Privileged access management · September 2026 Edition
ManageEngine PAM360 vs Delinea
One of twelve models named ManageEngine PAM360 first on the direct prompt; five named Delinea. Both were named by all twelve models and ManageEngine PAM360 carries 35 labels and Delinea 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share21%19%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3544A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine PAM360 reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Securden Unified PAM was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. ManageEngine PAM360 vs Securden Unified PAM · Delinea vs Securden Unified PAM
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ManageEngine PAM360First choices, of twelve modelsDelinea
Direct15
Paraphrase511 against Delinea
Comparative00
Budget-constrained402 against Delinea
Scale-constrained03
Negative002 against ManageEngine PAM360 · 3 against Delinea
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine PAM360 and Delinea stood in it.
ManageEngine PAM360 first, Delinea not the choice
1 of 12 modelsDelinea was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM alternatives: JumpCloud, miniOrange PAM
Delinea first, ManageEngine PAM360 an alternative
5 of 12 modelsManageEngine PAM360 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Delinea alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAM
GPT-5.4 miniDelinea alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360
Grok 4.1 FastDelinea alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
DeepSeek V4 FlashDelinea alternatives: Britive, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM
Kimi K2Delinea alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashSecurden Unified PAM alternatives: Delinea, Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAM, StrongDM
Perplexity SonarSecurden Unified PAM alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360
Qwen 3.7 FlashSecurden Unified PAM alternatives: Delinea, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure
GLM 4.7 FlashXDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAM
MiniMax M2.5Securden Unified PAM alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Thycotic+Centrify, miniOrange PAM
Neither was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 MaverickSecurden 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
ManageEngine PAM360 leads by twenty points.
ManageEngine PAM36027%#2 of 9Delinea7%#4 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine PAM360 leads by two points.
ManageEngine PAM36021%#1 of 12Delinea19%#2 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Delinea leads at enterprise.
Delinea16%#2 of 8ManageEngine PAM3603%#5 of 8What the models said about ManageEngine PAM360
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“it has a historically poor track record regarding critical security vulnerabilities” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Multiple vulnerabilities disclosed in 2024-2026” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“ManageEngine PAM360 and Keeper Security are frequently cited as top choices for organizations with limited budgets” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder (Value & Features): ManageEngine PAM360 This is frequently recommended for mid-sized companies” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine PAM360 is the best affordable commercial option designed specifically for SMBs” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Delinea
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid pricier ones like Delinea/StrongDM ($70+/user/mo) unless scaling fast.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Customers of legacy Thycotic products have reported friction regarding service levels, product roadmaps” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“quote-only and get expensive with per-endpoint agents or privileged-user seat licensing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Mid-Market SaaS Platforms | Hybrid environments looking for fast setup, low maintenance... Pros: Great balance of cost, ease of use, and quick deployment.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“If you want a single default recommendation for a mid-market B2B company, I'd usually start with Delinea.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest prioritizing Delinea Secret Server or BeyondTrust as strong mid-market options” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.