One Identity Safeguard vs WALLIX Bastion comparison

One Identity and WALLIX are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. One Identity is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8, while WALLIX is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.0. One Identity holds a 4.4% mindshare in PAM, compared to WALLIX’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of One Identity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of WALLIX users who would recommend it.

One Identity Safeguard

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95% willing to recommend

WALLIX Bastion

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

One Identity Safeguard and WALLIX Bastion compete in the privileged access management market. Based on the data, One Identity Safeguard excels in pricing and customer support satisfaction, while WALLIX Bastion wins users over with feature-rich offerings.

Features: One Identity Safeguard offers solid auditing capabilities, integration flexibility, and a reliable licensing model. WALLIX Bastion provides ease of use, robust session management, and comprehensive feature offerings.

Room for Improvement: One Identity Safeguard could improve its scalability, reporting functions, and perhaps its analytics. WALLIX Bastion might benefit from enhancements in analytics, broader integration options, and faster service response times.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: One Identity Safeguard is valued for clear deployment guides and accessible support, while WALLIX Bastion is noted for a straightforward setup process but could improve response times.

Pricing and ROI: One Identity Safeguard offers competitive pricing with user satisfaction in its licensing model concerning ROI. WALLIX Bastion's setup may be more expensive initially, but its comprehensive features provide a return that users find justifies the cost.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

One Identity Safeguard

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (1st)

WALLIX Bastion

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

6th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of One Identity Safeguard is 4.4%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WALLIX Bastion is 4.4%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
One Identity Safeguard	4.4%
WALLIX Bastion	4.4%
Other	91.2%

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Featured Reviews

Sindre Toft

Senior Information Technology Consultant at Helse Nord IKT

Centralized privileged access has improved control and now supports secure vendor billing oversight

The transparent mode is a seamless approach when using it. We have some issues with it, but we are working on it to make it work for us. Managing remote access for privileged users with the secure remote access feature is both easy and hard depending on the scenario we face. We have some systems that are easy and take not even a minute to set up, while others take a bit longer. We are in the middle of integrating One Identity Safeguard with the IGA solution, Identity Manager. We have some A2A setups, but it is not optimal. We are using RPA for developers, not actually RPA accounts, but that is something we are working on. We are also using the service account password rotation on the asset to some degree, and we are exploring options there. For integrating One Identity Safeguard, figuring out how password rotation works is a bit difficult because we have to make custom integrations. After that, it was no problem really. For the A2A use, it is not as easy as using something like HashiCorp's password management tools. It is mostly for certain features in One Identity Safeguard that I would like some improvements. Some of the things you can do in entitlements, there is a lot you can do there, but not everything is optimal. You have to have duplicates of a lot of things to make it work the way you want.

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Abdulaziz Alghamdi

System Engineer at Saudia technic

Password management secures sessions but auditing features need enhancement

The most valuable feature of WALLIX Bastion is its password management capability, which is central to safeguarding sensitive information. The password rotation feature changes passwords after eight sessions, thus protecting both our sessions and assets. Additionally, the workflow feature is unique to WALLIX solutions, enhancing our access security. It is the only solution we found with this feature, making it a distinct choice for our needs.

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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

"All sessions are audited and they are indexed/searchable through the GUI."

"By comparison, Safeguard is much better in terms of performance, networking, and server stability."

"We deployed it into our company for controlling a client's behavior in our data center. It is very useful to control their connections, such as RDP."

"The best feature One Identity Safeguard offers is that it is a pretty new, modern tool that makes extensive use of its API."

"The most valuable feature of One Identity Safeguard is the user-friendly interface."

"Two-factor authentication has saved us from a couple of brute force attacks on a couple of our C-level executives."

"It provides secure and centralized access to both on-prem and cloud servers, which we did not have before. Previously, there were myriad ways to access our servers, so this centralizing feature is beneficial."

"It has greatly helped improve our security posture. Safeguard has an option where it will reset passwords on service accounts, then go out to those servers where that service account is running as a service and update the password on it. That makes password changes very easy. We can regularly change passwords now and are planning on making it an annual activity, where all the people who own service accounts will go in and make sure all their passwords get changed, updated, and reset."

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"I like that it's Linux-based, and you don't need to have separate implementations, extra database licenses, or enterprise licenses. I think because it's Linux-based, it's more seamless than Windows. I also like the access manager, which I think is a super tool. Everything is browser-based, and you don't need a VPN. So, that's a great thing."

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

"Its video recording capabilities have definitely been key for us."

"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."

"The most valuable feature of WALLIX Bastion is its password management capability, which is central to safeguarding sensitive information."

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

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

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Cons

"Something for One Identity to look at is having integration guidelines for how to logically group accounts."

"One Identity's support is not appropriately structured, and it has a lot of room to improve."

"Some of our users find the functionality a bit complex, and it could be made more user-friendly."

"From a management point of view, it would be beneficial if One Identity Safeguard Privilege Password and One Identity Safeguard Privilege Session had a more similar interface."

"The multilanguage functionality does not support the Arabic language, even though this solution is deployed in an Arabic region."

"The product uses a lot of resources in current sessions."

"On a scale of one to ten, the stability is an eight."

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"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 product doesn't have behavior analytics."

"The performance of WALLIX Bastion's password manager is very low."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is about $80,000 per 100 servers. There are few elective costs."

"It was definitely cheaper than the other two products that we evaluated."

"It is cheaper than CyberArk. Its price is fair."

"Safeguard is cheaper than CyberArk."

"They have comparable pricing. All identity products are essentially priced in a similar way. It's a per-user base."

"We have a yearly license. The cost depends on how much a company wants to invest in technology. In our organization, we believe in modern digitization and automation processes so we found it affordable. One Identity was not that much less than other solutions and it is not a cheap solution. There were number of cheaper solutions. However, it's the most effective, according to our evaluation."

"We bought their other products, so it was not that expensive. It is one of those where the more you buy, the cheaper it is."

"One Identity Safeguard is expensive and the cost goes up as we scale."

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

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

University

12%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

14%

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	33
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	20

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

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Safeguard?

We have a separate department that studies setup costs for each product, but as far as my information goes, the pricing and setup costs are very good.

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What needs improvement with One Identity Safeguard?

The most common improvement needed is for upgrades. One Identity Safeguard's desktop client should have a faster and easier upgrade process that ensures compatibility.

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What is your primary use case for One Identity Safeguard?

One Identity Safeguard serves as our Privileged Access Management solution to enforce session management for administrators and allow them to access our systems in recorded sessions, which secures ...

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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?

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 l...

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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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Overview

One Identity Safeguard manages and monitors privileged access, enhancing security with features like automatic session recording, real-time monitoring, and credential rotation. It integrates seamlessly, supports compliance with audit trails, and improves operational efficiency across organizations. This robust platform significantly bolsters security protocols while controlling sensitive operations.

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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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