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BeyondTrust vs CyberArk

Both products compete in Privileged Access Management (PAM). Privileged Access Management (PAM) software controls, monitors, and audits access to the most sensitive accounts and infrastructure in an organization — servers, databases, network devices, and cloud admin consoles. It vaults credentials, enforces just-in-time access, records privileged sessions, and provides the audit trail that compliance frameworks expect. Here are the facts the B4 Index maintains on each, side by side.

The two files, side by side

What it is
Strong in endpoint privilege management + remote access
Market leader, deepest enterprise PAM capabilities
Pricing
$30-75/user/month
$50-150/endpoint/yr
Categories served
Privileged Access Management (PAM), GRC
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Status
Active
Active

The decision underneath the comparison

Choosing between BeyondTrust and CyberArk assumes you're buying Privileged Access Management (PAM) at all. That's the prior question, and the B4 Index scores it on two axes: how much Privileged Access Management (PAM) differentiates you, and how far AI has come at building it. Read the build-versus-buy considerations for Privileged Access Management (PAM) before you shortlist either product.

Vendor facts are maintained independently of any B4 verdict and re-verified on a monthly liveness check. See the full methodology.