One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix vs One Identity Safeguard comparison

One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix and One Identity Safeguard are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix is ranked #35, while One Identity Safeguard is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8. One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix holds a 0.9% mindshare in PAM, compared to One Identity Safeguard’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of One Identity Safeguard users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

One Identity Safeguard and One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix compete in the privileged account management category. Safeguard seems to have the upper hand in terms of pricing and support, while Privileged Access Suite for Unix is favored for its technical features, especially for Unix/Linux environments.

Features: One Identity Safeguard offers comprehensive session monitoring, strong threat detection capabilities, and pricing advantages. One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix provides robust authentication and authorization, seamless Unix/Linux integration, and superior features that justify its cost.

Room for Improvement: One Identity Safeguard requires more customizable reporting options, enhanced scalability, and user experience improvements. One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix needs optimization in its configuration process, more intuitive administration tools, and support consistency enhancements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: One Identity Safeguard benefits from a streamlined deployment process and reliable support. One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix faces challenges with deployment time and has received mixed feedback regarding customer support.

Pricing and ROI: One Identity Safeguard is more budget-friendly, offering quicker ROI due to lower setup costs. One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix involves higher initial expenses but provides balanced ROI over time through its extensive capabilities.

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Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

35th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix is 0.9%, up from 0.3% 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
Product	Mindshare (%)
One Identity Safeguard	4.4%
One Identity Privileged Access Suite for Unix	0.9%
Other	94.7%

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Hicham Barnoussi

Managing Partner at Smpl ID

A reliable solution with great password and session management

The setup process depends on the environment of the customer. It's not dependent on the solution. For customers with normal use cases and scenarios, it's a straightforward implementation, but for a customer with more than one environment, they may have BeyondTrust in one environment and Safeguard in another one. When they want to consolidate later, there may be complications. It depends on the devices and assets they would like to have under their PAM solution. The standard time for implementation is four weeks. I rate the setup an eight out of ten. There needs to be a dedicated resource for maintenance.

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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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Pros

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to use."

"Safeguard is a mature solution and is implemented by a large number of customers."

"Privileged Access Suite's best feature is it's straightforward to use."

"The technical support for this solution is very good."

"The most valuable features are session and password management."

"Implementing this solution, we have reduced privileged account-related incidents by thirty percent, and we have also cut manual password management time by nearly fifty to sixty percent, while just-in-time access has sped up admin task completion and improved our overall compliance reporting, allowing audits to be completed nearly half the time compared to earlier."

"The system is easy to manage, as it is not a system that you will change everything all of a sudden. It evolves most of the time with customer requests."

"Now that we're able to audit log and record what is being done, we can play back all the sessions to make sure no type of unattended usage of the privilege or elevated credentials were being used, and from securing the bank standpoint, it has helped tremendously."

"We are able to log and get reporting on all privileged activity that is being performed. We like the fact that we can leverage the session recording feature, which is especially valuable when we're dealing with third-party vendors that have to remote into our our boxes and servers to do any work on behalf of the bank. Now, we can record everything they are doing to ensure that they're only doing the changes that were needed. In addition, we use it to leverage knowledge transfer with our internal staff."

"It is generally easy-to-use and install."

"We use the solution’s “transparent mode” feature for privileged sessions; it is very easy because it is only a simple configuration for our users, we don't have to modify our network, we install it, configure it, and it works, so it is super easy, and the rollout for our users is seamless."

"It was super easy to deploy, not complicated, and did not have the hidden Capex that competitors do!"

"Since using One Identity Safeguard, we have more control over who accesses what, especially regarding vendors, and we have seen billing actually go down because we now know how long vendors have been on the server and how long they have worked on it."

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Cons

"Product management should be improved."

"Privileged Access Suite's interface could be better."

"I rate the technical support a six out of ten. The technical support of One Identity depends on the case; if it is product-related, it takes quite a while, and they have to go back to the product management team."

"There is a new trend of not having any privileged users or accounts."

"They should provide a faster user interface, as we have noticed that the user interface acts slow when there are a large number of accounts or concurrent sessions going on."

"We currently have a problem with the Active Directory integrations on Windows. Some of our users need to be logged with Active Directory, but we are having communication issues between One Identity and Active Directory. It seems that Active Directory is not well-integrated."

"The interface is better now, but it still could be improved a lot. It needs more organization, menus, automatic refresh of information, and Web 2.0."

"There is room for improvement in the launch module. They built in a launch button but they don't have effective instructions for configuring it to allow it to launch an RDP session. They're working on that, but the button is in the live product. If they were going to install something that wasn't useful, they should have just disabled it and not rolled it out with the product."

"The only part of the Safeguard solution that I think could be a problem over time is the amount of storage it takes in the sessions."

"We should be able to create customized connectors in a better way. For ad hoc or special use cases, I sometimes find we have limitations. Improving the way we develop new connectors for non-typical systems would be beneficial."

"I tried to integrate Safeguard with the Oracle YAML as well as something else to manage the groups and users from a different system, like AD or LDAP. This one feature could be better."

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"The full license is expensive but if you plan to use it in a big organization then it is the best option because it is more flexible."

"They offer a fair price for a robust solution."

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

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

"The pricing depends on our perspective, our budget, and, of course, the competitors we are taking into account."

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

"Its subscription cost is too much, and sometimes, it is very difficult to pitch the solution to the management for cost approval. If the cost is reduced a little bit, it would be easier. If its cost was less, many other organizations that currently cannot afford it would be able to use this technology. I'm sure many organizations around the globe are having issues with identity management, and it is a very difficult task for IT to manage privileged accounts."

"Safeguard is cheaper than CyberArk."

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Small Business	34
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	20

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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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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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Overview

The Privileged Access Suite for Unix is a one-stop shop for UNIX security that combines Active Directory bridge and root-delegation solutions in one console. It extends the authentication and authorization of Active Directory to UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X users consolidating and unifying identities. Plus, it assigns individual accountability, enables least-privilege access and centralizes access reporting of the UNIX root account.

One Identity

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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