About Imprivata
Imprivata sells identity and access management software for organizations where fast, secure access to applications and devices is critical, with a strong focus on healthcare. Its platform aims to protect data and applications while keeping workflow friction low for clinicians and other staff who log in many times per day.
Core capabilities include single sign-on, MFA, mobile access, analytics on user behavior and access, privileged access security, remote support, and identity threat detection and response. Healthcare-specific modules cover monitoring of patient privacy and drug diversion, medical device access management, biometric patient authentication and electronic prescribing for controlled substances.
The vendor also targets manufacturing, state and local government, financial services, gaming and transportation, and highlights objectives such as shared device and kiosk access, passwordless authentication, third-party access control and cyber insurance requirements. Imprivata is a commercial product sold through direct and reseller channels.
Key features
- Single sign-on for clinical workflows
- Multifactor authentication for staff
- Shared device and kiosk access
- Patient privacy monitoring
- Drug diversion monitoring
- Privileged access security
- Electronic prescribing for controlled substances
Good fit for
- →Speeding clinician logins on shared workstations
- →Meeting EPCS authentication requirements
- →Monitoring access to patient records
- Tags
- identity-access-management
- sso
- mfa
- healthcare
- privileged-access
- patient-privacy
- enterprise
Imprivata: questions and answers
- What is Imprivata used for?
- Imprivata is digital identity and access management for healthcare and other regulated industries, with single sign-on, MFA, privileged access and patient privacy tools. It is a good fit for speeding clinician logins on shared workstations, meeting EPCS authentication requirements and monitoring access to patient records.
- How much does Imprivata cost?
- Imprivata doesn't publish fixed prices; pricing is quoted on request.
- Is Imprivata open source?
- No. Imprivata is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Imprivata include Keycloak and privacyIDEA.
- What are some alternatives to Imprivata?
- Imprivata competes with Okta, Duo Security and Ping Identity. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Imprivata alternatives.
Open-source alternatives to Imprivata
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Keycloak
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privacyIDEA
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:closed_lock_with_key: multi factor authentication system (2FA, MFA, OTP, FIDO Server)
AGPL-3.0vs Duo Security★ 1.8k
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SuperTokens
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Open Source User Authentication. Build fast, maintain control, with reasonable pricing.
OSSvs Auth0★ 15k
ZITADEL
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ZITADEL - Identity infrastructure, simplified for you.
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Casdoor
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SaaS alternatives to Imprivata
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Okta
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Cloud identity platform for workforce single sign-on, multifactor authentication and lifecycle management
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Duo Security
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Cisco's multi-factor authentication and device trust service for workforces
SaaS
Ping Identity
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Enterprise workforce and customer identity management with SSO and MFA
SaaS
OneLogin
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Cloud single sign-on and MFA for workforce identity, from One Identity
SaaS
HYPR
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Passwordless and phishing-resistant MFA for workforce and customers
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RSA
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Enterprise MFA, SSO and identity governance with hardware and software tokens
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