We performed a comparison between CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and IBM Security Secret Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is an extremely scalable solution."
"It helps our customers in their software requirement imports."
"Performance-wise, it is excellent."
"We utilize PTA, and we are now integrating that into our risk management program so we can identify the uses of the vault which are outside of the norm, e.g., people accessing after hours. It has reduced the amount of time that we are looking through logs and audit logs."
"The most valuable feature of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is privileged threat analytics."
"Helped us meet our standards and requirements to help us comply with industry standards and banking regulations."
"If any intruder gets inside, they would not be able to move around nor do lateral movements. It minimize any attack problems within our network."
"We have accomplished our security goals. We have two-factor authenticated and vaulted our important accounts, so people can't just steal stuff from us."
"What I like best about IBM Security Secret Server is its single-access console. It's also easy to manage and fulfills the requirements with the least resistance."
"One of the most valuable features is scalability, and how it allows you to scale it without affecting the underlying core components."
"As a PAM solution, Secret Server performs all the use cases in our environment."
"The live recording is a very useful feature."
"Stability-wise, I think it is a very good solution."
"Initial setup is complex. Lots of architecture, lots of planning, and lots of education and training are needed."
"The product is very vaulting-focused. I'd love to see it expanding its capabilities a bit further into areas like just-in-time elevation, and access with non-vaulted credentials."
"The documentation is rather basic and it is missing many use cases."
"It needs better documentation with more examples for the configuration files and API/REST integration"
"The web interface has come a long way, but the PrivateArk client seems clunky and not intuitive. It could use an update to be brought up to speed with the usability of PVWA."
"This product needs professional consulting services to onboard accounts effectively based user profiles."
"The usual workload is sometimes delayed by the solution."
"I would like to see better usability for non-technical people."
"It would be preferable if the full proxy was included in the IBM Security Secret Server."
"The nonclustered index is working in an area with a problem that needs improvement."
"The newer interface is more difficult to use than the previous one, and consequently, new users might need more training."
"What needs improvement in IBM Security Secret Server is support. The local partner provides good support, but IBM itself doesn't. Most of the time, the IBM support team does not aggressively resolve issues reported through chat or the IBM website."
"Secret Server should have the ability to discover privileged accounts in the servers, like the administrator or users, from SQL and Oracle without having to import a script."
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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is ranked 1st in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 144 reviews while IBM Security Secret Server is ranked 13th in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 7 reviews. CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is rated 8.8, while IBM Security Secret Server is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager writes "Lets you ensure relevant, compliant access in good time and with an audit trail, yet lacks clarity on MITRE ATT&CK". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Security Secret Server writes "User-friendly, granular features, and is simple to implement, but the technical support could be improved". CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Microsoft Entra ID, Delinea Secret Server, WALLIX Bastion and One Identity Safeguard, whereas IBM Security Secret Server is most compared with Delinea Secret Server and Delinea Privileged Access Service. See our CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs. IBM Security Secret Server report.
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