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Azure Key Vault vs N-able Passportal comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Key Vault
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Certificate Management Software (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (17th), Secrets Management Tools (2nd)
N-able Passportal
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Document Management Software (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of Azure Key Vault is 13.3%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able Passportal is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Key Vault13.3%
N-able Passportal1.0%
Other85.7%
Enterprise Password Managers
 

Featured Reviews

Rajthilak BS - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Vice President (Data Security & Protection - Confidential AI) at Standard Chartered Bank
Have addressed compliance challenges but still struggle with seamless integration of certificate issuance between environments
In terms of Azure Key Vault improvements, we have to compare the competitor. If we consider AWS, our bank has Microsoft PKI, which is a Microsoft product, for the entire digital certificate infrastructure. Even in the cloud, when it is AWS, the internal certificates are MS PKI. When we had a problem, users had to come to on-premise to get a certificate and import it to AWS Certificate Manager and assign it. We wondered why we could not issue the certificate directly from the cloud for cloud users. There was a simple way in AWS. They have a Private Certificate Authority (PCA) and Amazon Certificate Manager. Private Certificate Authority issues certificates to Amazon services. They also provide Amazon Certificate Manager to store and deploy certificates. These are two neat components - one is an issuer and another is storage and deployment solutions for certificates. With PCA, I can directly enable it and get certificates from AWS itself. AWS can issue SSL/TLS certificates if you enable it directly. If you consider Azure, it is not very clear. Even the naming convention, Key Vault, might not suggest that this is a PKI or certificate manager. You cannot issue certificates directly. They have app certificates and did not have a clear-cut certificate management solution in the cloud when I worked at that time. I am not sure whether they have updated Azure Key Vault as a full-fledged PKI solution now. From what I saw, it was not a full-fledged PKI solution. We are not majorly using Azure Key Vault because it is only for storing secrets. If some solutions can provide guidance on how we can maximize leverage, we can immediately look forward to doing that. We already have some business problems we want to solve. While our primary focus is AWS, many of the services such as ADO are running on Azure, and the secondary services are growing bigger.
Emil Heinemann - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Cerberus IT Solutions
Straightforward software saves time with its simplicity and useful password management features
Secure password storage is the primary function of N-able Passportal that works well, and all the other features are add-ons. The best advantages of N-able Passportal are that the software is straightforward and easy to use. The ease of use is a significant benefit for N-able Passportal. If you need a degree to figure out how to do three small functions in your software package, it is not worth it because you will have to spend time figuring out what goes wrong. With how N-able Passportal software works, there is a perception of simplicity and straightforwardness. You do not have to sit and figure out what is happening. This is important because it saves time. You can always get more money and clients, but you can never get more time.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The GUI was quite easy for me to use."
"This is a very user friendly solution and the security level is very high."
"We use Azure Key Vault for securing secret connection streams, like API secrets, Azure services Secret Key, and AD Client Secret."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to store secrets securely and encrypt them, and it is pretty easy and straightforward to use."
"We use Azure Key Vault to store secrets."
"The tool is highly secure and very easy to manage."
"It integrates well with Azure services and is easy to use and quick to provision."
"The platform provides straightforward integration with most of the other Azure services."
"The ROI we have received would not be in dollars but in confidence from our clients."
"The most valuable features of the N-able Passportal are the password rotations, and the ability to be able to store passwords. You can have it on your phone or your desktop. You're not required to have it only on your desktop computer."
"The most valuable feature of the N-able Passportal is its functionality. You can store your passwords safely, and not just anyone can gain access to them. If you have an onsite system, it can change the password for you on a daily basis. This is a great benefit because you don't have to worry about if the account's breached tomorrow, your pass is going to be changed. It's perfect."
"Passportal also helps manage assets. You can add information about your infrastructure, like routers, including model numbers, operating systems, expiration dates, and licensing."
"The ease of use is a significant benefit for N-able Passportal; if you need a degree to figure out how to do three small functions in your software package, it is not worth it because you will have to spend time figuring out what goes wrong."
 

Cons

"The slow response from the support team is one of the shortcomings of the solution that needs to be improved."
"Azure needs to provide versions of Key Vault that are suitable for different sizes of companies."
"The voucher access policy can be improved by configuring it based on groups, rather than just applications or users."
"The skill level of the support staff is also questionable."
"The whole problem of password rotation could be improved. My security area wants to rotate passwords every day, every week, or every month, depending on the services."
"The platform's configuration process could be easier."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The rotation of key needs improvement."
"Sometimes accessing the solution is a bit slow, but that could be due to conditions at many different points. However, some issues that do arise are outside of our control."
"I'd like to see the ability to provide both credential management and documentation management for clients. Currently, they only get access to credential management."
"I do not see any return on investment in terms of savings, time saving, or money saving, especially since this economy is struggling."
"N-able Passportal can improve the stability because sometimes I can't log in. I had some issues a couple of months ago where I couldn't log in and that was problematic."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure Key Vault is expensive."
"I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten."
"The price of the product is okay for my company."
"Currently, the tool's monthly licensing costs are around 1,800 USD for all the environments combined, including the production and pre-production environments."
"Key Vault, like every Azure service, has a cost associated with it, but you don't have to spend thousands of dollars to spin up an environment to build a key management system. It's already there."
"I give the price of the solution a ten out of ten."
"Currently, the solution's pricing is based on the number of transactions, which is very high in some cases."
"The pricing is decent. It has a pretty low price. It is a straightforward cost based on usage."
"For its value, Passportal's price is affordable."
"The price of N-able Passportal is approximately $15 for the license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise28
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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Azure Key Vault or AWS Secrets Manager?
Azure Key Vault is a SaaS solution. You can easily store passwords and secrets securely and encrypt them. Azure Key Vault is a great solution to ensure you are compliant with security and governanc...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Key Vault?
Based on my three years of experience, I believe there have been no updates to Azure Key Vault. I think the product needs upgrades in terms of access control and certification improvements. While A...
What is your primary use case for N-able Passportal?
I have dealt with N-able Passportal in all three capacities: integrator, consultant, and selling products. I can say that I am a service provider.
What advice do you have for others considering N-able Passportal?
I am still working with N-able Passportal, though I am considering closing down the business due to the poor economic environment in this country. Automated password rotation in N-able Passportal i...
What needs improvement with N-able Passportal?
There are not many areas for improvements with N-able Passportal that come to mind. Regarding N-able Passportal pricing, it can be a bit pricey, which could be an area for improvement.
 

Also Known As

Microsoft Azure Key Vault, MS Azure Key Vault
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Sample Customers

Adobe, DriveTime, Johnson Controls, HP, InterContinental Hotels Group, ASOS
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