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BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management vs CA Privileged Access Manager Server Control [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

BeyondTrust Endpoint Privil...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (9th), Anti-Malware Tools (22nd)
CA Privileged Access Manage...
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Md Abdul Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
Offers solid performance and user adaptability but needs better pricing options and local support
BeyondTrust is a strong, compliance-driven solution with excellent market recognition (Gartner, Peers, etc.), making it appealing for Bangladeshi enterprises. However, some key improvements could accelerate adoption: Areas for Improvement: Pricing & Local Affordability While the product’s capabilities justify its value, cost remains a barrier for many Bangladeshi organizations. Competitive pricing or regional discounts would make it more accessible. Local Support & Partnerships Currently, lack of local partners or trainers creates delays in support, implementation, and pricing negotiations. Establishing a Bangladesh-based support team or authorized resellers would improve responsiveness and trust. Enhanced Onboarding & Training Offering localized training programs (in Bengali/English) and documentation would help IT teams deploy and manage the solution more efficiently. Recommendations for Next Release: Introduce tiered pricing for emerging markets like Bangladesh. Develop a partner network in Bangladesh for faster service and sales. Add simplified dashboards for easier monitoring by non-technical staff. Final Note: BeyondTrust is already a top-tier PAM solution, but addressing these gaps would solidify its leadership in Bangladesh’s growing cybersecurity market.
it_user558603 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I like that the access control on the agent. Installation is difficult.
I would like to see some improvements, specifically in terms of some set-up items. We have spoken to CA quite a bit about the ability to have 'always-on', or 'active/active' status options, so if the infrastructure goes down, we don't lose transactions. This is very important for the environment and for the users so we cannot really afford any downtime with the solution. We have had problems with deployment, and we are concerned with the possibility for outages and how they can have a negative impact on the environment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has increased the security of the environment, and it has reduced the exposure score from the vulnerability perspective."
"The most valuable feature is the asset discovery, which makes it very easy to locate and identify assets and pull them into the manager."
"What I liked about this solution is that it can also integrate for tracking malicious use or sending analytics to a host that can process them."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"It is straightforward. It is a good technology, and it is made to do one single thing."
"I find the comprehensive Privilege Access Management features valuable, including automation, and the ability to integrate with applications and the Windows operating system."
"Password management, as it is a core function; passwords are a frequent hacking point."
"The privileged access management into sensitive systems is very valuable. That includes control from the endpoint all the way through to the managing of passwords and credentials that are used by the person to access the sensitive information. It's very useful, because nobody ever really maintains passwords for those endpoint systems. It's maintained in the Dropbox password file."
"Access Control enhances the security of business systems through a secured authentication and validation of users credentials before accessing organizations resources."
"We're happy to see it working so well with our IBM solution, saving us time and costs."
"Access Control has greatly prevented the misuse of administrator rights which is very rampant."
"No, the product been stable and robust, and boasts with new additional features."
"It depends on the client's requirements, but for me the most valuable one is the security access management with distributed architecture and centralized management."
"It efficiently controls the access to the resources from the privileged user thus implementing the security aspects and this provides fine granular access."
"This product has improved the security of the corporate network and made compliance with the safety regulations of our country."
"We have been able to exceed our audit requirements for security."
 

Cons

"All products have room to improve. I would like to see support for many more systems, such as AS400."
"There is room for improvement in having the solution align more with standards. We're always shoehorning the product into the standards."
"How the accounts are presented in the solution's UI can be improved."
"It keeps on breaking every now and then. It is not yet mature. Every time something new comes up or we run into some new issues, the culprit is BeyondTrust because the agents and the adapter are not mature. The new development process goes on, and they're not able to handle things. It should be mature. It shouldn't break every now and then."
"The help system should be improved to provide a quick help guide with each tab within the solution, which explains what each particular function does."
"They need to come up with better integrative options which should be customer-centric."
"One issue, especially when you deploy HA actively and passively, is the synchronization."
"Improvements could focus on adding more AI features to automate processes that are currently manual or challenging for end users."
"The manuals for this product used to be good. We could find in one place answers to pretty much every question or situation we had. However, it's now in piece-meal fashion."
"User Interface needs to be improved."
"Yes, I encountered lots of issues."
"We have had problems with deployment, and we are concerned with the possibility for outages and how they can have a negative impact on the environment."
"Automated deployment did not work as expected, had to go to a manual deployment."
"I found the installation process of Access Control challenging due to the much networking work involved in order to grant access to authorized users."
"I have faced a few challenges due to the system complexity, as it involves two integrated authentication systems that have to be purchased."
"Sometimes we encounter issues whilst generating the reports."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm sure everyone should have the cluster environment, which means more expensive, anyway, cheaper than the other solutions."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The product’s licensing is different for Windows, Linux, and Mac. The tool’s licensing is yearly."
"PowerBroker for a Mac client is three times the price of the Windows version."
"What BeyondTrust was providing was user-based licensing which was a great benefit from the client point of view. Recently, I don't know why, the licensing model has been changed, and that is the reason that they have lost a bit of their edge when it comes to the PAM, against our competition. The asset-based licensing, from the user's point of view, is not beneficial. The licensing should be based on the users. The greater the number of users, the greater will be the load and the greater the scalability problems. I presume that is why the licensing model has changed."
"The solution's pricing is high."
"It is relatively more cost-effective compared to the competing product."
"It was very expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise15
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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

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Also Known As

BeyondTrust PowerBroker, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Windows, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Mac, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Linux, BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix, Avecto Defendpoint
CA Access Control, CA Privileged Identity Manager
 

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