CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs McAfee Application Control comparison

CyberArk and McAfee are both solutions in the Application Control category. CyberArk is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7, while McAfee is ranked #7. CyberArk holds a 5.2% mindshare in AC, compared to McAfee’s 6.0% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of CyberArk users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of McAfee users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and McAfee Application Control are prominent in cybersecurity management. CyberArk provides advantages in pricing and support, whereas McAfee offers robust features for worthwhile investment.

Features: CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is known for privilege management, threat detection, and strong control over endpoint privileges. McAfee Application Control is recognized for application whitelisting, change control, and comprehensive application security.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CyberArk has a straightforward deployment process and responsive support for quicker integration. McAfee has a more complex deployment process, potentially requiring more support, affecting initial setup time.

Pricing and ROI: CyberArk tends to have competitive setup costs, offering a favorable ROI for privilege management. McAfee has higher initial costs, but its comprehensive security features justify the investment, with potential substantial ROI for focused application security.

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Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege...

Ranking in Application Control

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Compliance (5th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (3rd), Anti-Malware Tools (5th), Ransomware Protection (5th)

McAfee Application Control

Ranking in Application Control

7th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is 5.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of McAfee Application Control is 6.0%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Control Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager	5.2%
McAfee Application Control	6.0%
Other	88.8%

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Sumit Chavan

Lead Consultant at Aujas Networks Pvt Ltd

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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reviewer1437648

IT Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Easy to configure, reliable, secure, and has good support

With some specific versions, we are experiencing some issues where the policy configuration has some problems with the parent and child processes. There have been problems with the relationship between the parent and child process, from time to time. I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future.

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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

"There are many valuable aspects of the product, but the most common feature is working with the privileges. The controls of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager influence the visibility into endpoints for my customers. It allows them to granularly manage controls to prevent some malicious activities on the endpoint machine."

"The solution allows me to give access and privileges to each user individually"

"The feature called PTA, which stands for Privileged Threat Analytics keeps track of what admins are doing and works with Centimeters. If something fishy is going on with a user's credentials, it alerts the security team so they can act fast. Plus, it automates stuff like resetting credentials or blocking users. So, if there's a potential hack, CyberArk can change passwords and lock out users in a snap. It also gives you a heads-up if anything unusual is going on with server activities, like someone creating new users with uncontrolled credentials."

"I like that you can remove the admin rights from the user's computer and have control over the environment. That means you can delete the local admins and grant them proper privileges with the console. So, they will get proper permissions for applications they need, but we don't have to do it. In the domain where we don't have control, the user can only do specified actions, but not all of them."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is very easy to manage, which I like. The solution also has a dashboard where you can see which software is suspicious, which I find valuable."

"The most valuable feature of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is its high performance, it's the best identity security platform. The security is good. It's easy to showcase the feature and capabilities and compare it with other competitors. It competes well with other solutions. Additionally, it is a complete solution."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has had a positive impact on my customers' security posture."

"I am impressed with the product's seamless integration. The PAM wallet and enterprise password wallet are good also good."

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"We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols."

"This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."

Cons

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager can be better by making its UI more consistent."

"My recommendation for improvement is to add functionality for when users request access to an application. There's a pop-up UI, but it's not very customizable. I suggest creating a UI where we can write scripts or use SDKs to enhance it. This could automatically create tickets in a system like ServiceNow when users request an application. If a manager approves, we could automatically push policies to those users."

"It's an old product and has many areas that can be improved."

"The price of the solution should improve."

"It is hard to deal with technical support if you are not certified."

"The solution's pricing could be better."

"The tool should be more user-friendly."

"CyberArk is a pretty heavy solution."

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"I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."

"The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Although I do not deal directly with the pricing, CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is costly compared to other solutions. However, it offers beneficial features."

"We pay about $17 per user."

"I feel that the price of the product is nominal. It must be around 10 to 15 USD per installation. I rate the product price an eight to nine out of ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."

"The professional services for one eight-hour day would be $1,800."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has a very high price, so it's a one out of ten for me in terms of pricing."

"licensing for this solution is based on the number of APV (privileged users), and the number of sessions that you want to record."

"The price of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is expensive. The solution is priced based on the number of accounts onboarded and the number of concurrent sessions. Everyone else is included in the price, such as support."

"Pricing depends on how many devices you use. Right now, on-premise, it costs us a little, but it's worth it. It seems like the cloud solution is much more expensive. We got this solution one year ago, and it's like we bought the solution, and now they are not going to support it on-premise anymore. We are in the implementation phase, and we missed this, and we already paid for the licenses. This is wasted time from my perspective, and CyberArk should be more customer-friendly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

13%

Construction Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	18

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Questions from the Community

Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats

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The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance.

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Overview

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, a critical and foundational endpoint control addresses the underlying weaknesses of endpoint defenses against a privileged attacker and helps enterprises defend against these attacks through removing local admin rights, enforcing least privilege, and implementing foundational endpoint security controls across all Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints from hybrid to cloud environments.

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