Airlock Digital Application Control vs Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager comparison

Airlock Digital and Idira by Palo Alto Networks are both solutions in the Application Control category. Airlock Digital is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.4, while Idira by Palo Alto Networks is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7. Airlock Digital holds a 11.2% mindshare in AC, compared to Idira by Palo Alto Networks’s 9.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Airlock Digital users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Idira by Palo Alto Networks users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager and Airlock Digital Application Control compete in the cybersecurity market, focusing on endpoint protection and access control. Idira's emphasis on dynamic key management gives it an advantage where enhanced security measures are valued, while Airlock stands out in environments prioritizing policy governance and adaptability.

Features: Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager supports admin rights removal, application access control, and dynamic lifecycle key management. It offers robust threat protection and seamless integration across environments. Airlock Digital Application Control features centralized policy management, policy change history, and integration capabilities, effectively aligning with least privilege principles.

Room for Improvement: Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager requires enhancement in performance and automation. Its setup complexity and certified support necessity are also areas highlighted for improvement. Airlock Digital Application Control needs better performance, upgrade processes, and vulnerability resilience, along with customization for policy management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Idira offers versatile deployment across on-premises, public, and hybrid cloud environments. Its technical support is mixed, with accessibility praised yet delays noted. Airlock supports hybrid and public cloud deployments but faces criticism for slow technical support responses.

Pricing and ROI: Idira's robust security features provide good ROI despite being expensive, reducing breach costs and manpower needs but posing challenges for smaller businesses. Airlock is seen as fairly priced, with budget-friendly options and single SKU licensing, offering a straightforward and accessible pricing structure.

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Categories and Ranking

Airlock Digital Application...

Ranking in Application Control

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Idira Endpoint Privilege Ma...

Ranking in Application Control

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Compliance (5th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (5th), Anti-Malware Tools (11th), Ransomware Protection (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of Airlock Digital Application Control is 11.2%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager is 9.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Control Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager	9.0%
Airlock Digital Application Control	11.2%
Other	79.8%

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reviewer2841993

Senior Manager, Security Engineering Biocryst at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Centralized control has reduced shadow IT and improved endpoint security visibility

What I dislike about Airlock Digital Application Control is that the whole endpoint management concept as implemented there is silly, and they need to have a better flow so you can appropriately do that type of work at the access control layer, not at the machine layer. If you simply take local admin away from everyone in the company, it is a way of taking local admin away without telling people you are doing that, and I think that is kind of silly. But the biggest challenge is the tool does not let you migrate information between groups, and its export function is not stellar, though it is markedly better than it was when we first started with it. If I built a group and we grew and we decided we need to change how that was organized, I had to take a buttload of screenshots to capture all of the information because there was not a way to migrate them into a new structure. That is one of the things they are working on, and it was due to be released soon, and I got laid off about eight weeks ago now, so maybe they have released it now. But that was a pain because there was no way to export it, even as a CSV, and that was annoying because it did not screenshot easily.

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Diego Rivera

Commercial and Technical Professional Manager at Evolution Technologies Group

Strengthening financial services infrastructure by safeguarding and integrating with ecosystems

We use CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager to complement a privilege access management solution in order to avoid golden ticket attacks and strengthen services against attacks. It serves as a complement to our asset management solution. The architecture of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is beneficial for integrating with all customer ecosystems; it's easy to deploy, and achieving that level of integration and control is more challenging with other solutions. The ability of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager to safeguard our financial services infrastructure is very important, as we need to record actions on privileges in our information systems. Regarding the granularity of the managed controls in CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, we have different levels of features to define compensations and capabilities, which help us verify configurations and access, ultimately keeping the safety of rights intact. Our initial challenge with CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is to comply with Colombian regulations in the financial sector, particularly identifying users and managing password changes and rotations. We needed to certify the identities and provide necessary information for government investigations, if required. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is very important for helping our organization meet compliance and regulatory requirements. We have to comply with international regulations such as SOC, but also with local regulations unique to the financial sector, which is crucial for us due to the high risks involved. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager helped us reduce the time for regulatory processes to approximately two to four months, completing the solution and training. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager has helped us reduce the mean time to detect within our organization. That's our main goal. Regarding MTTD, the solution provides enough information to enhance our overall detection process. We have an 85% improvement in MTTD. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager helps ensure data privacy through strategies that manage information in real-time. CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager helps save costs by avoiding risks and future expenses associated with security incidents. It's essential to communicate the value of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager to users, as its controls help improve system security. My role at the company involves service and sales activities.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Airlock Digital Application Control brings many main benefits to the table that help improve the way the organization functions."

"I compare Airlock Digital Application Control very highly to other vendors like ThreatLocker, Microsoft, Ivanti, and Carbon Black."

"Using the policy management tool provided by Airlock Digital Application Control is very beneficial and completely aligns with the compliance and governance expectations of the client."

"The best features of Airlock Digital Application Control are that it is easy to use, deploy, and manage."

"Airlock Digital Application Control was found to be very light, very fast, and much better than the previous one."

"What made Airlock Digital Application Control different is the features and options we had to approach a single problem."

"Airlock Digital Application Control is taking that Carbon Black concept, making it cloud-based, making it much more dynamic and scalable, and more reactive in terms of the reporting."

"Product-wise we don't face that many issues, and basic integration of users and assigning them the rules and other stuff like that is, compared to other options, very straightforward."

"I am impressed with the product's seamless integration. The PAM wallet and enterprise password wallet are good also good."

"There are many valuable aspects of the product, but the most common feature is working with the privileges. The controls of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager influence the visibility into endpoints for my customers. It allows them to granularly manage controls to prevent some malicious activities on the endpoint machine."

"The product is stable."

"The solution's technical support is good."

"We were able to reduce the number of privileged accounts by 50%, which helped to simplify our privileged access management environment."

"It doesn't affect operational efficiency. If you set everything correctly, the user doesn't notice that it is in the background."

"The most valuable feature of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is its high performance, it's the best identity security platform. The security is good. It's easy to showcase the feature and capabilities and compare it with other competitors. It competes well with other solutions. Additionally, it is a complete solution."

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Cons

"Airlock Digital Application Control has room for improvement in detecting and setting a standard environment when updates for programs are released."

"In Airlock Digital Application Control, there are areas for improvement which, more specifically being a security tool, relate to the performance issues that end-user devices are experiencing because of the tool."

"The first thing is that the new version release schedule is quite repetitive, deploying a new agent within a couple of months, which makes it difficult for us to keep in touch because we have a controlled environment and everything must be done via change management."

"What I dislike about Airlock Digital Application Control is that the whole endpoint management concept as implemented there is silly, and they need to have a better flow so you can appropriately do that type of work at the access control layer, not at the machine layer."

"Some of the vulnerabilities that are meant for CVEs specific to Airlock Digital Application Control need to be addressed in newer versions."

"The product is expensive."

"Performance could be better. We have a couple of problems with CyberArk right now. One of the problems is performance in our environment. Support also takes a long time to respond. If the user already has local admin rights, then I can't collect any events in the console from this device. There are also some options in CyberArk that are not working properly, and are not helpful in this case. I can't collect any information to create a proper policy for the device. I have to investigate everything manually, or even disable the local admin from the device. I can collect the events only after this, and it's very time consuming. In my case, it's a waste of resources."

"CyberArk meets clients' need very spot-on. It covers everything customers ask for. As for improvements, honestly, the feedback's been really positive. I haven't heard any specific areas that need work."

"CyberArk is a pretty heavy solution. There are a lot of moving components and a lot of things involved."

"The main issues I experience are related to deployment, which requires dependency on other solutions like AD or SCCM. These tools need to be defined and synced with the client or agent and master, sometimes needing manual checks."

"It cannot be on-prem. It is only cloud-based. Sometimes, that's a restriction in terms of usage."

"The management of Privilege Access is not satisfactory."

"While CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a great tool, I believe the functionality could be wider. If it could work not only with permissions but also involve pure EDR tasks or User and Entity Behavior Analytics, it would be great."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an expensive solution."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten since the price can be too high for smaller businesses."

"I think that it was in the range of $200,000 that had to get approved."

"I believe it's quite a reasonably priced solution. It's not very common to use CyberArk because it's a niche solution, but customers who are willing to control administrative accounts are willing to pay this money."

"The professional services for one eight-hour day would be $1,800."

"The solution requires an annual license to use it. There can be some extra costs in some cases."

"The tool is priced high. I would rate its pricing an eight out of ten."

"The tool is a bit pricey compared to its competitors. My company does work with competitors, but I don't have hands-on experience with other software. I've just done some comparisons."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

16%

Outsourcing Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	19

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Airlock Digital Application Control?

In Airlock Digital Application Control, there are areas for improvement which, more specifically being a security tool, relate to the performance issues that end-user devices are experiencing becau...

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What is your primary use case for Airlock Digital Application Control?

My use case for Airlock Digital Application Control is application control.

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What advice do you have for others considering Airlock Digital Application Control?

Approximately three thousand to four thousand devices use Airlock Digital Application Control. The users of Airlock Digital Application Control are global, not just based in India. I would recommen...

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Looking for recommendations and a pros/cons template for software to detect insider threats

This is an inside-out --- outside-in --- inside-in question, as an insider can be an outsider as well. There is no short answer other than a blend of a PAM tool with Behavioral Analytics and Endpo...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

I believe it's quite a reasonably priced solution. It's not very common to use CyberArk because it's a niche solution, but customers who are willing to control administrative accounts are willing t...

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What needs improvement with CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

While CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager is a great tool, I believe the functionality could be wider. If it could work not only with permissions but also involve pure EDR tasks or User and Entity ...

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Overview

Airlock Digital Application Control provides centralized policy management, aligning with compliance needs while enforcing approved software execution and enhancing cybersecurity posture.

Airlock Digital Application Control offers robust application control through centralized policy management, ensuring seamless upgrades and no downtime. It integrates with InTune for app pre-approval and operates swiftly across network subnets. Primarily used for managing endpoint and server controls, it meets compliance with New South Wales Essential Eight. It provides audit visibility and governance, emphasizing software discipline by allowing only authorized applications to run.

What features does Airlock Digital Application Control offer?

Centralized Policy Management: Aligns with compliance and governance needs, facilitating seamless policy administration.
User-Level Privileges: Ensures appropriate access and authority on applications.
Seamless Upgrades: Offers easy upgrades without downtime, enhancing the overall performance.
Integration with InTune: Pre-approves applications, strengthening the cybersecurity framework.
Real-Time Policy Application: Allows immediate application of new policies, ensuring up-to-date security measures.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Enhanced Cybersecurity: By blocking unauthorized applications, it reduces risks and maintains security.
Audit Visibility: Provides comprehensive audit trails, supporting compliance and governance standards.
Operational Efficiency: Centralized controls streamline processes and reduce administrative overhead.
Effective Compliance: Aids in fulfilling requirements like the New South Wales Essential Eight program.

Airlock Digital Application Control supports diverse industries by managing endpoint controls, policy design, and fine-tuning business requirements to ensure minimal disruption. Security teams strengthen application control strategies across approximately 1,000 servers, with DevOps utilizing the REST API feature to tailor applications to specific needs. There is a global demand for enhanced resilience against zero-day exploits and improvements in policy control and program update detection.

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CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager enhances security by controlling access, removing admin rights, and managing privileges. It supports diverse environments with simple integration, focusing on credential detection, threat protection, and compliance.

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager secures enterprise passwords, monitors session connections, and enhances cybersecurity by controlling privileged access. It blocks unauthorized applications, monitors user activities, and secures credentials across platforms. Key areas include Just-In-Time Access, privilege separation, and local administrator password rotation. While robust, challenges exist with performance, complexity, and setup. Integration with Linux and Unix needs improvement, requiring advanced reporting tools and easier policy management. Pricing concerns and maintenance issues with Windows servers persist, as well as database issues in the on-prem version.

What are the key features of CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

Admin Rights Removal: Eliminates unnecessary permissions to enhance security.
Privilege Management: Offers detailed control over user access rights.
Password Rotation: Automatically updates passwords to protect sensitive data.
Threat Protection: Blocks malicious applications and threats proactively.
Audit Capabilities: Provides comprehensive security and compliance tracking.
Application Control: Confines access to authorized applications only.
Automatic Updates: Ensures security protocols and software remain current.

What benefits should organizations expect from CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager?

Enhanced Security: Reduces risks by controlling credential and application access.
Compliance Assurance: Meets industry standards through thorough tracking and reporting.
Scalable Integration: Adapts to different environments smoothly.
Reduced Management Efforts: Automates credential and policy management.

Organizations deploying CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager in industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology benefit from secure credential management across Unix, AWS, and GCP. By implementing privilege separation and monitoring user activities, they achieve effective risk mitigation and compliance across multiple platforms.

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