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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Tenable OT Security 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Privileged Access ...
Ranking in Operational Technology (OT) Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
221
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Enterprise Password Managers (2nd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (2nd)
Tenable OT Security
Ranking in Operational Technology (OT) Security
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Operational Technology (OT) Security category, the mindshare of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is 0.2%. The mindshare of Tenable OT Security is 11.7%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operational Technology (OT) Security
 

Featured Reviews

Lasantha Wijesinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
We have visibility and control through real-time user behavior analytics
It took us some time to realize its benefits because there was a learning curve for us. It took us about a year to get our heads around this product and start effectively using it. It is a journey. It takes at least five years for any company to make this product very useful and reach maturity. It is not only the product's fault. The company needs to have a vision, and the company culture needs to go with it. Senior leadership needs to support the vision. You need to have lots of ingredients for success. If everything is in place, you will see success after one year. In the first year, it is a struggle for everybody. My company was bought by a bigger company, and they were very new to privileged access management. Everybody was struggling. The advice I would give is to have a good vision for privileged access management. You need dedicated teams, senior management support, and proper company policies and standards before implementing the solution. Start building knowledge slowly and avoid jumping into the deep end without preparation. I would rate CyberArk Privileged Access Manager a nine out of ten.
AnandKumar2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps identify vulnerabilities and risks for IT and OT assets
Tenable OT Security is fine, but I find it more language-based rather than structured. It feels like something is on a web page, and the dashboards and data representations are not cool. First of all, I said that the tool view should be improved. It looks pretty old. Second, the details Tenable OT Security provides regarding the metadata they work with should be more in-depth. Its main focus is vulnerability management, which is fine, but what about threat actors? What about attack vectors and OT vulnerabilities? There are major areas, baselines, etc. that need attention.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's highly secure and very flexible. It gives us all types of storage options and it gives us a high level of security."
"The voice technology is very good."
"The logs and reporting features are impressive."
"All the features of CyberArk are useful for me, but the biggest one is that CyberArk has logs for all the features. That is important when there is a problem. You know where to look and you have the information. In cyber security, the most important aspect is information."
"Its' quite stable."
"Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten."
"I find the discovery feature, which includes credential management, session management, monitoring, and remediation within a session, to be very valuable."
"Central Password Manager is useful for agentless automated password management through AD integration as well as endpoints for different devices."
"The clear distinction between IT and OT that Tenable OT provides is its most valuable feature."
"The product has easy-to-manage features and components."
"I like Tenable OT Security for two main reasons. Firstly, it helps identify vulnerabilities and risks for IT and OT assets, which is crucial for our operations. Secondly, it performs external port scanning, including vulnerability scans for open ports. Compared to the Claroty Platform, the tool offers detailed asset discovery capabilities."
"The initial setup was very easy, and I would rate it a ten out of ten."
"The product’s price is its most valuable feature."
"The active query inventory is the most valuable feature."
"It's for securing the vulnerability of the OT solutions they are using. We mitigate those through patch management activities and find vulnerabilities easily with this security solution."
 

Cons

"In CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, the UI has room for improvement, as does the dashboard reporting, which could be made better or easier to use."
"I don't know if "failed authentication" is a glitch or if that was an update... However, since we are the CyberArk support within our organization, we need to know that the password is suspended and we won't know that unless we have the ITA log up. So when a user calls and says, "Hey, I'm locked out of CyberArk, I can't get into CyberArk," we have to go through all of these other troubleshooting steps because the first thing we don't think of right now is, "The account is suspended." It doesn't say that anymore."
"I would love them to improve their UI customizing features."
"The product could be easier to use. More work needs to be done on this aspect; it is not good enough yet. It also takes up a lot of server space. Sometimes we need to use up to seven servers."
"The current interface is not very intuitive."
"CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault's GUI has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"It is easily customized, and that customization makes it very easy to start trying to shoehorn the solution into roles it was never intended to fill."
"It is web-based, but other competitors have apps. We need to get there. It is just smoother to have an app. You don't have all the bugs from having a browser, and people like them better, since you can get to them via mobile."
"As an IT security professional, I would like to see automation improvements in the response part of Tenable OT Security."
"Tenable OT product is good, but OT security itself is still maturing."
"Tenable OT Security is fine, but I find it more language-based rather than structured. It feels like something is on a web page, and the dashboards and data representations are not cool. First of all, I said that the tool view should be improved. It looks pretty old. Second, the details Tenable OT Security provides regarding the metadata they work with should be more in-depth. Its main focus is vulnerability management, which is fine, but what about threat actors? What about attack vectors and OT vulnerabilities? There are major areas, baselines, etc. that need attention."
"As an IT security professional, I would like to see automation improvements in the response part of Tenable OT Security. However, I understand that implementing automation in OT environments can be quite challenging."
"The solution should provide more features to prevent attacks."
"Tenable.ot's integration with one of the products needs improvement."
"The solution could detect changes in reading variables. The support of IoT devices can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"CyberArk provides all the features bundled. This is compared to other vendors who provide them as a different license for each functionality."
"CyberArk has been Gartner's number-one pick for the past ten years, so you can infer that their pricing is higher than everyone else. When you are the best, you will charge appropriately for it."
"Cost efficiency is the number one thing that can be improved in my mind. This would change lots of companies minds on purchasing the product."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is on the expensive side. It is very expensive."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"Pricing is a problem. CyberArk is expensive compared to other products I know. It is similar to buying a German car. It comes with all the bells and whistles, but some companies may find it too expensive."
"Payments have to be made on a yearly basis toward the licensing costs of the solution."
"I believe that this solution is priced well. It's the market leader and I think that it's the best solution."
"The tool's pricing is fair enough."
"The product is inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
33%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
With the current model of licensing, for my use cases, sometimes it's hard to convince the management and get budget approvals for it. It's expensive and you're not getting anything new. It's just ...
What do you like most about Tenable OT Security?
The product’s price is its most valuable feature.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tenable OT Security?
The pricing of Tenable OT Security is standard and comparable to market prices. It is not as expensive as most products in the similar line.
What needs improvement with Tenable OT Security?
As an IT security professional, I would like to see automation improvements in the response part of Tenable OT Security. However, I understand that implementing automation in OT environments can be...
 

Also Known As

CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
Tenable.ot
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Rockwell Automation
Nesher Cement Enterprises, City of Raleigh
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