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ARCON Privileged Access Management vs ManageEngine PAM360 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ARCON Privileged Access Man...
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine PAM360
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
12th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of ARCON Privileged Access Management is 3.6%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine PAM360 is 4.5%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

PRAVINKHISMATRAO - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced compliance and security through detailed action recordings
We have used ARCON Privileged Access Management for recording videos of user actions taken after logging into systems. Around thirty people, including network engineers, server engineers, and application engineers, use it in the company There hasn't been a notable financial benefit for our…
Prasanthraj PN - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-deploy and affordable tool for access control monitoring
If I consider that most of the users are getting connected from a remote level and take into consideration that industries prefer to go for SaaS-based solutions and multi-factor authentication, I don't see any features associated with multi-factor authentication in ManageEngine PAM360. If ManageEngine PAM360 can introduce multi-factor authentication, then it would be great from a security aspect.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of ARCON Privileged Access Management is the recording of sessions. It has all the basic features we need to fulfill our use case."
"The best part of this product is the administrator convenience. The portal is very user-friendly. An administrator can use it very easily."
"The initial setup was very simple. There was only one server we had to setup. We needed to store all the passwords, and a secure database is used."
"The video logs help us to identify any misuse of privileged accounts."
"100% compliant and you don't have to maintain ID management for each and every user."
"One standout feature of ARCON is its ability to resolve lagging issues, especially noticeable in Linux environments."
"One important feature is the administrator access, mainly for Windows machines as well as Linux machines. It is important for us because there is accountability associated with each user ID. And the recordings are also helpful."
"The deployment process for the solution was easy...The solution's technical support team was good."
"PAM360 stands out due to its remote session recording capabilities, which allow us to track who accessed which server and identify any changes."
"Our clients use this solution for the rotation of keys and passwords. It is a part of logs."
"ManageEngine PAM360 is an easy-to-use solution with competitive pricing compared to brands like Delinea and CyberArk."
"We can use it remotely as well."
"Deployment is very quick, and only a one-time installation process is required for ManageEngine PAM360."
"PAM360 stands out due to its remote session recording capabilities, which allow us to track who accessed which server and identify any changes."
 

Cons

"There are no APIs readily available... I'm working on automation for ARCON so that whatever the ARCON administrator is doing will be automated, rather than having to do it manually. For that, I had to spend months to get the API developed myself. Having that handy out of the box, that would really help..."
"A few areas for improvement in ARCON would be performance optimization, ensuring smoother management."
"The solution lacks to offer a governance mechanism for operational technology assets."
"Currently, along with the upgrade of the ARCON solution, we have to consider the desktops and the endpoints from where the solution will have to be accessed. We have to upgrade those endpoints and desktops as well. So upgrades are not smooth."
"The solution needs more work on the password management side of things. Password management is a big challenge for us, and I would like to improve this aspect. We're finding that BeyondTrust is better in this regard, which is why we're probably going to migrate over. It will offer better security I think."
"Initially, there were some issues with .NET applications in Windows 10 systems."
"If you take Microsoft hypervisor - which comes with its own interface, its own web layer, etc. - something like that also requires privileged IDs. As per our institution policy now, everything has to come through ARCON. We have demanded that these kind of advanced features also should be there."
"Managing users is difficult, so that is something that can be improved."
"PAM360's dashboard needs improvement for clearer presentations, similar to ManageEngine products like AD audit plus and Password Manager Plus, which offer a clearer picture."
"ManageEngine PAM360 could benefit from more automation activities and a user interface change."
"I would rate the scalability at five out of ten. It's average."
"There could be improvement in latency and accessing resources for the product."
"If you want a cost effective solution and very competitive pricing, you should go with this product."
"PAM360's dashboard needs improvement for clearer presentations, similar to ManageEngine products like AD audit plus and Password Manager Plus, which offer a clearer picture."
"I don't see any features associated with multi-factor authentication in ManageEngine PAM360."
"It should have better documentation about how to install, work and configure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution’s pricing is neither cheap nor expensive."
"There are no major concerns with licensing because we can handle multiple servers in our kiosk system."
"We have a subscription to use this solution."
"Pricing is reasonable."
"The product's pricing is a good value. It's appropriately priced. The product has all the required features. It doesn't work in some of the areas but, right now overall, it's pretty good."
"ARCON is a will give you all the features in a very cost-effective solution. Pricing and licensing is very good compared to other players in the market."
"The cost of this product is very cheap, comparatively in the global market."
"The product is available with competitive pricing. Licensing is not complex. We calculated the license requirements by counting the number of admins and the number of devices which were going to integrate with it."
"The product is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"Though I don't have the exact numbers related to the cost of the solution, I can say that it costs somewhere around INR 7,00,000 for ten licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
58%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Retailer
3%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ARCON Privileged Access Management?
In terms of improvements, I suggest implementing password rotation for service-based accounts, as that should be included.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine PAM360?
PAM360's dashboard needs improvement for clearer presentations, similar to ManageEngine products like AD audit plus and Password Manager Plus, which offer a clearer picture. Comparatively, FortiFEM...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine PAM360?
We deployed PAM360 for our team of over sixty engineers, who log into multiple servers like Linux and Windows. We were not able to track login locations, assigned engineers, and vendors visiting si...
What advice do you have for others considering ManageEngine PAM360?
I would rate the solution seven out of ten. There are some features besides the dashboard and settings that are very smart, however, the dashboard is not very smart. Adding AI features is needed to...
 

Also Known As

ARCON ARCOS, ARCON PAM
PAM360
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

RAK Bank, AXIS Bank, Reliance Capital, Kotak Life Insurance, MTS
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