Privileged access management · November 2026 Edition
Delinea Secret Server vs ManageEngine PAM360
Eight of fourteen models named Delinea Secret Server first on the direct prompt; six named ManageEngine PAM360. Both were named by all fourteen models and Delinea Secret Server carries 64 labels and ManageEngine PAM360 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share39%22%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6452A 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.Delinea Secret Server vs KeeperPAM · Delinea Secret Server vs miniOrange PAM · Delinea Secret Server 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.
Delinea Secret ServerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManageEngine PAM360
Direct86
Paraphrase111
Comparative10
Budget-constrained043 against Delinea Secret Server
Scale-constrained101 against Delinea Secret Server
Negative008 against Delinea Secret Server · 6 against ManageEngine PAM360
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 ManageEngine PAM360 were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 226 answers naming Delinea Secret Server and the 130 naming ManageEngine PAM360. In those answers ManageEngine PAM360 took the first choice eighteen times and Delinea Secret Server twenty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Delinea Secret Server and ManageEngine PAM360 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 ManageEngine PAM360 first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Delinea Secret Server on the left and ManageEngine PAM360 on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Delinea Secret Server and ManageEngine PAM360 stood in it.
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Claude Haiku 4.5Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Netwrix Privilege Secure, One Identity Safeguard
Kimi K2Delinea Secret Server, ManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
Delinea Secret Server first, ManageEngine PAM360 an alternative
6 of 14 modelsManageEngine PAM360 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, StrongDM, Teleport
Perplexity SonarDelinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Grok 4.20BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
Mistral SmallDelinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
Qwen 3.7 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, ManageEngine PAM360, Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management
Muse Glimmer 30BDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust Remote, ManageEngine PAM360, miniOrange PAM
ManageEngine PAM360 first, Delinea Secret Server an alternative
4 of 14 modelsDelinea Secret Server was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: BeyondTrust Password Safe, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine PAM360 alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, Securden Unified PAM
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
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Llama 4 MaverickminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, HashiCorp Vault, ManageEngine PAM360
GPT-6 LunaDelinea Secret Server Cloud alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360
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
ManageEngine PAM360 leads by five points.
ManageEngine PAM36011%#2 of 11Delinea Secret Server5%#5 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Delinea Secret Server leads at mid-market.
Delinea Secret Server39%#1 of 12ManageEngine PAM36022%#2 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: ManageEngine PAM360 leads at enterprise.
ManageEngine PAM36018%#2 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 ManageEngine PAM360
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“ManageEngine PAM360 ... Limited external-facing portal ... Less modern architecture” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“may be a better fit for larger requirements, but not a low-budget pick, as its published subscription starts at $7,995/year” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Its high subscription cost (starting at $7,995/year) ... make it less ideal for budget-conscious or smaller organizations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best privileged access management platform for a company with a limited budget is ManageEngine PAM360, as it offers a free trial and a starting price of $7,995.00 one time.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd start with ManageEngine PAM360 as the best balance of capability, usability, and fit.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine PAM360 is the budget-conscious choice for teams building their first PAM program, starting at $7,995 per year.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Delinea Secret Server vs KeeperPAMDelinea Secret Server vs miniOrange PAMDelinea Secret Server vs BeyondTrustDelinea Secret Server vs Securden Unified PAMDelinea Secret Server vs StrongDMManageEngine PAM360 vs KeeperPAMManageEngine PAM360 vs miniOrange PAMManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrustManageEngine PAM360 vs Securden Unified PAMManageEngine PAM360 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.