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Atos DirX Directory vs CyberArk Privileged Access Manager comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Atos DirX Directory
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (25th)
CyberArk Privileged Access ...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
225
Ranking in other categories
User Activity Monitoring (1st), Enterprise Password Managers (2nd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (1st), Mainframe Security (2nd), Operational Technology (OT) Security (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Atos DirX Directory and CyberArk Privileged Access Manager aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Atos DirX Directory is designed for Application Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Privileged Access Management (PAM), holds 16.9% mindshare, down 22.0% since last year.
Application Infrastructure
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

Kleber Fernandes - PeerSpot reviewer
An identity management system with valuable knowledge
We use Atos DirX Directory for cybersecurity with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions Atos DirX Directory helps take care of attacks and manage responses. It also has artificial intelligence to mitigate any attack. The most valuable feature is its knowledge. The price could be…
Abdul Durrani - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables granular and secure access with just-in-time access and Zero Trust model
CyberArk provides a good amount of control over access types. However, as a future enhancement, having additional features for cross-platform integration would be beneficial. It would be good to have integrations with other tools and firewalls, such as Zscaler and CrowdStrike. Although I am not fully aware of recent updates, more cross-platform integration would be valuable. A SOC analyst would like to have centralized access in terms of information flowing in even for privileged access management. They would like to have control over everything instead of opening four to five tabs for different sorts of information. Cross-platform integration would help with that. Customers also want CyberArk's pricing to be better so that they can implement it further and have more licenses. Implementing a privileged access management solution can be challenging. It would be great if CyberArk could provide recommendations based on the compliance standards of an organization. It would help system admins ensure that all the required ports are closed and the systems are being managed properly. If any system is not being used anymore, any ports opened for that system need to be closed. Having such recommendations would be helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The role and attribute-based access control has been greatly improved."
"DirX Directory is the best feature of the product: a very fast, stable LDAP directory."
"The most valuable feature is its knowledge."
"The solution offers high performance."
"On the EBB user side, we were able to secure all the server root passwords and admin for Windows. This was a big win for us."
"Technical support has been very responsive in navigating challenges. It is very easy to open a ticket."
"The most valuable features of CyberArk Privileged Access Manager are its robust functionality and reliability."
"Helped us meet our standards and requirements to help us comply with industry standards and banking regulations."
"Provides improved security around having your credentials locked down and rotated regularly."
"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"Lessens the risk with privileged access."
"I'm no longer the product owner for PAM, but I can say that the most useful feature is the vault functionality, which keeps all your passwords secure in a digital vault."
 

Cons

"Needs more available consultants and implementation partners."
"An overall modernization of the product is required in order to keep up with newer products."
"The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively."
"The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release."
"The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users."
"One of our current issues is a publishing issue. If we whitelist Google Chrome, all the events of Google Chrome should be gone. It is not happening."
"I think having a distributed architecture would certainly help this solution."
"What could be improved in CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is the licensing model. It should be more flexible in terms of the users. Currently, it's based on the number of users, but many users only log in once in four months or once in five months. It would be great if the licensing model could be modified based on user needs. We even have users who have not logged in even once."
"The installation process should be easier and more user-friendly so that you don't need to hire a third party to deploy it."
"Stability is a huge concern right now. We are on a version which is very unstable. We have to upgrade to stabilize it. It is fine, but the problem is we have to hire CyberArk to do the upgrade. This costs money, and it is their bug."
"It is very complex and difficult to set up the solution."
"It is easily customized, and that customization makes it very easy to start trying to shoehorn the solution into roles it was never intended to fill."
"I would love them to improve their UI customizing features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better."
"CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault's pricing is reasonable."
"The pricing is slightly higher compared to other solutions, but it is reasonable because there are better security features."
"In comparison to other products on the market, CyberArk is a more costly product."
"Our risk is definitely significantly lower. Also, our resources are low."
"The price of CyberArk support could be a little bit less. Otherwise, pricing is fine."
"The price of this solution is expensive."
"If you are looking at implementing this solution, buy the training and go to it."
"It costs us around $200 per user."
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Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

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Also Known As

DirX Directory
CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
 

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