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CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager pros and cons

Vendor: CyberArk
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager significantly reduces the attack surface by removing local administrative rights and preventing privilege escalation.
The software offers comprehensive lifecycle management, encrypted databases, and strong password management and rotation capabilities.
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances endpoint security by controlling user access, preventing ransomware attacks, and allowing whitelisting of applications.
The platform provides scalability, seamless integration, and adaptability to cloud environments, enhancing operational efficiency.
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager helps in regulatory compliance, reduces administrative overhead, and improves the security posture of organizations.

CONS

Installation and setup can be challenging and time-consuming for inexperienced users, taking up to five days.
Performance issues persist in various environments, necessitating improvements.
Priced high, CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager's cost needs more flexibility and affordability.
Technical support response times are slow, leading to delays in issue resolution.
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager's complexity can hinder administration, particularly when configuring policies and application setups.
 

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager Pros review quotes

Sumit Chavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2025
The most valuable feature is the ability to control users with admin rights. Even if developers and senior folks maintain their admin rights, we can still manage their activities.
Oluwajuwon Olorunlona - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 8, 2022
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is very easy to manage, which I like. The solution also has a dashboard where you can see which software is suspicious, which I find valuable.
GH
Dec 30, 2024
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances computer security by providing minimal access, effectively preventing ransomware attacks.
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AP
Jan 13, 2023
The solution is scalable.
reviewer2600361 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 9, 2024
The most valuable feature of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is its scalability.
WG
May 19, 2020
It has drastically reduced the attack surface for local administrative rights and the chance of escalation of privilege. We've removed, at this point, close to 98 percent of the local administrative accounts on workstations. If there were an incident, it would stop at that point and we'd be able to know.
reviewer1247523 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 2, 2025
There are many valuable aspects of the product, but the most common feature is working with the privileges. The controls of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager influence the visibility into endpoints for my customers. It allows them to granularly manage controls to prevent some malicious activities on the endpoint machine.
reviewer1614768 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 30, 2021
I like that you can remove the admin rights from the user's computer and have control over the environment. That means you can delete the local admins and grant them proper privileges with the console. So, they will get proper permissions for applications they need, but we don't have to do it. In the domain where we don't have control, the user can only do specified actions, but not all of them.
Anish R - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 16, 2022
I have always found that CyberArk is a very tight, foolproof product compared to most other products available.
DR
May 30, 2025
Regarding the granularity of the managed controls in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, we have different levels of features to define compensations and capabilities, which help us verify configurations and access, ultimately keeping the safety of rights intact.
 

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager Cons review quotes

Sumit Chavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2025
A customization option is required for certain policies. For instance, if we need to stop PowerShell scripting, we have to create a different policy for that. Being able to create a sub-level policy within a top-level policy would be good.
Oluwajuwon Olorunlona - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 8, 2022
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a perfect solution, but CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager for Linux has many issues. Another area for improvement in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, specifically for Windows, is that there's no way for you to check credential theft from a text file, such as a notepad file.
GH
Dec 30, 2024
Another enhancement needed is the scheduling of deployment, which I expect in future releases.
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AP
Jan 13, 2023
The installation process is pretty difficult.
reviewer2600361 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 9, 2024
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager could be improved by simplifying the administration process, specifically when setting up policies and applications.
WG
May 19, 2020
We have had some major issues with the tool, but we have worked with the R&D teams and we have worked with support. There is room for improvement, especially on response times. But they're working on it and they're doing the best they can.
reviewer1247523 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 2, 2025
While CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a great tool, I believe the functionality could be wider. If it could work not only with permissions but also involve pure EDR tasks or User and Entity Behavior Analytics, it would be great.
reviewer1614768 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 30, 2021
Performance could be better. We have a couple of problems with CyberArk right now. One of the problems is performance in our environment. Support also takes a long time to respond. If the user already has local admin rights, then I can't collect any events in the console from this device. There are also some options in CyberArk that are not working properly, and are not helpful in this case. I can't collect any information to create a proper policy for the device. I have to investigate everything manually, or even disable the local admin from the device. I can collect the events only after this, and it's very time consuming. In my case, it's a waste of resources.
Anish R - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 16, 2022
CyberArk is a pretty heavy solution.
DR
May 30, 2025
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager can improve its Identity Governance, which is already working effectively yet could continue to enhance its capabilities.