Privileged access management · November 2026 Edition
miniOrange PAM vs StrongDM
One of fourteen models named miniOrange PAM first on the direct prompt; zero named StrongDM. miniOrange PAM was named by seven of the fourteen models and StrongDM by eleven and miniOrange PAM carries 14 labels and StrongDM 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 rate0%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1417A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, miniOrange PAM 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 miniOrange PAM · Delinea Secret Server vs StrongDM · ManageEngine PAM360 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.
miniOrange PAMFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStrongDM
Direct101 against StrongDM
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained11
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where miniOrange PAM 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 | |
miniOrange PAM StrongDM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, miniOrange PAM on the left and StrongDM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where miniOrange PAM and StrongDM stood in it.
miniOrange PAM first, StrongDM not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStrongDM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickminiOrange PAM alternatives: Delinea Secret Server, HashiCorp Vault, ManageEngine PAM360
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashDelinea Secret Server alternatives: BeyondTrust, KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, StrongDM, Teleport
Grok 4.20BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server alternatives: KeeperPAM, ManageEngine PAM360, Securden Unified PAM, miniOrange PAM
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
Neither was named
8 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
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
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 11miniOrange PAM0%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: miniOrange PAM leads at mid-market.
miniOrange PAM4%#4 of 12StrongDM2%#7 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
miniOrange PAM0%#– of 10StrongDM0%#– of 10What the models said about miniOrange PAM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The best privileged access management platform for a mid-market B2B company is miniOrange PAM” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“VaultOne (~$4/month) or miniOrange (~$2/user/month) are excellent starting points.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“miniOrange is a flexible and affordable option for businesses that need a modular and customizable PAM solution” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · alternative
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
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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.