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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Delinea Secret Server vs HashiCorp Vault 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.6
CyberArk enhances security, reduces risks and costs, improves efficiency, and streamlines workflows, but ROI remains difficult to quantify.
Sentiment score
5.8
Delinea Secret Server enhances security and efficiency, valued for time-saving despite being pricier, with mixed financial benefits reported.
Sentiment score
4.0
HashiCorp Vault boosts security and compliance for fintech, with a simple UI, efficient credential handling, and time savings.
The return on investment lies in improved security infrastructure, addressing over-privileged access, and reducing the risk of credential compromise, which is a major source of data breaches.
Cyber Security Engineer at Isolutions Associates Ltd (ISOLS)
The end users have the authority to reconcile the password or verify it before using session isolation, which is one of the unique features that can be enabled through Privileged Session Manager, preventing any attacks from happening within the organization when connected with sessions through CyberArk Privileged Access Manager.
Senior Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager has helped customers save on costs primarily by reducing the number of engineering and information security personnel.
Head of Sales Services Department at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
HashiCorp Vault is good for maintaining secrets, credentials, and certificates without any complexity.
Associate Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It increased our security score and made many of our applications follow a standard security compliance.
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I have seen a return on investment regarding time saved for the APK signing because the main issue we faced was we were looking for a solution that standardizes it within one repository and allows us to generate different APK artifacts from the same repository.
IT Security Engineer at a security firm with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager's customer service is knowledgeable but experiences delays and inconsistency in response times.
Sentiment score
6.4
Delinea Secret Server support is responsive and expert, though costly services and integration issues are noted by some users.
Sentiment score
5.4
HashiCorp Vault receives praise for responsive support and clear documentation, with room for faster responses on cloud issues.
CyberArk has been exceptional in coming back to us with immediate responses.
IT Cyber Security Lead at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It could be forever until you talk to someone who knows what they are doing.
Senior PAM Consultant at iC Consult GmbH
Based on the issue resolution and support quality, I rate the support 10 out of 10.
Operation Specialists at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
When I faced issues integrating custom applications with Delinea Secret Server, the support from their deployment partner was inadequate.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at TechnoNext Ltd.
Technical support from Delinea is good.
Head Of Platform Engineering at Ascend Group Co., Ltd.
I have contacted Delinea support for an issue where Secret Server logs off when the IP address is not secure, and I received a great response from the service.
Senior Quality Analyst at YASH Technologies
The customer support for HashiCorp Vault is very good, and its documentation is also very good; the documentation for other HashiCorp tools as well is very good, so I have no complaints.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Their support is quite responsive and they are focused on solving any issues that we are facing.
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is scalable, supports diverse environments, but scaling decisions depend on licensing and proper planning.
Sentiment score
7.7
Delinea Secret Server offers high scalability and flexibility, ideal for medium to large organizations, efficiently managing growing demands.
Sentiment score
6.6
HashiCorp Vault excels in scalability and adaptability with both open-source and Enterprise versions, ensuring reliable large-scale operations.
The CPM can reportedly handle up to 50,000 accounts independently without issue.
Privileged Access Management Engineer at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.
IT Cyber Security Lead at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees
They had 40,000 passwords in this one safe, and it was saving the last ten iterations of each password object. That means they had 400,000 password objects in this safe. They exceeded the limit.
Senior PAM Consultant at iC Consult GmbH
If ten colleagues out of ten have access to HashiCorp Vault, we can use it in parallel with no downtime and high productivity, reflecting its scalability.
Associate Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
HashiCorp Vault has more scalability because we vault secrets more efficiently and with more reliability.
IAM Consultant at Wipro Limited
You could run it on a cluster which you have numerous machines which are large sizes, making it as big as you want or as small as you want.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is highly reliable and stable, with minor issues mainly from older versions or configurations.
Sentiment score
7.9
Delinea Secret Server is reliable and stable, with minor issues quickly resolved, earning high user satisfaction ratings.
Sentiment score
7.7
HashiCorp Vault is praised for stability, with performance issues often linked to external factors like setup and version updates.
Proper fine-tuning and expertise ensure the product performs well.
Cybersecurity Specialist at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
Overall, the stability of the solution is high.
Senior Cybersecurity Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
It has a large customer base and positive feedback within my network.
Senior Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Delinea Secret Server can be considered as a stable and reliable for most enterprise use cases, especially in vaulting and privileged access management.
Solutions Strategist at Connex Information Technologies
The stability is less than ideal since it updates to our console can take around six to ten hours.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at TechnoNext Ltd.
HashiCorp Vault is a highly stable solution.
Cloud Solutions Architect at IBM
HashiCorp Vault has proven stable in my experience, showing no downtime or reliability issues.
Associate Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The performance issues I experienced were not a HashiCorp Vault issue; it was an issue with a team that was not using it properly.
SRE at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager needs improved navigation, reporting, automation, integration, platform compatibility, and pricing for enhanced user satisfaction.
Delinea Secret Server requires improvements in interface, integration, security, automation, support, access, and cost-effectiveness to enhance user experience.
HashiCorp Vault users face setup difficulties, documentation clarity issues, high costs, and desire better integration, automation, and interfaces.
They want everything to be on the cloud, but even in the SaaS version of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, they need to deploy some servers on-premises.
Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
We cannot generate a plug-in for web-based applications.
Contractor at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
If they want clients to move to the cloud, they need to support them in real-time.
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Most of the time, the solution tends to fail, necessitating the need to pull data from backup servers.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at TechnoNext Ltd.
When it comes to web-related access, we can access directly through Delinea Secret Server.
Senior Quality Analyst at YASH Technologies
Certain features like the Remote Access Service (RAS) Engine and syncing with directory services may still have bugs or limitations.
Solutions Strategist at Connex Information Technologies
A search function would make it easier for teams to locate and manage their secrets in HashiCorp Vault.
SRE at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
There should be an inbuilt option for automatic initialization rather than running it manually.
Cybersecurity & DevSecOps Lead at WhizAI
It requires other solutions for monitoring as users need to rely on tools that constantly monitor the system, especially database activity.
Cloud Solutions Architect at IBM
 

Setup Cost

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is costly but valued for features and security, deemed worthwhile for large implementations.
Delinea Secret Server's pricing is seen as costly by some, competitive by others, with flexible licensing options available.
HashiCorp Vault offers open-source and enterprise versions, with potential high costs for premium features in larger organizations.
CyberArk is expensive compared to other products I know.
Cybersecurity Specialist at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
CyberArk is comparatively expensive compared to other PAM solutions, such as Delinea, especially during renewal.
Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
CyberArk's SaaS solution is particularly expensive.
Senior Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price of Delinea Secret Server is okay, however, the solution is considered expensive when compared to others.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at TechnoNext Ltd.
We did not feel any hidden costs inside this HashiCorp Vault component.
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The advantage with Vault is that it is cloud agnostic.
Cybersecurity & DevSecOps Lead at WhizAI
The pricing setup cost for HashiCorp Vault is quite expensive, especially if you consider it against native, cloud-native equivalent tooling.
Cloud Ops Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager enhances security and efficiency with robust features, seamless integrations, and user-friendly, scalable architecture.
Delinea Secret Server offers seamless integration, robust security features, and GRC capabilities for compliance, appealing to IT admins and users.
HashiCorp Vault offers dynamic secrets, strong encryption, seamless platform integration, and multi-cloud compatibility, enhancing security and operational efficiency.
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager helps ensure data privacy because we now know who is using which credentials and at what time.
Senior Cybersecurity Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
It keeps a record of activities, allowing me to easily fetch screen recordings to detect any misuse and see who did what and what happened.
Senior Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
It can integrate with Splunk, SNMP, and other solutions and technologies.
Technical Support Analyst at Capgemini
The biggest benefit of Delinea Secret Server would be the remote password change and discovery, which are a major help for the management of the accounts.
Senior Quality Analyst at YASH Technologies
Delinea Secret Server doesn't offer any exceptional features; most solutions have similar capabilities such as automatic password rotation, activity log monitoring, and activity log auditing.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at TechnoNext Ltd.
Vault keeps my secrets safe and encrypted.
Cybersecurity & DevSecOps Lead at WhizAI
HashiCorp Vault is used to perform secret rotation automatically, which has made the work significantly easier.
Lead Infrastructure Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
HashiCorp Vault has positively impacted my organization by streamlining access and secret management.
IT Security Engineer at a security firm with 11-50 employees
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is 6.7%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 5.1%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HashiCorp Vault is 6.8%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager6.7%
HashiCorp Vault6.8%
Delinea Secret Server5.1%
Other81.4%
Enterprise Password Managers
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Reena Bhardwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Quality Analyst at YASH Technologies
Has improved credential security with remote password change and role-based access
I have not faced any significant issues with Delinea Secret Server during this period of time, but we had a problem with a web password filler, which is a template used for accessing a web URL using Secret Server, where we faced some session management issues since session management is not applicable for the web password filler. This should be the improvement that we require from Delinea Secret Server. The session management is not applicable in this case; we can manage the session and have session management inside the remote systems within the organization. However, when it comes to web-related access, we can access directly through Delinea Secret Server. We can access any URL through Secret Server, but the problem is that the session cannot be managed on the web URL due to it having multiple systems. I do not have any other recommendations regarding the improvement of Delinea Secret Server at this time.
Manish Indupuri - PeerSpot reviewer
senior DevOps engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Centralized secret management has strengthened security and simplified compliance across cloud-native environments
Configuring HashiCorp Vault since we are mainly using it in Kubernetes or OpenShift clusters took some time and effort to align with our deployment. The initial setup can be a little confusing and complex for someone who is newer. However, it is not impossible to achieve, but it will take some time to understand the product. The ACLs within HashiCorp Vault, such as policies and AppRole authentication, were not intuitive at first. However, we slowly became habituated to the product once we began using it. Once we moved past the learning curve of these challenges, HashiCorp Vault becomes a critical security layer of our workloads. The only minor challenge is the initial setup complexity, especially for teams new to HashiCorp Vault's authentication methods and storage backends. Other than that, it works flawlessly.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business59
Midsize Enterprise42
Large Enterprise174
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
 

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Also Known As

CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
Thycotic Secret Server, Delinea Password Reset Server
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Sample Customers

Rockwell Automation
Secure-24, University of San Diego, International Rescue Committee, San Francisco Ballet, Perkins Coie, University of San Diego, D.S.S. Limited, Turbo's Hoet, Eclipse Computing, Cathay Bank, Stellarise, J&R Consulting
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