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BeyondTrust Remote Support vs One Identity Safeguard comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
Organizations saved costs and time with BeyondTrust Remote Support, improving workflows, security, and ROI, enhancing overall customer satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.3
One Identity Safeguard boosts ROI with time-saving automation, improved security, and cost-effective access management compared to competitors.
I have seen a return on investment because remote support saves over a thousand dollars over the year in speeding up tasks and reducing time depleted from end-users.
Technical Support Specialist at Johnson & Johnson
I have seen a return on investment, as customers are satisfied that they can be assisted remotely quickly and easily.
Data Engineer at Umicore
I measured 60 to 70% time and cost savings through workflow changes.
Software Engineer at Unilever Inc.
The time is reduced by nearly fifty percent for our audit preparation and compliance reporting compared to earlier.
Manager, Account Services Delivery at Softcell Technologies Limited
I have seen a return on investment through reduced audit effort and fewer security incidents related to privileged access, along with significant time savings for IT and security teams by automating access control and password management.
office administrator at Gitarattan International Business School
The efficiency of our team has increased as we have reduced manual credential management, allowing our IT team to focus on higher value tasks.
Technical Head Cloud Services at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
BeyondTrust Remote Support is praised for its proactive, knowledgeable customer service and reliable technical support, despite occasional response delays.
Sentiment score
6.4
One Identity Safeguard's support is technically strong and responsive, but response times and outcomes vary widely.
Part of the product that I love is the live monitoring, which allows us to identify weak areas of our engineers and allows us to step in before it gets serious.
Project Engineer at Unilever
They are responsive to severity issues immediately.
Senior Manager at Accenture
Initially, I could reach a technician by chat and receive immediate support, which is not possible today.
CEO at MICRODYN AG
I sometimes need escalations to reach expertise.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Sometimes, I get a very helpful response and they address issues on a call.
Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
When I have day-to-day incidents and problems, the response is good enough in terms of time and quality.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
BeyondTrust Remote Support is scalable, accommodating growth, efficiently handling users and devices, and facilitating seamless expansion with advanced features.
Sentiment score
6.9
One Identity Safeguard is scalable and adaptable, efficiently managing infrastructure growth in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
BeyondTrust Remote Support is very scalable because I have not seen any limits.
Data Engineer at Umicore
BeyondTrust Remote Support is scalable because it can be used by any size of organization.
Software Engineer at Unilever Inc.
BeyondTrust Remote Support is highly scalable.
User Experience Designer at YASH Technologies
The scalability of One Identity Safeguard is perfect, scoring ten out of ten.
Business Line Manager - IGA & PAM at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
We have a cluster of SPPs and a cluster of SPSs, and we can add a node to that cluster without much fuss.
Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
BeyondTrust Remote Support is reliable and stable, effectively handling sessions without downtime, crashes, or significant issues, even with 20 participants.
Sentiment score
7.7
One Identity Safeguard is highly stable, handling updates efficiently with minor issues, achieving stability ratings of seven to ten.
BeyondTrust Remote Support is very stable, with no crashing and no downtime.
Software Engineer at Unilever Inc.
I have not seen any lagging or downtime, so it is very stable.
Project Engineer at Unilever
I would describe the reliability of BeyondTrust Remote Support during critical incidents or outages as stable, so it's very reliable and keeps on being stable.
Technical Support Specialist at Johnson & Johnson
I would rate it a nine out of ten for stability.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
In terms of stability, I rate One Identity Safeguard nine to ten out of ten.
Business Line Manager - IGA & PAM at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
One Identity Safeguard is very stable and can handle the workload easily; I have not seen any downtime.
office administrator at Gitarattan International Business School
 

Room For Improvement

BeyondTrust Remote Support needs improvements in installation, chat, screen sharing, integration, pricing, and compatibility, especially for Linux and Mac.
Users want a more intuitive interface, improved integration, enhanced support, and better performance for One Identity Safeguard.
Customers based in India have to wait for support staff in the UK to start their shifts for assistance on non-urgent matters, even for severity one or two issues.
Senior Manager at Accenture
I see more potential for improvement on the administration side, like better transparency when a patch is installed.
CEO at MICRODYN AG
BeyondTrust Remote Support has good features that are not available in other apps, including rebooting without disconnection and the ALT + CTRL + deletion function.
Technical Support Specialist at Johnson & Johnson
For some configurations on the SPS side, if I need to make changes, such as for DNS servers, I must redeploy the machine.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
There are many steps. We are still in the onboarding phase, and it seems very manual.
Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
Another area for improvement could be the threat detection capabilities, like those seen in other PAM vendors.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

BeyondTrust Remote Support offers flexible, cost-effective pricing with options for on-premise and cloud, despite higher initial costs.
One Identity Safeguard offers premium security features, with competitive pricing and a cost-benefit ratio appreciated by enterprises.
For a smaller customer, the cloud solution costs around $2300 per user per year.
CEO at MICRODYN AG
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for BeyondTrust Remote Support is that it's cost-effective.
Technical Support Specialist at Johnson & Johnson
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been that everything was cost-effective.
Data Engineer at Umicore
It is one of those where the more you buy, the cheaper it is.
Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
It is cheaper than CyberArk.
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
It is more expensive than Secret Server but way less expensive than CyberArk.
IAM Specialist
 

Valuable Features

BeyondTrust Remote Support offers multi-device access, robust security, and features like session recording, enhancing flexibility and efficiency.
One Identity Safeguard enhances security with password vaulting, session monitoring, intuitive interface, and seamless integration for efficient access management.
With tools like PRA, access can be granted without creating IDs directly on AD, providing access to privileged or target systems very efficiently.
Senior Manager at Accenture
The most valuable feature is sending an SMS to a mobile device for assistance, such as installing or configuring a mail client.
CEO at MICRODYN AG
BeyondTrust Remote Support has positively impacted my organization by enabling us to reduce travel expenses for our IT technician by at least 50%.
Data Engineer at Umicore
The auditing and approval mechanisms are features we did not have before and are greatly appreciated.
Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
Automatic credential rotation helps our team by removing the need for manual changes to privileged passwords, reducing the risk of stale or shared credentials and ensuring that every access is controlled and compliant.
Technical Consultant at ProTechmanize Solutions (P) Ltd.
The password vault has been a game changer because it provides a secure and controlled way to store, manage, and rotate sensitive credentials without exposing them to users.
Developer Intern at Stealth
 

Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Remote Support
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (7th)
One Identity Safeguard
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of BeyondTrust Remote Support is 0.9%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of One Identity Safeguard is 4.4%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
One Identity Safeguard4.4%
BeyondTrust Remote Support0.9%
Other94.7%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

Christopher  Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Specialist at Johnson & Johnson
Secure remote access has transformed global support and simplified cross-platform collaboration
BeyondTrust Remote Support has good features that are not available in other apps, including rebooting without disconnection and the ALT + CTRL + deletion function. It's easier for data transfer, and multiple people can join a session easily. I think BeyondTrust Remote Support could be improved by being a bit more user-friendly in terms of connecting for a user. I would add that the zoom function allows us to zoom, but you can't particularly move around once you have zoomed in. Additionally, sometimes a remote connection cannot be established for unknown reasons, even if the host machine is clearly online. I have noticed that BeyondTrust ABS can sometimes be challenging to navigate, but it's no more challenging than other competitors.
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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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
University
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise26
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Remote Support?
BeyondTrust Remote Support has good features that are not available in other apps, including rebooting without disconnection and the ALT + CTRL + deletion function. It's easier for data transfer, a...
What advice do you have for others considering BeyondTrust Remote Support?
The performance of BeyondTrust Remote Support when handling large numbers of simultaneous sessions is fast and reliable. It is easy to train new staff on BeyondTrust Remote Support; with minimum su...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BeyondTrust Remote Support?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for BeyondTrust Remote Support is that it's cost-effective.
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.
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.
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 ...
 

Also Known As

Bomgar Remote Support
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

InterContinental Hotels Group, Williams-Sonoma Inc., eBay, Carbonite, Computer Sciences Corporation
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