IBM zSecure Admin

Name: IBM zSecure Admin
Brand: IBM
Rating: 2.5 (1 reviews)

IBM zSecure Admin is a mainframe security administration product that automates routine RACF administrative tasks, consolidates and cleans RACF databases, and provides a multi-system web-based management interface to support delegated administration and compliance workflows.

Est 1911|Valuation $213.9B|Raised $85.3B

LinkedIn 19.8M|Website|Web traffic 18.9M|FTEs 287,000|HQ Armonk, NY

MarketsPrivileged Access Management (PAM)Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

- Not directly comparable: ACF2 and Top Secret are ESMs that can replace RACF in some shops; zSecure Admin is an administration/automation layer for RACF. Organizations should evaluate based on current ESM choice and future roadmap. - Organizations using RACF: zSecure Admin is relevant as an administration acceleration and consolidation tool. IBM documents automation and database consolidation features for RACF environments (see official IBM product overview and feature pages). - Organizations using ACF2/TSS: Buyers should verify feature parity and compatibility if they expect the same admin module capabilities in those ESM contexts, as some components of the zSecure suite are RACF-centric (see official IBM product brochure and suite documentation).

Competitor materials

Broadcom publishes materials describing its ACF2 and Top Secret portfolios and administration tooling; organizations should consult vendor documentation to understand integration and product coverage differences (see official Broadcom product documentation and mainframe security product resources).

	IBM zSecure Admin	Broadcom ACF2 (ESM) + tools	Broadcom Top Secret (TSS) + tools
Typical fit	RACF-based environments seeking administration automation, delegation, and database consolidation functions	Organizations standardized on ACF2 looking for integrated access control and administration tooling	Organizations standardized on TSS looking for integrated enterprise security controls
Starting Price	Contact IBM / negotiated; procurement catalogs may include indicative line items (verify through procurement channels)	Contact Broadcom / negotiated	Contact Broadcom / negotiated
Primary role	Administration/automation layer for RACF (multi-system admin, merge/cleanup functions, WebUI workflows)	Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) with Broadcom ecosystem features	Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) with Broadcom ecosystem features
Key considerations	Integration with RACF; limited public review signal; licensed documentation access controls	Potential lock-in to the Broadcom security stack; different admin models than RACF	Potential lock-in to the Broadcom security stack; different admin models than RACF

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Not directly comparable: ACF2 and Top Secret are ESMs that can replace RACF in some shops; zSecure Admin is an administration/automation layer for RACF. Organizations should evaluate based on current ESM choice and future roadmap.
Organizations using RACF: zSecure Admin is relevant as an administration acceleration and consolidation tool. IBM documents automation and database consolidation features for RACF environments (see official IBM product overview and feature pages).
Organizations using ACF2/TSS: Buyers should verify feature parity and compatibility if they expect the same admin module capabilities in those ESM contexts, as some components of the zSecure suite are RACF-centric (see official IBM product brochure and suite documentation).

Competitor materials

Broadcom publishes materials describing its ACF2 and Top Secret portfolios and administration tooling; organizations should consult vendor documentation to understand integration and product coverage differences (see official Broadcom product documentation and mainframe security product resources).

	IBM zSecure Admin	Broadcom ACF2 (ESM) + tools	Broadcom Top Secret (TSS) + tools
Typical fit	RACF-based environments seeking administration automation, delegation, and database consolidation functions	Organizations standardized on ACF2 looking for integrated access control and administration tooling	Organizations standardized on TSS looking for integrated enterprise security controls
Starting Price	Contact IBM / negotiated; procurement catalogs may include indicative line items (verify through procurement channels)	Contact Broadcom / negotiated	Contact Broadcom / negotiated
Primary role	Administration/automation layer for RACF (multi-system admin, merge/cleanup functions, WebUI workflows)	Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) with Broadcom ecosystem features	Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) with Broadcom ecosystem features
Key considerations	Integration with RACF; limited public review signal; licensed documentation access controls	Potential lock-in to the Broadcom security stack; different admin models than RACF	Potential lock-in to the Broadcom security stack; different admin models than RACF