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Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite vs CyberArk Privileged Access Manager comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (16th), Identity Management (IM) (32nd)
CyberArk Privileged Access ...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
230
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Enterprise Password Managers (2nd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (1st), Operational Technology (OT) Security (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Identity and Access Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite is designed for User Provisioning Software and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Privileged Access Management (PAM), holds 10.5% mindshare, down 19.2% since last year.
User Provisioning Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Beta Systems GARANCY IAM Suite2.2%
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud20.1%
One Identity Manager10.1%
Other67.6%
User Provisioning Software
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager10.5%
Delinea Secret Server4.5%
One Identity Safeguard4.4%
Other80.6%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user245424 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Process Modeler - Business Security Office (Bank sector) at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The connectors are valuable, however it doesn't check that the access granted was previously requested.
All the connectors to different target systems. It has allowed us to have a central system for handling security profiles for all users on different target systems e.g.  Oracle, Unix, and Active Directory. This product launches a request to add or remove accesses on…
Atul-Gujar - PeerSpot reviewer
CyberArk manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Secures critical infrastructures with essential user session audit records
A potential area for improvement is enhancing support for cluster environments and distributed Vaults. Clients in multiple countries that need central access have different challenges that require better solutions from CyberArk. For financial services, CyberArk can improve incident response by ensuring fast support for critical priority tickets to meet compliance requirements. Providing more documentation on CyberArk is recommended for new team members to enhance their troubleshooting capabilities. I understand it's up to the client, but 99% fail to change the demo key, so it's crucial for CyberArk to emphasize changing the key and documenting it as part of the installation process.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has allowed us to have a central system for handling security profiles for all users on different target systems e.g. Oracle, Unix, and Active Directory."
"The main feature of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is the ability to manage who has access to what and when, especially with shared accounts."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Manager has positively impacted my organization, showing significant improvement since all sessions are monitored and isolated using isolated RDP sessions, which are created temporarily and expire if not used."
"It has improved our organization by being able to consolidate several privileged access technologies into a unified tool, while session recording, auditing capability, and approval workflows allow a high degree of control over the organisation’s privileged access requirements for compliance purposes."
"The threat analytics is an important feature."
"We are maintaining compliance in PCI, SOX and HIPPA, which is a big thing. Auditors really like it, and it has made us stay compliant."
"This product helped our customer manage their privileged accounts; it is easier for them to manage and control the privileged accounts."
"It has the ability to scale out. We have scaled out quite a bit with our product and use of it to get to multiple locations and businesses, so it has the breadth to do that."
"On the customer accounts side, our account managers are responsive. If you ask them, they will get you whomever you need."
 

Cons

"This product launches a request to add or remove accesses on different target systems but it doesn't check that the access granted was previously requested."
"The main challenge was integrating with in-house IT and business applications, which are not standard. We needed to create special updates for that kind of integration."
"There is room for improvement, particularly with Vendor PAM."
"Technical support from the vendor is the worst and that is one reason I stopped using CyberArk."
"The only problem involves granting access to people who are authorized to view it."
"The interface on version 9 looks old."
"If there is an area that has room for improvement, it's probably working with their support and getting people on the phone. That is hard to do with most products in general, but that seems to be the difficult area. The product is fantastic, but sometimes we want somebody on the phone."
"The product is complex and requires extensive configuration."
"To get it to a ten it should give other possibilities to select if you could follow the keystrokes. It should have a flexibility with things where people can use it a lot faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is in line with its competitors, but all such solutions cost too much money."
"From a client perspective, CyberArk's pricing is fair but there is a significant increase each year. They should limit the price increase because this could potentially drive customers to other partners. Price changes should be at defined intervals. There should not be sudden jumps."
"I'm a technician so I don't handle the licensing for CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, but I know that the price for the core license is about €140 per year. There's another type of license, the external vendor license, and that's about €600 and you can manage twenty devices. From what I know, the price for one device in a subscription is about €65 per year. You can buy the CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager too, or you can buy some other application or application license with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, but all other features, such as the Analytics Server is included in the basic CyberArk license. With WALLIX, you need to buy separate licenses for the features."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is more expensive than its competitors, such as BeyondTrust, Delinea, and ManageEngine PAM360."
"The solution is very expensive and requires a license. We pay for an enterprise license."
"CyberArk provides all the features bundled. This is compared to other vendors who provide them as a different license for each functionality."
"I hope to learn how the pricing works so that I can understand it better, but I am certain it is not inexpensive."
"It's per-company, license-based."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business59
Midsize Enterprise42
Large Enterprise174
 

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Also Known As

SAM Enterprise Identity Manager, Garancy Identity Manager
CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
 

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Sample Customers

Nord/LB, DEVK, Lufthansa, Millennium bcp, Banca Intesa
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