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Akeyless Secrets Management vs Idira Privileged Access Manager comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 2, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Akeyless Secrets Management
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Secrets Management Tools (5th), AI Security (15th)
Idira Privileged Access Man...
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
230
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (1st), Operational Technology (OT) Security (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of Akeyless Secrets Management is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Idira Privileged Access Manager is 6.5%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager6.5%
Akeyless Secrets Management1.4%
Other92.1%
Enterprise Password Managers
 

Featured Reviews

DeepakReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr.DevOps Engineer at Scaler
Centralized secret management has improved multi-cloud security and automated key rotation
I sometimes feel that there are documentation gaps in Akeyless Secrets Management. The documentation could be more detailed for advanced integrations and troubleshooting. Some organizations feel that there is a trust concern because the secrets are stored in Akeyless Secrets Management and it is not open-sourced. It is completely closed-source. If something goes wrong or someone hacks Akeyless Secrets Management, there is a huge drawback. These are concerns my organization and many other organizations are facing. The UI/UX could be better on the homepage and many other pages. Pricing transparency should also be improved. The pricing should include discounted pricing for regular customers or regular enterprise customers.
Atul-Gujar - PeerSpot reviewer
CyberArk manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Secures critical infrastructures with essential user session audit records
A potential area for improvement is enhancing support for cluster environments and distributed Vaults. Clients in multiple countries that need central access have different challenges that require better solutions from CyberArk. For financial services, CyberArk can improve incident response by ensuring fast support for critical priority tickets to meet compliance requirements. Providing more documentation on CyberArk is recommended for new team members to enhance their troubleshooting capabilities. I understand it's up to the client, but 99% fail to change the demo key, so it's crucial for CyberArk to emphasize changing the key and documenting it as part of the installation process.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would recommend others to use Akeyless Secrets Management; it is a brilliant security platform, very easy to use, and does exactly what it says it should."
"Akeyless Secrets Management stands out because it combines SaaS simplicity with a Zero-Knowledge cryptographic design, reducing operational overhead without fully sacrificing control."
"CyberArk PAM can be easily automated."
"Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten."
"I haven't really thought about anything that I want to use it for, that I couldn't use it for."
"CyberArk PAM gives us a single pane of glass to manage and secure identities across multiple environments."
"Our security has improved since implementing CyberArk."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Manager’s ability to safeguard credentials for our organization is very important because it helps in managing the keys to the kingdom, especially the privileged access for various platforms."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it's the best in the market. I haven't seen any other PAM solutions better than CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault."
"The most valuable feature of this product is the Central Policy Manager, as from the operation and security point of view a robot that can connect to destination machines, change passwords at fixed times, and put them in the vault, like a person, is the best that you can ask for because it combines more functionality in a single product and solves a lot of problems, from security to compliance."
 

Cons

"Some organizations feel that there is a trust concern because the secrets are stored in Akeyless Secrets Management and it is not open-sourced."
"Integration with the ticketing system should allow any number of fields to be used for validation before allowing a user to be evaluated and able to access a server."
"The support services could act faster when people reach out to resolve issues."
"On-prem CyberArk is pretty expensive."
"Occasionally, there are lagging issues. Sometimes users have to re-login. When users copy passwords, there is sometimes a lag, so they have to log out and log in, but these are very rare cases."
"Enhanced PSM support for Java based applications."
"We found a lot of errors during the initial setup. They should work to improve the implementation experience and to remove errors from the process."
"The continuous scanning of the assets is limited to Windows and Unix. We like to have the solution scan any databases, network devices, and security devices for privileged accounts. That would be very helpful."
"Small things such as resizing pop-ups but mainly the reporting possibilities: These are quite poor in my honest opinion."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I have heard from my leaders that CyberArk is costlier in terms of licensing. The support and maintenance are also costly. We use their premium support, but for the price we pay, we do not get the value."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"I focus more on the technical side, but I hear customers say that if CyberArk was more affordable, they might have acquired more licenses. Some clients consider alternative solutions due to pricing concerns."
"Although CyberArk Privileged Access Management is expensive, its protection capabilities outweigh the cost."
"CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault is a very expensive product."
"Quite expensive"
"The SaaS version of CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault is very expensive, but the on-premises version is relative, e.g. depending on the size of the environment, it can be a bit pricey, but it's relatively okay compared to the others."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Pharma/Biotech Company
11%
Insurance Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business59
Midsize Enterprise42
Large Enterprise174
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Akeyless Secrets Management?
I do not believe there are any improvements needed for Akeyless Secrets Management. It works excellently for what it aims to do. The UI on Akeyless Secrets Management is also very easy to use, whic...
What is your primary use case for Akeyless Secrets Management?
My main use case for Akeyless Secrets Management is using the static and dynamic secrets functionality. Rather than using static keys within cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, we use Akeyless Secr...
What advice do you have for others considering Akeyless Secrets Management?
Akeyless Secrets Management was not purchased through the AWS Marketplace. It was purchased directly with the vendor, but it interacts with AWS because it links with the AWS cloud. I would recommen...
How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?
We evaluated Sailpoint IdentityIQ before ultimately choosing CyberArk. Sailpoint Identity Platform is a solution to manage risks in cloud enterprise environments. It automates and streamlines the m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
My thoughts on the pricing of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager depend entirely on the vendors' requirements. If they want their things to be secure, they have to spend accordingly. We have four t...
What needs improvement with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager?
I believe account discovery and rolling support need to be improved. Account discovery is important when integrating with other systems, as other PAM solutions can perform account discovery and onb...
 

Also Known As

No data available
CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
 

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Rockwell Automation
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