Delinea Secret Server vs Symantec Privileged Access Manager comparison

Delinea and Broadcom are both solutions in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category. Delinea is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1, while Broadcom is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.5. Delinea holds a 7.1% mindshare in PAM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Delinea users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Delinea Secret Server and Symantec Privileged Access Manager compete in the privileged access management category. Delinea Secret Server is preferred for its pricing and customer support advantages, while Symantec Privileged Access Manager has the upper hand in feature offerings.

Features: Delinea Secret Server provides secure password management, access control, and seamless integration options. Symantec Privileged Access Manager stands out with detailed session monitoring, advanced user tracking, and a broad set of comprehensive features.

Room for Improvement: Delinea Secret Server users suggest improvements for better integration with third-party applications, enhancing user interface, and more customization options. Symantec Privileged Access Manager could improve its reporting tools, streamline its configuration process, and reduce complexity in feature utilization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Delinea Secret Server offers a smooth deployment process with reliable customer support, ensuring user satisfaction. Symantec Privileged Access Manager may have a more complex deployment process, but it is backed by responsive service that enhances post-deployment reliability.

Pricing and ROI: Delinea Secret Server is known for lower setup costs and delivering a favorable ROI, making it attractive for budget-conscious enterprises. Symantec Privileged Access Manager, although associated with higher initial costs, justifies its pricing with substantial long-term value due to extensive functionality.

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Categories and Ranking

Delinea Secret Server

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Password Managers (4th)

Symantec Privileged Access ...

Ranking in Privileged Access Management (PAM)

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 7.1%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Delinea Secret Server	7.1%
Symantec Privileged Access Manager	1.4%
Other	91.5%

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Featured Reviews

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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Muzi Lubisi

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.

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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 like that it's user-friendly."

"It works for us."

"The solution is scalable."

"Its technical support is good."

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

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides us with a secure way of managing passwords."

"Delinea Secret Server offers features similar to CyberArk and BeyondTrust, such as maintaining and securing privileged passwords and session monitoring."

"Delinea's network integration is the most useful. For example, I use a Check Point firewall connect to SmartConsole, so I need to do a lot of configuration in Delinea Secret Server. Native integration with Check Point is valuable. You can also go download whatever API you need from the cloud, whether you're using Check Point, Palo Alto, etc. Enriched discovery is another good feature. If you are dealing with several kinds of systems, you can see which system requires privileged access to my network."

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"The RDP-gateway: For limiting which server an operator can access."

"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."

"You can do A2A integration. You can have your own script, which can then run outside of PA to retrieve the password and perform other tasks."

"Comprehensive coverage of the required features for the PAM solution."

"Whoever built it from the ground up, they understand how an organization is laid out."

"The DB clustering is a really good benefit of using CA PAM."

"We found that the architecture is scalable and very resilient."

"The interface is very friendly, colorful, and bold."

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Cons

"Having more detailed reporting would improve this solution."

"Cybersecurity is constantly evolving, so there will be features needed in the future."

"Its remote support feature needs improvement."

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

"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."

"There could be tweaks here and there. For example, instead of going to one main function to do this and another main function to do that, the solution could remap the user interface so that a person only has to go through one function. The way that function branches off should make a bit more sense."

"In terms of what could be improved, the whole thing with distributed engines, et cetera, is a little bit tricky."

"I would like to see the shadowing of ongoing terminal sessions (Remote Desktop Mirroring)."

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"It'd be great if you just stuck in your PIV card and Windows popped up, asked you for your password. You typed it in, then it remembered your credentials."

"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 handled well by the system."

"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."

"Bring more technology into the portfolio and being able to collapse those products into a much more integrated way."

"We experience stability issues after every patch upgrade. This is a place where CA needs to improve drastically."

"Instead of just giving passwords to the user based on job function, from auditing perspective, turn that cycle around. That would really help from an auditing standpoint."

"Broadcom has neglected product development since acquiring Symantec, and nothing major has been added to PAM."

"They need to do a little bit more on the mainframe side."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It isn't terribly expensive."

"The price of this solution is good."

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

"When comparing the price of Thycotic Secret Server with other solutions it is reasonable."

"Most customers opt for a yearly license."

"I would give the price a four on a scale from one to ten, with one being the cheapest and ten being the most expensive. We pay for the license on a yearly basis, and we paid for three years. It costs around 5000 a year."

"The tool's pricing is expensive."

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"They offer per-device, per-user, or monthly and yearly licensing models."

"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."

"Cost-wise, CA was better compared to others in the market. "

"It is reasonably priced."

"The licensing is simple and scalable."

"The prices are not low, but one can ask for a discount. It’s not the cheapest PAM solution."

"Appliances are relatively cheap, don’t skimp. Make sure you have redundancy, high availability, and enough appliances to manage the concurrent workload."

"I would prefer better licensing options for the 20-100 users we have at a given time."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

17%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	30

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.

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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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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.

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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...

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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, ...

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Also Known As

Thycotic Secret Server, Delinea Password Reset Server

CA PAM, Xceedium Xsuite, CA Privileged Access Manager

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

CA Privileged Access Manager is a simple-to-deploy, automated, proven solution for privileged access management in physical, virtual and cloud environments. It enhances security by protecting sensitive administrative credentials such as root and administrator passwords, controlling privileged user access, proactively enforcing policies and monitoring and recording privileged user activity across all IT resources. It includes CA PAM Server Control (previously CA Privileged Identity Manager) for fine-grained protection of critical servers

Broadcom

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

NEOVERA, Telesis, eSoft

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