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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs HashiCorp Vault vs Keeper Enterprise Password Manager 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
4.0
HashiCorp Vault boosts security and compliance for fintech, with a simple UI, efficient credential handling, and time savings.
Sentiment score
6.2
Keeper Enterprise enhances security and efficiency, offering time savings and improved password accessibility, despite its notable expenses.
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
From a pricing perspective, although it was more expensive than the competition, the price-performance ratio was perfect for our business needs.
Delivery Head at Accion Labs
The BridgeWatch module allows us to have fairly advanced dark web monitoring.
Ingénieur Avant Ventes Solution Msp at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees
I have not seen a return on investment thanks to Keeper Enterprise Password Manager that can be measured; however, it helps ensure the sustainability of the company's revenue by properly protecting the key users of the company, such as executives or IT managers, so it is an insurance rather than a productivity gain, and for the moment, it is hard to measure.
Chargé d'affaires informatique at OCI Informatique
 

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
5.4
HashiCorp Vault receives praise for responsive support and clear documentation, with room for faster responses on cloud issues.
Sentiment score
7.4
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is praised for responsive, friendly support, though some seek faster technical help and query comprehension.
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
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
It was perfect, and I had no reason to complain.
Delivery Head at Accion Labs
I advise that it is something that is easy to set up and cost-efficient, with a friendly customer support team there to support you in any way.
Product Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate the customer support of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager as very responsive and effective according to my experience.
Chargé d'affaires informatique at OCI Informatique
 

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
6.6
HashiCorp Vault excels in scalability and adaptability with both open-source and Enterprise versions, ensuring reliable large-scale operations.
Sentiment score
8.2
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager efficiently scales for organizations and manages vast records, supporting growth from small businesses to large enterprises.
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
So far I've been able to import many devices and servers, and I haven't had any problems when it comes to enterprise scalability.
Technical Lead
It is easy to spin up a tenant and add users through SSO and just-in-time provisioning.
Security System Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
I rate the scalability of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager as very good, and I consider that to be one of the product's strengths.
Ingénieur Avant Ventes Solution Msp at a non-tech company with 11-50 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
7.7
HashiCorp Vault is praised for stability, with performance issues often linked to external factors like setup and version updates.
Sentiment score
8.7
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is praised for its stability, reliability, and user satisfaction with minimal disruptions or data loss.
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
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.
HashiCorp Vault users face setup difficulties, documentation clarity issues, high costs, and desire better integration, automation, and interfaces.
Users suggest improvements for Keeper Enterprise in SSO management, API integration, UI/UX, offline access, and technical support.
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
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
If your entire tenancy gets their sessions kicked out, an admin must sign in and manually approve the first logins.
Security System Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
They can make the feature for Privileged Access Management a bit more user-friendly, as right now it is somewhat complicated to get a privileged access manager running in both development and production environments.
Technical Lead
It would be better if there was an option for an easy way to share the password with people who do not use Keeper, such as a one-time share where you can just share the whole folder instead of having to share each record.
IT Technician at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Setup Cost

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is costly but valued for features and security, deemed worthwhile for large implementations.
HashiCorp Vault offers open-source and enterprise versions, with potential high costs for premium features in larger organizations.
Enterprise users find Keeper affordable and valuable, praising its pricing, licensing ease, and supportive sales team.
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
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
The solution was more expensive than the competition, but considering our business needs, it was perfectly aligned with the price-performance aspect.
Delivery Head at Accion Labs
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is that pricing is fair.
Technical Lead
My experience regarding pricing, installation costs, and license management for Keeper Enterprise Password Manager shows that the costs are relatively affordable.
Chargé d'affaires informatique at OCI Informatique
 

Valuable Features

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager enhances security and efficiency with robust features, seamless integrations, and user-friendly, scalable architecture.
HashiCorp Vault offers dynamic secrets, strong encryption, seamless platform integration, and multi-cloud compatibility, enhancing security and operational efficiency.
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager offers comprehensive security, efficient credential management, and cross-platform functionality with advanced authentication and reporting features.
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
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
The ability to share credentials easily and securely was a big improvement.
Delivery Head at Accion Labs
The best features Keeper Enterprise Password Manager offers are Single Sign-On and authentication, which makes it difficult for other users to potentially hack in.
Product Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The very granular access rights allow us to restrict the use of certain passwords, sharing, and external access to specific people, which significantly increases the level of security.
Ingénieur Avant Ventes Solution Msp at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is 6.7%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HashiCorp Vault is 6.0%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is 5.0%, up from 4.0% 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 Vault6.0%
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager5.0%
Other82.3%
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.
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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Technical Lead
Password manager has strengthened daily device security and has simplified secure sharing
While Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has a good interface for password management, I believe they can make the feature for Privileged Access Management a bit more user-friendly, as right now it is somewhat complicated to get a privileged access manager running in both development and production environments. Regarding improvements needed for the deployment of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager, I would like to see a simple way to install requirements on servers so they can easily be accessed through it and use Privileged Access Management. Right now the installation is somewhat complex as there is scripting to be done. It would be great for that setup to be more simple for operators.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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 Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
The most valuable features of the solution are control and analytics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
My thoughts on the pricing of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager depend entirely on the vendors' requirements. If the...
Which is better - HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager?
HashiCorp Vault was designed with your needs in mind. One of the features that makes this evident is its ability to w...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HashiCorp Vault?
The pricing setup cost for HashiCorp Vault is quite expensive, especially if you consider it against native, cloud-na...
What needs improvement with HashiCorp Vault?
HashiCorp Vault is quite complex to use for new users and has a steep learning curve; I would consider the tool very ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Keeper?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been good. I am not particularly involved with that aspect,...
What needs improvement with Keeper?
I think Keeper Enterprise Password Manager can be improved by ensuring that you do not have to sign in every day to t...
What is your primary use case for Keeper?
My main use case for Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is onboarding users and using it myself. A specific example o...
 

Also Known As

CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
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Sample Customers

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Adobe, SAP Ariba, Citadel, Spaceflight, Cruise
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