# CyberArk Secrets Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyberark-secrets-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Secrets management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/secrets-management/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 56% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "CyberArk leads enterprise governance" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Secrets)

## And against it

- "CyberArk Conjur | Companies with strict legacy enterprise PAM requirements. | Heavy enterprise focus, higher cost and setup complexity." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Secrets)
- "Enterprise-grade solution; more robust but can be complex for mid-market companies." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Secrets)
- "CyberArk (Expensive, but handles non-technical assets well)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Secrets)
- "Cons: Complex deployment, requires significant maintenance" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Secrets)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CyberArk Secrets Manager, from 22 of the 34 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- akeyless.io: 14
- securityboulevard.com: 10
- infisical.com: 9
- startwithidentity.com: 9
- g2.com: 7
- guideflow.com: 7
- envmanager.com: 5
- gane.ai/index: 5
- costbench.com: 4
- cybersecuritynews.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/secrets-management-software: 7
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/top-16-secrets-management-tools-and-platforms-for-2026-compared: 7
- https://startwithidentity.com/articles/top-8-secrets-management-tools.md: 7
- https://envmanager.com/blog/best-secrets-management-tools: 5
- https://akeyless.io/blog/a-hashicorp-vault-alternative-how-akeyless-simplifies-your-security-and-cuts-costs: 4
- https://akeyless.io/blog/best-secret-management-tools: 4
- https://akeyless.io/pricing: 4
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-secrets-management-tools: 4

## In its own words

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


## 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.