Delinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp Vault
Eight of fourteen models named Delinea Secret Server first on the direct prompt; zero named HashiCorp Vault. Delinea Secret Server was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HashiCorp Vault by twelve and Delinea Secret Server carries 62 labels and HashiCorp Vault 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
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
Delinea Secret ServerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHashiCorp Vault
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Delinea Secret Server and HashiCorp Vault were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 187 answers naming Delinea Secret Server and the 403 naming HashiCorp Vault. In those answers HashiCorp Vault took the first choice eleven times and Delinea Secret Server two.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | |
Delinea Secret Server HashiCorp Vault first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Delinea Secret Server on the left and HashiCorp Vault on the right.The direct prompt
Delinea Secret Server first, HashiCorp Vault not the choice
8 of 14 modelsHashiCorp Vault was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Delinea Secret Server6%#3 of 11HashiCorp Vault0%#– of 11Delinea Secret Server37%#1 of 11HashiCorp Vault2%#8 of 11Delinea Secret Server8%#4 of 10HashiCorp Vault0%#10 of 10What the models said about Delinea Secret Server
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“user feedback often points to "transition friction"—updates to licenses, UIs, and support structures can be disjointed after these massive acquisitions.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“the brand has faced significant governance and security public relations issues... post-merger support response times have declined” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Cloud Suite” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Delinea Secret Server or KeeperPAM, with Delinea as the safer default if you expect more complex hybrid infrastructure” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Delinea is specifically noted as well-suited for mid-sized organizations, offering ease of deployment, usability, and fast time to value” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“"Mid-market and rapid deployment: Delinea offers the best balance of features and usability for organizations wanting fast time-to-value."” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct 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
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.