Privileged access management · November 2026 Edition
Delinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrust
Eight of fourteen models named Delinea Secret Server first on the direct prompt; one named BeyondTrust. Both were named by all fourteen models and Delinea Secret Server carries 64 labels and BeyondTrust 54, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share39%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%37%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6454A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Delinea Secret Server 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 ManageEngine PAM360 · Delinea Secret Server vs KeeperPAM · Delinea Secret Server vs miniOrange PAM
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.
Delinea Secret ServerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBeyondTrust
Direct812 against BeyondTrust
Paraphrase1101 against BeyondTrust
Comparative15
Budget-constrained003 against Delinea Secret Server · 5 against BeyondTrust
Scale-constrained111 against Delinea Secret Server · 3 against BeyondTrust
Negative008 against Delinea Secret Server · 9 against BeyondTrust
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, Delinea Secret Server and BeyondTrust were named in the same answer 143 times, of the 226 answers naming Delinea Secret Server and the 177 naming BeyondTrust. In those answers BeyondTrust took the first choice thirteen times and Delinea Secret Server twenty-four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Delinea Secret Server and BeyondTrust 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 | | | | |
Delinea Secret Server BeyondTrust first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Delinea Secret Server on the left and BeyondTrust on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Delinea Secret Server and BeyondTrust stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Grok 4.20BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
Delinea Secret Server first, BeyondTrust an alternative
7 of 14 modelsBeyondTrust was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Netwrix Privilege Secure, One Identity Safeguard
Gemini 3.5 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, StrongDM, Teleport
Perplexity SonarDelinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Mistral SmallDelinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Qwen 3.7 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management
Kimi K2Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
Muse Glimmer 30BDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote, ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM
Llama 4 MaverickminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, HashiCorp Vault, ManageEngine PAM360
GLM 4.7 FlashXManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust PAM, Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
MiniMax M2.5ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server, KeeperPAM
GPT-6 LunaDelinea Secret Server Cloud alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust Password Safe, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
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
Delinea Secret Server leads by five points.
Delinea Secret Server5%#5 of 11BeyondTrust0%#10 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Delinea Secret Server leads by thirty-five points.
Delinea Secret Server39%#1 of 12BeyondTrust4%#5 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: BeyondTrust leads at enterprise.
BeyondTrust12%#3 of 10Delinea Secret Server10%#4 of 10What the models said about Delinea Secret Server
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Be cautious with: BeyondTrust and Delinea specifically due to recent active exploitation patterns” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Delinea had 9 vulnerabilities in 2026 alone with an average severity score of 9.3/10” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Caution point: The risk is concentrated on on-premises Secret Server. Delinea's advisories state the issues affect on-premises deployments only.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Delinea Secret Server is the top recommendation due to its strong mid-market focus, ease of use, and robust feature set” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Delinea Secret Server (now part of the Delinea PAM platform) as the top choice in most scenarios.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Strong for mid-market; good JIT, session monitoring, hybrid support. Often praised for usability and pricing.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
What 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
Also compared
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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.