Azure Bastion vs Versa Director comparison

Microsoft and Versa Networks are both solutions in the Network Monitoring Software category. Microsoft is ranked #24 with an average rating of 9.0, while Versa Networks is ranked #51 with an average rating of 9.0. Microsoft holds a 0.2% mindshare in NMS, compared to Versa Networks’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Versa Networks users who would recommend it.

Azure Bastion

Read 12 Azure Bastion reviews

335 Views
175 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Versa Director

Read 4 Versa Director reviews

373 Views
278 Comparison Views

75% willing to recommend

Azure Bastion

Versa Director

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Versa Director and Azure Bastion compete in network management and security. Azure Bastion stands out for its security features and Azure integration, while Versa Director is favored for cost-effective network management.

Features: Versa Director offers centralized SD-WAN control, rich analytics, and comprehensive network management. Azure Bastion provides secure RDP and SSH access, eliminates public IP exposure, and integrates seamlessly with Azure services.

Room for Improvement: Versa Director could improve with streamlined deployment, enhanced UI, and greater cloud integration. Azure Bastion might enhance its features with broader network management tools, reduced cost, and more flexible deployment options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Azure Bastion has easy deployment within Azure and strong support. Versa Director offers customizable deployments both on-premises and in the cloud with personalized customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Versa Director is cost-efficient with a low initial investment and solid ROI. Azure Bastion has a higher initial cost but offers value through its security integration in Azure-centric organizations.

To learn more, read our detailed Azure Bastion vs. Versa Director Report (Updated: April 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Azure Bastion vs. Versa Director

April 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 850,028 peers since 2012

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

Azure Bastion

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

24th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (6th), Microsoft Security Suite (19th)

Versa Director

Ranking in Network Monitoring Software

51st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of Azure Bastion is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Versa Director is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

Aladin Steiner

Head of Value Stream Azure at SmartIT Services AG

Has good scalability and provides secure access to the virtual machines

The product improved the security posture of our organization. We don’t have open ports and connect them to servers using it. We can carry out two-factor authentication to protect the devices with conditional access features. It would be nice to have a feature to copy and paste the files into servers. I rate the product a nine out of ten.

Read full review

PriyankDubey

Product manager at Ernst & Young

User-friendly and simpler than its competitors

Versa Director's best feature is the ease of configuration and customer and vendor management. Its UI is also excellent compared to Fortinet and Cisco Versa Director's on-prem SD-WAN hardware and SSL VPN software are not integrated, so you have to buy a separate subscription for the SSL VPN. In…

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's setup is easy."

"It provides all the security to us. Without getting on the internet, we can access our servers. We can access our desktop through our web browser. We don't need to run the mstsc command and login to the VM. All those things are not required."

"Overall, I had a very positive experience."

"Azure Bastion makes it easy to provide quick virtual machine access to our customers."

"The solution's most valuable feature is that it is easy to use...It is modernized, so I can create complex infrastructures."

"The ability to operate the product with scripting is excellent."

"The connection to virtual machines is very useful."

"As an Azure consultant, for me, it is the best way to give the administrator access as you can manage the permission - including who can access Bastion."

More Azure Bastion pros

"The most valuable feature of Versa Director is analytics."

"Versa Director is the fastest engineering tool and is ideal for use without product management."

"Versa Director's best feature is the ease of configuration and customer and vendor management."

"The most valuable functionality is some of the policy pieces that are quite useful."

Cons

"Azure Bastion does its job. However, it would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote Desktop emulation."

"Speaking of AI, having Microsoft Copilot in Azure Bastion would be good."

"Currently, Azure Bastion does not allow for direct data transfer between desktops. A storage solution must be created to transfer data, and this requires additional permissions like ACL or NFS."

"The protocol speed could be faster."

"There are some challenges because Bastion is more compatible with Edge but not with the other browsers. As an organization, it doesn't make sense that we have to use only Edge. We should be able to access Bastion over Chrome, Mozilla, or Opera. It should be our choice."

"The solution breaks down sometimes."

"We are not able to copy and paste files directly into the server over the patch host. We have to transfer files over to Azure Storage."

"There is room for improvement with AI features. I would like to see integrated AI features with Azure Bastion, especially for connectivity issues."

More Azure Bastion cons

"What needs improvement in Versa Director is maturity because, from an operating point of view, it's not mature enough. You'll still need to do a lot of research on Versa Director, so if it could mature faster, that would be very good."

"It requires some simplification."

"Versa Director's deployment process is not the best."

"Versa could be more AI-oriented."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is a lower decision point than high-quality security for our organization. Better security comes at a cost, but it's worth it, and that's what we tell our customers."

"It does not save money for us."

"Azure Bastion's pricing is good."

"The tool is cheaply priced. I would say that the product is free to use."

"Having to buy separate licenses for the on-prem SD-WAN hardware and SSL VPN software makes Versa Director very costly compared to other solutions like Fortinet and Cisco."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Network Monitoring Software solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

850,028 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion makes it easy to provide quick virtual machine access to our customers.

See all answers

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

The price is not necessarily cheaper, but it is acceptable. We are satisfied with the licensing on a yearly basis.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion does its job. However, it would be nice to have the capability to cut and paste across desktops, similar to old-fashioned Remote ( /products/remote-reviews ) Desktop emulation. I am u...

See all answers

What do you like most about Versa Director?

Versa Director is the fastest engineering tool and is ideal for use without product management.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Versa Director?

Versa could be more AI-oriented.

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Versa Director?

We use the solution to monitor customer networks.

See all answers

Comparisons

Azure Firewall vs Azure Bastion

Compared 25% of the time

Azure Front Door vs Azure Bastion

Compared 20% of the time

Azure Web Application Firewall vs Azure Bastion

Compared 18% of the time

TeamViewer Remote Management vs Azure Bastion

Compared 13% of the time

Zabbix vs Azure Bastion

Compared 8% of the time

More Azure Bastion Competitors

SolarWinds NPM vs Versa Director

Compared 56% of the time

Zabbix vs Versa Director

Compared 44% of the time

More Versa Director Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Azure Bastion

May 2025

Download Azure Bastion product report

Buyer's Guide

Network Monitoring Software

April 2025

Download Versa Director product report

Also Known As

No data available

Versa Networks Director

Overview

Azure Bastion is a service you deploy that lets you connect to a virtual machine using your browser and the Azure portal. The Azure Bastion service is a fully platform-managed PaaS service that you provision inside your virtual network. It provides secure and seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your virtual machines directly from the Azure portal over TLS. When you connect via Azure Bastion, your virtual machines do not need a public IP address, agent, or special client software.

Microsoft

Versa Director is Versa Networks’ virtualization and service creation platform that simplifies the creation, automation and delivery of services using Versa WAN edge software, FlexVNF. Versa Director provides the essential management, monitoring and orchestration capabilities needed to deliver Versa’s Secure Cloud IP architecture network and security software services. Services supported by Versa include routing and advanced connectivity to direct traffic across multilink WAN access and simplify control for SD-WAN with embedded advanced security

Versa Networks

Buyer's Guide

Azure Bastion vs. Versa Director

April 2025

Free Report: Azure Bastion vs. Versa Director

Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Bastion vs. Versa Director and other solutions. Updated: April 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

850,028 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Azure Bastion vs. Versa Director report.

See our list of best Network Monitoring Software vendors.

We monitor all Network Monitoring Software reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.