faced any major issues with this. It has all the features such as Iam and security management. I think its a good investment and the benefits we reap from this software are worth the price.
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    Quest Software
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    Usability
    IBM
    While setup and implementation takes work and time, the flexibility and possibilities make up for that in the long run. This is not a product you can just install and run, but if you design and implement your ruleset well, it will save you a lot of work afterwards. Just make sure that the systems you want to use it for have an existing and proven connector.
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    Quest Software
    Overall, the software is simple to understand and use. That said, most vendors have been slowly updating their user interfaces to HTML5 so that they have a clean updated look and feel. This is where KACE falls short in that the UI is great for a packaged software 10 years ago. This isn't a major limitation as the software is really meant primarily for technology users.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    It has never let us down since its inception and installation. User credentials and secure access have always been guaranteed. Ironclad security (through single sign-on, MFA, etc.) has ensured that our user credential details are safe as is our information/data. The correct access is given to users, based on role-based access with segregation of duty and the principle of least privilege being deployed. The IBM support has also been first class and they have proactively resolved any minor issues we have encountered.
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    Quest Software
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    The support team has always been the primary consultation base when we are faced by performance problems. From the deployment stage the team has managed to monitor the operation lifecycle and give best insights based on their observation. It works 24/7 to enhance productive service delivery to clients. The IBM Security Verify Support team has been the main player in the successful performance of this software.
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    Quest Software
    KACE does exactly what you need it to do, it maintains your computer environment. You can set patch schedules, inventory computers, setup software catalogs; basically everything you need to ensure the computers on your network are being actively managed. This is all with little need for constant configuration or updating the setup.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    We conducted a comparison study between IBM Verify and Okta as well as Duo Security before making our selection. IBM Verify emerged as the perfect fit because its superior capability to integrate with our current system environment surpassed competitor security solutions. IBM Verify demonstrated superior reliability through its enterprise-class scalability and fully transparent auditing mechanisms.
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    Quest Software
    We have selected this software because it rolls several different systems into one. We have a helpdesk system with this and an asset and inventory management system as well. We pay one price for the whole system instead of paying multiple companies different amounts that would have totaled more than we pay for the single system.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
    The licensing terms were favourable due to their flexibility based on the size and purpose of implementation. The billing frequency is done on quarterly basis. The vendor team has enacted best user policies that gives the company the full control of this platform. It is cost-effective as compared to most security verification tools in the market.
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    Quest Software
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    Professional Services
    IBM
    In the case of adjustments, we were often able to carry them out completely on our own and only used professional services for new requirements. Particularly in the case of access management, it is very positive that we usually needed IBM for a task in less than an hour and then developed the solution further on our own.
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    Quest Software
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Use of the software has enabled us to track access to our premises and systems, which has, in turn, reduced unauthorised access.
    • The software has enabled us to centralize identify and access management.
    • IBM Verify use in our organisation has reduced security risks by ensuring compliance, streamlining, and automating all critical identity management processes.
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    Quest Software
    • KACE has saved us from having to spend several days of employee hours in crafting DVDs and duplicating them (100+ DVDs)
    • KACE has saved us on the postage required to send out those DVDs for every update (monthly) to all of our customers electronically
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