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 6.5% mindshare in PAM, compared to Broadcom’s 1.6% 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 November 2025, in the Privileged Access Management (PAM) category, the mindshare of Delinea Secret Server is 6.5%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Privileged Access Manager is 1.6%, up from 1.5% 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	6.5%
Symantec Privileged Access Manager	1.6%
Other	91.9%

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

"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."

"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."

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

"What I like best about this product is the interface."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the random changing of passwords."

"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."

"It works for us."

"The solution's stability is flawless."

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"Password Management and Session Recording. The simplicity and ease that it is to be up and running out-of-the-box is very much appreciated."

"It reduces the viral attacks on my website. It also allows certain users access to see what happens daily."

"For me, it is the robust API which is the most valuable feature. This allows for low maintenance costs and allows applications to automatically connect. This is great to automate security of the DevOps pipeline for shared secrets across environments. Also, being on Linux and a virtual appliance is great."

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

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

"The system is very stable."

"Stability is solid as a rock."

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

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Cons

"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."

"The setup for this solution is complex. I'm not going to lie, you need a specialized system security engineer to deploy it."

"What needs improvement? The product can be improved by reducing the number of updates provided."

"Documentation could be improved if they were to include more about connectors. There is not enough documentation."

"In many PAM tools, when users request a password checkout, they need to provide justification. However, in my experience across four organizations, nobody actually reads the justifications. Users can simply type anything and get the password. This becomes a risk and compliance issue. There needs to be continuous improvement in this area, focusing on problem identification and mitigation strategies."

"They could improve the container platform and SPO."

"The integration with the ticketing system ServiceNow is complex."

"When Delinea upgrades the tool, it rejects our password, saying that it is not compliant and strong."

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"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."

"I wish it could create local accounts on desktops."

"Technical support was good when CA handled it. After Broadcom took over, it's not as good."

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

"I would like this solution to be simpler. It should have a one-click access that works together with AWS."

"The setup is complex."

"The service account management functionality needs to be extended to application pools, SQL database, PowerShell scripts, service account discovery, etc."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The tool's pricing is expensive."

"They are priced quite well."

"The price of this solution is good."

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

"Pricing is comparable to competing products."

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

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

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"Pricing is fair compared to other top vendors."

"The licensing is simple and scalable."

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

"It is reasonably priced."

"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."

"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. "

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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?

I think the price for Secret Server is reasonable.

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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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