Top 10 Alternatives to Delinea PAM in 2026

You are probably here because a Delinea renewal is coming up, a Secret Server upgrade is looming, or your team has outgrown a vault built for a data center. The short answer: pick CyberArk (now part of Palo Alto Networks) or BeyondTrust for the deepest enterprise PAM, KeeperPAM or ManageEngine PAM360 for a lighter budget, and WALLIX if you need European, on-premises options.

If your real problem is admin rights in Microsoft 365 and Azure, Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management may be enough. If engineers need just-in-time access to servers and databases, note that StrongDM is no longer an exit from Delinea: Delinea bought it in March 2026.

Last verified: September 2026. Every vendor below was checked against its own product pages, pricing pages, documentation, and acquisition press releases. See How we evaluated for the method.

What changed in PAM in 2025 and 2026

This market consolidated faster than any comparison written in 2025 can reflect. Four changes matter if you are replacing Delinea:

• Palo Alto Networks now owns CyberArk. The roughly $25 billion deal closed on February 11, 2026. Palo Alto says CyberArk's Identity Security solutions stay available as a standalone platform. cyberark.com now redirects to Idira, which Palo Alto describes as its next-generation identity security platform built on CyberArk.
• Delinea acquired StrongDM. The deal was announced in January and completed on March 5, 2026. StrongDM's site now describes the product as part of Delinea's identity security control plane. Buying StrongDM to leave Delinea no longer leaves Delinea.
• IBM owns HashiCorp. IBM completed the acquisition on February 27, 2025, so Vault and Boundary are now IBM products.
• Microsoft raised Entra prices. The Entra pricing page now lists P1 at $7 and P2 at $10 per user per month (annual commitment), up from the $6 and $9 many older comparisons still quote.

Delinea itself was formed in 2021 from the TPG-backed merger of Thycotic and Centrify. Its current lineup spans Secret Server, Privilege Manager, Privileged Remote Access, cloud entitlement controls, and the Fastpath governance suite, all under the Delinea Platform and its Iris AI engine. StrongDM now sits on the same platform.

Why teams look beyond Delinea

Delinea is a capable PAM vendor, and it appears in every serious shortlist. Teams usually start looking elsewhere for one of four reasons:

• Product overlap after mergers. Thycotic, Centrify, Fastpath, and now StrongDM each brought their own product lines. Some buyers want a roadmap they can read in one diagram.
• Depth. Very large or heavily audited estates sometimes want the broader session isolation and endpoint coverage that CyberArk and BeyondTrust sell.
• Cost. Mid-sized teams often find ManageEngine's published pricing or KeeperPAM's bundled vault easier to budget.
• Consolidation. Organizations already paying for Okta or Microsoft Entra ask whether the PAM features in those platforms are enough.

I built LoginRadius, a customer identity platform that grew to serve over a billion users. PAM sits next to that work rather than inside it, so this comparison leans on vendor documentation and primary sources, not on hands-on testing claims.

Quick comparison

Product	Owner (Sept 2026)	Pricing	Best for	Deployment	Key differentiator
CyberArk (Idira)	Palo Alto Networks	Contact sales	Large, heavily audited enterprises	SaaS or self-hosted	Deepest PAM feature set, zero standing privileges
BeyondTrust	Private (Francisco Partners-backed)	Contact sales	Unified PAM plus endpoint privilege	SaaS or self-hosted	Endpoint privilege management and remote access
KeeperPAM	Keeper Security	Contact sales	Mid-market wanting vault plus PAM in one	Cloud, zero-knowledge, with gateway	Password vault, secrets, and session access in one product
WALLIX PAM (Bastion)	WALLIX (listed, Euronext)	Contact sales	Regulated EU organizations, OT	On-premises, cloud, SaaS, hybrid	Agentless session recording, European vendor
ManageEngine PAM360	Zoho Corporation	From $7,995 per year	Cost-conscious mid-to-large IT teams	Self-hosted	Published pricing and a free edition
Okta (with Okta Privileged Access)	Okta	Contact sales	Okta-centric workforce IAM	SaaS	PAM tied to the Okta identity platform, 7,000+ integrations
Microsoft Entra ID (PIM)	Microsoft	P2 $10 per user per month	Microsoft 365 and Azure admin roles	SaaS	Just-in-time role activation
Infisign	Infisign	Contact sales	Passwordless-first workforce IAM with PAM	SaaS	6,000+ integrations, AI access automation
SailPoint	SailPoint (listed)	Contact sales	Identity governance in regulated industries	SaaS	Governance and privilege posture, not a vault
JumpCloud	JumpCloud	From $9 per user per month; PAM via sales	SMBs replacing on-premises AD	SaaS	Directory plus device management

StrongDM is covered separately below because it is now a Delinea product.

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1. CyberArk (now Idira, Palo Alto Networks)

CyberArk was the reference PAM vendor for most of the last decade, and that product line continues under Palo Alto Networks. Existing CyberArk customers keep their platform, while Palo Alto markets the combined offering as Idira Privileged Access Management. It covers human, machine, and AI agent identities.

Key features

• Privileged session management: isolation, recording, and real-time monitoring of privileged sessions, with the ability to terminate suspicious ones.
• Credential vaulting and rotation: passwords, SSH keys, and API keys stored and rotated automatically by policy.
• Zero standing privileges: ephemeral access created on demand for AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes, then removed when the task ends.
• Endpoint Privilege Manager: removes local admin rights across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Non-human identities and threat analytics: service accounts, applications, and anomaly detection on privileged activity.

Pros: the broadest PAM feature set on this list, a long enterprise track record, and wide integration with SIEM and IT tooling. Cons: premium pricing, a steep learning curve, and ongoing platform and branding transition as Palo Alto integrates it.

Pricing: not published. Subscription quotes scale with users, endpoints, and modules.

Best for: large enterprises in finance, government, and critical infrastructure with PCI DSS, HIPAA, or SOX audit pressure and a dedicated PAM team.

Bottom line: if depth is the reason you are leaving Delinea, this is the default answer. Ask for a written roadmap covering the Palo Alto integration before you sign a multi-year term.

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2. BeyondTrust

BeyondTrust is Delinea's closest like-for-like competitor: vaulting, session management, secure remote access, and endpoint privilege management in one portfolio. It is privately held, with Francisco Partners as the main owner since 2018. A reported 2025 sale exploration has produced no announced deal as of September 2026.

Key features

• Privileged session management: record, monitor, and control privileged sessions in real time, with audit trails for compliance.
• Password and credential vaulting: stores and rotates privileged credentials, removing hardcoded and shared passwords.
• Endpoint privilege management and application control: removes local admin rights and controls which applications may run.
• Cloud privileged access: extends policy to cloud infrastructure and services.

Pros: strong session monitoring, strong endpoint control that limits lateral movement, and a broad, integrated suite. Cons: complex to implement well and priced as an enterprise product.

Pricing: custom quotes based on managed users, endpoints, or sessions.

Best for: medium and large enterprises in finance, healthcare, and government that want PAM and endpoint privilege from one vendor.

Bottom line: the most direct swap for a Secret Server plus Privilege Manager estate. Track ownership news during procurement, since a sale would change the vendor behind your contract.

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3. KeeperPAM (Keeper Security)

KeeperPAM bundles Keeper's zero-knowledge password vault with secrets management, a connection manager, remote browser isolation, and session recording. It is a new entry in this comparison because it is now a credible mid-market PAM option, not only a password manager.

Key features

• Zero-knowledge vault: passwords, passkeys, and secrets with role-based access control and auditing.
• Connection manager: SSH, RDP, VNC, HTTPS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server sessions through the browser, built by the original developers of Apache Guacamole.
• Session recording: screen and keyboard activity across protocols, with SIEM integration.
• Gateway deployment: a lightweight Keeper Gateway needs only outbound connections, so no inbound firewall changes.

Pros: one product for workforce passwords and privileged access, and a fast deployment model. Cons: thinner endpoint privilege and governance depth than CyberArk or BeyondTrust, and cloud-only architecture.

Pricing: Keeper's business pricing page states KeeperPAM is sold through sales only, priced by organization size and infrastructure.

Best for: mid-sized organizations and MSPs that want vault plus PAM without a multi-quarter rollout.

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4. WALLIX PAM (Bastion)

WALLIX PAM, built on the Bastion technology, is the main European PAM vendor on this list. It is available on-premises, in AWS, Azure, Alibaba Cloud, and Outscale, as SaaS through WALLIX One, or as a hybrid.

Key features

• Session management: full audit trails of privileged sessions as video, transcript, and metadata.
• Password management: vaulting and enforced rotation, with just-in-time access to credentials.
• PEDM: privilege elevation and delegation to remove local admin rights.
• Machine-to-machine and OT access: application-to-application credential protection and access to cyber-physical systems.
• Agentless design: fewer components on target systems, with SIEM integration for alerting.

Pros: deep session recording, flexible deployment, and EU data residency. In November 2025 WALLIX acquired Malizen to add AI-driven security analytics. Cons: large, complex estates need specialist configuration, and total cost grows with modules.

Pricing: custom quotes based on managed targets, users, and modules.

Best for: regulated European organizations, industrial and OT environments, and anyone who must keep PAM on-premises.

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5. ManageEngine PAM360

ManageEngine PAM360 consolidates password vaulting, session monitoring, access control, and compliance reporting in one self-hosted console. It is the only enterprise PAM here with a public price list.

Key features

• Privileged session management: real-time recording and monitoring, including keystroke logging and command filtering.
• Password discovery and rotation: finds privileged accounts and rotates their passwords across diverse environments.
• Least privilege enforcement: granular access control to limit lateral movement.
• API and application credential security: protects API keys and credentials used by scripts and applications.
• Compliance reports: prebuilt reports for SOX, PCI DSS, and HIPAA.

Pros: broad functionality for the price, strong auditing, a 30-day trial, and a free edition for one administrator and up to 10 resources. Cons: setup can be complex, and the interface feels dated next to newer tools.

Pricing: subscriptions start at $7,995 per year for 10 administrators and 25 keys, up to $49,995 per year for 200 administrators. Perpetual licenses start at $19,995 plus annual maintenance.

Best for: mid-sized and large IT teams that want full PAM coverage and a predictable budget line.

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6. Okta (with Okta Privileged Access)

Okta is a workforce identity platform first: single sign-on, adaptive MFA, and lifecycle management with more than 7,000 prebuilt integrations. Older comparisons treated it as IAM only. That is out of date, because Okta Privileged Access adds PAM on the same platform.

Key features

• SSO and adaptive MFA: policies that weigh location, device, and threat signals before granting access.
• Server access: extends SSO to Linux and Windows servers and removes static credentials.
• Secrets and service accounts: vaults and rotates API keys and database passwords, and manages SaaS and Active Directory service accounts.
• Session auditing: records SSH and RDP sessions for compliance and investigation.
• Time-bound access: approval-based, just-in-time access that removes standing privileges.

Pros: one identity plane for workforce and privileged access, and a mature, widely deployed platform. Cons: premium, layered pricing with add-ons, and less depth than dedicated PAM vendors for complex Windows estates.

Pricing: per user, per year, through sales. Okta Privileged Access is sold separately.

Best for: organizations already standardized on Okta that want to consolidate vendors. For a full workforce comparison, see our Okta alternatives guide.

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7. Microsoft Entra ID (Privileged Identity Management)

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's cloud identity service. For PAM buyers the relevant part is Privileged Identity Management (PIM), which makes admin roles eligible rather than permanent and activates them just in time.

Key features

• PIM: just-in-time, time-bound, and approval-based activation of Entra and Azure roles, plus PIM for Groups.
• Conditional Access: policies based on user, location, device health, application, and risk.
• ID Protection: detection of leaked credentials, anomalous sign-ins, and impossible travel.
• MFA options: authenticator apps, SMS, phone calls, and FIDO2 security keys.

Pros: often already licensed through Microsoft 365 E5 or E7, and native to Microsoft 365 and Azure. Cons: no credential vault or session recording for non-Microsoft servers, network devices, or databases, and policy management spans several admin portals.

Pricing: P1 is $7 and P2 is $10 per user per month, and the Entra Suite is $12. Microsoft's licensing documentation states that PIM requires Entra ID P2 or Entra ID Governance for every eligible user, approver, and reviewer.

Best for: Microsoft-centric organizations whose main privilege risk is cloud admin roles. See also our Microsoft Entra ID alternatives guide.

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8. Infisign

Infisign is a workforce IAM suite that combines passwordless login, adaptive MFA, SSO, and PAM on Zero Trust principles. It claims more than 6,000 prebuilt integrations and AI-driven lifecycle automation. Market databases list it as founded in 2023.

Key features

• Passwordless login: removes passwords where applications support it, shrinking the credential theft surface.
• Adaptive MFA: step-up based on risk, behavior, and device posture.
• AI access automation: automates provisioning, deprovisioning, and policy enforcement.
• Privileged account protection: access controls for privileged accounts, with vaulting for systems that still need passwords.

Pros: a modern passwordless-first design and a large integration catalog in one suite. Cons: a young vendor with a shorter enterprise track record than established PAM vendors, and legacy systems still need a password vault.

Pricing: not published. Contact sales.

Best for: teams modernizing workforce IAM that want basic PAM in the same product rather than a dedicated PAM platform.

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9. SailPoint

SailPoint is an identity governance and administration (IGA) platform, not a vault. It belongs on this list because many Delinea buyers really need to answer "who has privileged access, and should they?" SailPoint now markets privilege security posture management alongside governance for human, non-human, and agent identities.

Key features

• Identity lifecycle governance: provisioning and deprovisioning across applications.
• AI-driven access analytics: flags risky and excessive access and suggests policy changes.
• Role-based access control: access tied to job function and least privilege.
• Compliance reporting at scale: access certifications, policy violations, and segregation-of-duties reports.

Pros: deep governance, strong scalability, and audit-ready reporting. Cons: high upfront cost, a complex setup that often needs custom work, and no session recording or credential vault of its own.

Pricing: enterprise quotes by module and identity count.

Best for: regulated enterprises pairing governance with a PAM tool. Compare it with other options in our IGA solutions guide.

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10. JumpCloud

JumpCloud is a cloud directory with device management. It replaces on-premises Active Directory for smaller organizations and controls access to applications, servers, and devices from one console. It also sells a privileged access capability through sales.

Key features

• Unified user and device management: identities, permissions, and laptops managed together.
• Cloud directory: replaces server-based directories for many use cases.
• Contextual access rules: policies based on location, device posture, and other signals.
• Lifecycle automation: onboarding and offboarding across connected systems.

Pros: no directory servers to run, and simple administration for small IT teams. Cons: per-user costs add up as you grow, and PAM depth is limited compared with dedicated vendors.

Pricing: the JumpCloud pricing page lists Device Management at $9, SSO at $11, and Device Identity Management at $13 per user per month, billed annually. Platform tiers and PAM are quoted by sales.

Best for: SMBs that need directory, device, and basic privileged access controls in one product.

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StrongDM: now part of Delinea

StrongDM used to be a common answer for DevOps teams leaving Delinea. It provides Zero Trust, agentless access to databases, servers, and Kubernetes, with just-in-time grants and full session recording. Since March 5, 2026, it is a Delinea product.

That changes the decision. StrongDM remains a strong tool for infrastructure access, and its site still sells it. But choosing it now deepens your Delinea relationship rather than ending it. If you want DevOps-style infrastructure access from a different vendor, look at Teleport or Okta Privileged Access.

Other options worth a look

• Teleport: describes itself as an infrastructure identity company for SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and AI agents. It issues short-lived certificates instead of shared secrets. It has an open source community and usage-based pricing on active users and protected resources.
• HashiCorp Vault and Boundary (IBM): secrets management and session brokering, now IBM products. Our secrets management comparison covers Vault in detail.

For the full PAM market, not just Delinea replacements, see our PAM solutions comparison and the privileged access vendor map.

Which alternative fits your situation

Your situation	Start with
Large enterprise with a mature security team that needs full PAM	CyberArk (Idira) for the deepest feature set across sessions, secrets, and endpoints
You need endpoint privilege management alongside PAM	BeyondTrust, which removes local admin rights while managing credentials and cloud access
Mid-market team that wants vault and PAM in one product	KeeperPAM
Regulated industry prioritizing session recording, or an EU or on-premises requirement	WALLIX PAM
Comprehensive PAM on a published, predictable budget	ManageEngine PAM360
Okta shop consolidating vendors	Okta Privileged Access
Microsoft-centric organization whose risk is cloud admin roles	Microsoft Entra ID P2 with PIM
Modernizing workforce IAM with passwordless and basic PAM	Infisign
Regulated enterprise that needs governance and certifications	SailPoint, paired with a PAM vault
SMB replacing on-premises directory servers	JumpCloud
DevOps team needing just-in-time infrastructure access outside Delinea	Teleport or Okta Privileged Access

How we evaluated

This page merges and replaces our earlier Delinea alternatives comparison on the /tools/ section. For each vendor we checked, in September 2026:

• Ownership: acquisition and closing announcements from the acquirer or the vendor, since three of the names here changed hands in 2025 and 2026.
• Pricing: the vendor's own pricing page. Where none exists, we say "contact sales" rather than estimate.
• Capabilities: vendor product pages and documentation, mapped to core PAM functions: vaulting and rotation, session management, just-in-time access, endpoint privilege, and non-human identities.
• Deployment: SaaS, self-hosted, or hybrid, as stated by the vendor.

We did not run hands-on tests. Ranking reflects PAM depth first, then breadth and fit for a team replacing Delinea.

Last verified: September 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I consider alternatives to Delinea PAM?

Delinea combines Thycotic, Centrify, Fastpath, and now StrongDM, and some buyers find the overlap hard to plan around. Others want deeper enterprise features (CyberArk, BeyondTrust), endpoint privilege management (BeyondTrust), or lower, published pricing (ManageEngine PAM360).

Is StrongDM still an alternative to Delinea?

Not in the sense of leaving Delinea. Delinea completed its acquisition of StrongDM on March 5, 2026, and StrongDM is now part of Delinea's platform. Teleport and Okta Privileged Access are the independent options for just-in-time infrastructure access.

Who owns CyberArk now?

Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of CyberArk on February 11, 2026. Palo Alto says CyberArk's identity security products remain available as a standalone platform, and it now markets them under the Idira name.

Can modern IAM platforms like Okta or Microsoft Entra ID replace a traditional PAM tool?

Partly. Entra PIM handles just-in-time admin roles for Microsoft 365 and Azure, but it has no vault or session recording for other systems. Okta Privileged Access adds server access, secrets, and SSH and RDP session recording. Complex Windows, network, and OT estates usually still need a dedicated PAM platform.

How long does a PAM migration take?

It depends on scope more than on vendor. A focused first phase covering tier-zero accounts is usually weeks. A full rollout across every privileged account, session policy, and application integration usually takes months. Credential onboarding and rotation policy design are typically the slowest phases.

What is the biggest risk in a PAM migration?

Service account rotation failures. Legacy applications with embedded credentials can break if the new platform rotates a password before every dependency is known. Run both platforms in parallel, migrate human interactive accounts first, then move service accounts with dependency mapping and staged rotation tests.