We performed a comparison between Delinea Secret Server and Symantec Privileged Access Manager 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.
"The most valuable feature of Delinea Secret Server is secret password management."
"I like that it is Windows-based. It is good that primarily, it is not an appliance. Some of the other applications in the space, such as a Quest Software CPAM or a Safeguard, are appliances, so you can't deploy the ends of them. With Thycotic, you can either install your Temporal Protection module physically in the VM host, or you can use BouncyCastle for high-security module capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides us with a secure way of managing passwords."
"What I like best about this product is the interface."
"The surveillance is most valuable."
"The solution is scalable."
"Provides us with the ability to control access [to secrets] by groups."
"The solution is good."
"The two factor authentication, and the single most important capability was it supported PIV and CAC as one of the two factors. That was pretty huge for us."
"We know we can scale up with what we have, and we probably will not need to buy any further appliances down the road."
"We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues."
"The DB clustering is a really good benefit of using CA PAM."
"The key benefits are we improve our governance. We ensure we can build more trust in the way we run and operate our environment, and most of all is the accountability."
"We have received good support from the tech support team."
"You can do A2A integration. You can have your own script, which can then run outside of PA to retrieve the password and perform other tasks."
"The RDP-gateway: For limiting which server an operator can access."
"I formerly used only one service: the remote server. For example, I connected to the Active Directory user and the computer's console. But now, I need to do a remote connection to the domain controller. Maybe it only connects to that tool, the Active Directory users, and the computer management console, but not to the domain controller. Another thing Delinea could add is multi-factor authentication."
"We find the documentation hard to understand."
"It would be better if they had a Linux version of the secret server."
"There could be tweaks here and there. For example, instead of going to one main function to do this and another main function to do that, the solution could remap the user interface so that a person only has to go through one function. The way that function branches off should make a bit more sense."
"The API is no good."
"We could definitely use some help with API tokenization. If we had a way to store tokens that would be fabulous."
"One thing that I wish they would do is to have a Kubernetes or container-based deployment supported, but they're not quite there yet. Containerization or support for containerization would be fantastic."
"I would like to see improvement with the integration with Azure Active Directory. This would mean that we can have support on multiple platforms such as Windows, Linux, and Mac."
"An improvement for this solution is that it should not be constantly based on user name and password. There should be a condition to edit and update your username."
"The support for other remote assistance tools would be excellent. Free included tools in Windows (Remote Assist) and Microsoft SCCM Configuration Manager (ConMgr Remote Control) allow companies to reduce the amount of RDP connections and expand the usage of the tools are frequently used by companies to provide technical support for remote assistance."
"We have to do a lot of manual work to automate features."
"The management console could be improved."
"They need to have zero tier and active-active setup with zero minimum downtime, which they are working on it. "
"The setup is complex."
"I would like this solution to be simpler. It should have a one-click access that works together with AWS."
"They need to do a little bit more on the mainframe side."
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Delinea Secret Server is ranked 2nd in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 47 reviews while Symantec Privileged Access Manager is ranked 18th in Privileged Access Management (PAM) with 50 reviews. Delinea Secret Server is rated 8.2, while Symantec Privileged Access Manager is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Delinea Secret Server writes "Effective for password rotation policies triggered by audit requirements, it helps maintain compliance standards and seamless integration with third-party tools ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Privileged Access Manager writes "Allows IT and consultants to access the infrastructure environment but needs more security and better support". Delinea Secret Server is most compared with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, IBM Security Secret Server and ManageEngine PAM360, whereas Symantec Privileged Access Manager is most compared with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, ARCON Privileged Access Management and VMware Identity Manager. See our Delinea Secret Server vs. Symantec Privileged Access Manager report.
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