Privileged access management · October 2026 Edition
KeeperPAM vs BeyondTrust
Two of fourteen models named KeeperPAM first on the direct prompt; one named BeyondTrust. KeeperPAM was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and BeyondTrust by fourteen and KeeperPAM carries 30 labels and BeyondTrust 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
First-choice share9%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%35%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3052A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, KeeperPAM 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 KeeperPAM · Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrust · ManageEngine PAM360 vs KeeperPAM
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.
KeeperPAMFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBeyondTrust
Direct212 against BeyondTrust
Paraphrase212 against BeyondTrust
Comparative01
Budget-constrained001 against KeeperPAM · 5 against BeyondTrust
Scale-constrained113 against BeyondTrust
Negative006 against BeyondTrust
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, KeeperPAM and BeyondTrust were named in the same answer fifty-seven times, of the 95 answers naming KeeperPAM and the 201 naming BeyondTrust. In those answers BeyondTrust took the first choice four times and KeeperPAM fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where KeeperPAM and BeyondTrust 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 | | |
KeeperPAM BeyondTrust first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, KeeperPAM on the left and BeyondTrust on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where KeeperPAM and BeyondTrust stood in it.
KeeperPAM first, BeyondTrust not the choice
2 of 14 modelsBeyondTrust 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
BeyondTrust first, KeeperPAM not the choice
1 of 14 modelsKeeperPAM 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
6 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
GLM 4.7 FlashXDelinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
MiniMax M2.5Delinea (formerly Thycotic) – Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust – PowerBroker, Microsoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
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
KeeperPAM leads by twenty-nine points.
KeeperPAM29%#2 of 11BeyondTrust0%#10 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
KeeperPAM leads by four points.
KeeperPAM9%#3 of 11BeyondTrust6%#4 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: BeyondTrust leads at enterprise.
BeyondTrust10%#3 of 10KeeperPAM4%#5 of 10What 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
What 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
Also compared
Delinea Secret Server vs KeeperPAMDelinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrustManageEngine PAM360 vs KeeperPAMManageEngine PAM360 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 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.