NetIQ Identity Manager vs Varonis Data Security Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

An organization who needs a way of managing their entire user lifecycle.
If an organization needed a solid Identity Management (IDM) solution that could do Single Sign-On (SS) and provisioning for services both internally and in the cloud.

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Professional in Marketing

Computer & Network Security Company, 51-200 employees

For sure it is well suited for companies that need to keep track of their data and that are willing to pay for it. It does an excelent job of monitoring the file's access, with zero impact on Storage's performance. Sometimes it is not enough to be able to restore the data. Sometimes in critical incidents, managers and heads demand to know who caused it. Thanks to Varonis we were able to give them this information easily and in a short time.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

Easy to use workflow for creating users.
The self-service portal for resetting passwords etc., is easy to deploy.
Has strong user activity monitoring.

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Computer & Network Security Company, 51-200 employees

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Ability to structure unstructured data
Help with data classification projects
Put access controls around data
Find out what is happening with your data

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Philip Clarke

IT Systems/Security Manager

R&QInsurance, 201-500 employees

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Cons

The interface is a bit outdated.
It would be nice to be able to customize the self-service portal more.
It would be great if it integrated with more products.

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Computer & Network Security Company, 51-200 employees

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Some of the reporting interfaces are difficult to navigate and appear somewhat dated.
This software does require a lot of servers to be built for various purposes.
Varonis is on the pricey side and now requires subscription based licensing. This can present problems is your company tries to use very little OpX spending vs CapX.

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Manager in Information Technology

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

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Varonis Data Security Platform 8.0

Based on 1 answer

I wish the cost was a little bit lower and increase functionality and features would give it 10/10.

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Gus Awad

Senior Systems Engineer

BELLA + CANVASRetail, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

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Varonis Data Security Platform 9.6

Based on 6 answers

Support has always been very responsive and addressed any issues we may have had in the past. Some local engineers are willing to come onsite or work over a web session to discuss creating a new rule set or look at some issues. Getting issues address has never been a problem. There was one feature we had trouble getting to function correctly, but support and local engineers were willing to work with us as much as needed to get it working correctly for our organization.

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Rodney Barnhardt

Server Administrator

Charlotte Pipe and FoundryBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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Actually, we didn't expend much time evaluating other file auditing platforms. We chose Varonis just after a serious incident and we had already heard about Varonis at a Netapp event. So it was an easy choice. We called Varonis and asked them for a PoC, that's it. The PoC became a production and it is running until this day.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

ROI
Self-Service
Easy Install

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Professional in Marketing

Computer & Network Security Company, 51-200 employees

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Positive: Audit carried out using much less time and people.
Positive: Organizational and management reports with information surveys.
Positive: After analyzing the FS, the cost went down a lot because we excluded repeated and unnecessary files from it.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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