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BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management pros and cons

Vendor: BeyondTrust
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management effectively reduces vulnerabilities by removing local administrator privileges and offers excellent application elevate features.
It provides comprehensive session management, including session recording and password management, which sets it apart from competitors like IBM and Thycotic.
The asset discovery and integration capabilities with security vendors such as SailPoint and FortiGuard are highly valuable.
Scalability and stability are top-notch, enabling easy deployment with minimal processing requirements on servers.
BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management enhances security by enforcing least privilege policies, automating asset onboarding, and integrating with various operating systems.

CONS

Limited support for Mac and lack of XWindows Remote Desktop Access protocol for Linux/Unix is a concern.
Reports indicate infrequent updates and rare bug fixes, which can delay the introduction of new features.
Reliance on MS SQL servers and the absence of alternative database support is seen as a limitation.
Initial setup is reported to be complex, even for experienced users.
Technical support is deemed insufficient, requiring improvements in responsiveness and guidance.
 

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Pros review quotes

it_user599004 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Platform Engineer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 31, 2017
PowerBroker allows elevation of required actions or application and eliminates the need of user having full administrative access.
it_user687237 - PeerSpot reviewer
Identity and Governance Access Lead
Jul 10, 2017
The features related to application elevate is amazing. It helped the company to remove almost all admin local users.
BS
Security Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
Reduces major vulnerabilities by removing local administrator privileges.
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ST
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 10, 2018
Password management, as it is a core function; passwords are a frequent hacking point.
ST
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 9, 2018
It scales easily and the product is stable.
FA
Security Engineer at Dig8Labs
Aug 16, 2018
I'm a BeyondTrust partner and I have multiple deployments, four or five banks right now. The features that give us quite an edge compared to what our competitors are offering - like IBM or Thycotic - are the Session Management, that is quite a big one; also the recording of keystrokes. In addition, there is the password vaulting and state-of-the-art Password Management, which I haven't seen in other products.
AI
Technical Manager at Gulf IT
Nov 8, 2019
I would say session management on the go is the most valuable feature. When the session is going on, you can stop the session without terminating it for justification. You can cancel it. The recording takes very little space. Those are some things which the customers are worried about when they talk about session recording.
it_user1241319 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Cyber Risk at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 4, 2019
The privileged access management into sensitive systems is very valuable. That includes control from the endpoint all the way through to the managing of passwords and credentials that are used by the person to access the sensitive information. It's very useful, because nobody ever really maintains passwords for those endpoint systems. It's maintained in the Dropbox password file.
reviewer1136769 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant- Information Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 12, 2020
The implementation is quite easy because the documents are always online.
it_user1093563 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Network Infrastructure Business at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 27, 2020
The asset discovery feature is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very easy to pull assets into the database of the solution manager.
 

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Cons review quotes

it_user599004 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Platform Engineer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 31, 2017
The software sometimes uses a lot of memory.
it_user687237 - PeerSpot reviewer
Identity and Governance Access Lead
Jul 10, 2017
Reports to the end user.
BS
Security Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2018
It only has limited support for Mac.
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ST
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 10, 2018
All products have room to improve. I would like to see support for many more systems, such as AS400.
ST
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 9, 2018
It should support XWindows Remote Desktop Access protocol for Linux/Unix.
FA
Security Engineer at Dig8Labs
Aug 16, 2018
It's not a 10 because the scalability and licensing have impacted us a lot.
AI
Technical Manager at Gulf IT
Nov 8, 2019
The other area to improve is that they rely on MS SQL servers only. You cannot have any other database behind them. They have to be on MS SQL. If they can do something about these issues, this would be a better alternative for some customers.
it_user1241319 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Cyber Risk at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 4, 2019
There are some features in CyberArk that are better, cheaper, or easier to implement.
reviewer1136769 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant- Information Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 12, 2020
The program updates are very rare and the frequency is too far apart to take care of bug fixes and adding the latest features.
it_user1093563 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Network Infrastructure Business at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 27, 2020
The deployment process should be clarified or made simpler. It would be helpful if the solution had in-app tutorials for users to look at as they progress through the system. Sometimes we get lost and need to go back to check what exactly the function was. There should be small hints around major key functions. It would go a long way in speeding up the deployment process.