CyberArk Competitors: 6 PAM Alternatives Compared (2026)

Short answer: CyberArk's main competitors are BeyondTrust and Delinea for enterprises that want a full PAM platform replacement, KeeperPAM for teams that want a cloud-delivered vault with a documented CyberArk import script, and ManageEngine PAM360 for mid-size teams that want a published price. StrongDM and Teleport fit engineering teams focused on just-in-time infrastructure access.

Why teams look for CyberArk alternatives

Most teams searching for CyberArk competitors in 2026 are reacting to an ownership change and a renewal, not to a product failure. CyberArk has been a Leader in Gartner's PAM Magic Quadrant for years, and its vault, session isolation and endpoint privilege tools remain the reference point that competitors compare themselves against.

The main documented triggers:

• Acquisition. Palo Alto Networks completed its CyberArk acquisition on February 11, 2026, according to Palo Alto Networks, in a deal SDxCentral reported at $25 billion. Teams that avoid single-vendor concentration across firewall, SASE and identity treat that as a reason to re-bid.
• Rebrand to Idira. Palo Alto Networks introduced Idira in May 2026 as the platform "built on CyberArk's legacy", listing products such as Privileged Access Management, Endpoint Privilege Manager and Secrets Management under it. FM CyberSecurity's August 2026 customer guidance warns that the announcement should not be read as a promise that every customer gets every new feature without an additional license.
• Cost and services. CyberArk sells through quotes only. Vendr's CyberArk pricing data puts the median annual contract at $32,018 and estimates professional services at 20% to 40% of first-year license cost.

No broad security incident or end-of-life notice for CyberArk's PAM products was found during this research. The Idira change is a brand and platform direction, not a product retirement.

CyberArk alternatives compared

CyberArk alternatives, checked September 22, 2026:

1. BeyondTrust: best for a full enterprise PAM replacement

BeyondTrust is the most common like-for-like replacement for CyberArk because it covers the same ground: password and session management, privileged remote access and endpoint privilege management. BeyondTrust says it was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM, the same report in which CyberArk and Delinea are Leaders.

BeyondTrust now markets its portfolio as the Pathfinder platform. At Black Hat USA 2026, BeyondTrust announced four new native capabilities: PathfinderAI with an MCP server, AI agent security, non-human identity governance and a Workload Credentials secrets tool for CI/CD pipelines.

Best for: large, regulated organizations that need a CyberArk-equivalent feature set. Not for: teams leaving CyberArk to cut platform size or cost, because BeyondTrust does not publish prices.

Moving from CyberArk: BeyondTrust does not publish a CyberArk importer. Plan on exporting accounts from CyberArk and loading them through the BeyondInsight and Password Safe API, with policy and workflow rebuild handled by your team or BeyondTrust services.

2. Delinea Secret Server: best for a faster-to-deploy enterprise vault

Delinea Secret Server is the vault product from the company formed by Thycotic and Centrify, which is why "CyberArk vs Thycotic" and "CyberArk vs Centrify" searches now lead to Delinea. Delinea's product page lists privileged account discovery, automated password rotation, session monitoring and audit trails, with a free 30-day trial and pricing by quote.

Delinea is also changing shape. It completed its acquisition of StrongDM on March 5, 2026, adding just-in-time access for engineering environments.

Best for: enterprises that want a mature vault with a shorter rollout than a full CyberArk-style deployment. Not for: teams that want a published price before a sales call.

Moving from CyberArk: The Secret Server migration tool supports KeePass, Password Corral, Password Safe and Passwords MAX, not CyberArk. The practical path is Secret Server's CSV import, which maps fields by column order to a secret template and can place secrets in folders. Safe permissions, platforms and approval workflows do not carry over.

3. KeeperPAM: best for cloud-delivered PAM with a documented CyberArk import

KeeperPAM combines a zero-knowledge password vault, secrets management, session management, remote browser isolation and just-in-time access. Keeper's PAM page describes a Keeper Gateway deployed on-premises or in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud that needs only outbound connectivity, and lists FedRAMP High, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 among its certifications.

Watch out: KeeperPAM is sold through sales only, and add-ons such as session recording and endpoint privilege management are also quote-only, so the real cost is unknown until you scope it.

Best for: US public sector and regulated teams that want SaaS PAM with FedRAMP High and no inbound firewall changes. Not for: teams that need a fully self-hosted vault.

Moving from CyberArk: Keeper publishes a CyberArk import guide: a PowerShell script uses CyberArk's PACLI utility, a Vault.ini and a credential file to export usernames, addresses and passwords from Safes to CSV, then you import the CSV into Keeper. Other fields need script changes, and Keeper does not document what cannot be moved.

4. ManageEngine PAM360: best for mid-size teams that want a published price

ManageEngine PAM360 is the only full PAM suite on this page with prices on the vendor site. ManageEngine's pricing page lists a subscription from $7,995 per year for 10 administrators and 25 keys, including support, or a perpetual license from $19,995 plus $3,999 a year for maintenance and support from the second year.

A free edition covers 1 administrator and 10 resources, and a 30-day trial allows up to 5 administrators. The pricing page does not state deployment options, so confirm on-premises and cloud availability with ManageEngine.

Best for: mid-size organizations that need vaulting, rotation and session recording without an enterprise PAM budget. Not for: large estates where per-administrator pricing adds up.

Moving from CyberArk: ManageEngine does not publish a CyberArk importer. Export account data from CyberArk and load it through PAM360's bulk import, then rebuild access policies.

5. StrongDM: best for just-in-time infrastructure access

StrongDM is an access platform for databases, servers, Kubernetes and cloud resources rather than a classic credential vault. StrongDM's pricing page describes a single SKU priced per user that includes just-in-time access, session recording, audit trails and AI agent access controls; dollar amounts are by quote. The same page lists integration with existing vaults, including Delinea Secret Server.

StrongDM has been part of Delinea since the acquisition closed on March 5, 2026, so a team leaving CyberArk to avoid an acquisition should know it is choosing another recently acquired product.

Best for: DevOps and platform teams that want to remove standing access to infrastructure. Not for: teams that need Windows endpoint privilege management or a full enterprise vault.

Moving from CyberArk: StrongDM does not replace the vault directly. Teams typically keep or replace the vault separately and move infrastructure access paths onto StrongDM.

6. Teleport: best for cloud-native SSH, Kubernetes and database access

Teleport is an open-source access platform for servers, databases, Kubernetes and web applications, with session recording and playback. Teleport's feature matrix lists three editions: Enterprise Cloud, Enterprise Self-Hosted and Community Edition, whose code is AGPL-3.0.

Watch out: Community Edition is free only for companies with fewer than 100 employees and under $10 million in annual revenue, and it limits access requests to the command line and excludes access reviews, automated approvals, device trust, FedRAMP controls and ServiceNow or Jira integrations. Teleport's pricing page bills Enterprise on active users and protected resources, without published figures.

Best for: engineering teams replacing bastion hosts and shared SSH keys. Not for: Windows-heavy estates that need a credential vault and endpoint privilege management.

Moving from CyberArk: No importer is published; Teleport replaces access paths, not vault contents.

When to stay with CyberArk

Staying with CyberArk, now Idira, makes sense when the switching cost outweighs the renewal saving. That is usually true when:

• You run self-hosted CyberArk with many custom platforms, connectors and CPM plugins, because none of the alternatives on this page publishes a way to import those.
• Your auditors have already accepted CyberArk session recordings and approval workflows as controls, and a rebuild means re-testing them.
• You already buy Palo Alto Networks firewalls or SASE and want identity in the same contract.
• Your renewal quote is in line with the market. Vendr's median of $32,018 a year is a useful reference point for that conversation.

Before deciding, confirm with your account team which Idira capabilities your current license covers, as FM CyberSecurity recommends.

How to switch without breaking things

1. Inventory first. Export Safes, accounts and platforms with CyberArk's Export Vault Data utility, which writes Vault data to TXT or CSV files.
2. Map policies, not just passwords. Document rotation schedules, dual control, approval workflows and session recording rules for each Safe; no importer here carries them over.
3. Pick the export path per target. Keeper publishes a PACLI script; Delinea uses CSV import by column order; the others need API or bulk import work.
4. Protect the export. A CSV of privileged passwords is the most sensitive file in your company; encrypt it, keep it off shared drives and delete it after import.
5. Rotate after import. Every exported credential has been outside the vault, so rotate it once the new platform manages it.
6. Pilot one tier. Move a low-risk group of servers first, then domain admin and break-glass accounts last.
7. Run in parallel. Keep CyberArk read-only until audits confirm the new session recording and logging meet your controls.
8. Time it to the renewal. Start at least one quarter before the CyberArk term ends so you are not forced into a short extension.

Bottom line

If you are leaving CyberArk because of the Palo Alto Networks deal, start with BeyondTrust or Delinea for a full platform replacement, and budget for rebuilding policies since neither publishes a CyberArk importer. If migration effort matters most, trial KeeperPAM first because of its documented PACLI import. If the renewal quote is fair and your controls are audited, staying put is often the cheaper choice.

Next step: compare the full field on our privileged access management software hub, or build a PAM shortlist for your environment.