# CyberArk Identity Security Platform: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 42 judge labels across 3 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyberark-identity-security-platform

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Non-human identity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/non-human-identity-management/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 32% | 31 |
| [Identity threat detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-threat-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 30% | 10 |
| [Identity governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/identity-governance/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose CyberArk when privileged access, vaulting, credential rotation, certificates, or PAM are central requirements." (Perplexity Sonar, NHI management)
- "Broadest portfolio covering privileged access, secrets management, certificate management, and AI agent identities" (Kimi K2, NHI management)
- "The top non-human identity management platforms are Microsoft, Saviynt, and CyberArk." (Llama 4 Maverick, NHI management)
- "Choose CyberArk or Delinea when privileged accounts, administrator sessions, and just-in-time access are the primary risk." (Perplexity Sonar, ITDR)

## And against it

- "Avoid commercial platforms like Astrix, Oasis, Entro, CyberArk/Venafi, or Keyfactor" (Kimi K2, NHI management)
- "Cautious if your needs are detection/response-heavy rather than access management; they may overlap with existing IAM tools and add complexity." (Grok 4.20, ITDR)
- "if you use it only as a secrets vault and don't leverage its identity governance capabilities, you'll miss the bigger picture" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, NHI management)
- "Unlike traditional secrets vaults (such as self-hosted HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk) that require dedicated engineering teams" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NHI management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CyberArk Identity Security Platform, from 118 of the 135 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- startwithidentity.com: 51
- expertinsights.com: 44
- research.isg-one.com: 43
- oneidentity.com: 42
- g2.com: 34
- startupstash.com: 33
- microsoft.com: 32
- securityboulevard.com: 30
- gane.ai/index: 27
- kuppingercole.com: 26

### Pages cited

- https://research.isg-one.com/buyers-guide/information-technology/cybersecurity/non-human-identities-platforms/2026: 43
- https://oneidentity.com/learn/top-non-human-identity-and-agentic-ai-security-tools.aspx: 41
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/top-nhi-management-solutions: 33
- https://startupstash.com/top-non-human-identity-management-platforms: 26
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-101/what-are-non-human-identities: 21
- https://startwithidentity.com/rankings: 21
- https://sourceforge.net/software/non-human-identity-management: 19
- https://wwt.com/blog/non-human-identity-security-platform-assessment: 15

## In its own words

What CyberArk Identity Security Platform's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Identity security platform to secure every identity: human, machine and agentic (https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/identity-security)
- For: enterprises (https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/identity-security)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.