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ARCON Privileged Access Management vs One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix 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)
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
One Identity Privileged Acc...
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
33rd
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of ARCON Privileged Access Management is 2.5%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ARCON Privileged Access Management2.5%
One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix1.0%
Other96.5%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

DS
System and DBA at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Enhanced security through session monitoring and activity recording
From an end-user point of view, it would be beneficial if the system could provide information about the last login. This would help identify if the server was accessed by me or if someone has potentially stolen my credentials. It would provide a clearer picture of whether ARCON Privileged Access Management is accessed by an authentic user.
Hicham Barnoussi - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at Smpl ID
A reliable solution with great password and session management
The setup process depends on the environment of the customer. It's not dependent on the solution. For customers with normal use cases and scenarios, it's a straightforward implementation, but for a customer with more than one environment, they may have BeyondTrust in one environment and Safeguard in another one. When they want to consolidate later, there may be complications. It depends on the devices and assets they would like to have under their PAM solution. The standard time for implementation is four weeks. I rate the setup an eight out of ten. There needs to be a dedicated resource for maintenance.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a go-ahead for any organization that is looking to meet their compliance and audit requirements."
"100% compliant and you don't have to maintain ID management for each and every user."
"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 solution was suited for the purpose when we evaluated it, and it has also evolved to meet the different needs, additional needs."
"By manually keeping the user logs, we can understand and manage all the operationalized tasks."
"It has all the features that we require and this solution is good for us, and we have been using it for a long time."
"The best part of this product is the administrator convenience. The portal is very user-friendly. An administrator can use it very easily."
"Previously, we had to go through some effort to change the credentials of our devices. The process was subject to human error... For things like managing credentials, some kind of register had to be maintained. With the Password Vault of ARCON, all these processes are automated. The credentials are changed, as per the schedule. The information is encrypted, kept in our vault, and sent to all the email addresses within the ARCON solution itself."
"Privileged Access Suite's best feature is it's straightforward to use."
"The most valuable features are session and password management."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to use."
"The technical support for this solution is very good."
"Privileged Access Suite's best feature is it's straightforward to use."
"Safeguard is a mature solution and is implemented by a large number of customers."
 

Cons

"This product is lacking in terms of dashboarding analytics and should have user behavior analytics. It should also have better dashboarding for executive management and security managers, which this product is missing."
"Managing users is difficult, so that is something that can be improved."
"They need to support all web browsers. At the moment it only supports Explorer, IE. They have to come up with a solution to support all browsers."
"I'll provide feedback on additional features after the project is completed. I think it would be better to comment on that after the implementation is finished."
"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."
"They need to support all web browsers. At the moment it only supports Explorer, IE."
"For the in-house built applications, they need to provide good, solid access through their portal."
"The usability should be expanded to other browsers like Chrome and Firefox."
"I rate the technical support a six out of ten. The technical support of One Identity depends on the case; if it is product-related, it takes quite a while, and they have to go back to the product management team."
"There is a new trend of not having any privileged users or accounts."
"Product management should be improved."
"Product management should be improved."
"Privileged Access Suite's interface could be better."
"Privileged Access Suite's interface could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Their licensing model is very simple, as it is based on the number of endpoints which you want to manage along with the number of users and administrators which you want to use."
"We have a subscription to use this solution."
"There are no major concerns with licensing because we can handle multiple servers in our kiosk system."
"I definitely feel the product's pricing is a good value. It is one of the best products we have. The licensing is server-based."
"Pricing and licensing are good, very aggressive."
"The licensing is simple, and there are only two types licensing: device licensing and user-based licensing."
"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."
"They do have some licenses, which are required for things like Linux servers. However, in my environment, we do not have Linux servers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise17
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ARCON Privileged Access Management?
From an end-user point of view, it would be beneficial if the system could provide information about the last login. This would help identify if the server was accessed by me or if someone has pote...
What is your primary use case for ARCON Privileged Access Management?
Currently, I access our server through the R-Course application, which serves as a part of RDP, Remote ( /products/remote-reviews ) Desktop. However, I connect to my RDP server through the ARCON Pr...
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Also Known As

ARCON ARCOS, ARCON PAM
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Sample Customers

RAK Bank, AXIS Bank, Reliance Capital, Kotak Life Insurance, MTS
University of East Anglia, nForce Secure, dunnhumby
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