Privileged access management · October 2026 Edition
BeyondTrust vs HashiCorp Vault
One of fourteen models named BeyondTrust first on the direct prompt; zero named HashiCorp Vault. BeyondTrust was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HashiCorp Vault by twelve and BeyondTrust carries 52 labels and HashiCorp Vault 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate35%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5222A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, BeyondTrust reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Delinea Secret Server was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrust · Delinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp Vault · ManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrust
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the privileged access management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BeyondTrustFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHashiCorp Vault
Direct102 against BeyondTrust
Paraphrase102 against BeyondTrust
Comparative102 against HashiCorp Vault
Budget-constrained015 against BeyondTrust
Scale-constrained103 against BeyondTrust
Negative006 against BeyondTrust · 2 against HashiCorp Vault
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where BeyondTrust and HashiCorp Vault stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
BeyondTrust HashiCorp Vault first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, BeyondTrust on the left and HashiCorp Vault on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where BeyondTrust and HashiCorp Vault stood in it.
BeyondTrust first, HashiCorp Vault not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHashiCorp Vault was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashBeyondTrust alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Delinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360
GPT-5.4 miniDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, ManageEngine PAM360
Grok 4.1 FastDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM
Mistral SmallDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM
DeepSeek V4 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashKeeperPAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, Teleport
Perplexity SonarminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure
Llama 4 MaverickminiOrange PAM alternatives: Heimdal, OneLogin, Securden Unified PAM
Kimi K2Delinea Secret Server alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360
GLM 4.7 FlashXDelinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM
MiniMax M2.5Delinea (formerly Thycotic) – Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust – PowerBroker, Microsoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
GPT-6 LunaKeeperPAM alternatives: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360
Muse Glimmer 30BDelinea Secret Server alternatives: Britive, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Securden Unified PAM
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
BeyondTrust0%#10 of 11HashiCorp Vault0%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
BeyondTrust leads by four points.
BeyondTrust6%#4 of 11HashiCorp Vault2%#8 of 11Enterprise
BeyondTrust leads by ten points.
BeyondTrust10%#3 of 10HashiCorp Vault0%#10 of 10What the models said about BeyondTrust
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Audit any BeyondTrust deployments for the known CVEs and consider alternatives” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Similar echoes for BeyondTrust and Delinea in hybrid/cloud setups—reviews note policy tuning and admin training as barriers.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“enterprise PAM solutions like CyberArk and BeyondTrust offer broad feature sets that may not be necessary for smaller teams” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“The "All-in-One" Choice: BeyondTrust ... BeyondTrust is widely considered the best "middle ground" tool.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Start with CyberArk, BeyondTrust, and Delinea for a broad traditional enterprise PAM evaluation.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
“Delinea, BeyondTrust, and KeeperPAM are often the sweet spot at your scale.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about HashiCorp Vault
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“The main platforms to avoid or scrutinize closely are: - Secrets-only tools such as HashiCorp Vault when you need full PAM” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
Also compared
Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrustDelinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp VaultManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrustManageEngine PAM360 vs HashiCorp VaultKeeperPAM vs BeyondTrustKeeperPAM vs HashiCorp VaultBeyondTrust vs miniOrange PAMBeyondTrust vs Securden Unified PAMBeyondTrust vs TeleportminiOrange PAM vs HashiCorp VaultSecurden Unified PAM vs HashiCorp VaultTeleport vs HashiCorp VaultAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full PAM standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.