Delinea Secret Server vs SolarWinds Passportal comparison

Delinea and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Enterprise Password Managers category. Delinea is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1, while SolarWinds is ranked #28. Delinea holds a 5.4% mindshare in EPM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Delinea users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Delinea Secret Server

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

Delinea Secret Server and SolarWinds Passportal are solutions for password and secret management. Delinea Secret Server is strong in security and access control, while SolarWinds Passportal offers better integration capabilities.

Features: Delinea Secret Server provides advanced security protocols including role-based access control, auditing, and reporting capabilities. SolarWinds Passportal focuses on integration with IT service platforms, featuring automated password rotation and secure password management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Delinea Secret Server offers a straightforward deployment process with comprehensive guides and responsive support. SolarWinds Passportal provides cloud-based deployment for flexibility and ease in remote networks. Customer service for both includes personalized support for Delinea and scalable solutions for SolarWinds.

Pricing and ROI: Delinea Secret Server typically involves higher setup costs, balanced by strong security and compliance benefits with favorable ROI over time. SolarWinds Passportal offers competitive pricing with lower initial costs, focusing on integration and operational efficiency for quicker ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Delinea Secret Server

Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Privileged Access Management (PAM) (3rd), Secrets Management Tools (4th)

SolarWinds Passportal

Ranking in Enterprise Password Managers

28th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Enterprise Password Managers category, the mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 5.4%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Passportal is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Password Managers Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Delinea Secret Server	5.4%
SolarWinds Passportal	0.7%
Other	93.9%

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Reena Bhardwaj

Senior Quality Analyst at YASH Technologies

Has improved credential security with remote password change and role-based access

I have not faced any significant issues with Delinea Secret Server during this period of time, but we had a problem with a web password filler, which is a template used for accessing a web URL using Secret Server, where we faced some session management issues since session management is not applicable for the web password filler. This should be the improvement that we require from Delinea Secret Server. The session management is not applicable in this case; we can manage the session and have session management inside the remote systems within the organization. However, when it comes to web-related access, we can access directly through Delinea Secret Server. We can access any URL through Secret Server, but the problem is that the session cannot be managed on the web URL due to it having multiple systems. I do not have any other recommendations regarding the improvement of Delinea Secret Server at this time.

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JamalleWilson

Remote Network Support Analyst Level 2 at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I really like the zero trust piece."

"Delinea Secret Server is a cost-effective solution."

"Provides us with the ability to control access [to secrets] by groups."

"The ability to give some groups access to different kind of databases with the storage of a password is the most valuable feature."

"I find it really easy and computer confident, and the experience with the product is really good. Additionally, customizations are easy."

"One of the features I find most valuable is workflow, which allows you to configure the solution to have multiple approvals."

"The tool has many models. The tool also has a good cloud version. Also, the customers need not control any components on the solution side. The product's licensing model is also good since customers can choose a price that is most useful for them. The solution also supports password management for the users in your organization."

"The most valuable feature of Delinea Secret Server is secret password management."

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"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

"One of the things that we want is to be able to do some of the management of it using APIs."

"They could improve the container platform and SPO."

"Delinea Secret Server can improve by extending the monitoring policies and making the performance better."

"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."

"Whenever an update is applied to Secret Server, it requires downtime."

"We find the documentation hard to understand."

"I'd prefer a better commercial model that includes partners and options for consulting around it. Where I've worked with my customers, we've only been able to use their professional services, and that has been a risk and constraint."

"Although the password policy was interesting, the default setting was inadequate."

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"It goes down a little too often for me to recommend it to somebody else."

"In the future, I would like the ability to have diagrams, such as those created by Visio, available directly in Passportal."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being a high price."

"In the Nigerian market, the adoption of Delinea depends largely on an organization's budget. If they have the financial capacity, they might consider Delinea as a viable option."

"There are different plans and additional licensing costs that can be instituted for add-ons."

"The pricing is standard in this business and we have no complaints about it."

"There is an annual license needed to use Delinea Secret Server."

"Secret Server is expensive when compared to the cost to some alternatives."

"There is an annual license fee per user and the price is fair."

"The solution is low-cost than other vendors."

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"We pay the license fee monthly and the price is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	25

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Questions from the Community

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Which PAM tool do you prefer: CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, One Identity Safeguard, Delinea Secret Server, or BeyondTrust Privileged Remote A

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Comparisons

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Also Known As

Thycotic Secret Server, Delinea Password Reset Server

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Overview

Secret Server is a fully-featured Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution available both on premise and in the cloud. It empowers security and IT ops teams to secure and manage all types of privileged accounts and offers the fastest time to value of any PAM solution.

Delinea

We offer credential injection, reporting, auditing, password change automation, and privileged client documentation capabilities—designed to streamline the technicians' day by placing essential documentation at their fingertips to standardize service delivery.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Secure-24, University of San Diego, International Rescue Committee, San Francisco Ballet, Perkins Coie, University of San Diego, D.S.S. Limited, Turbo's Hoet, Eclipse Computing, Cathay Bank, Stellarise, J&R Consulting

InfraNet Solutions, Securus Systems, Nehring Technologies, Doberman Technologies, Show Tech IT Solutions, CRC Data Technologies, Logically

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