IBM Verify vs. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps vs. SAP Customer Data Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Verify
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IBM 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
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (formerly Microsoft Cloud App Security) is a multimode cloud access security broker.N/A
SAP Customer Data Solutions
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Customer Data Cloud, based on Gigya (acquired by SAP in 2017) is a product suite that allows users to identify consumers, business customers, or partners across devices and channels to drive registrations and engagement; manage access, permission, and consent; and transform data into unified customer profiles.N/A
Pricing
IBM VerifyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud AppsSAP Customer Data Solutions
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM VerifyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud AppsSAP Customer Data Solutions
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo 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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IBM VerifyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud AppsSAP Customer Data Solutions
Features
IBM VerifyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud AppsSAP Customer Data Solutions
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Verify
9.2
54 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
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Ratings
ID-Management Access Control8.949 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)9.351 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication9.750 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Password Management9.347 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning9.246 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation9.249 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Risk Management8.847 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Verify
-
Ratings
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.8
27 Ratings
5% below category average
Tag library00 Ratings00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Tag variable mapping00 Ratings00 Ratings7.824 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
Page load times00 Ratings00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
Mobile app tagging00 Ratings00 Ratings7.524 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings00 Ratings7.623 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Verify
-
Ratings
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.6
28 Ratings
7% below category average
Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Traffic allocation control00 Ratings00 Ratings4.627 Ratings
Website personalization00 Ratings00 Ratings9.726 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Verify
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Ratings
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
6.6
29 Ratings
21% below category average
Account Scoring00 Ratings00 Ratings7.927 Ratings
Customer Data Governance00 Ratings00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
Data Connectors00 Ratings00 Ratings4.729 Ratings
Data Enhancement00 Ratings00 Ratings5.529 Ratings
Data Ingestion00 Ratings00 Ratings6.329 Ratings
Data Storage00 Ratings00 Ratings3.129 Ratings
Data Visibility00 Ratings00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
Event Data00 Ratings00 Ratings6.327 Ratings
Identity Resolution00 Ratings00 Ratings8.927 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM VerifyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud AppsSAP Customer Data Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(53 ratings)
8.0
(12 ratings)
9.0
(58 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(16 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Availability
7.8
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(57 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(16 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Configurability
7.1
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
-
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
8.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM VerifyMicrosoft Defender for Cloud AppsSAP Customer Data Solutions
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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Microsoft
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is well suited when working with other Microsoft Applications. For example, if you are working with Microsoft Office 365 it works very well when implementing CASB features. It works when implementing monitoring or blocks on Sanctioned applications however customizing the message to users is not that great.
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SAP
It's best suited for business business to turn digital interaction in to richer and high value and experience that reach across computing platform also it offers a holistic and integrated approach to managing customer data and enhancing and personalized experience.it also draw actionable insights.because it offers wide range of products . perfect customer insight data solutions
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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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Microsoft
  • The integration to Microsoft Entra ID is seamless, which allows Conditional Access to redirect the session to Microsoft Defender for Cloud App for it to take actions (Block or Monitor).
  • Tracker users' activity is very good when troubleshooting or running an investigate.
  • Detecting risky users through tight integration with Microsoft Entra ID is a very good feature.
  • Detecting mass downloads and blocking the download of files from non-manage company devices is a very good feature as well.
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SAP
  • SAP's Customer Data Solutions provide a comprehensive customer view by collecting detailed data, including age, web activity, and buying history.
  • The software's strong analytics features give valuable information about how customers use content and products, so we can enhance our strategies.
  • SAP Customer Data Solutions offers insights to create specific marketing campaigns that sort audiences by preferences, browsing, and purchase behavior.
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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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Microsoft
  • It takes some time to scan and apply the policies when there is some sensitive information.
  • After it applies the policies, it works, but there is a delay.
  • It doesn't provide any way to scan Microsoft Teams when an external exchange of images is happening. You can always do the filtering on the documents during the chat, but if there is an image, then some kind of OCR capability is required to detect it. At present, there is no way [Microsoft Cloud App Security] can go and detect those kinds of images and alert us
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SAP
  • I find the interface a bit complex and challenging to navigate. I remember having difficultly grasping it completely especially when I was new to the system. Simplifying the user experience would make it more accessible for everyone, making tasks quicker and more intuitive.
  • integrating it seamlessly with other software and platforms could enhance its functionality. I would really really love an integration between BenchMark email marketing tool.
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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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Microsoft
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SAP
On the whole I am really impressed with SAP Customer Data Solutions and would highly recommend that other professionals look at this software to enhance their B2C and B2B sales
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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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Microsoft
The interface is pretty simple and easy to use; however, you will need to do a lot of investigative research on your own to get comfortable with it. Originally, many of the Microsoft security tools had their own seperate consoles. Overtime, they have blended into one interface which is the ideal state. In some cases it is clear Microsoft had to pick which console a certain feature or setting was going to reside in and this leads to some confusion. For example, DLP is managed through Defender for Cloud Apps but you will also need to jump into Purview. For things like reverse proxy on your M365 tenant, you will need to go into Azure and setup conditional access rules. Not a big problem and I can understand why the settings are located where they are but for someone just starting out with Defender for Cloud Apps, it will take some time to figure out.
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SAP
We mostly work with the API which is of very good quality and is well documented.However, some of our success is also due to having very talented developers on staff, and also understanding advanced gamification design. The tool supports a talented team! It won't actually do everything for you automatically.
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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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Microsoft
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SAP
The platform pulls data from multiple sources, cleaning, and restructuring it allowing us to expand our growth opportunities by providing highly tailored suggestions on each page for our visitors which made it tremendously simple for us to provide rich and customized experiences to our visitors in the best way possible.
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Performance
IBM
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Microsoft
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SAP
There are some latency issues. The 24 hour caching problem mentioned earlier is a problem. Sometimes the Gigya system makes two calls instead of a single call if we go directly to the social platform. For this reason, it's sometimes more efficient to go direct rather than use Gigya.
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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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Microsoft
I have not utilized actual support but the Sales and Product teams have been super helpful in moving our implementation forward and showing us the best practices.
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SAP
We have had multiple instances of help from Gigya to get our custom implementation working, including detailed technical assistance to a third party. We have found Gigya to be thorough and timely in their responses to all queries, which are consistently excellent.
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In-Person Training
IBM
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Microsoft
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SAP
because it was made directly in the company
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Online Training
IBM
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Microsoft
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SAP
They trained me in a train the trainer model. I then trained the internal team. Total training was about two hours, with an additional two hours for system setup.
Training was maybe a little thin, but the system was fairly easy to learn and this wasn't really a problem.
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Implementation Rating
IBM
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Microsoft
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SAP
There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, and perhaps we were unclear on some of our requirements. Once they figured out what we wanted though, things went pretty smoothly. Just some minor hiccups in the beginning
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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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Microsoft
More flexible and more features with easy integration with cloud services like Microsoft Azure and other cloud services. Overall both gives similar features but we prefer Microsoft cloud app security due to its high threat detection rate. mostly we have been able to stop the threat in very very less time.
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SAP
Resources and specialized IT personnel is needed for the effective administration and deployment of Informatica Customer 360. This resource-intensive for smaller organizations. Although Informatica has the ability to integrate, the process of setting up and establishing these integrations can be difficult and may call for programming experience.
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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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Microsoft
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SAP
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Scalability
IBM
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Microsoft
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SAP
because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
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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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Microsoft
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SAP
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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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Microsoft
  • Cloud App Security saves us thousands of dollars finding and rectifying apps security issues
  • Identity Security Posture helps the organization identity stay in shape, saving thousands of dollars on security consultations
  • The cost of suffering a breach cannot be quantified, CAS helps minimize the chances of the attackers succeeding, with excellent historical logging for most operations
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SAP
  • Having a single, stremlined point of entry for the customers improves the overall customer experience
  • By the same reason, maintenance costs are reduced because interventions focus on a single object
  • It's versatile in its integration so there is no need to change the surrounding software ecosystem
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ScreenShots

IBM Verify Screenshots

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SAP Customer Data Solutions Screenshots

Screenshot of Customer Login in SAP Enterprise Consent and Preference ManagementScreenshot of User Identities report dashboardScreenshot of Search by Custom Fields windowScreenshot of Customer Data DataflowScreenshot of Account InformationScreenshot of SAP Customer Data Platform