9 Best BeyondTrust Alternatives and Competitors in 2026

The main BeyondTrust alternatives in 2026 are Securden Unified PAM, Idira (formerly CyberArk), Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, KeeperPAM, Netwrix Privilege Secure, One Identity Safeguard, Arcon PAM and WALLIX Bastion. The right choice depends on which BeyondTrust product you are replacing, whether you need on-premise deployment, and how each vendor licenses access.

BeyondTrust is an established privileged access management vendor with products covering credential vaulting, vendor access, endpoint privilege management and remote support. Teams evaluate alternatives for reasons ranging from licensing structure to deployment model to how much day-to-day administration the platform requires.

This comparison covers what each alternative includes in its base license, how each handles just-in-time access and standing privileges, and which BeyondTrust product each one actually replaces.

BeyondTrust alternatives at a glance

Nine alternatives are compared below on the five factors that most often decide a PAM shortlist: how each vendor charges, what the base license covers, where the product can be deployed, and whether endpoint privilege management and third-party access are included or sold separately. BeyondTrust is included as the reference point.

How we evaluated these tools

Every vendor here was assessed on five factors that decide most PAM shortlists: licensing basis, what the base license covers, deployment options, endpoint privilege management, and third-party and vendor access. The deep dives below add capability detail on account discovery, just-in-time access, standing privilege, session handling and non-human identity coverage.

Vendors were included if they appear on real BeyondTrust shortlists and replace at least one BeyondTrust product.

Why teams look at BeyondTrust alternatives

Most teams evaluating alternatives to BeyondTrust are responding to one of four things: how the products are licensed, how much administration the platform needs, a change in deployment requirements, or a security review. Renewal is the usual trigger, because that is when the cost of four separately licensed products becomes visible in one number.

BeyondTrust has been in privileged access management for a long time and its products are well established across credential vaulting, vendor access, endpoint privilege management and remote support. The reasons teams look elsewhere tend to be structural rather than about any single capability. A platform built as separate products, each licensed on its own basis, behaves differently at renewal and at scale than a platform sold as one thing.

The reasons that come up most often:

• Licensing structure: BeyondTrust does not publish its licensing basis. Password Safe, Privileged Remote Access, Endpoint Privilege Management and Remote Support are licensed separately, so covering all four means four commercial conversations rather than one.
• Administration overhead: Enterprise PAM platforms often need dedicated staff to run. Teams with small IT functions weigh that ongoing cost alongside the license.
• Deployment requirements: Some organisations need on-premise or in-region deployment for data residency or sovereignty reasons, which narrows the field considerably.
• Consolidation: Teams already running several identity tools tend to prefer fewer vendors and one control plane rather than integrating separate products.
• Security review: In February 2026, CISA added CVE-2026-1731 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerability affects BeyondTrust Remote Support and some versions of Privileged Remote Access. BeyondTrust patched cloud instances automatically and self-hosted customers were required to update manually. [CISA KEV catalog], [BeyondTrust security advisory February 2026]

Which BeyondTrust product are you actually replacing?

BeyondTrust sells privileged access management as four separately licensed products rather than one platform. Most teams evaluating alternatives are replacing one of them, not all four. Working out which product is in scope narrows the shortlist faster than any feature comparison, because the four serve different buyers and one of them sits in a different software category altogether.

BeyondTrust groups Password Safe, Privileged Remote Access, Remote Support and Endpoint Privilege Management under the Pathfinder platform, which provides a shared login and interface across its SaaS products. [BeyondTrust] The products are licensed individually. BeyondTrust's own Password Safe administration guide refers to viewing and managing Endpoint Privilege Management features only where the customer holds a separate Endpoint Privilege Management license. [BeyondTrust Password Safe Admin Guide]

BeyondTrust product replacement guide

BeyondTrust Remote Support is attended helpdesk software. A technician connects to an end user machine to resolve an issue, usually with the user present. That is a different category from privileged access management, which controls how administrators and machine identities reach infrastructure. Teams replacing only Remote Support should evaluate remote support platforms rather than PAM platforms. Everything that follows applies to Password Safe, Privileged Remote Access and Endpoint Privilege Management.

BeyondTrust alternatives compared in detail

The nine alternatives below are covered on what each one is, what it does well, and who it suits. The table that follows sets out how each handles discovery, just-in-time access, standing privilege, session isolation and machine identity.

The nine are not ranked. They serve different buyers, and a platform that suits a 200-person company with two IT administrators is rarely the right fit for a bank running dedicated PAM staff. Each entry states who it is best for.

How the nine platforms handle privileged access

This table covers how each platform works, rather than how it is packaged and sold. Endpoint privilege management and vendor access are not repeated here because they are covered in the licensing and packaging comparison.

1. Securden Unified PAM

Securden Unified PAM is a privileged access management platform from Securden. It is delivered as a single binary package covering credential vaulting, privileged account management, session management, endpoint privilege management, secure remote access and SSH key management, and it is licensed per user with no cap on the number of managed accounts. [SOURCE: Securden]

Key features

• Per-user licensing, no cap on managed accounts
• Ephemeral accounts created at connection, removed at task completion
• Gateway-routed connections, so endpoints never reach targets directly
• Endpoint privilege management included
• Machine and AI Identity Manager for service accounts, keys and certificates
• AI agent runtime enforcement, allowlisting and automated red teaming
• Single binary install, no separate database or web server

Best for: Teams replacing more than one BeyondTrust product who want a single platform, per-user licensing, and on-premise deployment without dedicated PAM administrators.

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Per-user licensing with no limit on managed accounts	The server component installs on Windows Server, so there is no Linux option for the PAM server itself
All modules included in one platform, with no separate licenses for endpoint privilege management or vendor access	Smaller published review base than the longest-established vendors in the category
On-premise, private AWS or Azure, and vendor cloud deployment

Reviews: Securden holds 4.7 stars on Gartner Peer Insights in the Privileged Access Management market. [Source: Gartner]

2. Arcon PAM

Arcon is an identity security vendor with a portfolio covering privileged access management, identity and access management, endpoint privilege management, cloud entitlement governance and machine identity management. Arcon PAM is the privileged access product, and the others are sold separately. [SOURCE: Arcon]

Key features

• Connectors for Windows, Unix, databases, network devices and virtualisation
• Onboarding from Active Directory, AWS, Azure and GCP
• Auto discovery of orphaned privileged accounts
• Built-in MFA with hardware token and biometric support
• Application Gateway Server streams application interfaces to the user
• Knight Analytics flags behaviour that deviates from baseline
• Deployment on-premises, as SaaS or on customer-managed cloud

Best for: Organisations in banking, government, telecom and utilities that want a PAM platform with a broad connector library and a choice of on-premises, SaaS or IaaS deployment.

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
On-premises, SaaS and IaaS deployment options	Endpoint privilege management, remote access and cloud governance are sold as separate products, so matching the scope of a unified platform means multiple licenses
Broad connector library covering Windows, Unix, databases, network devices and virtualisation platforms	Licensing basis is not published, so cost comparison requires a quote
Built-in multi-factor authentication with support for hardware tokens, biometrics and standard authenticator apps	No zero standing privilege or ephemeral credential model is documented

Reviews: Arcon was named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report for Privileged Access Management. [SOURCE: Arcon]

3. Delinea Secret Server

Delinea is a privileged access management vendor, formed in April 2021 through the merger of Thycotic and Centrify and rebranded as Delinea in February 2022. Secret Server is its credential vaulting product, carrying the Thycotic heritage. Endpoint privilege management is sold as Privilege Manager, server privilege elevation as Server PAM, and application secrets as DevOps Secrets Vault. [SOURCE: Delinea]

Key features

• Session playback with an activity heatmap
• Searchable keystroke logging during playback
• RDP proxy injects credentials, so admins never see passwords
• Scheduled and event-driven password rotation
• Discovery of service, application, administrator and root accounts
• Connection Manager for multiple RDP and SSH sessions
• On-premise or Secret Server Cloud on Microsoft Azure

Best for: Teams that want a mature credential vault with detailed session recording, deployed quickly and without a large implementation programme.

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Session recording is unusually detailed, with keystroke search, process lists and an activity heatmap for reviewing long sessions	Endpoint privilege management, server privilege elevation and DevOps secrets are separate products
Credential injection through the RDP proxy means administrators never see the password	Just-in-time elevation with zero standing privileges sits in Server PAM rather than Secret Server
Available on-premise and as Secret Server Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure	Licensing basis is not published

Reviews: Delinea Secret Server holds 4.6 stars on Gartner Peer Insights and 4.4 out of 5 on G2.

4. Idira (formerly CyberArk)

Idira is Palo Alto Networks' identity security platform, launched on 12 May 2026 and built on the CyberArk products Palo Alto Networks acquired. Palo Alto Networks describes the launch as an upgrade with expanded capabilities for existing CyberArk customers. The platform covers privileged access management, workforce identity and access management, endpoint privilege management, identity governance, and machine and agentic identity security. Endpoint Privilege Manager is a separate product. [SOURCE: Palo Alto Networks]

Key features

• Zero standing privilege by default
• AI-driven discovery of hidden entitlements and unmanaged accounts
• Browser-based agentless access for external identities
• Machine and agentic identity security in the platform
• Endpoint Privilege Manager with application ringfencing, sold separately
• Integration with Cortex XDR and Cortex XSIAM
• Identity governance with automated provisioning and access reviews

Best for: Large enterprises with dedicated identity teams that want zero standing privilege across human, machine and AI agent identities, particularly those already running Palo Alto Networks security products.

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Zero standing privilege is the default model rather than an add-on	Endpoint Privilege Manager is a separate product from the PAM platform
Machine and AI agent identity security is part of the platform rather than a bolt-on	Licensing basis is not published
Integrates with Cortex XDR and Cortex XSIAM for identity-based threat containment	Reviewers on Gartner Peer Insights describe on-premise implementation as requiring significant planning, dedicated resources and vendor professional services, with time to value measured in months rather than weeks

Reviews: CyberArk Privileged Access Manager holds 4.4 stars on Gartner Peer Insights and 4.4 out of 5 on G2, where around 70 percent of reviewers are from enterprise organisations. Ratings are still published under the CyberArk product names, though Gartner now lists them under the Palo Alto Networks vendor page.

5. KeeperPAM

KeeperPAM is the privileged access management platform from Keeper Security, built on a cloud-native, zero-knowledge architecture. Keeper's own documentation describes it as consolidating enterprise password management, secrets management, connection management, database management, endpoint privilege management, zero-trust network access and remote browser isolation into a single product. Access to target infrastructure runs through the Keeper Gateway, an agentless service installed inside the customer's network. [SOURCE: Keeper]

Key features

• Endpoint privilege management and vendor access in standard licensing
• Ephemeral accounts created and deleted per session
• Keeper Gateway is agentless and needs no firewall changes
• KeeperAI ends high-risk sessions automatically
• Remote browser isolation for web application access
• Browser-based third-party access with approval workflows and expiry
• Discovery across local infrastructure, AWS and Azure

Best for: Cloud-first teams that want endpoint privilege management and vendor access included in one platform, with no on-premise PAM server to maintain.

Pros and cons

Pros	Cons
Endpoint privilege management and vendor access are both included in standard licensing	Cloud-based architecture. Keeper's documentation states that fully disconnected or offline deployments are not supported
Ephemeral accounts are created and destroyed per session, leaving no standing privilege on the target	A Keeper Gateway must be deployed in every network segment that requires access
The Keeper Gateway is agentless and needs no firewall or ingress changes	Licensing basis is not published

Reviews: KeeperPAM holds 4.5 stars on Gartner Peer Insights in the Privileged Access Management market. Keeper Security was recognised in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management.

6. ManageEngine PAM360

PAM360 is ManageEngine's full-stack privileged access management platform. It combines credential vaulting, session management, endpoint privilege management, secure remote access, and SSH key and SSL certificate lifecycle management in a single product. ManageEngine publishes pricing, which almost no other vendor in this comparison does. [SOURCE: ManageEngine]

Key features

• Published pricing from $7,995 a year
• No cap on non-administrator users or resources
• Agentless one-click RDP, SSH, SQL and VNC connections
• Ephemeral accounts with automatic revocation and password reset
• Endpoint privilege management with allowlisting and child process control
• SSH key and SSL certificate lifecycle management
• Video session recording with keystroke logging

Best for: Mid-market teams that want broad PAM coverage in one product at a published price, particularly those already running other ManageEngine tools.

Pros	Cons
Publishes pricing, which almost no other PAM vendor does	Entry pricing covers 10 administrators, 500 connection users and 25 keys, so larger estates need cost modelling against those limits
Endpoint privilege management, remote access and certificate management all included in one product	Scope spans PAM, SSL certificate management and SSH key management, which is broader than some teams need
Agentless remote connections with no endpoint software to deploy	Licensing counts administrators separately from connection users, so the model needs care when comparing against per-user pricing

Reviews: ManageEngine PAM360 holds 4.4 stars on Gartner Peer Insights.

7. Netwrix Privilege Secure

Netwrix Privilege Secure is the privileged access management product from Netwrix, a vendor better known for data security and Active Directory management. It is built around eliminating standing privileges, provisioning ephemeral identities and just-in-time access rather than managing static domain administrator accounts. It is licensed per identity. [SOURCE: Netwrix]

Key features

• Zero standing privilege, with accounts created and disabled for each session
• Post-session cleanup removes Kerberos tickets and disables RDP automatically
• Bring Your Own Vault connectors, or use the Netwrix vault
• Discovery across on-premises and cloud-native platforms via 40+ collection modules
• Service account password rotation with alerting and rollback
• LAPS integration for local administrator accounts
• Session recording with keystroke capture and searchable metadata
• Separate products for access management, discovery and endpoints

Best for: Microsoft-centric organisations pursuing zero standing privilege, particularly those that want to keep an existing credential vault rather than migrate.

Pros	Cons
Zero standing privilege is the architecture rather than a feature added on top	Sold in separate editions for access management, discovery and endpoints
Works alongside an existing vault, so replacing a credential store is not required	Documented depth is strongest in Microsoft environments, with less published detail outside them
Licensing basis is published	Reviewers on Gartner Peer Insights describe long turnaround times on fixes that require development work

Reviews: Netwrix Privilege Secure holds 4.6 stars on Gartner Peer Insights.

8. One Identity Safeguard

One Identity Safeguard is the privileged access management line from One Identity, part of Quest Software. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords handles credential vaulting and Safeguard for Privileged Sessions handles session management. Privilege elevation, endpoint control and remote access are sold as separate targeted products. [SOURCE: OneIdentity]

Key features

• Hardened appliance, virtual appliance or cloud deployment
• Automated credential storage and rotation
• SSH and RDP session recording and auditing
• Safeguard Remote Access for vendor access, sold separately
• Safeguard for Sudo for Unix and Linux elevation
• Established depth in mixed Unix, Linux and Windows estates
• MFA across privileged access workflows

Best for: Enterprises with large heterogeneous Unix, Linux and Windows estates that want appliance-based deployment and established Unix privilege management.

Pros	Cons
Appliance-based deployment as physical hardware, virtual appliance or cloud	Privilege elevation, endpoint control and remote access are separate products
Long-established depth in Unix and Linux privilege management, which is where BeyondTrust is also strong	Capability is spread across several separately named Safeguard products, so scoping a full deployment means working out which ones are needed
Session recording and auditing consistently well reviewed	Licensing basis is not published

Reviews: One Identity Safeguard holds 4.5 stars on Gartner Peer Insights.

9. WALLIX Bastion

WALLIX is a European cybersecurity vendor headquartered in France and listed on Euronext. WALLIX Bastion is its privileged access management product, combining session management, credential vaulting, access control, privilege elevation and application-to-application password management in an architecture that requires no agent on target systems. [SOURCE: WALLIX]

Key features

• No agent required on target systems
• Session recording and live monitoring
• Credential vaulting with automated rotation
• Privilege elevation included in the Bastion core
• Application-to-application password management
• CSPN certification from ANSSI, France's national cybersecurity agency
• IT and OT coverage in one platform
• On-premise, cloud, managed service and in-region hosting

Best for: European and Gulf organisations with data residency or sovereignty requirements, and industrial operators that need IT and OT privileged access covered together.

Pros	Cons
CSPN certification from ANSSI and BSZ certification from BSI, which matter for European public sector	WALLIX One Remote Access is a separate product from Bastion
In-region hosting options, with an established Middle East presence and partner network	Licensing basis is not published
Agentless on target systems, with privilege elevation included in the Bastion core	The portfolio spans Bastion, WALLIX One and Remote Access, so scoping requires working out which components are needed

Reviews: WALLIX PAM holds 4.4 stars on Gartner Peer Insights.

What to check before you migrate off BeyondTrust

Migrating between privileged access management platforms is mostly a data and policy exercise, not a technical one. Credentials usually move without much trouble. What tends to cause problems is everything wrapped around them: access rules, approval workflows, session history and the audit trail you are required to keep. The questions below are worth asking every vendor on your shortlist before you sign anything.

What comes out of BeyondTrust, and in what format

Your export capability sets the ceiling on any migration. Confirm what your specific BeyondTrust products can export, whether that is through the API or a file export, and whether it covers credentials only or also the structure around them.

What usually does not transfer

Some things rarely move between platforms regardless of vendor:

• Session recordings, which are stored in vendor-specific formats
• Historical audit logs, which are typically tied to the original system's data model
• Endpoint privilege management policies, since policy engines differ between products
• Discovery rules and scan configurations
• Approval workflows and delegation rules, which usually have to be rebuilt

Plan for these to be recreated rather than imported. If you have a retention obligation covering session recordings or audit logs, decide early whether you are keeping BeyondTrust running in read-only mode to satisfy it, and budget for that.

Import structure or rediscover

There are two approaches. Import the existing account structure, folders and permissions, which is faster but carries forward whatever drift has accumulated. Or point the new platform at Active Directory and the network, rediscover accounts, and rebuild policy from scratch, which takes longer but produces a cleaner result.

Teams that have been running BeyondTrust for several years often find rediscovery is the better option, because the accumulated exceptions and one-off permissions are worth clearing out. Ask each vendor which they recommend for your situation and why.

Running both systems during cutover

Confirm whether you can run BeyondTrust and the new platform in parallel, for how long, and what that does to licensing on both sides. Some vendors count an asset or identity as licensed the moment it is onboarded, so a three-month overlap can mean paying twice. Get the answer in writing from both vendors before you plan the timeline.

What to get in writing from any vendor

• Who performs the migration, the vendor or your team
• Whether professional services is included in the license or charged separately
• Realistic time to production for an estate your size, not a best case
• What happens to your data if you leave, and in what format it comes out

How to choose the best BeyondTrust alternative

The right alternative depends on three things: which BeyondTrust products you are replacing, whether you need on-premise deployment, and how much administrative capacity you have to run the platform. Feature lists converge across this category. Packaging, licensing and deployment do not, and those are what usually decide the outcome.

If your situation is	Look at
Replacing more than one BeyondTrust product	Securden Unified PAM, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
On-premise or in-region deployment is a requirement	Securden Unified PAM, ManageEngine PAM360, WALLIX Bastion
A large or growing number of privileged accounts to manage	Securden Unified PAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Machine identities and AI agents are in scope	Securden Unified PAM, Idira (formerly CyberArk), KeeperPAM
A small IT team with no dedicated PAM administrators	Securden Unified PAM, ManageEngine PAM360, Delinea Secret Server

Three questions worth asking every vendor on your shortlist

• What does the base license include? Three of the ten platforms here include both endpoint privilege management and third-party access. Everywhere else, replacing several BeyondTrust products means buying several licenses again.
• What deployment models are supported? Some platforms are cloud-only by design. If you have data residency, sovereignty or disconnected network requirements, ask in the first call rather than the fourth.
• What exactly is being counted? Per user, per managed asset, per identity, per administrator.

FAQs

What is BeyondTrust?

BeyondTrust is a privileged access management vendor. Its products sit under the Pathfinder platform and cover four areas: Password Safe for credential vaulting and session management, Privileged Remote Access for third-party access, Endpoint Privilege Management for removing local admin rights, and Remote Support for attended helpdesk sessions. Each is licensed individually, so covering all four means four separate purchases. That structure is the main reason teams evaluate alternatives. Platforms like Securden Unified PAM include vaulting, session management, endpoint privilege management and third-party access in a single license.

What is the best alternative to BeyondTrust?

Securden Unified PAM is the closest like-for-like replacement for most teams, because it covers in one platform what BeyondTrust sells as four separately licensed products. Vaulting, session management, endpoint privilege management and third-party access are all included, priced per user with no cap on managed accounts, and deployable on-premise or in the cloud. Beyond that, KeeperPAM and ManageEngine PAM360 also bundle both, though KeeperPAM is cloud-only. Idira (formerly CyberArk) and One Identity Safeguard suit enterprises with dedicated identity teams. WALLIX Bastion and Arcon PAM are stronger where data residency matters.

Why do companies switch from BeyondTrust?

The reasons are usually structural rather than a single missing capability. Licensing four products separately becomes one visible number at renewal. Enterprise PAM platforms often need dedicated staff to administer. Deployment requirements change, particularly around data residency and disconnected networks. Security reviews also prompt evaluations, as with CVE-2026-1731, added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog in February 2026. Teams evaluating replacements typically look for one license covering vaulting, sessions, endpoint privileges and vendor access, which is what Securden Unified PAM provides.

How does BeyondTrust licensing work?

BeyondTrust does not publish its licensing basis on any of its own pages. What is documented is that the products are licensed individually. BeyondTrust's Password Safe administration guide refers to Endpoint Privilege Management features being available only where a separate Endpoint Privilege Management license is held. Expect to request a quote covering each product separately. Only three of the ten platforms compared here publish a licensing basis at all. Securden Unified PAM is priced per user, with no cap on the number of privileged accounts, assets or credentials under management.

Can I migrate from BeyondTrust to another PAM tool?

Yes, and credentials are usually the easy part. Session recordings, historical audit logs, endpoint privilege policies, discovery rules and approval workflows generally do not transfer between platforms and are rebuilt rather than imported. Confirm what your BeyondTrust products can export before committing. Ask each vendor whether importing your existing structure or rediscovering accounts is the better approach, and check whether you can run both systems in parallel during cutover and what that does to licensing on both sides.