--- title: Symantec IGA Reviews meta\_title: 'Symantec IGA Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 16 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Symantec IGA works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.5 review\_count: 16 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Identity Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-management --- # Symantec IGA Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Symantec IGA but has limited features. Are you part of the Symantec IGA team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! The Layer7 Identity Suite provides comprehensive identity management and governance capabilities with a simple, intuitive user experience. This user experience can dramatically simplify processes such as user access requests and access certifications, resulting in improved productivity and user satisfaction. In addition, the CA Identity Suite performs risk analysis and certification and enables remediation actions in real-time during the access provisioning steps, thereby improving audit performance and risk posture with preventive policy enforcement * * * Seller [Broadcom](https://www.g2.com/sellers/broadcom-ab3091cd-4724-46a8-ac89-219d6bc8e166) Discussions [Symantec IGA Community](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-iga/discuss) Overview by Becca Lucero Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Okta](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Okta") Okta 4.5/5(1,367) ](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews) [ ![Microsoft Entra ID](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft Entra ID") Microsoft Entra ID 4.5/5(912) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-entra-id/reviews) [ ![JumpCloud](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "JumpCloud") JumpCloud 4.5/5(4,063) ](https://www.g2.com/products/jumpcloud/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-iga/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 16 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Felipe R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Felipe R.") FR Felipe R. Analista de soluciones Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/22/2023 "Overall experience" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? Robust identity management and access governance capabilities. Easy to use and customizable Scalable and integrated Secure and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? The price can be high. Symantec IGA is a premium product, so it can be expensive to purchase and deploy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Unauthorized access to sensitive data. Data breaches. Compliance violations. Increased workload on the IT department. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![VivekPrasanth R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "VivekPrasanth R.") VR VivekPrasanth R. Senior Security Specialist Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/2/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. ""One stop solution for Id access management"" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (Symantec IGA) provides a safe and secure solution to access management and governance capabilities. It has multiple and different connectors for servers and endpoints. It has various supports like load balancing, section 508 compliance, etc.; it has a sophisticated identity management capability. Word mining and risk campaigns are the most valuable features of this solution. We can decide who can access which application on which previlage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? Though Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (Symantec IGA) has all the features, interaction with the application might be slightly better. The dashboard needs to be improved. Integration with other products needs improvement. Creating own connetors is bit challenging. Web portal need more cutomization, when compared to standalone tool the web portal performance is vey much low. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec IGA: One-stop solution to manage both identity management and access control. Identity governance helps support overall IT security and regulatory compliance. Put into simpler terms, IGA means leveraging the most intelligent and efficient path to mitigating identity risk in your business. The virtual Appliance form factor combines all components of Symantec IGA into a single appliance. Prevents security vulnerabilities through real-time policy enforcement. It has a version of a virtual machine so we can download it, run it, configure it, and it would take about 10 to 15 minutes to configure the cluster or so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? We were able to secure our ID and access management by the real-time policy-based approaches and avoid the vulnerabilities. Entitlements certification helps us to examine and certify that privileges are appropriate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/3/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") AF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/3/2021 "Accurate delivery" 5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? The professionalism and accurate delivery of any inquiry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? The pricing is extremely high but over all helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Logistics delays are a thing of the passed with Symantec Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![David G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "David G.") DG David G. Ingeniero de proyecto Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/29/2019 "Most excellent tool for use." 5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? I like the CA Identity Suite because it is a tool that allows us to develop our knowledge and expand it for good performance in any work area. Additionally, it allows us to advance without any inconvenience since this tool provides us with many features that help us improve the conditions of our company for better performance. Moreover, it allows us to constantly update our data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? There are some issues when using this tool, which sometimes does not allow us to use its technologies properly, but they are not major issues since it then remains stable and we can work adequately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec IGA: I recommend it to all those who want strategies to update guides and data supports for better optimization, improved stability, and security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? CA identity suite allowed me to use technology and the methods we implemented more efficiently to resolve any issues that arise with the required information. Additionally, this tool helped us a lot in terms of teamwork in our company, allowing us to work with optimism and confidence. It also benefited us greatly in terms of the company's productivity, managing the government and its entities in an essential and practical way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/31/2019 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2018 "The CA Identity Management Solution is the Industry Leader" 4/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? CA Identity Manager delivers a unified solution for user provisioning and user management that manages users’ identities throughout their entire life cycle, providing them with timely, appropriate access to applications and data. The user provisioning and identity management solutions that we offer can give users access to what they want when they need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? The solution increases operational efficiencies and user productivity while decreasing your help desk’s workload and costs. However, it can do better than that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Managing the identities and access of users to on-premise apps and in the cloud is a critical function for today’s IT organizations that are under increased pressure to improve operational efficiencies while still remaining compliant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Government Administration](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Government Administration") EG Verified User in Government Administration Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2018 "CA Identity Management " 4/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? CA has a great front end with the best user experience out of all the Identity management products. Dividing users into groups and only allowing them to see request just for their approval gives it good user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? The Back end end experience for the Administrators, a lot of clicking of buttons to get where you need to be not a great experience for the end User. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec IGA: more intuitive for the admins Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Identity management form the ground up. the benefits are in the automation part Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JJ Jiho J. Director of IT/Operations Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/3/2019 "Review for CA IA " 3.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? Comprehensive features to cover most identity management tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? To integrate 3rd party tools into the service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Mostly for security and protection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Insurance](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Insurance") II Verified User in Insurance Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2018 "Nothing really stands out about CA IDM...run of the mill" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? Nothing really stands out. It's like most of the other products in it's category. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? Again, nothing really stands out. It's like most of the other products in it's category. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Symantec IGA: Consider all similar products and select the one that you believe will offer the most value and meet your business needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Able to audit and prove who has access to connected resources for compliance reporting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AB Amit B. Software Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/5/2018 "Evaluated CA Identity Manager for US Gas and Energy customer" 3/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? Light Weight Interface, Good Provisioning Engine, Nice Audit Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? Role Membership Engine, Custom Approvals are difficult to enforce Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Planning to implement User Provisioning and Certification Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/5/2018 "Worked in IAM Domain and got chance to evaluate CA IDM for a project" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Symantec IGA? User Provisioning, Reporting and Auditing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Symantec IGA? Role and Rule Configuration, Custom Approval Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Symantec IGA solving and how is that benefiting you? Manage User Lifecycle in a retail domain Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. 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