# BeyondTrust vs HashiCorp Vault: which do AI models recommend for PAM, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Privileged access management. One of fourteen models named BeyondTrust first on the direct prompt; zero named HashiCorp Vault. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/identity/privileged-access-management/beyondtrust-vs-hashicorp-vault/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | 6% | #4 of 11 | 35% | 52 | 14 of 14 |
| HashiCorp Vault | 2% | #8 of 11 | 18% | 22 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Qwen 3.7 Flash: beyondtrust first (first choices: BeyondTrust) (alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: KeeperPAM) (alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, Teleport)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: miniOrange PAM) (alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: miniOrange PAM) (alternatives: Heimdal, OneLogin, Securden Unified PAM)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360) (alternatives: KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Delinea (formerly Thycotic) – Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust – PowerBroker, Microsoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: KeeperPAM) (alternatives: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: Britive, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Securden Unified PAM)

## What the models said about BeyondTrust

- "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

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.