Privileged access management for small business buyers
Asked as “privileged access management platform”, and as “PAM tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 52 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
33%
Contested · KeeperPAM 29%
33ManageEngine PAM36029KeeperPAM06Delinea Secret Server33others
33% of first choices, contested.
Since September 2026↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: ManageEngine PAM360 (29%) replaces KeeperPAM (27% then, 27% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.ManageEngine PAM360 leads at 29%, replacing KeeperPAM, which led at 27% and stands at 27% now: 2 points clear, inside the floor, so the swap reads as unsettled.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
ManageEngine PAM36033%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: ManageEngine PAM360 (29%) replaces KeeperPAM (27% then, 27% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageMid-market
Delinea Secret Server37%Contested▲+6Since September 2026: 30% → 35%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Enterprise
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager56%Clear leader▼−9Since September 2026: 66% → 57%, −9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →
ManageEngine PAM36033%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: ManageEngine PAM360 (29%) replaces KeeperPAM (27% then, 27% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.This pageMid-marketDelinea Secret Server37%Contested▲+6Since September 2026: 30% → 35%, +6 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →EnterpriseCyberArk Privileged Access Manager56%Clear leader▼−9Since September 2026: 66% → 57%, −9 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01ManageEngine PAM36033%8%51endorsed leader▲+2Since September 2026: 27% → 29%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 29%
ManageEngine PAM36033%8%51endorsed leader▲+2Since September 2026: 27% → 29%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 29%02
KeeperPAM29%0%45accepted challenger▼−1Since September 2026: 27% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 27%
KeeperPAM29%0%45accepted challenger▼−1Since September 2026: 27% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.27% → 27%03Delinea Secret Server6%24%38accepted challenger▼−8Since September 2026: 15% → 7%, −8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.15% → 7%
Delinea Secret Server6%24%38accepted challenger▼−8Since September 2026: 15% → 7%, −8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.15% → 7%04
Teleport6%6%16accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 11% → 7%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 7%
Teleport6%6%16accepted challenger▼−4Since September 2026: 11% → 7%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 7%05
Securden Unified PAM4%0%20accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%
Securden Unified PAM4%0%20accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%06
JumpCloud4%0%17accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%
JumpCloud4%0%17accepted challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
11CyberArk Privileged Access Manager0%88%49criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager0%88%49criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%10
BeyondTrust0%80%41criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
BeyondTrust0%80%41criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%09
Okta Privileged Access0%30%10criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Okta Privileged Access0%30%10criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%08
StrongDM0%11%19accepted challenger▼−5Since September 2026: 5% → 0%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.5% → 0%
StrongDM0%11%19accepted challenger▼−5Since September 2026: 5% → 0%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.5% → 0%07
miniOrange PAM0%0%17accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
miniOrange PAM0%0%17accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Delinea Secret Server vs miniOrange PAMDelinea Secret Server vs Securden Unified PAMDelinea Secret Server vs TeleportDelinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp VaultManageEngine PAM360 vs KeeperPAMManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrustManageEngine PAM360 vs miniOrange PAMManageEngine PAM360 vs Securden Unified PAMManageEngine PAM360 vs TeleportManageEngine PAM360 vs HashiCorp VaultKeeperPAM vs BeyondTrustKeeperPAM vs miniOrange PAMKeeperPAM vs Securden Unified PAMKeeperPAM vs TeleportKeeperPAM vs HashiCorp VaultBeyondTrust vs miniOrange PAMBeyondTrust vs Securden Unified PAMBeyondTrust vs TeleportBeyondTrust vs HashiCorp VaultminiOrange PAM vs Securden Unified PAMminiOrange PAM vs TeleportminiOrange PAM vs HashiCorp VaultSecurden Unified PAM vs TeleportSecurden Unified PAM vs HashiCorp VaultTeleport vs HashiCorp Vault
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
0102030405060708091011Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01ManageEngine PAM36033%
ManageEngine PAM36033%02KeeperPAM29%
KeeperPAM29%03Delinea Secret Server6%
Delinea Secret Server6%04Teleport6%
Teleport6%05Securden Unified PAM4%
Securden Unified PAM4%06JumpCloud4%
JumpCloud4%07miniOrange PAM0%
miniOrange PAM0%08StrongDM0%
StrongDM0%09Okta Privileged Access0%
Okta Privileged Access0%10BeyondTrust0%
BeyondTrust0%11CyberArk Privileged Access Manager0%
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager0%What they warned about
Five of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5 and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager88%
43 of 49 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 17 hard negative
“Small businesses should generally **avoid or exercise extreme caution** with enterprise-grade Privileged Access Management (PAM) platforms like **CyberArk**” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
BeyondTrust80%
33 of 41 labels negative · 12 of 14 models · 13 hard negative
“avoid or exercise extreme caution with ... **BeyondTrust** (especially legacy or full enterprise deployments)” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt
Delinea Secret Server24%
9 of 38 labels negative · 8 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“~$5K/year minimum; better fit for mid-market than true small business” Kimi K2, direct prompt
ManageEngine PAM3608%
4 of 51 labels negative · 4 of 14 models
“while ManageEngine PAM360 is feature-rich, its full deployment may be more than a small business needs” Mistral Small, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
76 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 952 links across 172 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 25 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
43 answers · 49 citations · 11 models
40 answers · 40 citations · 12 models
27 answers · 33 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Securden25 answers · 34 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Keeper Security22 answers · 36 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Netwrix20 answers · 23 citations · 8 models
vendor site · G220 answers · 20 citations · 10 models
19 answers · 21 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Heimdal Security19 answers · 20 citations · 10 models
vendor site · CyberPress17 answers · 20 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G217 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
17 answers · 17 citations · 9 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
43 answers · 11 models
40 answers · 12 models
26 answers · 7 models
20 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 7 models
17 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 9 models
15 answers · 7 models
15 answers · 9 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best privileged access management platform”, “privileged access management platform”, “privileged access management platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine PAM360 33%, ManageEngine Password Manager Pro 2% | 35% | 126 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| KeeperPAM keeper.io | 29% | 91 | 170 | 1 | 144,125 | |||
| Delinea delinea.com Delinea Secret Server 6% | 6% | 167 | 6,600 | 218 | 85,859 company | $78 | 91 | 5 |
| Teleport goteleport.com | 6% | 60 | 60,500 | 18,942 | 199,418 | $157 | 11 | |
| Securden securden.com Securden Unified PAM 4%, Securden Password Vault 2% | 6% | 40 | 20 | 0 | 5,748 company | $982 | 19 | 7 |
| JumpCloud jumpcloud.com | 4% | 321 | 12,100 | 244 | 108,479 | $8,612 | 80 | |
| Devolutions Server devolutions.net Devolutions Password Hub Free 2%, Devolutions Server 0% | 2% | 6 | ||||||
| One Identity oneidentity.com One Identity PAM Essentials 2% | 2% | 5 | 1,600 | 405 | 40,708 company | 0 | ||
| 1Password 1password.com | 2% | 281 | 201,000 | 3,085 | 927,263 | 120 | ||
| Xton Access Manager | 2% |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 22 sites; 2 of them are among the sites the models cited here (g2.com, securden.com). The first result for “best privileged access management platform” is gartner.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best privileged access management platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which PAM tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top privileged access management platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best privileged access management platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a privileged access management platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which privileged access management platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5KeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Managerno first choiceChangedagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeperPAMManageEngine PAM360against: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Managerno first choiceagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret Server
Three alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, JumpCloud, ManageEngine PAM360Two alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, ZygonFour alternatives
JumpCloud, KeeperPAM, Zygon, miniOrange PAMGPT-5.4 miniJumpCloud, KeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret ServerKeeperPAMChanged1Password Unified Access / Privileged Access, KeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager1Passwordagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access Managerno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, Okta Privileged AccessTwo alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, StrongDMOne alternative
KeeperPAMGemini 3.5 FlashKeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret ServerKeeperPAMHeldagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerSecurden Unified PAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Managerno first choiceagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manageragainst: ARCON PAM, BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, IBM Security Verify Privileged, Keeper Security (KeeperPAM, Symantec Privileged Access Manager
Three alternatives
Devolutions Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDMThree alternatives
Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, TeleportThree alternatives
Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, TeleportFive alternatives
Devolutions Server, HashiCorp Vault, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, TeleportSix alternatives
Devolutions Server, HashiCorp Boundary, KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, TeleportPerplexity SonarJumpCloudManageEngine PAM360ChangedKeeperPAMagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeperPAMno first choiceagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret Server, One Identity Safeguard, WALLIX
Three alternatives
BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Microsoft Entra IDTwo alternatives
KeeperPAM, SSH PrivXThree alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, PrivXTwo alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, One Identity PAM EssentialsGrok 4.1 FastManageEngine PAM360against: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerManageEngine PAM360Heldagainst: BeyondCorp, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeperPAMDelinea Secret Server, Teleportagainst: ManageEngine PAM360ManageEngine PAM360against: ARCON PAM, BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
One alternative
KeeperPAMThree alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAM, StrongDMTwo alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, One Identity PAM EssentialsThree alternatives
Devolutions Password Hub Free, JumpCloud, KeeperPAMFour alternatives
BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server, JumpCloud, StrongDMMistral SmallManageEngine PAM360, Xton Access ManagerManageEngine PAM360, One Identity PAM EssentialsChangedJumpCloud, miniOrange PAMManageEngine PAM360no first choiceagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, ManageEngine PAM360, Okta Privileged Access
Two alternatives
AWS Secrets Manager, SSH PrivXTwo alternatives
Admin By Request Endpoint Privilege Management, ManageEngine ADManager PlusTwo alternatives
AWS Secrets Manager, SSH PrivXDeepSeek V4 FlashKeeperPAMagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeperPAMHeldagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, HashiCorp Vault, One Identity PAM Essentials, TeleportKeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust Password Safe, CyberArk Privileged AccessSecurden Unified PAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerManageEngine PAM360against: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, One Identity Safeguardagainst: BeyondTrust, Broadcom Layer7 API Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret Server, Hitachi ID, StrongDM
One alternative
ManageEngine PAM360Two alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Password VaultTwo alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAMTwo alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, Microsoft Entra IDFour alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, miniOrange PAMLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceManageEngine PAM360Changedno first choiceManageEngine PAM360no first choicenothing named
One alternative
One Identity PAM EssentialsThree alternatives
AWS Secrets Manager, SSH PrivX, Securden Unified PAMQwen 3.7 FlashManageEngine Password Manager Proagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, OneIdentityManageEngine Access Manager PlusChangedagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeper Secrets Manageragainst: BeyondTrust EPM / PAMTeleportagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, Okta Privileged Access, StrongDMTeleportagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manageragainst: 1Password, BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, HashiCorp Vault, LastPass, RSA Security
Three alternatives
Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) / Entra ID, BeyondTrust, HashiCorp VaultTwo alternatives
BeyondTrust, Bitwarden Secrets ManagerTwo alternatives
Fudo Security, ManageEngine PAM360Two alternatives
JumpCloud, KeeperPAMFour alternatives
1Password, Bitwarden, Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAMKimi K2KeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret ServerKeeperPAMHeldagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerDelinea Secret Serveragainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerDevolutions Password Hub Freeagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Managerno first choiceagainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manageragainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret Server
Five alternatives
AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Boundary, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDMOne alternative
Delinea Secret ServerTwo alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, StrongDMFour alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAMFive alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAMGLM 4.7 FlashXKeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360against: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerManageEngine PAM360ChangedKeeperPAMagainst: BeyondTrustDelinea Secret Serveragainst: CyberArk Privileged Access Managerno first choiceagainst: BeyondTrust PAM Solutions, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, One Identity Safeguard
Two alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, TeleportThree alternatives
BeyondTrust Password Safe, Delinea Secret Server, Keeper Secrets ManagerSix alternatives
ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Okta Privileged Access, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, miniOrange PAMThree alternatives
AWS Secrets Manager, ManageEngine PAM360, TeleportMiniMax M2.5Delinea Secret Server, Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity ManagementKeeperPAM, Securden Password VaultChangedKeeperPAM, miniOrange PAMMicrosoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management, Secret Server Free Editionno first choiceagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access Manageragainst: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
One alternative
ManageEngine PAM360Two alternatives
AutoElevate, PrivXFour alternatives
Delinea Secret Server, JumpCloud, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAMOne alternative
ManageEngine PAM360Four alternatives
Azure AD Privileged Identity Management, BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server, JumpCloudGPT-6 LunaKeeperPAMKeeperPAMHeldagainst: ManageEngine PAM360Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAMagainst: CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerManageEngine PAM360no first choiceagainst: Microsoft Entra Permissions Management, Okta Privileged Access, Older Broadcom/Symantec PAM hardware appliances
Two alternatives
1Password, StrongDMOne alternative
Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity ManagementTwo alternatives
BeyondTrust Password Safe, ManageEngine PAM360One alternative
BitwardenMuse Glimmer 30BManageEngine PAM360against: CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerKeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360ChangedManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAMManageEngine PAM360no first choiceagainst: ARCON PAM, BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Delinea Secret Server, One Identity Safeguard
One alternative
Delinea Secret ServerOne alternative
CyberArk Privileged Access ManagerFive alternatives
AWS Secrets Manager, Delinea Privileged Access Management / Secret Server, SSH PrivX, StrongDM, miniOrange PAMFour alternatives
HashiCorp Vault, KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM, Windows LAPS + Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity ManagementBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:21 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 08:32 | yes | 4 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:42 | yes | 17 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 13:38 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 07:44 | yes | 19 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:38 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:39 | yes | 18 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:07 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:48 | no | 0 | 35 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:57 | yes | 16 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 07:55 | yes | 17 | 163 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:09 | yes | 5 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:34 | yes | 3 | 12 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:05 | yes | 12 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:54 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:15 | yes | 3 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 07:41 | yes | 8 | 22 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:31 | yes | 17 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:44 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:43 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:26 | yes | 25 | 39 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 07:36 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:20 | yes | 10 | 42 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 12:09 | yes | 16 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 9 | 14 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:51 | yes | 8 | 18 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:12 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:48 | yes | 23 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:56 | yes | 9 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:25 | yes | 4 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:05 | yes | 13 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:25 | yes | 19 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:55 | yes | 21 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 10:26 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:00 | yes | 20 | 37 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 09:58 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 13:39 | yes | 9 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 13:49 | yes | 19 | 24 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:53 | yes | 14 | 55 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:56 | yes | 16 | 32 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:41 | yes | 6 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 12:57 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 13:01 | yes | 9 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:27 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 21 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:41 | yes | 16 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:58 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:51 | yes | 9 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:49 | yes | 22 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 07:41 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:24 | yes | 14 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:41 | yes | 16 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:38 | yes | 23 | 210 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 13:06 | yes | 5 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:28 | yes | 2 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:32 | yes | 13 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:10 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 08:15 | no | 0 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:07 | yes | 10 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:54 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:26 | yes | 15 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:58 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:07 | yes | 20 | 51 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:40 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:52 | no | 0 | 32 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:33 | yes | 14 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:20 | yes | 15 | 44 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:58 | no | 0 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:16 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:21 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:36 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 09:26 | yes | 5 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:24 | yes | 12 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:58 | yes | 22 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 13:03 | yes | 22 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:11 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:28 | yes | 23 | 54 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:02 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:51 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 12:43 | yes | 20 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 13:35 | yes | 23 | 63 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 07:36 | yes | 18 | 43 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 08:43 | yes | 3 | 28 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:59 | yes | 13 | 18 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
ARCON read as ARCON PAM
CyberArk read as CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
Delinea read as Delinea Secret Server
Delinea (Secret Server) read as Delinea Secret Server
Delinea (formerly Thycotic + Centrify) read as Delinea Secret Server
Delinea (formerly Thycotic) read as Delinea Secret Server
Delinea (formerly Thycotic/Centrify) read as Delinea Secret Server
Devolutions read as Devolutions Server
Devolutions PAM read as Devolutions Server
Keeper Business read as KeeperPAM
Keeper Security read as KeeperPAM
Keeper Security (KeeperPAM) read as KeeperPAM
Okta read as Okta Privileged Access
One Identity read as One Identity Safeguard
One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials read as One Identity PAM Essentials
Securden read as Securden Unified PAM
Securden (Unified PAM) read as Securden Unified PAM
Thycotic read as Delinea Secret Server
Thycotic (Delinea) read as Delinea Secret Server
Thycotic (now part of Delinea) read as Delinea Secret Server
miniOrange read as miniOrange PAM
Unresolved, counted raw
1Password Unified Access / Privileged Access
Admin By Request Endpoint Privilege Management
AutoElevate
Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) / Entra ID
BeyondTrust EPM / PAM
BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management
BeyondTrust PAM Solutions
Centrify Zero Trust Privilege
CyberArk Privileged Access
Delinea Privileged Access Management / Secret Server
Delinea Secret Server free tier
EventLog Analyzer
Fudo Security (Fudo Cloud PAM)
HashiCorp Vault CE
IBM Security Verify Privileged (formerly Tivoli)
KeePassXC with KeeAgent
Keeper Security (KeeperPAM
ManageEngine ADManager Plus
ManageEngine Access Manager Plus
Older Broadcom/Symantec PAM hardware appliances
SSH.com
Secret Server Free Edition
Windows LAPS + Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.