# ManageEngine PAM360 vs Securden Unified PAM: which do AI models recommend for PAM, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Privileged access management. One of fourteen models named ManageEngine PAM360 first on the direct prompt; zero named Securden Unified PAM. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/identity/privileged-access-management/manageengine-pam360-vs-securden-unified-pam/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine PAM360 | 24% | #2 of 11 | 13% | 46 | 14 of 14 |
| Securden Unified PAM | 2% | #6 of 11 | 19% | 16 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GLM 4.7 FlashX: manageengine pam360 first (first choices: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360) (alternatives: KeeperPAM, Securden Unified PAM)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: KeeperPAM) (alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, StrongDM, Teleport)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: miniOrange PAM) (alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure)
- Grok 4.20: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: miniOrange PAM) (alternatives: Heimdal, OneLogin, Securden Unified PAM)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: BeyondTrust) (alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: ManageEngine PAM360)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: KeeperPAM) (alternatives: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: Britive, ManageEngine PAM360, Netwrix Privilege Secure, Securden Unified PAM)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Delinea Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Netwrix Privilege Secure, miniOrange PAM)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Delinea (formerly Thycotic) – Secret Server) (alternatives: BeyondTrust – PowerBroker, Microsoft Azure AD Privileged Identity Management)

## What the models said about ManageEngine PAM360

- "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 Securden Unified PAM

- "Securden Unified PAM has had significant recent issues. Rapid7 discovered four vulnerabilities in Securden Unified PAM" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Small, unproven vendors with critical CVEs (like Securden's) carry outsized risk." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Rapid7 discovered four critical vulnerabilities" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Start by utilizing the free tiers of Admin By Request ... and Securden Starter" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Other options include Securden Unified PAM, Heimdal, and OneLogin, which are also suitable for mid-market companies." (Llama 4 Maverick, direct prompt, alternative)
- "Securden / ManageEngine | Tight budget; want self-hosted option | Smaller ecosystems; less brand recognition" (Kimi K2, scale prompt, alternative)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.