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Airlock Digital Application Control vs Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.0
Airlock Digital Application Control improves efficiency, reduces breaches, and cuts response time by 30-60% with automation and resource savings.
Sentiment score
7.2
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security, reduces costs, streamlines management, and significantly decreases vulnerability to attacks, validating investment.
The return on investment is that in five years, we have never had a breach or a malware event that has been a result of Airlock Digital Application Control.
Group Chief Technology Officer & Privacy Officer at a construction company with 201-500 employees
I would say Airlock Digital Application Control saves around thirty percent of our time.
Senior Systems Engineer at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have seen a return on investment because I am saving in terms of resources and fewer employees are needed.
Architect In Security Team at Optum
Deploying CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has secured the infrastructure, which saves money, time, and resources.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
I consider CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager's return on investment to be good since it effectively accomplishes the goals expected from privilege access management solutions.
Commercial and Technical Professional Manager at Evolution Technologies Group
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Airlock Digital provides highly praised, responsive support with effective technical help, swift problem resolution, and enhanced user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.2
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager support is generally good but varies in response time and expertise, with certification aiding resolution.
When you speak and share the problem you are facing, you can troubleshoot things much faster than via chat or email.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
The technical support of Airlock Digital Application Control receives a rating of 10 because only a few cases were opened and they were handled perfectly.
Server Administrator at Kuwait National Petroleum Company
What I found is that their support team is quite technical, and their approach in understanding and resolving the issue is very direct and robust.
Manager Mssp & Cybersecurity at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
They respond immediately to our inquiries, resolve issues promptly, and provide valuable guidance, especially in critical situations.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
We engage them when needed and receive prompt responses that typically resolve our issues.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Earlier, we received support for normal tickets within a day, but now it takes one or two days to resolve issues.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Airlock Digital Application Control is praised for scalability, performing well across endpoints, with minor reporting issues noted.
Sentiment score
7.7
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager is scalable but requires effort and may face challenges with application and database integration.
I find Airlock Digital Application Control very scalable.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Scaling from 150 to 180 to 220 users has not presented any issues.
Sr Coordinator For Cybersecurity System And Networks at Nsw Institute Of Sport
We started small and gradually expanded coverage across more endpoints without any hiccups.
AI Engineer
We can set permissions per team or department, allowing some teams to elevate specific applications while others have different permissions.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is quite scalable.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
The available reports and other security tools assist in scaling it according to my organization's needs.
Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Airlock Digital Application Control is stable and reliable, with manageable deployment issues and improved versions post-5.2.2.
Sentiment score
8.2
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager is stable and reliable, with rare downtime, strong Windows support, and occasional latency issues.
After they rolled out 5.2.2, these issues were completely resolved.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Any stability issues we have experienced are the result of us blocking the wrong application, which is not the product's fault because it works as advertised.
Sr Coordinator For Cybersecurity System And Networks at Nsw Institute Of Sport
The stability of Airlock Digital Application Control has been excellent, and I rate it a 10.
Group Chief Technology Officer & Privacy Officer at a construction company with 201-500 employees
It is a robust solution that has effectively supported our environment without major issues.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
Since implementing it, we have not experienced any outages or stability issues.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager offers multiple options for creating and stopping policies.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Airlock Digital needs to address performance, vulnerability issues, policy controls, and improve Azure integration for better automation and management.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager needs interface simplification, improved integration, and enhanced automation for better accessibility and performance.
I think more guides on how to onboard and bring Airlock Digital Application Control into production would be helpful; these aren’t technical needs, more around documentation and potentially some videos on how to onboard or how to bring it into your organization more efficiently.
OT Cyber Specialist at a tech services company
Some of the vulnerabilities that are meant for CVEs specific to Airlock Digital Application Control need to be addressed in newer versions.
Manager Mssp & Cybersecurity at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Airlock Digital Application Control should release updates but also provide ample time for organizations to adapt to the latest version.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager could be improved by simplifying the administration process, specifically when setting up policies and applications.
Global Security Systems Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Currently, no user-based policy option is available inside the EPM console.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Some features provided in the self-hosted version of EPM are not supported in the software as a service version, like connection to some analysis applied by Palo Alto.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Airlock Digital offers cost-effective application control with a simple licensing model, valued investment compared to competitors like Carbon Black.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager pricing varies by device and usage, with cloud options costlier than on-premise solutions.
It is a good quality product that always works, and I do not think it is overpriced in any way.
Group Chief Technology Officer & Privacy Officer at a construction company with 201-500 employees
The deal received for Airlock Digital Application Control is comparatively better than the deal received for Ivanti, which is why the company selected this solution.
Server Administrator at Kuwait National Petroleum Company
The single SKU licensing model of Airlock Digital Application Control has made budgeting and resource allocation easier because there are not as many components.
Sr Coordinator For Cybersecurity System And Networks at Nsw Institute Of Sport
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is slightly expensive, but costs can be negotiated to become more competitive.
Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is costly compared to other solutions.
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
I've received feedback that the pricing is high, however, for me, the value it brings is worth the cost.
Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

The platform offers centralized management, robust governance, seamless integration, high performance, intuitive interface, malware prevention, and DDoS protection.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security and compliance by controlling access, monitoring activities, and integrating seamlessly with systems.
With Airlock Digital Application Control, we have proper governance in place because by default, everything is blocked. We follow the policy of zero trust. Anything which is not known is completely blocked.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
When whitelisting something, it applies immediately over the network.
Server Administrator at Kuwait National Petroleum Company
The policy change history feature helps us improve our auditability and governance over policies by allowing us to report to our auditors if they have any questions about how we use it and what we do with it.
Group Chief Technology Officer & Privacy Officer at a construction company with 201-500 employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager effectively reduces malicious content in applications by allowing us to identify and block dangerous applications.
Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
It allows them to granularly manage controls to prevent some malicious activities on the endpoint machine.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances computer security by providing minimal access, effectively preventing ransomware attacks.
Cybersecurity Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Airlock Digital Application...
Ranking in Application Control
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Idira Endpoint Privilege Ma...
Ranking in Application Control
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Compliance (4th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (6th), Anti-Malware Tools (10th), Ransomware Protection (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Airlock Digital Application Control is 10.5%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager is 9.6%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager9.6%
Airlock Digital Application Control10.5%
Other79.9%
Application Control
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2841993 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Security Engineering Biocryst at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Centralized control has reduced shadow IT and improved endpoint security visibility
What I dislike about Airlock Digital Application Control is that the whole endpoint management concept as implemented there is silly, and they need to have a better flow so you can appropriately do that type of work at the access control layer, not at the machine layer. If you simply take local admin away from everyone in the company, it is a way of taking local admin away without telling people you are doing that, and I think that is kind of silly. But the biggest challenge is the tool does not let you migrate information between groups, and its export function is not stellar, though it is markedly better than it was when we first started with it. If I built a group and we grew and we decided we need to change how that was organized, I had to take a buttload of screenshots to capture all of the information because there was not a way to migrate them into a new structure. That is one of the things they are working on, and it was due to be released soon, and I got laid off about eight weeks ago now, so maybe they have released it now. But that was a pain because there was no way to export it, even as a CSV, and that was annoying because it did not screenshot easily.
Sumit Chavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Consultant at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Helps secure the infrastructure and control users with admin rights
There are many features that are currently missing. A customization option is required for certain policies. For instance, if we need to stop PowerShell scripting, we have to create a different policy for that. Being able to create a sub-level policy within a top-level policy would be good. Currently, no user-based policy option is available inside the EPM console. We can only create computer-based policies. The database is available, but there is a drawback in not being able to create local groups on the EPM console. We only have to depend on Active Directory. This limits infrastructure security as we depend on the Active Directory team to manage user groups. If they remove any users, we lose control. If we could create groups locally and block them or set specific policies, we would have more control. Local endpoint management is missing from the EPM site. Moreover, there is an issue with policies not running as expected when we make enhancements. We have to find multiple ways to whitelist applications or enhance policies.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
20%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Airlock Digital Application Control?
I think there are features that are coming down the pipeline that we don’t have yet; one of which is the ability to have a managed installer process. There is that capability currently, but it’s re...
What is your primary use case for Airlock Digital Application Control?
Application whitelisting has become increasingly important, and ensuring that we’re not running code unknown to our organization is crucial. The organizations I work for have been using it to effec...
What advice do you have for others considering Airlock Digital Application Control?
I think the user experience is quite good for a modern product; the reporting is getting better with every release, and at this stage, I don’t have any specific points on the reporting that I would...
Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats
This is an inside-out --- outside-in --- inside-in question, as an insider can be an outsider as well. There is no short answer other than a blend of a PAM tool with Behavioral Analytics and Endpo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?
I believe it's quite a reasonably priced solution. It's not very common to use CyberArk because it's a niche solution, but customers who are willing to control administrative accounts are willing t...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?
While CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a great tool, I believe the functionality could be wider. If it could work not only with permissions but also involve pure EDR tasks or User and Entity ...
 

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