Team Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Jan 16, 2026
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.
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 reporting section would enhance its utility.
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. Also, there should be more effort to increase the level of security.
The disadvantage is that they have to optimize it to use fewer resources. They have to go forward and add some technology to grow so fast. It needs to meet certain PQI solutions, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and TDS connections. To keep up with the growing market and increasing customer challenges, they need to enhance Bastion and accelerate its development.
Based on my experience as a sales tech person, one area of improvement could be a more unified licensing model. For example, if you look at BeyondTrust, their licensing is more straightforward. They only ask about the number of assets you need to protect, and there's no additional cost for external users or third-party vendors. With WALLIX Bastion, there's a separate fee for external users to access the environment. It would be great if they could unify the licensing so that customers don't have to pay separate fees for different types of users. It would make the pricing more transparent and easier to understand. Even if the total cost stays the same, a unified approach would be much simpler and more convenient for customers. It's about clarity and ease of understanding.
IT engineer at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jun 29, 2021
It would be better enhanced features like if an example I could manage multiple accounts in one place, like other leading PAM solution. With WALLIX, you can only manage one account, and you are given a separate connection which will add as an extra device. You have to create and click on each connection for any variation if any on nthe single connection. For example, other leading PAM solution 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 with different connections created to get that access where u can have one connection more enhanced features Also, the biggest disadvantage of WALLIX is the reporting or behavioral analysis limited. 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 for each every session im sure its there in the road map and development soon
The product doesn't have behavior analytics. They promised to develop this, but only for the cloud, not for on-premise versions. I want the solution to offer two-factor authentication for Windows Active Directory. They lack this functionality.
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...
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.
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 reporting section would enhance its utility.
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. Also, there should be more effort to increase the level of security.
The disadvantage is that they have to optimize it to use fewer resources. They have to go forward and add some technology to grow so fast. It needs to meet certain PQI solutions, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and TDS connections. To keep up with the growing market and increasing customer challenges, they need to enhance Bastion and accelerate its development.
WALLIX Bastion is GUI-driven, but it sometimes needs some management. The solution’s reporting and alerting could be improved.
Based on my experience as a sales tech person, one area of improvement could be a more unified licensing model. For example, if you look at BeyondTrust, their licensing is more straightforward. They only ask about the number of assets you need to protect, and there's no additional cost for external users or third-party vendors. With WALLIX Bastion, there's a separate fee for external users to access the environment. It would be great if they could unify the licensing so that customers don't have to pay separate fees for different types of users. It would make the pricing more transparent and easier to understand. Even if the total cost stays the same, a unified approach would be much simpler and more convenient for customers. It's about clarity and ease of understanding.
The password management needs improvement. Management of Access Manager should be improved as well.
There could be more automation features for the solution. Also, its user behavior analysis using machine learning needs improvement.
The performance of WALLIX Bastion's password manager is very low.
It would be better enhanced features like if an example I could manage multiple accounts in one place, like other leading PAM solution. With WALLIX, you can only manage one account, and you are given a separate connection which will add as an extra device. You have to create and click on each connection for any variation if any on nthe single connection. For example, other leading PAM solution 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 with different connections created to get that access where u can have one connection more enhanced features Also, the biggest disadvantage of WALLIX is the reporting or behavioral analysis limited. 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 for each every session im sure its there in the road map and development soon
The product doesn't have behavior analytics. They promised to develop this, but only for the cloud, not for on-premise versions. I want the solution to offer two-factor authentication for Windows Active Directory. They lack this functionality.