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Delinea Secret Server vs SolarWinds Passportal comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

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

Delinea Secret Server
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (2nd)
SolarWinds Passportal
Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers
29th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 6.5%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Passportal is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Password Managers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Delinea Secret Server6.5%
SolarWinds Passportal0.3%
Other93.2%
Enterprise Password Managers
 

Featured Reviews

Avinash Gopu. - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective for password rotation policies triggered by audit requirements, it helps maintain compliance standards and seamless integration with third-party tools
The "App to App" feature has been most impactful. It allows secure communication between applications without requiring direct user access, which is crucial for several applications. Additionally, working in the finance department, we are heavily focused on enhancing audit reporting and compliance. So, the GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) capabilities of Delinea Secret Server have also been crucial for us. We implemented a custom reporting system that can automatically send reports to auditors daily, weekly, or according to your organization's needs. We also upgraded the audit role within Secret Server, allowing auditors to access and analyze the reports directly. Additionally, Secret Server provides comprehensive logging capabilities. Auditors can see what data users access, their access levels, and their activities, including check-in and check-out times. Furthermore, Secret Server helped us manage privileged, elevated access, which we call "K2K." As the lead for this project, I could identify users with the highest access levels and implement specific policies to monitor their activity on servers.
JW
With its extension, I can quickly access login information without opening a new browser window
Passportal's stability is okay. However, it goes down a little too often for me to recommend it to somebody else. I can only remember one or two outages with IT Glue. With Passportal, it gets frustrating when you need to reset a password for a client, and you have to put their global admin address in there because what you're doing requires admin privileges. But you can't get in there because Passportal isn't working, and the password might be a 48-character password. If it's down for five minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes — that's too long. It's a real inconvenience. It doesn't happen all the time, but I've been at this job two months, and it's probably happened three or four times. I don't like this. I'm used to having it right at my fingertips. I need access now. With the influx of tickets coming in and time management, it needs to be like that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Number one is the password vault; it's very good. Number two, they have a feature for remote desktops that are created on a per session basis, which is very good for security."
"I like that it's user-friendly."
"The initial setup of Delinea Secret Server is straightforward and easy for development purposes."
"It works for us."
"It is able to manage storage and use of personal passwords."
"The solution is good."
"The solution's stability is flawless."
"The discovery engine is really robust and flexible. It had some session management features that are better compared to some other vendors. Overall the GUI is very good and straightforward to operate compared to other solutions. For example, CyberArk and Hitachi tend to be hard to navigate."
"I like Passportal's extensions. You can click the particular company you want and go through all the passwords and usernames associated with that company or the specific webpage you're on or their server or whatever. It's a whole lot faster."
"Passportal is very stable."
 

Cons

"The API is no good."
"I would like to see the shadowing of ongoing terminal sessions (Remote Desktop Mirroring)."
"It is expensive compared to other solutions in this category and for what it does."
"One of the product areas that could be improved is the ease of handling SSL certificates within the application."
"Whenever an update is applied to Secret Server, it requires downtime. Most of the time, the solution tends to fail, necessitating the need to pull data from backup servers."
"They could improve the container platform and SPO."
"I don't know what kind of a cryptographic it uses to encrypt the password but it should be one of the stronger ones. Some of the cryptos have been accessed by hackers."
"What needs improvement? The product can be improved by reducing the number of updates provided."
"In the future, I would like the ability to have diagrams, such as those created by Visio, available directly in Passportal."
"It goes down a little too often for me to recommend it to somebody else."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are different plans and additional licensing costs that can be instituted for add-ons."
"It would be beneficial if it were reduced."
"Compared to other solutions, Delinea Secret Server is competitively priced but on the higher side."
"There is an annual license fee per user and the price is fair."
"Pricing is comparable to competing products."
"When comparing the price of Thycotic Secret Server with other solutions it is reasonable."
"There is an annual license needed to use Delinea Secret Server."
"They are priced quite well."
"We pay the license fee monthly and the price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Thycotic Password Reset Server?
The "App to App" feature has been most impactful. It allows secure communication between applications without requiring direct user access, which is crucial for several applications.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Thycotic Password Reset Server?
The price of Delinea Secret Server is okay, however, the solution is considered expensive when compared to others.
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Also Known As

Thycotic Secret Server, Delinea Password Reset Server
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Sample Customers

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