Privileged access management · November 2026 Edition
BeyondTrust vs StrongDM
One of fourteen models named BeyondTrust first on the direct prompt; zero named StrongDM. BeyondTrust was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and StrongDM by eleven and BeyondTrust carries 54 labels and StrongDM 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate37%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5417A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, BeyondTrust reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ManageEngine PAM360 was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrust · Delinea Secret Server vs StrongDM · ManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrust
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the privileged access management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BeyondTrustFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStrongDM
Direct102 against BeyondTrust · 1 against StrongDM
Paraphrase001 against BeyondTrust
Comparative50
Budget-constrained015 against BeyondTrust
Scale-constrained103 against BeyondTrust
Negative009 against BeyondTrust · 1 against StrongDM
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, BeyondTrust and StrongDM were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 177 answers naming BeyondTrust and the 63 naming StrongDM. In those answers StrongDM took the first choice one time and BeyondTrust three.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where BeyondTrust and StrongDM stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
BeyondTrust StrongDM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, BeyondTrust on the left and StrongDM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where BeyondTrust and StrongDM stood in it.
BeyondTrust first, StrongDM not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStrongDM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, StrongDM, Teleport
Qwen 3.7 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management
MiniMax M2.5ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAM
GPT-6 LunaDelinea Secret Server Cloud alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Netwrix Privilege Secure, One Identity Safeguard
GPT-5.4 miniManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust Password Safe, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
Perplexity SonarDelinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Mistral SmallDelinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM
Llama 4 MaverickminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, HashiCorp Vault, ManageEngine PAM360
Kimi K2Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
GLM 4.7 FlashXManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust PAM, Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
Muse Glimmer 30BDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote, ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAM
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
StrongDM leads by five points.
StrongDM5%#4 of 11BeyondTrust0%#10 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: BeyondTrust leads at mid-market.
BeyondTrust4%#5 of 12StrongDM2%#7 of 12Enterprise
BeyondTrust leads by twelve points.
BeyondTrust12%#3 of 10StrongDM0%#– of 10What the models said about BeyondTrust
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“This is the most concerning one right now... CVSS 9.2 pre-authentication bypass... actively exploited by a suspected Chinese state-aligned threat group” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid for Mid-Market ... BeyondTrust – Starts at ~$98K+ (36-month contract), clearly enterprise-focused.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Be cautious with: BeyondTrust and Delinea specifically due to recent active exploitation patterns” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Recognized for best-in-class privilege elevation and delegation management (PEDM) on UNIX/Linux and macOS, and a top performer for Windows PEDM.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Very popular with mid-market companies due to strong Remote Desktop capabilities and easier licensing structures than competitors.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose BeyondTrust when you need strong RPAM + JIT PAM together with endpoint privilege management and remote access security.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about StrongDM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“they are more specialized than conventional enterprise PAM suites; confirm coverage for Windows administration” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Not as complete for workforce PAM, endpoint privilege, and traditional credential vaulting” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall Value (Simple & Scalable): strongDM ... widely considered the top choice for small-to-medium businesses” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose StrongDM when the central problem is secure developer and infrastructure access across cloud and databases.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“Better suited to just-in-time access to servers, databases, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrustDelinea Secret Server vs StrongDMManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrustManageEngine PAM360 vs StrongDMKeeperPAM vs BeyondTrustKeeperPAM vs StrongDMminiOrange PAM vs BeyondTrustminiOrange PAM vs StrongDMBeyondTrust vs Securden Unified PAMSecurden Unified PAM vs StrongDMAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full PAM standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.