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BeyondTrust Corporation

BeyondTrust

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

46 Reviews Write a Review

What is BeyondTrust?

BeyondTrust Privilege Management approach to cyber security secures every user, asset, and session across your enterprise. Deployed as SaaS or on-premises, BeyondTrust's Universal Privilege Management approach simplifies deployments, reduces costs, improves usability, and reduces privilege risks.

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Awards & Recognition

BeyondTrust won the following awards in the Privileged Access Management category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

BeyondTrust Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

6
Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

4
Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

7
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love BeyondTrust?

14% Negative

8% Neutral

78% Positive

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Saves Time
Security Protects
Generous Negotitation

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Compliance Reporting

APP to APP Password Management

Reporting and Dashboards

Privileged Remote Access

Agentless Deployment

Session Management

Privileged Account Discovery

Session Recording

Privileged User Behavior Analytics

Privileged Account Life Cycle Management

CI/CD Automation (DevOps)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

BeyondTrust Reviews

Ranjan D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

A Better Way to Secure Administrative Accounts

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates BeyondTrust from other similar products?

A major feature of BeyondTrust is that it facilitates the secure monitoring and control of activities associated with privileged accounts.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I have used it to secure access to critical system resources.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes, planning is required to systematically implement security policies.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would advise users to conduct a thorough review of their system access framework before implementing this solution.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

Md Z.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

A Trusted Platform for Privileged Access Security

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates BeyondTrust from other similar products?

BeyondTrust stands out from other similar security solutions because, in addition to controlling privileged access, it also provides comprehensive activity monitoring and secure session management.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I have used it to secure access for administrative users and to monitor what activities are being performed on the system.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Initially, I had to invest some time to systematically configure its various security options.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest that new users clearly define their access policies and security requirements before implementing the solution.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Ruchi S.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

Control platform for sensitive system access.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates BeyondTrust from other similar products?

Access activity tracking and session monitoring capabilities set it apart from typical password management tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Audit reports and control policies are helpful in maintaining compliance within the organization.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Setting and system setup can be time consuming. Users require training to understand all the features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A key role in controlling and securing sensitive system access. Monitoring of administrative accounts and activities has now become more transparent.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Effective Service

Cons

Less Productive
Slower Product Innovation
Commodity Features

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

BeyondTrust Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

6 Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

4 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

7 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love BeyondTrust?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Compliance Reporting By design auditing reporting metrics data feature by industries/compliance e.g. SOC2, SOX, PCI DSS 3.2, HIPAA, NERC CIP, ISO 27001, etc.

APP to APP Password Management Manages passwords for key applications via a secure, central location.

Reporting and Dashboards Able to see in one place all the privileged accounts across the environment.

Privileged Remote Access Controls and monitors privileged sessions using standard protocols for RDP, VNC, HTTP/S, and SSH connections

Agentless Deployment For SaaS PAM.

Session Management Enables the user to inject credentials directly into the access session; the user never needs to know or see the credential

Privileged Account Discovery Can discover roles for local and distributed accounts for on-prem or cloud environments.

Session Recording Ability to clean audit of all privileged activity and to immediately pause or stop suspicious sessions until a determination can be made regarding legitimacy

Privileged User Behavior Analytics Tracks Groups, assesses, & reports on assets by IP range, naming convention, OS, domain, applications, business function, Active Directory, and more.

Privileged Account Life Cycle Management Ability to manage the life cycle of privileged accounts IE. Provisioning/De-provisioning of Privileged Access, session management, etc.

CI/CD Automation (DevOps) Manages API calls to eliminate embedded/hard-coded credentials in files, applications, scripts, and other code

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

BeyondTrust Reviews

Ranjan D.

A Better Way to Secure Administrative Accounts

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Md Z.

A Trusted Platform for Privileged Access Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ruchi S.

Control platform for sensitive system access.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Compliance Reporting

APP to APP Password Management

Reporting and Dashboards

Privileged Remote Access

Agentless Deployment

Session Management

Privileged Account Discovery

Session Recording

Privileged User Behavior Analytics

Privileged Account Life Cycle Management

CI/CD Automation (DevOps)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features