BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs WALLIX Bastion comparison

BeyondTrust and WALLIX are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. BeyondTrust is ranked #12 with an average rating of 9.0, while WALLIX is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.0. BeyondTrust holds a 2.8% mindshare in PAM, compared to WALLIX’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of BeyondTrust users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of WALLIX users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and WALLIX Bastion are prominent competitors in the privileged access management sector. User feedback suggests WALLIX Bastion holds an advantage due to its comprehensive feature set and integration capabilities.

Features: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is recognized for robust session management, customizable reporting features, and flexibility across environments. WALLIX Bastion is noted for comprehensive security protocols, advanced threat detection, and seamless integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access users desire better mobile access functionalities, a more intuitive administrative interface, and improved scalability. WALLIX Bastion users suggest enhancements in scalability options, setup process, and interface user-friendliness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is praised for intuitive deployment and efficient customer service. WALLIX Bastion, although having a comprehensive deployment model, receives mixed reviews for its complex setup, suggesting BeyondTrust has more responsive support.

Pricing and ROI: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access offers cost-effectiveness, providing high ROI with reasonable setup costs. WALLIX Bastion, despite higher setup expenses, delivers satisfactory ROI through extensive features. Users frequently choose BeyondTrust for cost benefits, while WALLIX is preferred for those investing in more comprehensive security measures.

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Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Privileged Remo...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Access (15th)

WALLIX Bastion

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

8th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

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 BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is 2.8%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WALLIX Bastion is 4.0%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
WALLIX Bastion	4.0%
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access	2.8%
Other	93.2%

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Featured Reviews

Anil Kishore

Lead Engg. Information Assurance at ACPL Systems Pvt Ltd

Strong security with room for enhancements in AI analytics

We integrate with our Active Directory regarding the role-based access controls in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access.I have not yet utilized the endpoint least privilege management feature in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. There is a ready integration guide available for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, so there are no major issues. All API integration is available to integrate with. More organizations are moving towards cloud infrastructure with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. They are choosing this because they do not want to manage their on-premises and other hardware infrastructure. As we are not working with other vendors, I would rate BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access a 10 out of 10.

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René DRABO

Team Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Security has improved with monitored privileged sessions but the complex interface still needs work

I do not find WALLIX Bastion easy to use and ergonomic, but I have no clue about how much it costs. When I say it is not easy to use, I mean the interface is complex, but it might not be directly linked to the product; it might be linked to the way we implemented it in our context. The way we have to connect to a third Bastion and then launch another session bothers me. We also have some limitations, but I think this is linked to our context regarding how many times the session can stay open on the Windows session, which is not aligned with my needs. I am more of a promoter of other kinds of handling privileged access management with my use case, but it might not be linked to the tool; it is just because the implementation we made is not what I expect for my needs and it is not the way I want to work on my servers. In the past, I used the leader in PAM but cannot remember the name. I was more satisfied because the connection was more straightforward: I click on a button, make my authentication, and have my servers open, and this is the way I want it. The UI was the main reason why I thought the previous tool I was using was better.

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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

"The visibility of the solution's Vault works as it is supposed to: out-of-the-box for domain accounts, endpoints, and local accounts associated with discovery jobs."

"The privileged remote access platform is able to track and record everything that happens within a session."

"I like the enterprise credential manager. It's a connector that sits in PRA and tests the credentials for the end user with a process that will clean the password. This is one of PRA's primary features and simplifies user onboarding. There aren't many restrictions or complications. We can add the user while only opening one port, which is more than enough to access the PRA server. Every organization requires only four critical servers out of a hundred and some 50 production servers."

"It is a great tool, and everything has improved over here."

"The product has improved remote support capabilities since it works fine."

"The solution has improved the security of the client's network."

"I like all of it. You can access computers that are on a DMZ. You can access computers that are off the network and on the network. You pretty much have access to computers wherever they are. As long as they have the client on them, you can get to them. So, it is convenient, but its main feature is that you can use your smart card to elevate your privileges remotely. That's a great feature."

"If I need a privileged remote access solution in my future endeavors, BeyondTrust's offering will be my go-to, and I recommend it for any size of business."

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"WALLIX Bastion is a security tool that protects us, and I think we are protected with this tool."

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

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

"I feel WALLIX is better because it's simple, seamless, and easy to integrate."

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

"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."

"WALLIX Bastion is a great solution that evolves with new features, unlike competitors like CyberArk."

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

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Cons

"At the moment, I don't see any major problems with it. If anything, they can just change the look and feel of the login screen because it looks too simple to me. It does not have so much information. When you get to the login screen of the solution, you should have more information. We also have BeyondTrust Remote Support, and the login page looks similar to BeyondTrust Privilege Remote Access. I would love to see more rich information on the login screen or landing page so that rather than having a regular sign-in screen or page where you just provide a username and password and get into the solution, you should have more insight into what the solution does. I've mentioned this to them every time I have had an opportunity."

"The SaaS offering isn't particularly scalable; the more endpoints we added, the more sluggish the tool became."

"Changing your password should be simplified, and there should not be a charge for it."

"It would be very nice if it has an enterprise vault."

"One thing that's confusing is the way of setting up group policies and permissions. It is very complicated."

"It would be very nice if it has an enterprise vault. Currently, it can interact with Password Safe, which is a separate solution and equivalent to Thycotic Secret Server. Instead of having Password Safe as a separate entity, they should combine it with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. They have done it in some way, but it is not an enterprise tech solution."

"The integration client, backup solution, and SSO setup and provisioning could be improved. There isn't any documented or supported user provisioning currently, which slows down the processes of onboarding and assigning permissions. I would like to see this improved soon."

"The solution's Vault is a nice feature. It helps to securely share a security password in teams, but it is not at the level of a password management solution."

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

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

"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."

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

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

"I do not find WALLIX Bastion easy to use and ergonomic."

"The product doesn't have behavior analytics."

"WALLIX Bastion is GUI-driven, but it sometimes needs some management."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is pretty good for the features and services that it provides. It is not outrageous. I'm not aware of any additional charges or anything like that."

"I rate the product's pricing a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is high, and ten is low. It is an expensive product."

"My client found the solution a bit expensive but considering their use case and requirements, they didn't have any other choice. As far as I know, implementation and licensing are the only costs."

"I wasn't directly involved in the licensing and pricing, but I can say that PRA is licensed per endpoint added to the Vault. I would advise users to take frequent exports of their license usage package; it's a simple feature that provides a spreadsheet of every machine in the Vault. This helps to cut down on duplicate licenses, which can happen by adding the same endpoint using an IP address and a fully qualified domain name, for instance. The implementation is an additional cost, and they offer several tiers, so the price varies. There are also some optional add-ons, so I would advise people to research the product well and find out precisely what they need regarding features. The Advanced Web Access add-on provides some required functionality when interfacing with websites; that's one to consider."

"The price is pretty expensive, but you get what you pay for and this is a great product."

"PRA was one of the cheapest solutions that we evaluated."

"Don't get into a situation where you are licensing per desktop or per person until you fully understand the licensing."

"Though the solution was a bit expensive, the overall pricing was average."

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

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Improving technical support for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is essential. When I communicate with technical support for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, the response time is very slow.

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What is your primary use case for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

When we are using BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access with FortiGate or some Cisco third-party products, we collaborate with both vendors, take the requirement, and follow up with the technical te...

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What advice do you have for others considering BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

I have not utilized the endpoint least privilege management feature in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access as I have only been using it for eight or nine months. I am not working with other produc...

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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?

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What is your primary use case for WALLIX Bastion?

The major use cases for WALLIX Bastion are general privileged access management, such as connecting to a server or securing SSH.

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Also Known As

Bomgar Privileged Access

Bastion

Overview

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access enhances network security with flexibility and FIPS-compliant encryption. It enables rapid deployment without a VPN, simplifying credential handling and compliance while reducing complexity in remote work environments.

Designed to secure internal and vendor access to servers, applications, and energy grids, BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access supports compliance requirements such as NERC, NIST, and FedRAMP. It manages RDP sessions, credential rotations, and high-privilege access, serving as a VPN alternative. Active Directory integration and robust vault features simplify credential management. With session and access monitoring, it offers enhanced security and control, facilitating a smooth transition to cloud-based deployments while improving network operations.

What are the key features of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Strong Security: FIPS compliance and encryption ensure data protection.
Rapid Deployment: Set up quickly without relying on a VPN.
User Management: Seamless control through integration with Active Directory.
Advanced Access Controls: Enhance monitored access to sensitive systems.
Vault Features: Simplify credential handling and rotation.

What benefits can users expect from BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Flexibility: Adaptable to different IT environments.
Enhanced Security: Protects remote access and sensitive data.
Compliance Support: Meets standards like NERC, NIST, and FedRAMP.
Simplified Deployment: Reduces setup time and complexity.
Monitored Access: Provides comprehensive session tracking and reporting.

Enterprises in industries like energy, finance, and technology deploy BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access to control and monitor secure access, aligning with strict regulatory requirements. Its capability to integrate seamlessly with existing systems and support cloud-based transitions makes it a strategic tool for enhancing operational efficiency and security.

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WALLIX Bastion is a Linux-based solution designed for password management, access control, and session monitoring. Its browser-based access minimizes VPN needs while supporting third-party access, focusing on compliance and security.

WALLIX Bastion offers comprehensive security features like password rotation and session recording. It ensures secure connections and limits public port exposure, integrating seamlessly with other systems. Although the interface requires simplification, it provides intelligent privilege control and supports secure external vendor connections.

What are the most noteworthy features of WALLIX Bastion?

Password Management: Automatically rotates and secures access credentials.
Access Manager: Offers control and visibility over privileged accounts.
Seamless Integration: Easily aligns with existing IT infrastructure.
Session Management: Records and monitors user activity.
Browser-based Access: Eliminates the need for VPNs with secure web access.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Enhanced Security: Prevents unauthorized access and data breaches.
Compliance Assurance: Meets industry regulations for data protection.
Efficient Access Control: Streamlines management of multiple accounts.
Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces operational costs with optimized resource use.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies privileged access management.

In medical industries, WALLIX Bastion aids in maintaining HIPAA compliance by monitoring sessions, offering secure remote access management crucial for international companies auditing CLI commands. It supports Active Directory security training, benefiting enterprises managing sensitive data and application access.

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Sample Customers

Horizon Beverage, Air Liquide, Gateway Bank of Florida

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