ARCON Privileged Access Management vs WALLIX Bastion comparison

ARCON and WALLIX are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. ARCON is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while WALLIX is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.2. ARCON holds a 4.0% mindshare in PAM, compared to WALLIX’s 8.2% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of ARCON users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of WALLIX users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

ARCON Privileged Access Management and WALLIX Bastion are key players in the privileged access management sector. Despite ARCON's edge in pricing and support, WALLIX Bastion's advanced features make it a leading choice for comprehensive needs.

Features: ARCON Privileged Access Management provides scalability, advanced analytics, and effective device management. WALLIX Bastion offers seamless integration capabilities, ease of access management, and versatility suited for complex environments, giving it a slight edge in feature richness.

Room for Improvement: ARCON could address complexity during the initial setup and enhance navigation usability. WALLIX should focus on improving detailed documentation and user education resources. Addressing these areas could enhance both products' usability and customer experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARCON offers flexible deployment options but users face initial configuration challenges. Its responsive customer service is highly valued. WALLIX provides straightforward deployment with reliable support, though response times can be longer. Overall, ARCON scores for customer service responsiveness while WALLIX offers simpler deployment.

Pricing and ROI: ARCON is noted for its competitive pricing and satisfying ROI, making it appealing for budget-conscious users. WALLIX, despite a higher price point, delivers significant value with its robust features and integration capabilities, thereby offering good ROI for those seeking comprehensive security measures.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ARCON Privileged Access Man...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WALLIX Bastion

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

5th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of ARCON Privileged Access Management is 4.0%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WALLIX Bastion is 8.2%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

PRAVINKHISMATRAO

Assistant Vice President at Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

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…

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Herve Choupot

CyberSecurity Architect at Novacelis

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"100% compliant and you don't have to maintain ID management for each and every user."

"After storing the administrator password in this password vault of the solution, the solution can automatically go and change the password based on the defined frequency with the defined complexity."

"Video and audio logs are there for any activities that the privileged admin carries out."

"It gives us a lot of comfort in terms of security level. Our infrastructure devices and servers are secured and nobody can have unauthorized access to them."

"Recording all videos of commands entered into devices is highly valuable."

"One of the main benefits we've experienced is that Arcon helps us manage all our team's tasks and provides recording capabilities."

"The video logs help us to identify any misuse of privileged accounts."

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"WALLIX Bastion's most valuable feature is the Access Manager because you can use it and access the data center without any client VPN."

"Bastion provides a kind of isolation between the administration laptop and the server you want to administer."

"The interface is very simple. It doesn't need any plug-ins, just browsers that are installed at the beginning."

"We use WALLIX Bastion to provide access and to monitor sessions."

"The solution's technical support team is helpful."

"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. They also have offices in different regions, including West Africa, so people there can easily get support. There's no need to worry about getting assistance."

"The setup process was simple, and the solution can be implemented within less than one day."

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Cons

"Managing users is difficult, so that is something that can be improved."

"Anti-bridging should be built into product."

"Currently, we can manage only the SSH or RDP connections, but there are many more devices that are present, apart from our SSH and RDP. We want all this to be part of the ARCON solution. For the password management, they should increase the pool of supported devices, they should have more connectors."

"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."

"The auto-password change feature which was recently added. It is supposed to change the password. However, in some cases, while changing the password, it has caused me to lose to connection due to network-related issues or something similar. What we need to have is a type of log for failure of password change."

"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."

"It should be browser-agnostic and, frankly, it is working well on Internet Explorer. It should work on popular browsers like Mozilla and Firefox."

"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."

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"The password management needs improvement. Management of Access Manager should be improved as well."

"Based on my experience as a sales tech person, one area of improvement could be a more unified licensing model."

"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."

"There should be more effort to increase the level of security."

"For me, the main issue has to do with the system performance itself."

"Reporting requires improvement; it is basic, allowing only CSV file extraction with no analytics features."

"It would be better if I could manage multiple accounts in one place, like CyberArk. With WALLIX, you can only manage one account, and you are given a separate category. You have to click on each connection to do anything. For example, CyberArk might give three options for one connection if you want to have an interactive user-level experience. But with WALLIX, you have to click three times to get that access. Also, the biggest disadvantage of WALLIX is the reporting. I feel like it's very weak in reporting when compared to the other solutions. As a solution, they're good and stable. But they need to make their reports neater and better. Right now, we're going to the console and then pressing buttons every single time."

"There could be more automation features for the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"There are no major concerns with licensing because we can handle multiple servers in our kiosk system."

"Product pricing is based on users and connections. We did not have to pay more for additional features."

"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."

"It is good value for our business. According to me, their competitors are more costly. Therefore, it is quite affordable. I find the ARCON to be much cheaper than the other products in the market."

"Pricing and licensing are good, very aggressive."

"The pricing and licensing model is very economical."

"Pricing is reasonable."

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"The solution's pricing is comparable to that of other products."

"Some extra price needs to be paid for license."

"The solution's price is mid-ranged."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

20%

Educational Organization

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARCON Privileged Access Management?

The product's deployment phase was easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARCON Privileged Access Management?

The pricing is considered not expensive and is best priced.

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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...

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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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WALLIX Bastion?

The price of WALLIX Bastion is rated five out of ten, positioning it in the middle. The cost is justified by the features and capabilities we receive.

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What needs improvement with WALLIX Bastion?

The auditing and reporting features of WALLIX Bastion could be improved. Customizable reports could be introduced to generate dynamic reports based on our requirements. Adding flowcharts for the re...

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Also Known As

ARCON ARCOS, ARCON PAM

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Overview

ARCON PAM is a full blown Privileged Access Management solution. It has a robust password vaulting technology that comes with AES- 256 Database encryption. Dual Factor Authentication, 4Eye Authentication functionalities and Granular Access Control enables an enterprise to block any unauthorized access attempt to critical information assets. All access is based on “Need to know” and “Need to do” basis. It has the largest connector stack. Its Single Sign On enables seamless access to a host of devices with just a single click.

The Solution enables an enterprise to monitor and analyze advanced threats in a real time. It has the best-in-class real-time threat analytics. It provides comprehensive audit trails and session recordings to ensure that all activities are tracked and these logs are encrypted and separately stored creating a legal hold.

Further, it has a highly scalable architecture that easily integrates with Third Party SIEM Solutions. It also supports cloud environment.

ARCON PAM is full-functionality solution at the most optimum pricing. More than 250 global enterprises spanning wide-ranging industries such as Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Government Organizations, Media, Health Care, and Fintech have deployed ARCON PAM as of today.

While the company continues to be a leader in India and the Middle East, it has gained a solid traction in Africa and APAC market thanks to its well-distributed global channel network and strong industry reputation it enjoys in the cyber security domain.

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WALLIX offers cybersecurity and privileged access management solutions that secure and protect your most critical IT assets.

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Sample Customers

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

RTBF, Pharmagest, Michelin Group, Niort Hospital

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