CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager vs Symantec Privileged Access Manager comparison

CyberArk and Broadcom are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. CyberArk is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.7, while Broadcom is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.5. CyberArk holds a 3.2% mindshare in PAM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of CyberArk 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

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and Symantec Privileged Access Manager compete in the privileged access management space. CyberArk shows an advantage in customer support and pricing, while Symantec leads with its robust features.

Features: CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager features strong integration capabilities, efficient privileged access controls, and competitive pricing. Symantec Privileged Access Manager offers comprehensive security features, scalability for larger organizations, and reliable performance gains.

Room for Improvement: CyberArk could enhance its reporting tools, simplify policy configurations, and improve initial deployment process. Symantec may improve the initial deployment process, technical documentation, and its user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CyberArk users cite a straightforward deployment process and responsive support team. Symantec offers detailed assistance with its more complex deployment procedure although some report slower response times.

Pricing and ROI: CyberArk offers competitive pricing with faster ROI for small to medium businesses. Symantec's higher upfront costs are justified by its reliability and potential long-term returns for larger enterprises.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Compliance (5th), Anti-Malware Tools (5th), Application Control (5th), Ransomware Protection (5th)

Symantec Privileged Access ...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is 3.2%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager	3.2%
Symantec Privileged Access Manager	1.4%
Other	95.4%

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

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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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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

"It has drastically reduced the attack surface for local administrative rights and the chance of escalation of privilege. We've removed, at this point, close to 98 percent of the local administrative accounts on workstations. If there were an incident, it would stop at that point and we'd be able to know."

"You can use it to strip users of their local admin rights and, at the same time, elevate applications for them."

"The most valuable feature is that it does lifecycle management and that it will change to whatever the end target is."

"We can do both server and endpoint protection."

"This is the number one product for privilege account security."

"The solution's technical support is good."

"CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) 's most valuable feature is its ability to manage user application privileges and protect against ransomware attacks by controlling access to specific files and applications."

"The password rotation and the session recording are the most valuable features."

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"We know we can scale up with what we have, and we probably will not need to buy any further appliances down the road."

"Comprehensive coverage of the required features for the PAM solution."

"The agent-based credential management solution allows clients to programmatically use the agent to collect passwords during runtime from Symantec Privileged Access Manager."

"The product is very scalable in terms of concurrent sessions that it can handle at a time, number of device it can support, accounts that it can manage, or number of nodes that you can deploy in a cluster."

"We have received good support from the tech support team."

"One of the key things for us about the product is around its simplicity. Being able to put in the technology that allows the business to remove complexity and also allow the security improvements."

"We can enforce complicated password policies and very important frequent password changes."

"We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues."

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Cons

"CyberArk is a pretty heavy solution."

"The management of Privilege Access is not satisfactory."

"While CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a great tool, I believe the functionality could be wider. If it could work not only with permissions but also involve pure EDR tasks or User and Entity Behavior Analytics, it would be great."

"The solution's pricing could be better."

"One area that has room for improvement is in managing the credentials for network devices."

"Technical support is slow to respond when we run into issues."

"The installation process is pretty difficult."

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"We experience stability issues after every patch upgrade. This is a place where CA needs to improve drastically."

"The support for other remote assistance tools would be excellent. Free included tools in Windows (Remote Assist) and Microsoft SCCM Configuration Manager (ConMgr Remote Control) allow companies to reduce the amount of RDP connections and expand the usage of the tools are frequently used by companies to provide technical support for remote assistance."

"I would like this solution to be simpler. It should have a one-click access that works together with AWS."

"They should include some assignments in the test environment to explore the product's features."

"The setup is complex."

"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 handled well by the system."

"What I hope happens with the new product CA PAM is to keep all the useful features that exist in PA, but what I’ve noticed with many new products is the UI gets polished but systems lags stability and performance or it adds additional complexity instead of simplifying the user experience."

"Instead of just giving passwords to the user based on job function, from auditing perspective, turn that cycle around. That would really help from an auditing standpoint."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The tool is priced high. I would rate its pricing an eight out of ten."

"The price of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is expensive."

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

"It's not at the lower end of the market. I think the price is reasonable considering the quality it delivers. It is a top-notch solution at a fair price point."

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

"The tool is a bit pricey compared to its competitors. My company does work with competitors, but I don't have hands-on experience with other software. I've just done some comparisons."

"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."

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"It is reasonably priced."

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

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

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

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

"Pricing is fair compared to other top vendors."

"The licensing is simple and scalable."

"Don’t go with an agent model. Don’t go with a model that has you buying a thousand different parts. Go with PAM that gives you everything, or you’ll just be paying costs of implementing another tool that PAM would have just given you up front."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Comms Service Provider

16%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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

Questions from the Community

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

This is an inside-out --- outside-in --- inside-in question, as an insider can be an outsider as well. There is no short answer other than a blend of a PAM tool with Behavioral Analytics and Endpo...

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What do you like most about CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

I believe it's quite a reasonably priced solution. It's not very common to use CyberArk because it's a niche solution, but customers who are willing to control administrative accounts are willing t...

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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

Viewfinity

CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager

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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CyberArk

CA Privileged Access Manager is a simple-to-deploy, automated, proven solution for privileged access management in physical, virtual and cloud environments. It enhances security by protecting sensitive administrative credentials such as root and administrator passwords, controlling privileged user access, proactively enforcing policies and monitoring and recording privileged user activity across all IT resources. It includes CA PAM Server Control (previously CA Privileged Identity Manager) for fine-grained protection of critical servers

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NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft

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