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BeyondTrust Password Safe vs WALLIX Bastion 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:
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
BeyondTrust Password Safe customer service is responsive and professional, but some users report inconsistent resolution times for technical issues.
No sentiment score available
WALLIX Bastion customer service is praised for knowledgeable 24/7 support, despite occasional imprecision and lengthy resolution times.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.8
BeyondTrust Password Safe requires improvements in documentation, support, UI, integration, deployment, control, syncing, backups, scheduling, and pricing.
Sentiment score
5.1
WALLIX Bastion requires improvements in security features, password management, user interface, and licensing for better performance and efficiency.
The main problem of Bastion, CyberArk, and WALLIX is that they have the same interface for both administration and users, which is not a good idea from a security perspective.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
BeyondTrust Password Safe is praised for its high scalability and adaptability across different environments, though some question Windows scalability.
Sentiment score
7.7
WALLIX Bastion offers scalable asset management from one platform, widely used by banks, despite scaling challenges in mergers.
Bastion is not built for certain types of scaling, such as when a company buys another company and wants to use the same Bastion.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
BeyondTrust Password Safe provides cost-effective, flexible licensing with comprehensive features, making it a popular enterprise choice over competitors.
No sentiment score available
WALLIX Bastion provides flexible, cost-effective licensing with quick setup, offering asset or user-based options for adaptable pricing.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Opinions on BeyondTrust Password Safe's stability vary; recent improvements noted, but occasional crashes persist for some users.
Sentiment score
7.9
WALLIX Bastion is highly stable and reliable for large organizations, though it offers fewer features than top PAM systems.
CyberArk is not completely stable as it depends on internet connection and architecture.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.9
BeyondTrust Password Safe excels in security and compliance with features like session recording, password vaulting, and intuitive UI integration.
Sentiment score
8.7
WALLIX Bastion provides secure, agentless privileged access management with browser-based operation, seamless integration, and advanced auditing features.
Bastion provides a kind of isolation between the administration laptop and the server you want to administer.
 

Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Password Safe
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (6th)
WALLIX Bastion
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of BeyondTrust Password Safe is 3.1%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WALLIX Bastion is 9.7%, up from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

Vinay Dabas - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows us to automatically rotate passwords, set the complexity, and enforce password policies on privileged accounts
The database instance onboarding should be simplified. The problem is that you can scan the assets and databases inside a server, but you cannot onboard them or manage them with the smart tools. It has to be done manually. I think they should try to include more custom platforms. With the databases, there were some issues. The databases are inside the servers, and it was a bit difficult to scan the databases. Apart from that, the rest of the assets were easy to scan and integrate. It's difficult to onboard the database. You can scan and find them, but you have to onboard the databases manually. You cannot onboard databases using Smart Rules databases. Database instances are difficult to onboard and must be done manually. The applications should be more like in the SDK. They have good API support now.
Herve Choupot - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhancing administration security with critical feature improvements needed
My primary use case is to make a training about Active Directory security. In my experience, I work with Bastion. I emphasize the importance of having a good knowledge of Bastion to avoid vulnerabilities It helps by providing some security features for administration, although it's crucial to be…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BeyondTrust Password Safe?
The pricing is nice. It is a yearly basis license. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Password Safe?
The only improvement I could suggest would be standardizing documentation, but that's more the responsibility of the implementing engineer rather than BeyondTrust Password Trust itself. The documen...
What is your primary use case for BeyondTrust Password Safe?
Our use case was allowing users to connect with their regular, non-privileged user ID and automatically connect to a designated privileged account for target systems or databases. This prevented us...
What do you like most about WALLIX Bastion?
The support is great. They offer 24/7 support, but the specific level of support depends on your subscription. There's a weekday-only option, and a 24/7 option that covers all days of the week. The...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WALLIX Bastion?
The solution's pricing is comparable to that of other products.
What needs improvement with WALLIX Bastion?
The disadvantage is that they have to optimize it to use fewer resources. They have to go forward and add some technology to grow so fast. It needs to meet certain PQI solutions, including single s...
 

Also Known As

BeyondTrust PowerBroker Password Safe
Bastion
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Aera Energy LLC, Care New England, James Madison University
RTBF, Pharmagest, Michelin Group, Niort Hospital
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