BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management vs Symantec Privileged Access Manager comparison

BeyondTrust and Broadcom are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. BeyondTrust is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0, while Broadcom is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.5. BeyondTrust holds a 3.1% mindshare in PAM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of BeyondTrust users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management and Symantec Privileged Access Manager are prominent contenders in the privileged access management category. BeyondTrust has the upper hand in pricing and deployment, while Symantec stands out in advanced features and security capabilities.

Features: BeyondTrust offers scalability, effective endpoint privilege management, and seamless integration. Symantec provides comprehensive access controls, superior security measures, and an extensive feature set catering to advanced security needs.

Room for Improvement: BeyondTrust needs enhancements in reporting tools, more customization in policy implementation, and additional integrations. Symantec users seek a smoother upgrade process, more intuitive configuration settings, and reduction in deployment time.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BeyondTrust is simpler to deploy with a quick setup and reliable customer support. Symantec, despite its responsive support team, faces challenges with complex deployment processes requiring additional time and resources.

Pricing and ROI: BeyondTrust is recognized for economical setup costs and good ROI, appealing to budget-conscious users. Symantec, while more costly upfront, delivers significant value through its robust features and high ROI, justifying its pricing for enterprises seeking comprehensive security features.

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Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privil...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Symantec Privileged Access ...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

15th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

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No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management is 3.1%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.7%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management	3.1%
Symantec Privileged Access Manager	1.7%
Other	95.2%

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Featured Reviews

Md Abdul Hakim

System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

Offers solid performance and user adaptability but needs better pricing options and local support

BeyondTrust is a strong, compliance-driven solution with excellent market recognition (Gartner, Peers, etc.), making it appealing for Bangladeshi enterprises. However, some key improvements could accelerate adoption: Areas for Improvement: Pricing & Local Affordability While the product’s capabilities justify its value, cost remains a barrier for many Bangladeshi organizations. Competitive pricing or regional discounts would make it more accessible. Local Support & Partnerships Currently, lack of local partners or trainers creates delays in support, implementation, and pricing negotiations. Establishing a Bangladesh-based support team or authorized resellers would improve responsiveness and trust. Enhanced Onboarding & Training Offering localized training programs (in Bengali/English) and documentation would help IT teams deploy and manage the solution more efficiently. Recommendations for Next Release: Introduce tiered pricing for emerging markets like Bangladesh. Develop a partner network in Bangladesh for faster service and sales. Add simplified dashboards for easier monitoring by non-technical staff. Final Note: BeyondTrust is already a top-tier PAM solution, but addressing these gaps would solidify its leadership in Bangladesh’s growing cybersecurity market.

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Muzi Lubisi

Senior technical Consultant at CA Africa

Secure management of sensitive servers and seamless applications with direct linking

The credential injection feature is highly valued, particularly for RDP sessions. A majority of customers use it for RDP, and a couple for Linux servers. The broader capabilities, including access to multiple systems, web-based applications, and clustering, have never posed an issue. The threat analytics aspect is also a robust feature that analyzes all pertinent information.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The asset discovery feature is the solution's most valuable aspect, as it's very easy to pull assets into the database of the solution manager."

"The solution is definitely stable, and within the last eight years we have been able to satisfy the most demanding customers in the world, whether they have 10 users, 10,000 users, or even 100,000 users, because it is scalable."

"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."

"The user experience is good, and there are many preconfigured platforms."

"The tool is easy to use and deploy. It has PAM capabilities like privilege access. The solution helps with the management of third parties and vendors. It is an effective solution compared to other alternatives."

"For a Windows/Linux/Unix mixed environment, it is a good product to management privilege account passwords to prevent security breaches."

"This program has a good reputation in the market and it is more required for the security of your infrastructure."

"The solution is very fast, offers good authentication, makes managing passwords and access easy, ensures that access is granted only to respective people and organizations, and BeyondTrust has very good integrations with quite a lot of security vendors such as SailPoint, IBM, FortiGuard, and Splunk."

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"The solution has the capability to address hybrid eco-systems, both on-premises and cloud services, and integration with the AD RBAC model is also a great feature, as we can tie it to the central repository."

"On the access management side, our system administrators, under privileged management, don't have to use their local tools to log on to the production servers, because they log on to a web interface that makes the access more secure and keeps the sessions strictly between the production servers and the IA PAM."

"The most valuable element is the keystroke tracking feature."

"So all the different roles (such as database admin, Unix admin, network administrator), are now centralized into one system."

"The CA PAM product can help companies or organizations who are looking for Privilege Access Management, and CA PAM is an industry leader; a powerful, easy to use solution."

"The key benefits are we improve our governance, we ensure we can build more trust in the way we run and operate our environment, and most of all is the accountability."

"The most valuable feature is the general concept of securing privileged passwords."

"Some of the valuable features are safe access to company resources, quick, comprehensible, and intuitive management interface, and good integration capabilities."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in having the solution align more with standards. We're always shoehorning the product into the standards."

"The program updates are very rare and the frequency is too far apart to take care of bug fixes and adding the latest features."

"Reports to the end user."

"What's bothering me, which is true of all of them, is that sometimes, the error codes that come up don't necessarily get reflected in the searches within their support sites or they're out of date."

"Improvements could focus on adding more AI features to automate processes that are currently manual or challenging for end users."

"Their technical support could be more responsive and helpful."

"That said, having said that, it has zero intelligence in checking whether the script is legitimate or bad."

"The deployment process should be clarified or made simpler."

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"The setup is complex."

"The first setup was complex. The implementation, to me, was very bad."

"Session limitation is a very critical feature that cannot be addressed by CA PAM."

"There are currently other tools on the market which are much cheaper than PAM. They can do almost all of what PAM does, and even do it better."

"The rule management portion and reporting is very weak on its own."

"I would like it to support more types of integration."

"The demonstration and consideration portion does not work the best. It's not that intuitive."

"I believe continued expansion of integration to multiple systems including SSO and SAML technologies will provide a more-expansive, enterprise view of access orchestration, which will in turn strengthen the security of the environment."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is relatively more cost-effective compared to the competing product."

"The product’s licensing is different for Windows, Linux, and Mac. The tool’s licensing is yearly."

"It was very expensive."

"The solution's pricing is high."

"Price-wise, it is very competitive. In our area, government entities and banks don't go for the monthly payment. It is a headache even for us in terms of finance and procurement to go for monthly payments. Quarterly might be more logical and reasonable, but the minimum that we go for is one year, and sometimes, we even try to compile and give one offering for three years."

"PowerBroker for a Mac client is three times the price of the Windows version."

"Its pricing and licensing are okay. We were in the perpetual model when it was on-prem, and now, with the SaaS service, we have a subscription model. As a customer, I would always like to see a lower price, but it seems to be priced at the right model currently, and we are trying to get the maximum benefits out of it."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

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"Appliances are relatively cheap, don’t skimp. Make sure you have redundancy, high availability, and enough appliances to manage the concurrent workload."

"The prices are not low, but one can ask for a discount. It’s not the cheapest PAM solution."

"The version we are using is affordable compared to BeyondTrust, which is maybe three to four times as expensive, but it depends on the features."

"They offer per-device, per-user, or monthly and yearly licensing models."

"It is more expensive than other solutions on the market."

"Pricing is fair compared to other top vendors."

"The licensing is simple and scalable."

"Cost-wise, CA was better compared to others in the market. "

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Marketing Services Firm

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	15

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	30

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management?

BeyondTrust's pricing is premium but negotiable for Bangladesh. Expect 20-30% extra costs from currency/import factors. Start with modular licensing (EPM first), demand emerging market discounts, a...

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What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management?

In future updates of BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management, I would prefer to see features for Password Safe and VPN access, as we have applications for that. Technical support for BeyondTrust ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Privileged Access Manager?

Due to the nature of the solution, it is hard to gauge, but compared to competitors, the pricing is very good. I would rate it as an eight and a half out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Symantec Privileged Access Manager?

Recent releases need improvement in webpage management. For instance, navigating through a webpage that acts like a wizard, where I proceed to the next page and enter more information, is not handl...

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What is your primary use case for Symantec Privileged Access Manager?

With the customers that I have so far, I help them broker RDP sessions to sensitive servers, particularly those that manage aspects like physical access. I have also done it for backend databases, ...

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Also Known As

BeyondTrust PowerBroker, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Windows, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Mac, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Linux, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix, Avecto Defendpoint

CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager

Overview

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management offers enhanced security through asset discovery and privilege elevation without administrative rights, supporting seamless operations in complex environments.

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management combines advanced threat detection with powerful tools like application control and session management. It is designed to secure IT infrastructures by removing local admin privileges and facilitating remote application publishing. With integration capabilities and robust compliance support, it is suitable for sectors needing stringent security measures. However, improvements in update frequency, Mac integration, and pricing, along with enhanced reporting and console access, are needed to broaden market reach. Organizations value its scalability and flexibility, despite needing better support and development maturity.

What Features Define BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management?

Asset Discovery: Identifies and catalogs IT assets for comprehensive visibility.
Privilege Management: Manages user privileges to minimize risks.
Session Management: Monitors and controls sessions for secure access.
Password Management: Secures credentials to prevent unauthorized access.
Application Control: Enables whitelisting and blacklisting for security.
Analytics: Offers insights into security trends and threats.

What Benefits Should Organizations Expect from Using BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management?

Enhanced Security: Reduces vulnerabilities by managing permissions effectively.
Scalable Deployment: Adapts to growing organizational requirements.
Compliance Support: Assists in meeting regulatory standards.
Improved Integration: Facilitates connections with other platforms like Active Directory.

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management is widely adopted in the finance and healthcare industries for privileged access management and compliance. It is instrumental in secure server access and remote management, aligning with zero-trust approaches and integrating smoothly with enterprise platforms.

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Symantec Privileged Access Manager provides enterprises with advanced capabilities in managing access and security compliance, emphasizing seamless integration and scalability. Organizations leverage it for simplified access control and proactive security management to enhance data privacy.

It's designed for managing privileged access across diverse IT environments, featuring easy deployment and configuration along with robust integration capabilities. Users benefit from its scalable architecture, transparent login procedures, and comprehensive password management. Despite its strengths, some challenges persist with the interface, policy management, and upgrade processes. Session recording limitations and documentation gaps are noted, impacting overall user satisfaction. Integration with specific systems, especially mainframes, and a restrictive pricing model present challenges. Nonetheless, its role in managing admin access and reducing security threats in Linux and Windows environments remains critical. Enhanced security is further achieved through integration with CA strong authentication.

What features does Symantec Privileged Access Manager offer?

Easy Deployment and Configuration: Quick setup process with intuitive functionality.
Password Management: Automated rotation of random, strong passwords.
Integration with Active Directory: Direct and seamless connectivity for user management.
Session Recording: Comprehensive logging of user activity for audit purposes.
Credential Injection: Secured access without revealing passwords to users.

What benefits should organizations look for?

Scalability: Supports growth and complex enterprise environments.
Security Compliance: Enhances data protection and regulatory adherence.
Transparency: Simplified login and access management for users.
Cost Efficiency: Potential reduction in security incidents and associated costs.

Organizations in the financial sector appreciate its effective management of privileged accounts across IT infrastructures, including servers and applications. It's valued for its role in RDP and SSH session facilitation and focus on enterprise-level security, crucial for identity governance and protecting high-stakes data.

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Sample Customers

Aera Energy LLC, Care New England, James Madison University

NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft

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