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Product	IBM Cloud IAM by IBM View product	Core Security Suite by Core Security View product
Overview
What it is	IBM Cloud IAM from IBM focuses on identity governance. Key capabilities: IAM, access governance and least privilege. Compare it with the leading IAM alternatives.	What does Core Security Suite do? It covers segregation of duties. See typical use cases, on-premises or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Cloud service	Identity Governance, PAM & Security Testing Portfolio
Best for	Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology	Enterprise IT, Banking, Healthcare, Government
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	SaaS; SaaS	On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliances; Hybrid Cloud Console
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud
Key features
What it offers	Identity and access management for IBM Cloud with centralized policies, resource groups, service IDs and trusted profiles. IAM Access governance Least privilege Workload identity Cloud administration Identity governance Workload access	Unified identity governance Privileged access management Automated access certification Segregation of duties Continuous exploit validation Identity governance Vulnerability validation & remediation
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	IBM Cloud	Active DirectoryMulti-Cloud SystemsSAPDBs
Compliance	IAM policy controls and IBM Cloud security standards	SOXHIPAAPCI-DSSISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	IBM CloudREST APIsTerraform	Active DirectorySAPOracleServiceNowSailPointSIEM
Industries	EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology	Enterprise ITBankingHealthcareGovernment
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	IBM	Core Security
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Company size	250,000+	51-200
Founded	1911	1996

IBM Cloud IAM

by IBM

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Core Security Suite

by Core Security

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Overview

What it is

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM Cloud IAM from IBM focuses on identity governance. Key capabilities: IAM, access governance and least privilege. Compare it with the leading IAM alternatives.

Core Security Suite

What does Core Security Suite do? It covers segregation of duties. See typical use cases, on-premises or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

IBM Cloud IAM

Cloud service

Core Security Suite

Identity Governance, PAM & Security Testing Portfolio

Best for

IBM Cloud IAM

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology

Core Security Suite

Enterprise IT, Banking, Healthcare, Government

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM Cloud IAM

Contact Vendor

Core Security Suite

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM Cloud IAM

Core Security Suite

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM Cloud IAM

SaaSCloud

Core Security Suite

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

IBM Cloud IAM

SaaS; SaaS

Core Security Suite

On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliances; Hybrid Cloud Console

Data residency

IBM Cloud IAM

Deployment and region dependent

Core Security Suite

Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud

Key features

What it offers

IBM Cloud IAM

Identity and access management for IBM Cloud with centralized policies, resource groups, service IDs and trusted profiles.
IAM
Access governance
Least privilege
Workload identity
Cloud administration
Identity governance
Workload access

Core Security Suite

Unified identity governance
Privileged access management
Automated access certification
Segregation of duties
Continuous exploit validation
Identity governance
Vulnerability validation & remediation

Platform & access

API access

IBM Cloud IAM

Core Security Suite

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM Cloud IAM

Core Security Suite

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM Cloud IAM

Core Security Suite

Multi-tenant

IBM Cloud IAM

Core Security Suite

Mobile app

IBM Cloud IAM

Core Security Suite

Supported platforms

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM Cloud

Core Security Suite

Active DirectoryMulti-Cloud SystemsSAPDBs

Compliance

IBM Cloud IAM

IAM policy controls and IBM Cloud security standards

Core Security Suite

SOXHIPAAPCI-DSSISO 27001

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM CloudREST APIsTerraform

Core Security Suite

Active DirectorySAPOracleServiceNowSailPointSIEM

Industries

IBM Cloud IAM

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology

Core Security Suite

Enterprise ITBankingHealthcareGovernment

Regions

IBM Cloud IAM

Global

Core Security Suite

Global

Vendor

Company

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM

Core Security Suite

Core Security

Headquarters

IBM Cloud IAM

Armonk, New York, USA

Core Security Suite

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

IBM Cloud IAM

250,000+

Core Security Suite

51-200

Founded

IBM Cloud IAM

1911

Core Security Suite

1996