BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management comparison

BeyondTrust and Microsoft are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. BeyondTrust is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.7, while Microsoft is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.7. BeyondTrust holds a 3.0% mindshare in PAM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of BeyondTrust users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

BeyondTrust Privileged Remo...

Read 24 BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access reviews

2,699 Views
1,511 Comparison Views

95% willing to recommend

Microsoft Purview Privilege...

Read 5 Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management reviews

920 Views
920 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

BeyondTrust Privileged Remo...

Microsoft Purview Privilege...

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management Report (Updated: December 2025).

Buyer's Guide

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

December 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 881,114 peers since 2012

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

BeyondTrust Privileged Remo...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Remote Access (16th)

Microsoft Purview Privilege...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

15th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is 3.0%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is 1.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access	3.0%
Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management	1.9%
Other	95.1%

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Featured Reviews

Anil Kishore

Lead Engg. Information Assurance at ACPL Systems Pvt Ltd

Strong security with room for enhancements in AI analytics

We integrate with our Active Directory regarding the role-based access controls in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access.I have not yet utilized the endpoint least privilege management feature in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. There is a ready integration guide available for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, so there are no major issues. All API integration is available to integrate with. More organizations are moving towards cloud infrastructure with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. They are choosing this because they do not want to manage their on-premises and other hardware infrastructure. As we are not working with other vendors, I would rate BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access a 10 out of 10.

Read full review

Christiaan Evenhuis

Technical Consultant Security and Compliance at inSpark

Integration helps protect sensitive information effectively and new GUI simplifies setup

Regarding improvements for Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management, there are still some challenges. Purview contains numerous predefined sensitive information types, which sometimes makes it difficult to specify relevance. For example, in the Netherlands, we are not interested in driver licenses from Australia, making separation challenging. Furthermore, the capabilities for exporting large amounts of sensitive information for deeper investigations and reporting should be enhanced. Additional features related to AI tools would be beneficial in the next release. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management has made progress in providing insights into generative AI tools being used within organizations, but customers need to further track where sensitive information is being used within AI tooling. While they have made a good start, AI is advancing faster than anticipated, creating a gap that needs to be addressed.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"PRA stands on its own as a full solution. This is important because it reduces the need to maintain a lot of different services. Also, the integration between those services are sometimes not easy to maintain. So, having a solution like BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access reducing our workload gives us enough time to work on our other issues. The system just runs and does what it is supposed to do."

"I like the enterprise credential manager. It's a connector that sits in PRA and tests the credentials for the end user with a process that will clean the password. This is one of PRA's primary features and simplifies user onboarding. There aren't many restrictions or complications. We can add the user while only opening one port, which is more than enough to access the PRA server. Every organization requires only four critical servers out of a hundred and some 50 production servers."

"The scalability is excellent."

"Its security, simplicity, and ease of deployment and maintenance are the most valuable. It is FIPS compliant, so it goes through severe penetration testing every one year or two years. They have to maintain this compliance. It is very safe. Customers have been using it in the last eight years because of the simplicity of getting it deployed quickly. Most of the people using the solution had been hacked already, so they needed it quickly. As compared to the other solutions in the market, it can be turned on in production very quickly. You don't really need to have a server. It can be deployed very rapidly on VMware or Hyper-V, and you don't need to do an installation. It is a kind of an all-included package that you just deploy in a VM environment. It is basically a VM that is specifically built for a customer. The way the PRA data solutions work is that you need to build them for each customer because of being hard-coded with their SSL certificate, their web page name, and all that."

"We like the integration with Active Directory. It allows us to discover the endpoints and user accounts that need protection. It's a good way of securing our privileged access."

"It's a stable product. Based on the demos and interaction with it, it was stable."

"The security provided by PRA when it comes to access for remote and privileged users has been outstanding. It has met all of our objectives, everything from password rotation to securing and allowing us to clamp down access to the auditing and monitoring features."

"When it comes to the Privileged Remote Access (PRA) solution, instead of depending on a VPN client, from Cisco or any other vendor, we can directly use this product from the internet. It is very easy to do the implementation, and it is easy for every user to access the server from outside of their organization. They can open the URL and put their name and password, and it'll do the multi-factor authentication. They can easily access the server. Prior to this solution, the users had to log into the VPN, which is not required with BeyondTrust. Now, they can use their computer over the internet."

More BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access pros

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is easy to understand, particularly its menu."

"The integration with Azure Identity is a significant advantage, as it allows for seamless automation and power app integration."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management is easy to understand, particularly its menu."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management definitely has a good amount of value for me because I associate it in a way that if someone wants to try to do something, they have to get approval."

"The ability to provide just-in-time privileged access and set specific parameters for access duration is highly beneficial."

"The integration with other Microsoft solutions is a standout feature of Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management."

"The integration with Azure Identity is a significant advantage, as it allows for seamless automation and power app integration."

Cons

"I recommend that we improve integration with other products like PasswordSafe, aiming for smoother integration."

"There is no connectivity to the appliance side. There is no API, and it is just difficult for me to capture what version the device is on without going in and doing screenshots. It is a little too secure in that regard, where they don't even trust their product owner. Since a lot of hacks come from the inside, they are probably doing what they need to do out of necessity. It is just that I have to work pretty hard to produce compliance data on the box."

"Its management is through two different portals, and you can't get from one portal to the other. I have to literally open up another website and go into it a different way. There are no inner links between the two. They should interlink the actual virtual server and the appliance. In general, there should be one interface for management for admins."

"One of our gaps or pain points is having multi-factor authentication at the endpoint and using the PRA password injection from BeyondTrust, which does not work in our environment. We can only have MFA at the login of BeyondTrust to check out the password. Therefore, we can't meet our security requirements of having it on the endpoint."

"Its access process for third-party vendors needs to be simplified."

"With the current scenario of BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, some analytics should come with an AI/ML base and highlight if someone is doing something risky during access."

"I would love to have a web console and the ability to use the smart card with the web console to provide remote support. If you are on a computer that doesn't have the Bomgar console, you should be able to use the web console to provide support. That's the only thing right now. A web console is nice when you're jumping into a computer, but if you need to elevate the privileges, you currently can't do it with the smart card. If they could figure that out, that would be money."

"It would be very nice if it has an enterprise vault. Currently, it can interact with Password Safe, which is a separate solution and equivalent to Thycotic Secret Server. Instead of having Password Safe as a separate entity, they should combine it with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access. They have done it in some way, but it is not an enterprise tech solution."

More BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access cons

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management could improve integration with multiple cloud environments."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management has made progress in providing insights into generative AI tools being used within organizations, but customers need to further track where sensitive information is being used within AI tooling."

"Sometimes, its functions, like XLOOKUP in Microsoft Excel, do not find situations properly, especially without the use of pivot tables."

"I do not see any financial benefit after implementing Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management, however, this question would be better answered by my manager."

"Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management could improve integration with multiple cloud environments."

"There's room for improvement in Microsoft's documentation, as it often lacks clarity."

"The Just-in-Time access feature has not really helped me a lot more with managing privileged access."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I wish it was a little bit cheaper, but when a product is as solid as this, I understand what the cost does. It helps them to make sure it stays that way. If you want a reliable, solid product, you're going to pay more."

"PRA was one of the cheapest solutions that we evaluated."

"I rate the product's pricing a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is high, and ten is low. It is an expensive product."

"Its price is pretty good for the features and services that it provides. It is not outrageous. I'm not aware of any additional charges or anything like that."

"Though the solution was a bit expensive, the overall pricing was average."

"I wasn't directly involved in the licensing and pricing, but I can say that PRA is licensed per endpoint added to the Vault. I would advise users to take frequent exports of their license usage package; it's a simple feature that provides a spreadsheet of every machine in the Vault. This helps to cut down on duplicate licenses, which can happen by adding the same endpoint using an IP address and a fully qualified domain name, for instance. The implementation is an additional cost, and they offer several tiers, so the price varies. There are also some optional add-ons, so I would advise people to research the product well and find out precisely what they need regarding features. The Advanced Web Access add-on provides some required functionality when interfacing with websites; that's one to consider."

"PRA's pricing is competitive."

"The price is pretty expensive, but you get what you pay for and this is a great product."

More BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access pricing and cost advice

Information not available

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

881,114 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

13%

Healthcare Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

No data available

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

The product has improved remote support capabilities since it works fine.

See all answers

What needs improvement with BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

Improving technical support for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access is essential. When I communicate with technical support for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access, the response time is very slow.

See all answers

What is your primary use case for BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access?

When we are using BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access with FortiGate or some Cisco third-party products, we collaborate with both vendors, take the requirement, and follow up with the technical te...

See all answers

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?

We are a company offering solutions to other customers, and Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management provides great helping features and solutions. It is not the only thing needed to prevent ...

See all answers

What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management?

We primarily see hybrid environments where customers still have some on-premises infrastructure while moving to the cloud. Organizations adopting cloud solutions find that implementing Microsoft Pu...

See all answers

Comparisons

BeyondTrust Password Safe vs BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

Compared 8% of the time

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

Compared 8% of the time

One Identity Safeguard vs BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

Compared 8% of the time

BeyondTrust Remote Support vs BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

Compared 6% of the time

Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

Compared 6% of the time

More BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access Competitors

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

Compared 32% of the time

Okta Platform vs Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

Compared 16% of the time

Delinea Privileged Access Service vs Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

Compared 15% of the time

One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials vs Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

Compared 12% of the time

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management vs Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

Compared 9% of the time

More Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access

January 2026

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access report

Download BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access product report

Buyer's Guide

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

January 2026

Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management report

Download Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management product report

Also Known As

Bomgar Privileged Access

Microsoft Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Overview

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (formerly Bomgar Privileged Access) lets you secure, manage, and audit vendor and internal remote privileged access without a VPN.

Privileged Remote Access provides visibility and control over third-party vendor access, as well as internal remote access, enabling your organization to extend access to important assets, but without compromising security.

Features include:

- Privileged Access Control: Enforce least privilege by giving users the right level of access.

- Monitor Sessions: Control and monitor sessions using standard protocols for RDP, VNC, HTTP/S, and SSH connections.

- Reduce the Attack Surface: Reduce attacks by consolidating the tracking, approval, and auditing of privileged accounts in one place and by creating a single access pathway.

- Integrate with Password Management: Inject credentials directly into servers and systems with just one click, so users never need to know or see plain text credentials.

- Mobile & Web Consoles: Use mobile apps or web-based consoles anytime, anywhere.

- Audit & Compliance: Create audit trails, session forensics, and other reporting features by capturing detailed session data in real-time or post- session review, and provide attestation reports to prove compliance.

BeyondTrust

Privileged access management allows granular access control over privileged admin tasks in Office 365. It can help protect your organization from breaches that use existing privileged admin accounts with standing access to sensitive data or access to critical configuration settings. Privileged access management requires users to request just-in-time access to complete elevated and privileged tasks through a highly scoped and time-bounded approval workflow. This configuration gives users just-enough-access to perform the task at hand, without risking exposure of sensitive data or critical configuration settings. Enabling privileged access management in Microsoft 365 allows your organization to operate with zero standing privileges and provide a layer of defense against standing administrative access vulnerabilities.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Horizon Beverage, Air Liquide, Gateway Bank of Florida

Information Not Available

Buyer's Guide

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

December 2025

Free Report: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management

Find out what your peers are saying about BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management and other solutions. Updated: December 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

881,114 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access vs. Microsoft Purview Privileged Access Management report.

See our list of best Privileged Access Management (PAM) vendors.

We monitor all Privileged Access Management (PAM) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.