Privileged access management · October 2026 Edition
ManageEngine PAM360 vs HashiCorp Vault
One of fourteen models named ManageEngine PAM360 first on the direct prompt; zero named HashiCorp Vault. ManageEngine PAM360 was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HashiCorp Vault by twelve and ManageEngine PAM360 carries 46 labels and HashiCorp Vault 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share24%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4622A 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.Delinea Secret Server was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Delinea Secret Server vs ManageEngine PAM360 · Delinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp Vault · 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.
ManageEngine PAM360First choices, of fourteen modelsHashiCorp Vault
Direct10
Paraphrase40
Comparative002 against HashiCorp Vault
Budget-constrained811 against ManageEngine PAM360
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against ManageEngine PAM360 · 2 against HashiCorp Vault
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine PAM360 and HashiCorp Vault 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 | | | | | |
ManageEngine PAM360 HashiCorp Vault first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine PAM360 on the left and HashiCorp Vault on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine PAM360 and HashiCorp Vault stood in it.
ManageEngine PAM360 first, HashiCorp Vault not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHashiCorp Vault was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXDelinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 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
Perplexity SonarminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure
Grok 4.1 FastDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM
DeepSeek V4 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360
Qwen 3.7 FlashBeyondTrust alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360
Kimi K2Delinea Secret Server alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360
GPT-6 LunaKeeperPAM alternatives: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360
Muse Glimmer 30BDelinea Secret Server alternatives: Britive, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Securden Unified PAM
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashKeeperPAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, Teleport
Mistral SmallDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM
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
ManageEngine PAM360 leads by thirty-three points.
ManageEngine PAM36033%#1 of 11HashiCorp Vault0%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine PAM360 leads by twenty-two points.
ManageEngine PAM36024%#2 of 11HashiCorp Vault2%#8 of 11Enterprise
ManageEngine PAM360 leads by twelve points.
ManageEngine PAM36012%#2 of 10HashiCorp Vault0%#10 of 10What the models said about ManageEngine PAM360
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“ManageEngine PAM360 may be a better fit for larger requirements, but not a low-budget pick: its published subscription starts at $7,995/year.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · soft negative
“received criticism for its user interface, performance issues, and limited support for modern cloud and DevOps environments” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“It has a track record of severe vulnerabilities, including critical unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) flaws” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“ManageEngine PAM360 is widely considered the best value proposition in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) space” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine PAM360 — Best Overall Value ... migrate to ManageEngine PAM360 — it offers the best bang-for-buck” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“The best privileged access management platform for a company with a limited budget is ManageEngine PAM360” Llama 4 Maverick · budget 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
Also compared
Delinea Secret Server vs ManageEngine PAM360Delinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp VaultManageEngine PAM360 vs KeeperPAMManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrustManageEngine PAM360 vs miniOrange PAMManageEngine PAM360 vs Securden Unified PAMManageEngine PAM360 vs TeleportKeeperPAM vs HashiCorp VaultBeyondTrust vs HashiCorp VaultminiOrange PAM vs HashiCorp VaultSecurden Unified PAM vs HashiCorp VaultTeleport 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.