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Symantec Privileged Access Manager 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
4.3
Symantec Privileged Access Manager's customer service receives mixed reviews, with praise for support but concerns about response times and expertise.
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
3.5
Symantec Privileged Access Manager suffers from weak rule management, limited reporting, poor integration, and has scalability and support issues.
Sentiment score
5.1
WALLIX Bastion requires improvements in security features, password management, user interface, and licensing for better performance and efficiency.
Delinea is better than Symantec Privileged Access Manager in terms of security and features.
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
7.8
Symantec Privileged Access Manager excels in scalability for large enterprises, though identity management and peak usage issues need addressing.
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
Symantec Privileged Access Manager offers competitive pricing influenced by licensing and infrastructure costs, with planning and negotiation essential.
No sentiment score available
WALLIX Bastion provides flexible, cost-effective licensing with quick setup, offering asset or user-based options for adaptable pricing.
Symantec Privileged Access Manager is potentially cheaper than other solutions.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Symantec Privileged Access Manager is generally stable, with occasional initial challenges and Java-related issues reported by users.
Sentiment score
7.9
WALLIX Bastion is highly stable and reliable for large organizations, though it offers fewer features than top PAM systems.
I've never seen the cluster going down.
CyberArk is not completely stable as it depends on internet connection and architecture.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.1
Symantec Privileged Access Manager enhances security with access controls, seamless integration, and user-friendly management of privileged credentials.
Sentiment score
8.7
WALLIX Bastion provides secure, agentless privileged access management with browser-based operation, seamless integration, and advanced auditing features.
The agent-based credential management solution allows clients to programmatically use the agent to collect passwords during runtime from Symantec Privileged Access Manager.
Bastion provides a kind of isolation between the administration laptop and the server you want to administer.
 

Categories and Ranking

Symantec Privileged Access ...
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
21st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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 Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.7%, down from 1.8% 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

Krishnan Srinivasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhances credential management and relatively inexpensive but needs feature improvements
I work for a service provider company, and we implement Symantec Privileged Access Manager solutions for our clients, which include various banking and mining clients We have implemented both the remote access and credential management features. The agent-based credential management solution…
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
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
Pricing is reasonable. It's neither as expensive as BeyondTrust nor as cheap as other solutions. One can negotiate corporate discounts through franchises, as Broadcom manages most customers through...
What needs improvement with Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
Broadcom has neglected product development since acquiring Symantec, and nothing major has been added to PAM. The product has not kept up with market demands or introduced new features to compete w...
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

CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager
Bastion
 

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Sample Customers

NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft
RTBF, Pharmagest, Michelin Group, Niort Hospital
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