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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager vs Symantec Web Isolation comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

CyberArk Privileged Access ...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
229
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)
Symantec Web Isolation
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Anti-Malware Tools (63rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Symantec Web Isolation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is designed for Privileged Access Management (PAM) and holds a mindshare of 11.2%, down 19.7% compared to last year.
Symantec Web Isolation, on the other hand, focuses on Anti-Malware Tools, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager11.2%
Delinea Secret Server5.0%
WALLIX Bastion4.5%
Other79.3%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Anti-Malware Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Symantec Web Isolation0.6%
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint8.1%
F-Secure Total3.9%
Other87.4%
Anti-Malware Tools
 

Featured Reviews

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.
VamsiMohan - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Huber
User-friendly, reliable, and good support
We use Symantec Web Isolation for real-time health checking, vulnerability alerts, and threat analysis The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution. Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs. I have been using Symantec Web…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"DVR like video recording and text-based recording for easier audits."
"Our most valuable features would probably be key rotation, the SKM or SSH key manager, and account discovery."
"Automatic password management, which will automatically change passwords based on compliance requirements."
"The most valuable feature is platform management. It is quite easy to manage privileged access for certain target platforms with CyberArk Privileged Access Manager as compared to other products I have worked with."
"Password rotation is the most valuable feature"
"I like the integrations for external applications."
"On the customer accounts side, our account managers are responsive. If you ask them, they will get you whomever you need."
"CyberArk Privileged Access Manager has several valuable features; the basic feature is privileged access management with all the processes and procedures that are needed, and it does everything that is needed to provide a PAM project or program."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution."
 

Cons

"The usual workload is sometimes delayed by the solution."
"The product is very vaulting-focused. I'd love to see it expanding its capabilities a bit further into areas like just-in-time elevation, and access with non-vaulted credentials."
"The graphical user interface could be simplified and harmonized for better usability. It should be consistent. Its GUI is very confusing."
"Its pricing is a big challenge here. When it started, the product came in at a very low cost. Now, they are the leaders in the market, so the cost has grown and is quite huge."
"I sometimes require learning resources when there is a new solution for CyberArk."
"Upgrading the product is very difficult, so this could be an area for improvement."
"Transitioning from a traditional on-premises deployment to the privileged cloud has resulted in losing access to many logs and administrative tools typically available on the back end."
"The solution could improve by adding more connectors."
"Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for CyberArk is on the higher side compared to other Privileged Access Management products. Something should be done regarding enterprise licensing for long-standing customers."
"The license CyberArk Privileged Access Manager is on an annual basis."
"Our risk is definitely significantly lower. Also, our resources are low."
"The solution is cost-effective for the features."
"It's per-company, license-based."
"It is not a cheap solution. It is expensive as compared with other solutions. However, it is one of the best solutions in their domain."
"Compared to other solutions, it is costly."
"There are no additional costs other than the standard licensing fees."
"The licensing cost of Symantec Web Isolation is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business59
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise173
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

CyberArk Privileged Access Security, CyberArk Enterprise Password Vault
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Sample Customers

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