I am using CyberArk Identity for privileged identity management or access management.
Group Head of IT & CEO at Dangote Industries Limited
Useful access control, highly stable, and scales well
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of CyberArk Identity are its ability to control access to administrative staff."
- "CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of CyberArk Identity are its ability to control access to administrative staff.
What needs improvement?
CyberArk Identity could improve by having the ability to better manage the network, such as Cisco. There seem to be some issues in this area.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CyberArk Identity for two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability of CyberArk Identity a five out of five.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of CyberArk Identity is very good.
I rate the scalability of CyberArk Identity a four out of five.
We have 100 people using this solution in my organization. IT staff are the ones mostly using this solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are using other solutions similar to CyberArk Identity, such as Azure Privileged Identity Management.
Azure Privileged Identity Management is more mature than CyberArk Identity. However, they operate in slightly different spaces. They do not overlap each other. Additionally, Azure Privileged Identity Management cannot work on-premise.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation took approximately three months.
What about the implementation team?
We used a third party for the implementation of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would rate the price of CyberArk Identity a four out of five.
There is an initial license and then there is a subscription needed.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise others that they should plan the network hardware integration well in order to bring it onto CyberArk Identity. They should also do adequate change management with administrators and users because CyberArk Identity does add a layer of extra complexity.
I rate CyberArk Identity an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Security Engineer at Suraksha
A stable tool for password management and session management used by some of the top-tier companies worldwide
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup of CyberArk Identity was straightforward."
- "CyberArk Identity's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
What is our primary use case?
My company uses CyberArk Identity for password vault, password management, and session management.
How has it helped my organization?
CyberArk Identity is the best PAM solution in town. Even though there are a lot of competitors of CyberArk Identity in the market, most of them do not have the market domination like CyberArk Identity.
What needs improvement?
CyberArk Identity's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CyberArk Identity for two years. I use the solution's latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. If you scale it up too much, then the solution lags performance-wise, causing it to slow down.
My company deals with its clients, and based on my current workplace, I have seen 300 users of the solution.
There are no plans to increase the number of users.
How are customer service and support?
CyberArk Identity's technical support needs to know its own product well enough before telling others how it works. The support team should be more knowledgeable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of CyberArk Identity was straightforward.
The solution is deployed on the cloud.
The solution could be deployed in a week.
For the deployment process, we need to get your networking right and make sure you download the correct version of the solution, after which you can deploy the solution after ensuring that you have all the required infrastructure.
A manager and a senior engineer are required for the deployment and maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
You can do the installation with the help of an integrator or consultant. The installation can be done in-house with the help of the product's documentation.
What was our ROI?
CyberArk Identity is a good investment. Once you deploy, I would say that you can use it for a long time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Speaking about the price, I can only say that the solution is used by all the top-tier companies worldwide. There could be some additional costs apart from the licensing costs of the solution when you want to develop connectors in CyberArk Identity.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the solution to those planning to use it.
I recommend the solution to those planning to use it. The solution's potential users should ensure that you scale it properly and don't scale it beyond what is required because its performance lags.
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Obrela Group of Companies IT Manager & Security Integration Manager at Obrela
A mature product to handle the identity of an Active Directory, but its difficulty in gaining skill sets should be improved
Pros and Cons
- "CyberArk Identity is a mature product."
- "The solution's difficulty in gaining skill sets should be improved because it's a vertical product."
What is our primary use case?
We use CyberArk Identity to handle the identity of an Active Directory, to handle Linux and other systems, and for API configurations that can handle even database accesses and third-party IDB accesses.
What is most valuable?
CyberArk Identity is a mature product.
What needs improvement?
The solution's difficulty in gaining skill sets should be improved because it's a vertical product. We would expect a better and easier operational service from CyberArk Identity.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
CyberArk Identity is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Approximately, 55 customers are using CyberArk Identity.
How are customer service and support?
Usually, the solution's technical support team responds, but the skill set of the first engineer is not ideal. You need to keep pressing in order to have the appropriate person to help you with the support.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is quite complex because it has its individual way of doing things.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
CyberArk Identity is an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
We recommend CyberArk Identity to our customers.
Overall, I rate CyberArk Identity a six or six and a half out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Hyperautomation Architect at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
It's easy to integrate with other solutions to automate password rotation
What is our primary use case?
We integrate the CyberArk components with the UiPath Orchestrator tool to manage all the passwords for our bots. We put all our automations on a VM, which runs the script. That's what we call a "bot," but we need service accounts to manage all these. We have customers with hundreds or thousands of bots, and it's challenging for us to manage the credentials for those service accounts. We use CyberArk to rotate the passwords 30 to 60 days, depending on the customer requirement.
CyberArk gives us that functionality. We have a credential vault where all the passwords are stored, and we can rotate them by connecting UiPath to CyberArk. We store the credentials for those bots in the vault, and CyberArk rotates the password, communicates with the orchestrator, and gives back the username and password. UiPath Orchestrator is the central control tower, if you will. It accesses those VMs using those passwords and runs the automation.
What is most valuable?
The two most valuable features of CyberArk Identity for us are password rotation and the ease of integration with UiPath Orchestrator.
What needs improvement?
I don't have any feedback for ways Identity could improve — at least not for this use case.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using CyberArk Identity for about a year and a half.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
CyberArk Identity is very stable. We haven't had any issues at all.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Identity is more scalable than some other products I've tried. Others have some limitations in terms of environments, layers, and segregating different service accounts. The majority of my customers use it for their entire company, so that's a lot of users. However, I couldn't estimate the user base on average.
How are customer service and support?
I work on the integration side, so I haven't dealt with CyberArk's tech support much. We only called them one time when the CyberArk component was offline, and they helped troubleshoot it to get the services back up and running. It was just all done within one call. We haven't really had any other issues. And I think the support was pretty good.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
CyberArk Identity is kind of expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate CyberArk Identity 10 out of 10. Identity is the tool that offers the most seamless integration with UiPath Orchestrator and the most utility from an automation perspective.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Senior Partner at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access and helps with authentication
Pros and Cons
- "The tool helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization."
- "The tool has issues with the third-party SMS gateway. The solution has its own SMS gateway. Integration support is a challenge when we don’t use their SMS gateway. The tool also needs to improve its scalability."
What is our primary use case?
The tool helps with authentication. It acts as an MFA for any kind of privileged access that occurs in our organization.
What needs improvement?
The tool has issues with the third-party SMS gateway. The solution has its own SMS gateway. Integration support is a challenge when we don’t use their SMS gateway. The tool also needs to improve its scalability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the solution for two years. I use the tool’s latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. You can expect one ticket every three months.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the tool’s scalability a seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The tool’s support is neither good nor bad. You need to wait a long time to get to the support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
I would rate the tool’s setup a seven out of ten. The solution’s setup is easy if you have the right person for it. A person who is inexperienced with the deployment process should go through a lot of documentation to install the solution.
The deployment will take around three to four weeks to complete if the servers are configured properly. Our deployment took about two weeks to complete. You need only one person to deploy the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would rate the tool’s pricing a seven out of ten. The product’s pricing is expensive and is on a yearly basis. You will need to pay around 10,000 GBP for 500 users.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. We have enterprise-based customers for the solution. I think Okta is a good solution compared to CyberArk.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Lead Cyber Security Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Great overall coverage compared to competitors but the pricing is higher
Pros and Cons
- "The integration capabilities, ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients."
- "In terms of general user feedback, the more security you put in front of a user, the more they complain. So usability and the user experience are always a challenge. So there's always room for improvement."
What is most valuable?
The integration capabilities, and ability to integrate CyberArk into the overall IBB strategy of our current clients.
What needs improvement?
In terms of general user feedback, the more security you put in front of a user, the more they complain. So usability and the user experience are always a challenge. So there's always room for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CyberArk Identity for ten years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would I'd rate it probably seven and a half to eight.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Their pricing is obviously a lot higher than many vendors in the marketplace but their service is also unmatched.
What other advice do I have?
I think maturity and overall coverage, CyberArk, obviously, has a lot more experience than many other vendors in this field. And, therefore, they have more wider range of tools and capabilities. But sometimes that's also a disadvantage that the newer vendors in the space often are more agile and more adaptable, especially to cloud environments and to, sort of, technologies that are more sort of, you know, cloud enabled. But overall, I would say CyberArk still has more maturity and more coverage in less than this.
I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Regional account manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Helps to protect privilege accounts and offers service continuity
Pros and Cons
- "The tool is a very strong and valuable enterprise solution, particularly in ensuring the continuity of service."
- "The product is not cheap, especially if you opt for an on-premise deployment requiring a complex server infrastructure. On the other hand, choosing the software as a service version simplifies infrastructure requirements but necessitates being online all the time."
What is our primary use case?
CyberArk Identity's main use case is protecting privileged accounts. Although they've expanded into identity and access management, most of their business comes from privilege account management.
What is most valuable?
The tool is a very strong and valuable enterprise solution, particularly in ensuring the continuity of service.
What needs improvement?
The product is not cheap, especially if you opt for an on-premise deployment requiring a complex server infrastructure. On the other hand, choosing the software as a service version simplifies infrastructure requirements but necessitates being online all the time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product's scalability a nine out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up CyberArk Identity is not straightforward. Typically, for the on-premise version, you need to install at least three servers that work together, although installing four servers is more common. However, if you opt for the software as a service version in the cloud, it's simpler to set up.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. The recommendation is as follows: CyberArk Identity is the right product for you if you're an enterprise company. However, if you're a small or medium-sized company, you may face challenges with the on-premise solution from CyberArk Identity, and cheaper options may be available from other vendors.
Nevertheless, the tool is a strong and stable product. If you can afford it, opting for the software as a service (SaaS) solution would provide you with the best privilege account management tool.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
Identity and Access Management Analyst at Security Finance Corporation
Stable, good technical support, and easy setup
Pros and Cons
- "I found the solution to be stable."
- "The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps."
What needs improvement?
The solution could be easier to use and I found it to be very complex involving many steps.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I found the solution to be stable.
How are customer service and support?
The solution has good technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We used a vendor team to implement the solution.
What other advice do I have?
I rate CyberArk Identity an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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