Privileged access management · October 2026 Edition
Delinea Secret Server vs KeeperPAM
Eight of fourteen models named Delinea Secret Server first on the direct prompt; two named KeeperPAM. Delinea Secret Server was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and KeeperPAM by thirteen and Delinea Secret Server carries 62 labels and KeeperPAM 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share37%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%3%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels6230A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Delinea Secret Server reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ManageEngine PAM360 was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Delinea Secret Server vs ManageEngine PAM360 · Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrust · Delinea Secret Server vs miniOrange PAM
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.
Delinea Secret ServerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsKeeperPAM
Direct82
Paraphrase82
Comparative10
Budget-constrained101 against KeeperPAM
Scale-constrained31
Negative003 against Delinea Secret Server
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.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Delinea Secret Server and KeeperPAM were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 187 answers naming Delinea Secret Server and the 95 naming KeeperPAM. In those answers KeeperPAM took the first choice fourteen times and Delinea Secret Server ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Delinea Secret Server and KeeperPAM 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 | | | | | |
Delinea Secret Server KeeperPAM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Delinea Secret Server on the left and KeeperPAM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Delinea Secret Server and KeeperPAM stood in it.
Delinea Secret Server first, KeeperPAM an alternative
8 of 14 modelsKeeperPAM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Kimi K2Delinea Secret Server alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360
GLM 4.7 FlashXDelinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM
Muse Glimmer 30BDelinea Secret Server alternatives: Britive, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Securden Unified PAM
KeeperPAM first, Delinea Secret Server an alternative
2 of 14 modelsDelinea Secret Server was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashKeeperPAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, Teleport
GPT-6 LunaKeeperPAM alternatives: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure
Qwen 3.7 FlashBeyondTrust alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 MaverickminiOrange PAM alternatives: Heimdal, OneLogin, Securden Unified PAM
MiniMax M2.5Delinea (formerly Thycotic) – Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust – PowerBroker, Microsoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
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
KeeperPAM leads by twenty-three points.
KeeperPAM29%#2 of 11Delinea Secret Server6%#3 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Delinea Secret Server leads at mid-market.
Delinea Secret Server37%#1 of 11KeeperPAM9%#3 of 11Enterprise
Delinea Secret Server leads by four points.
Delinea Secret Server8%#4 of 10KeeperPAM4%#5 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 KeeperPAM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Keeper Security or similar low-tier password manager offerings, but these are generally *not full PAM platforms*” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Keeper consistently leads the industry in ease of implementation (85%) and ease of administration (85%). You can deploy it in days, not months.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“1. KeeperPAM (by Keeper Security) ... Best for: Rapid deployment, overall simplicity, and ease of use.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd pick KeeperPAM for a typical mid-sized B2B company that wants the fastest path to value” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.