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WSO2's 100% open source, AI-native, and future-ready IAM delivers lower costs, simplified administration, exceptional extensibility, and the leading-edge features organizations need.

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Why You Should Switch to WSO2 IAM

Many organizations using Oracle Access Management are looking for a way forward that will cost less, offer the modern features and extensibility they need, and support their IT direction, whether remaining on-premises/hybrid, cloud-first, or any combination.

Our IAM products deliver world-class capabilities used by hundreds of organizations worldwide in every major industry, for internal workforce and external B2C and B2C CIAM use cases, including B2B/Partner CIAM.

Lower TCO

It’s not just about cutting your costs compared to what you are paying Oracle. WSO2 subscriptions are also fully inclusive and scale with business growth, guaranteeing a lower TCO.

Don’t pay extra for features: All product features are included in any WSO2 subscription. There’s no need to buy additional products for full functionality.
Don’t pay extra for premium support: 24x7x365 enterprise support is included in any WSO2 subscription. Engage directly with engineers, not just ticket agents.
No sudden price jumps: Pricing scales predictably based on your business’ growth.

Open Source and Future Proof

WSO2’s open source, standards-based architecture delivers a world-class feature set designed specifically for extensibility to adapt to organizations’ specific needs.

Our open source, community-oriented approach also provides roadmap transparency and access to actual engineers, not just service ticket agents.

Your Choice: Run It Yourself or Use SaaS

WSO2’s 100% open source IAM is available to run yourself in your own data center, or as SaaS. Both options use the same code base, offer the same feature set, and share a common look and feel.

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IS vs OAM

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Asgardeo vs OICS

WSO2 Identity Server vs. Oracle Access Management

Open Source Transparency

WSO2 Identity Server is open source and enjoys an active development community and transparent roadmap.⁽¹⁾ OAM is proprietary and closed-source, and its roadmap is available only under NDA or paid OAM support agreements.

A Single Product to License and Manage

With WSO2 Identity Server, organizations enjoy the simplicity and cost advantages of a single, unified product that handles access management and user management. Oracle, on the other hand, is made up of separate components for managing identities, access, and entitlements–each of which is licensed and administered separately.⁽²⁾

Designed for Extensibility and Integration

WSO2 Identity Server is designed for developers to readily extend and integrate with other apps and systems of record. OAM is costly and difficult to extend, and limited in how well it integrates with other systems outside the Oracle ecosystem.⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Modern, Standards-Oriented Architecture

WSO2 Identity Server offers modern RESTful APIs and supports OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, and WS-Trust natively. By comparison, OAM relies on older interfaces like proprietary SDKs, XML-based configurations, and SOAP-based web services, and has a more complex integration path, especially for modern web and mobile apps.⁽⁵⁾

Lower Cost and Excellent Support

WSO2 Identity Sever is consistently ranked very positively by customers for its affordability and the quality of its technical support, including customers’ ability to engage directly with engineers, not just ticket agents.⁽⁶⁾ By comparison, many OAM customers report high pricing and inadequate technical support.⁽³⁾

Intuitive Administration UX

WSO2 Identity Server provides a modern, easy-to-understand graphical administration portal. By comparison, some of Oracle’s administrative tasks require using APIs or command-line tools, which can be challenging for administrators who prefer an up-to-date interface.

Lightweight, Modular, and Cloud-Native

WSO2 Identity Server can operate with a minimum of 2GB of memory, and is up and running within 30 seconds, with Docker or Kubernetes deployment options. By comparison, OAM requires at least 32GB of memory and more than 10 minutes of startup time, making OAM deployments costly and difficult to run, especially in non-Oracle cloud environments.⁽⁷⁾

Security for AI Agents

Modern applications are AI-native. They empower organizations with new levels of productivity, creativity, and agility. Soon, WSO2 Identity Server will provide comprehensive security and careful monitoring to ensure their safe operation.

AI-Powered Configuration

Developers use natural language to describe their desired registration or login experience and WSO2 Identity Server will automatically generate the flow needed to realize it, greatly simplifying critical tasks that can take a long time or require significant expertise in IAM concepts.⁽⁸⁾

AI-Assisted Branding Capabilities

WSO2 Identity Server’s branding for user-facing components such as login dialogs, user portal and email communication uses AI to automatically create consistent, thorough branding.⁽⁹⁾ OAM’s approach involves manually editing .jsp pages or deploying external login pages in order to achieve the look and feel desired.⁽¹⁰⁾

CIAM Competence

WSO2 Identity Server leads the market in features designed for securing applications for consumers (B2C) and business customers & partners (B2B). For example, organization management, delegated administration, simplified branding, and much more, are included out-of-the-box. OAM was originally designed for internal workforce use cases.

Seamless Mobile App Authentication

With app-native authentication APIs, WSO2 Identity Server ensures a smooth login for mobile apps’ logins, even with MFA and advanced authentication methods. WIth OAM, developers use a separate browser-based authentication process or OAuth2 password grant for mobile apps ⁽¹¹⁾, creating a disjointed user experience.

On-Premises, SaaS, or Hybrid that Work Seamlessly

Oracle’s SaaS IAM (OICS) is completely separate from OAM, with different feature sets and UX, and no interoperability. It requires a complicated migration process to change deployment models. WSO2, on the other hand, offers on-premises, SaaS, and hybrid options all based on the same open source code base. This means seamless interoperability without migration.

	Identity Server	Oracle Access Management
Open Source
Low Cost of Ownership
Open, Vendor-Independent Community
Security for AI Agents
AI-Assisted Development
B2C & B2B CIAM Capabilities
API & Developer Orientation
Designed for Extensibility
Modern Standards

Asgardeo by WSO2 vs. Oracle Identity Cloud Service (OICS)

Open Source Heritage

Uses the same open source code base as WSO2 Identity Server. This promotes transparency and an open community. OICS, on the other hand, is a proprietary, closed source model.

Transparent, Low-Cost Pricing with Flexible Licensing Options

With Asgardeo, organizations enjoy the simplicity and cost advantages of a single, unified product, without requiring separate purchases for features like adaptive MFA. OICS pricing and licensing is proprietary and is often reported to be expensive and changing unpredictably.

Modern, Developer-Centric Approach

Asgardeo is built with a strong focus on developer experience, offering SDKs, quickstarts, and built-in support for modern app frameworks (React, Angular, etc.). It provides a low-code visual editor for workflows and integrations and built-in debugging tools, making it easier and faster to build and deploy identity features.

Built to be Extensible and Customizable

Asgardeo’s API-first design and seamless extensibility via webhooks and event triggers allows seamless integration with external monitoring, analytics, and fraud detection systems without modifying core authentication logic. OICS, on the other hand, relies heavily on predefined policies and configurations, and lacks flexibility to easily adapt, often requiring external modules such as Oracle Adaptive Security.

Deep Support for Customer IAM Use Cases

Asgardeo is designed for securing applications for consumers (B2C) and business customers & partners (B2B). For example, progressive profiling, consent management, user portal, and organization management are all included out-of-the-box. OICS focuses primarily on internal workforce use cases.

Superior Authentication and MFA Options Included

Asgardeo offers a more extensive set of authentication options out of the box, including FIDO2/WebAuthn and magic links passwordless methods, as well as integration with multiple third party providers. Unlike OICS, Asgardeo’s advanced capabilities like adaptive authentication and conditional access policies are built-in.

Advanced Authentication Flow Customization

Asgardeo provides a low-code Login Flow Editor and adaptive authentication scripting to enable highly customized authentication workflows. Developers can create multi-step authentication sequences, integrate external APIs, and enforce dynamic MFA based on user context. WIth OICS, adding custom authentication steps requires external tools or API-based interventions.

Flexible Identity Federation & Social Login Support

Asgardeo is built on open standards such as OAuth2, OIDC, SAML and WS-Federation, enabling seamless integration with third party IdPs, APIs and external services. It also offers easy-to-configure social login options with Google, Facebook, Apple, GitHub, and more.