Compare Protectimus and Forefront Identity - Aug 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Protectimus or Forefront Identity?

Protectimus is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Forefront Identity, and Forefront Identity is rated higher (81/100) than Protectimus (62/100). Forefront Identity offers users more features (3) than Protectimus (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Forefront Identity!

Looking for the right Autentication and Identity Access solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Protectimus Solutions LLP Vs. Microsoft

Protectimus Solutions LLP: Protectimus is an OATH-certified two-factor authentication solution that supports all standard algorithms of one-time passwords generation (HOTP, TOTP, and OCRA) and a wide range of hardware and software tokens, including absolutely new reprogrammable NFC tokens, convenient iOS and Android applications, and OTP delivery via SMS and Email.

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Protectimus or Forefront Identity Manager?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Autentication and Identity Access software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Protectimus and Forefront Identity Manager.

Protectimus price starts at $33 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Protectimus is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Autentication and Identity Access software. Forefront Identity Manager price starts at $8.75 per year , When comparing Forefront Identity Manager to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Autentication and Identity Access software cost.

Bottom line: Protectimus cost is around the same cost of Forefront Identity Manager.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Protectimus Vs. Forefront Identity based on some of the most important and required Autentication and Identity Access features.

Protectimus: We are still working to collect the list of features for Protectimus.

Forefront Identity Manager: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Protectimus's typical customers include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, Customers of the software include individual as well as corporate users.