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Idira Privileged Access Manager vs Nozomi Networks comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

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
Idira Privileged Access Manager boosts security, reduces risks, and offers significant time and cost savings through automation and streamlined processes.
Sentiment score
4.0
Nozomi Networks boosts device security, reduces costs, improves efficiency, and offers an ROI of approximately 45% or higher.
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
The efficiency of the organization, the fewer employees needed, and the time saved has greatly offered the customer a decent return on investment on this particular solution.
Director and Leadership at CyberX Africa
Nozomi Networks OT impact includes asset enumeration, lateral movement, PLC or HMI accesses, remote access misuse, and credential guessing.
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
I would estimate a return on investment in the range of forty-five percent or higher, particularly because implementing an IoT solution such as Nozomi Networks reduces the need for multiple additional solutions, saving money and time in the long run.
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Idira PAM support receives praise for responsiveness, but experiences vary with delays and inconsistent quality based on individual handling.
Sentiment score
7.0
Nozomi Networks' support is praised for quick efficiency and expertise, with room for improvement in communication and call response.
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
I would like to see more proactive communication and campaigns from them to help us gain further benefits and visibility of the product features.
Security Specialist at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
I would rate the customer support a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10.
OT cybersecurity specialist at Voltedge
Customer service could be more efficient.
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Idira Privileged Access Manager adapts well for scalable growth, efficiently managing numerous accounts despite some licensing complexities.
Sentiment score
5.9
Nozomi Networks offers scalability for large enterprises, supporting diverse deployment models and seamlessly managing extensive IoT networks in industries.
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
We have a batch of 5,000 assets, but deploying the Guardian solution is unlimited.
Security Specialist at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
You can add more locations with more devices and integrate with the CMC, and that is not a problem at all.
Country Sales Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
If there are more assets, I can purchase a bigger configuration of Nozomi Networks hardware.
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Idira Privileged Access Manager is reliable with minimal downtime, strong disaster recovery features, and occasional minor bug issues.
Sentiment score
7.8
Nozomi Networks is highly rated for reliability, offering enhanced visibility with quick issue resolution in various environments.
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
Nozomi Networks should be placed in a central location where it is monitored, and nobody should be allowed to access it without proper authorization.
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
The product is stable and doesn’t usually require frequent technical support interaction.
Production Quality Engineer Specialist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Nozomi Networks has been stable during my experience without issues related to downtime or reliability.
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Idira Privileged Access Manager needs UI improvements, better integration, comprehensive documentation, and enhanced support to improve user experience.
Nozomi Networks requires enhanced AI, better integration, cost efficiency, and improved alerts to compete with rivals like Dragos.
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
Since Nozomi Networks operates in OT networks, I need to connect this solution with others such as SIEM, XDR, and firewalls.
Sales Engineer
Their customer support is excellent. They are answering tickets in an hour or two, with a maximum of a day.
Ot cybersecurity consultant at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
I would like to see specific features included in the next releases of Nozomi Networks, such as improvements in threat intelligence.
Country Sales Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Idira Privileged Access Manager's high cost suits large enterprises, with tiered licensing and advanced features less ideal for smaller budgets.
Nozomi Networks offers premium, robust features at a moderate to high cost, suitable for large enterprises but costly for smaller firms.
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
Considering the robust features it offers, the pricing is fair, particularly for larger clients in sectors such as mining and oil, where return on investment is evident.
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
It's not cheap, yet it is also not super expensive either.
Production Quality Engineer Specialist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Its cost is not too expensive, but it is not low either.
Security Specialist at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Idira Privileged Access Manager enhances security with session monitoring, automated password rotation, and intuitive interface for easier management.
Nozomi Networks provides real-time visibility and AI-enhanced threat detection to improve OT and IoT security management efficiently.
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
We can distinguish what kind of traffic is our baseline, what is different from normal operation, and what is traversing the OT zone to the IT zone.
Security Specialist at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Nozomi Networks brings the main benefits of visibility and control, asset tracking with full visibility of the assets in the network, and threat intelligence with anomaly detection, so they have peace of mind and the system is always on watch.
Country Sales Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The vulnerability dashboards give me an overview of what assets have exploitable critical CVEs, open CVEs, high scores, likelihood, different scopes, how many sites have them, and graphs based on criticality and exploitability.
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
 

Categories and Ranking

Idira Privileged Access Man...
Ranking in Operational Technology (OT) Security
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
230
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Enterprise Password Managers (2nd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (1st)
Nozomi Networks
Ranking in Operational Technology (OT) Security
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
IoT Security (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Operational Technology (OT) Security category, the mindshare of Idira Privileged Access Manager is 1.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nozomi Networks is 14.9%, down from 28.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operational Technology (OT) Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nozomi Networks14.9%
Idira Privileged Access Manager1.2%
Other83.9%
Operational Technology (OT) Security
 

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.
Apurva Nigam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Team Member In Engineering And Cybersecurity at Mindsprint
Comprehensive dashboards have enabled detailed asset visibility and proactive risk mitigation
On the negative side, I believe their AI, which is IQ, could be more improved. For example, when I export any data, there are only 50 columns available. What if there were more columns? Nozomi Networks does not provide that data, so I have to go to the query section. The AI is currently useful for writing queries in English that are converted into their coding language for queries. Sometimes it provides the correct data, and sometimes it does not understand the request. From my attempts, I would say 50 percent of the time it has given me the proper data, and 50 percent of the time it might need improvement. Every day or week, new threat intelligence and AI upgrades are being released for Vantage, and all those upgrades are being implemented. Things are getting better, but I believe there are areas of improvement.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business59
Midsize Enterprise42
Large Enterprise175
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

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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 they want their things to be secure, they have to spend accordingly. We have four t...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
I believe account discovery and rolling support need to be improved. Account discovery is important when integrating with other systems, as other PAM solutions can perform account discovery and onb...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nozomi Networks?
My experience with Nozomi Networks in terms of pricing and licensing is that it is generally a premium solution, not a standard one for all organizational needs. It is more than a typical premium s...
What needs improvement with Nozomi Networks?
I see challenges with Nozomi Networks mainly as a detection or visibility tool, but it does not actively block traffic by design for safety reasons. If it detects any abnormalities, it suggests usi...
What is your primary use case for Nozomi Networks?
I primarily use Nozomi Networks for two main use cases in our environment: OT asset visibility and inventory management, as well as threat detection and anomaly monitoring, which is very important ...
 

Also Known As

CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
SCADAguardian
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Rockwell Automation
Enel, FireEye, GlaxoSmithKline, VEC, TAGSEC Group
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