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Keeper Enterprise Password Manager vs Symantec Privileged Access Manager comparison

 

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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

Keeper Enterprise Password ...
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Password Managers (6th)
Symantec Privileged Access ...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Keeper Enterprise Password Manager and Symantec Privileged Access Manager aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is designed for Enterprise Password Managers and holds a mindshare of 4.9%, up 4.3% compared to last year.
Symantec Privileged Access Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Privileged Access Management (PAM), holds 1.8% mindshare, up 1.6% since last year.
Enterprise Password Managers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager4.9%
Azure Key Vault15.2%
AWS Secrets Manager14.1%
Other65.8%
Enterprise Password Managers
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Symantec Privileged Access Manager1.8%
Idira Privileged Access Manager9.9%
One Identity Safeguard4.4%
Other83.9%
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 

Featured Reviews

AR
Technical Lead
Password manager has strengthened daily device security and has simplified secure sharing
While Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has a good interface for password management, I believe they can make the feature for Privileged Access Management a bit more user-friendly, as right now it is somewhat complicated to get a privileged access manager running in both development and production environments. Regarding improvements needed for the deployment of Keeper Enterprise Password Manager, I would like to see a simple way to install requirements on servers so they can easily be accessed through it and use Privileged Access Management. Right now the installation is somewhat complex as there is scripting to be done. It would be great for that setup to be more simple for operators.
Muzi Lubisi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior technical Consultant at CA Africa
Secure management of sensitive servers and seamless applications with direct linking
The credential injection feature is highly valued, particularly for RDP sessions. A majority of customers use it for RDP, and a couple for Linux servers. The broader capabilities, including access to multiple systems, web-based applications, and clustering, have never posed an issue. The threat analytics aspect is also a robust feature that analyzes all pertinent information.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very easy to install and setup."
"The ability to share credentials easily and securely was a big improvement."
"Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has positively impacted my organization because it helps to manage our secrets more easily, and the application gives more accessibility to share with anyone."
"Keeper helped me stay organized by not having to write down passwords and logins, securely storing all my information in the cloud in alphabetical order, automatically backing it up, and allowing access only to me or people I authorize, which is a huge time saver and a life saver for me."
"It is simply very efficient and easy to use."
"Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has impacted my organization positively because it is better to have your passwords recorded in a vault where it is more secure than just having it elsewhere."
"Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has positively impacted my organization by providing us less downtime and more efficiency across all of our organizations."
"What I like the most is the fact that I can just mark anything and it is automatically copied into the clipboard."
"If looking for a solution with privileged session management, great recording features with an integrated password vault and Single Sign-On that is pretty straightforward to implement out-of-the-box and does not overwhelm you with unnecessary features, it the best way to go."
"Manager user/admin’s password, so it’s more secure and password will be changed on time."
"The CA PAM’s ability to seamlessly integrate and provide a demarcation between users and systems is the most attractive aspect."
"We can check the activities in the server for fragile files and documents in case of any issues."
"One of the key things for us about the product is around its simplicity. Being able to put in the technology that allows the business to remove complexity and also allow the security improvements."
"The most important feature is that we do not need to know the passwords any more; just having access to the end point; and that it’s easy to manage users and the account."
"One of the most valuable items is the load balancing feature."
"It's easy to use and easy to configure."
 

Cons

"While Keeper Enterprise Password Manager has a good interface for password management, I believe they can make the feature for Privileged Access Management a bit more user-friendly, as right now it is somewhat complicated to get a privileged access manager running in both development and production environments."
"I would add a category for personal documents or photos of ID cards."
"Lower the price."
"In my opinion, Keeper Enterprise Password Manager could be improved by allowing the creation of templates, basically role templates, that we could deploy to other clients without having to go through the Commander CLI, but rather through the graphical interface."
"There were some political issues between account managers over there."
"The stability of the solution can be improved."
"Sometimes, Keeper Enterprise Password Manager gives a wrong password."
"Ability to store 'files' from IOS & Android devices. You can store pics from these devices currently. Most file formats can be uploaded from PC's/Macs"
"We experience stability issues after every patch upgrade. This is a place where CA needs to improve drastically."
"What I hope happens with the new product CA PAM is to keep all the useful features that exist in PA, but what I’ve noticed with many new products is the UI gets polished but systems lags stability and performance or it adds additional complexity instead of simplifying the user experience."
"I wouldn't recommend this solution because the support isn't good, and the response time isn't good."
"The live session recording is still not in the features."
"The accessibility and other issues were big blockers for our customer: The local accounts with AD integration multi-tenant deployment Java installation on the local machines; those three elements were the biggest blockers for our project when we used it, and we were always putting out fires to do that."
"Be prepared to call tech support a lot because the documentation is almost worthless."
"They need to have zero tier and active-active setup ​with zero minimum downtime, which they are working on it. ​"
"There is already a feature for that. It is not too great to use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ROI is hard to know, but it has to be several times the expense of the product."
"Its cost is relative to the value of the information stored in Keeper."
"Free works unless the paid is absolutely necessary."
"Just buy the yearly subscription."
"We chose their optional annual subscription; I believe we paid monthly — I thought it was a good deal."
"It's definitely worth it and affordable. Their sales team can definitely help scale your needs on licensing and provide pricing options."
"Its price is reasonable."
"The more users, the better the price. Always opt for the live support."
"The licensing is simple and scalable."
"The version we are using is affordable compared to BeyondTrust, which is maybe three to four times as expensive, but it depends on the features."
"Don’t go with an agent model. Don’t go with a model that has you buying a thousand different parts. Go with PAM that gives you everything, or you’ll just be paying costs of implementing another tool that PAM would have just given you up front."
"It is more expensive than other solutions on the market."
"The prices are not low, but one can ask for a discount. It’s not the cheapest PAM solution."
"Pricing is fair compared to other top vendors."
"I would prefer better licensing options for the 20-100 users we have at a given time."
"Cost-wise, CA was better compared to others in the market. ​"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Keeper?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been good. I am not particularly involved with that aspect, and the details were discussed during onboarding and managed by our accounts team.
What needs improvement with Keeper?
Keeper Enterprise Password Manager can be improved as some browsers have issues with password fills. Sometimes it's tough to fill in the password, and it asks for login every time. Some session man...
What is your primary use case for Keeper?
My main use case for Keeper Enterprise Password Manager is to save all my secrets and passwords within it. We have shared folders where we store all our secrets and shared secrets that everyone fro...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
Due to the nature of the solution, it is hard to gauge, but compared to competitors, the pricing is very good. I would rate it as an eight and a half out of ten.
What needs improvement with Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
Recent releases need improvement in webpage management. For instance, navigating through a webpage that acts like a wizard, where I proceed to the next page and enter more information, is not handl...
What is your primary use case for Symantec Privileged Access Manager?
With the customers that I have so far, I help them broker RDP sessions to sensitive servers, particularly those that manage aspects like physical access. I have also done it for backend databases, ...
 

Also Known As

Keeper Security
CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager
 

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Sample Customers

At&t, Wells Fargo, Disney, GM, Chase, Honeywell, Samsung, Dow
NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft
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