OpenText Access Manager

Name: OpenText Access Manager
Brand: OpenText
Rating: 4.7 (93 reviews)

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Est 1991|Valuation $6.8B|Raised $14.3B

LinkedIn 550K|Website|Web traffic 1.1M|FTEs 19,900|HQ Waterloo, Ontario, CA

MarketsIdentity Provider (IdP) & SSO Identity Provider (IdP) & Single Sign-On (SSO)

Platform CoversFirewalls API Management

01Competitive Landscape

Comparative analysis

Areas where Access Manager is typically selected:
- Deployments that require an access gateway to front-end legacy web applications without modifying those applications.
- Distributed or hybrid environments where centralized policy enforcement is required.
Areas where cloud-native competitors often have advantages:
- Cloud-first identity implementations for rapid deployment and extensive SaaS integration catalogs.
- Broader MFA/identity provider ecosystems and marketplace-style integrations.

Market signals such as platform review counts and community engagement provide indicative perspectives but are not equivalent to market share.

- Areas where Access Manager is typically selected: - Deployments that require an access gateway to front-end legacy web applications without modifying those applications. - Distributed or hybrid environments where centralized policy enforcement is required. - Areas where cloud-native competitors often have advantages: - Cloud-first identity implementations for rapid deployment and extensive SaaS integration catalogs. - Broader MFA/identity provider ecosystems and marketplace-style integrations. Market signals such as platform review counts and community engagement provide indicative perspectives but are not equivalent to market share.

	OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)	Okta Workforce Identity	Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
Starting Price	Custom pricing provided by the vendor on request	Published tiered pricing available from the vendor	Often included within broader vendor licensing programs; consult Microsoft for applicable licensing
Best For	Hybrid/on-premises and legacy web apps requiring gateway/policy enforcement	Cloud-first SSO with extensive SaaS integrations and rapid rollout	Microsoft-centric enterprises; integration with Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Key Strength	Web access gateway and policy engines; standards support; legacy application enablement	Large SaaS integration ecosystem; modern admin experience	Tight integration with Microsoft ecosystem; conditional access and identity security features
Key Weakness	Implementation complexity; potential learning curve; fewer out-of-the-box MFA integrations reported by some reviewers	Cost at scale and potential vendor lock-in considerations	Licensing complexity and variable depth for non-Microsoft applications