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Delinea Secret Server vs Symantec Privileged Access Manager comparison

Delinea and Broadcom are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. Delinea is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1, while Broadcom is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.3. Delinea holds a 8.9% mindshare in PAM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Delinea users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
Delinea Secret Server
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85% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Delinea Secret Server and Symantec Privileged Access Manager compete in the privileged access management category. Delinea Secret Server is preferred for its pricing and customer support advantages, while Symantec Privileged Access Manager has the upper hand in feature offerings.

Features: Delinea Secret Server provides secure password management, access control, and seamless integration options. Symantec Privileged Access Manager stands out with detailed session monitoring, advanced user tracking, and a broad set of comprehensive features.

Room for Improvement: Delinea Secret Server users suggest improvements for better integration with third-party applications, enhancing user interface, and more customization options. Symantec Privileged Access Manager could improve its reporting tools, streamline its configuration process, and reduce complexity in feature utilization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Delinea Secret Server offers a smooth deployment process with reliable customer support, ensuring user satisfaction. Symantec Privileged Access Manager may have a more complex deployment process, but it is backed by responsive service that enhances post-deployment reliability.

Pricing and ROI: Delinea Secret Server is known for lower setup costs and delivering a favorable ROI, making it attractive for budget-conscious enterprises. Symantec Privileged Access Manager, although associated with higher initial costs, justifies its pricing with substantial long-term value due to extensive functionality.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Delinea Secret Server
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (5th)
Symantec Privileged Access ...
Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 8.9%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Avinash Gopu. - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective for password rotation policies triggered by audit requirements, it helps maintain compliance standards and seamless integration with third-party tools
The "App to App" feature has been most impactful. It allows secure communication between applications without requiring direct user access, which is crucial for several applications. Additionally, working in the finance department, we are heavily focused on enhancing audit reporting and compliance. So, the GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) capabilities of Delinea Secret Server have also been crucial for us. We implemented a custom reporting system that can automatically send reports to auditors daily, weekly, or according to your organization's needs. We also upgraded the audit role within Secret Server, allowing auditors to access and analyze the reports directly. Additionally, Secret Server provides comprehensive logging capabilities. Auditors can see what data users access, their access levels, and their activities, including check-in and check-out times. Furthermore, Secret Server helped us manage privileged, elevated access, which we call "K2K." As the lead for this project, I could identify users with the highest access levels and implement specific policies to monitor their activity on servers.
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Muzi Lubisi - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"There has been no downtime this year."
"The "App to App" feature has been most impactful. It allows secure communication between applications without requiring direct user access, which is crucial for several applications."
"I like the one-way hash, as well as the ability to store it in the cloud and access it from anywhere."
"It works for us."
"The most valuable feature is session monitoring."
"The solution is good."
"One of the features I find most valuable is workflow, which allows you to configure the solution to have multiple approvals."
"Delinea's network integration is the most useful. For example, I use a Check Point firewall connect to SmartConsole, so I need to do a lot of configuration in Delinea Secret Server. Native integration with Check Point is valuable. You can also go download whatever API you need from the cloud, whether you're using Check Point, Palo Alto, etc. Enriched discovery is another good feature. If you are dealing with several kinds of systems, you can see which system requires privileged access to my network."
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"We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues."
"Stability is solid as a rock."
"Whoever built it from the ground up, they understand how an organization is laid out."
"The system is very stable."
"The two factor authentication, and the single most important capability was it supported PIV and CAC as one of the two factors. That was pretty huge for us."
"Transparent login for users of privileged IDs (Linux, Windows). This prevents sharing of the password because it is never seen."
"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."
"It is great for identity governance."
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Cons

"Installation can sometimes be difficult, depending on the environment."
"The challenge for me with Delinea is that I may not be able to pitch it to an account with a low budget for PAM."
"We find the documentation hard to understand."
"One of the things that we want is to be able to do some of the management of it using APIs."
"The tool should integrate additional features like OCR."
"The UI needs improvement because the interface is a little clumsy."
"Delinea Secret Server needs to improve its reporting."
"Documentation could be improved if they were to include more about connectors. There is not enough documentation."
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"The management console could be improved."
"We have to do a lot of manual work to automate features."
"It'd be great if you just stuck in your PIV card and Windows popped up, asked you for your password. You typed it in, then it remembered your credentials."
"The setup is complex."
"I would like this solution to be simpler. It should have a one-click access that works together with AWS."
"The response time for support could be faster. Some features should be added: cloud-based, VPN-less, more secure, and it should be adjusted in a hybrid environment."
"I wish it could create local accounts on desktops."
"Recent releases need improvement in webpage management."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is expensive."
"Compared to other solutions, Delinea Secret Server is competitively priced but on the higher side."
"It is very expensive, and its price should be lower."
"We have an enterprise license as well as a user license and a support license."
"The price of this solution is good."
"It isn't terribly expensive."
"In the Nigerian market, the adoption of Delinea depends largely on an organization's budget. If they have the financial capacity, they might consider Delinea as a viable option."
"It would be beneficial if it were reduced."
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"Cost-wise, CA was better compared to others in the market. ​"
"It is more expensive than other solutions on the market."
"The licensing is simple and scalable."
"They offer per-device, per-user, or monthly and yearly licensing models."
"It is reasonably priced."
"Appliances are relatively cheap, don’t skimp. Make sure you have redundancy, high availability, and enough appliances to manage the concurrent workload."
"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."
"The version we are using is affordable compared to BeyondTrust, which is maybe three to four times as expensive, but it depends on the features."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
25%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 Delinea Secret Server?
The privileged access management module is the most reliable feature.
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What needs improvement with Delinea Secret Server?
The integration with the ticketing system ServiceNow is complex. That can be enabled with an API-based out-of-the-box consumption. We have customized it, and the features cannot be used without cus...
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What do you like most about Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues.
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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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Also Known As

Thycotic Secret Server, Delinea Password Reset Server
CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager
 

Overview

Secret Server is a fully-featured Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution available both on premise and in the cloud. It empowers security and IT ops teams to secure and manage all types of privileged accounts and offers the fastest time to value of any PAM solution.

Delinea

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

Broadcom
 

Sample Customers

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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