# ManageEngine PAM360 vs Teleport: 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 Teleport. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/identity/privileged-access-management/manageengine-pam360-vs-teleport/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine PAM360 | 24% | #2 of 11 | 13% | 46 | 14 of 14 |
| Teleport | 2% | #7 of 11 | 7% | 14 | 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 4.1 Fast: 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)
- 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)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: miniOrange PAM) (alternatives: Heimdal, OneLogin, Securden Unified 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 Teleport

- "Cloud-native access tools such as Teleport, Apono, Britive, or P0 Security if your requirement is classic PAM for legacy/on-prem environments" (Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt, hard negative)
- "JumpServer or Teleport Community provide enterprise-grade PAM capabilities at no cost" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Best for: SaaS-first or highly technical B2B companies whose "infrastructure" is primarily cloud-native" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct 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.