ManageEngine PAM360 vs BeyondTrust Password Safe
ManageEngine PAM360
PAM360 is ManageEngine's privileged access management product, part of the broader Zoho / ManageEngine IT management suite. It offers credential vaulting, session management, and privilege elevation at a price point well below CyberArk or BeyondTrust. PAM360 is especially popular with mid-market organizations that already use ManageEngine tools for endpoint management, ITSM, or monitoring.
Pros
- Significantly cheaper than enterprise competitors
- Solid feature coverage for mid-market PAM needs
- Strong bundle value if you already use ManageEngine tools
- Perpetual licensing still available
Things to check
- UI and admin experience feel less modern
- Fewer integrations with modern DevOps tooling
- Support quality can be inconsistent
- Less suitable for highly complex enterprise estates
Pricing: Free edition available; subscription from $7,995/year for 10 admins (25 keys); perpetual from $19,995 one-time + $3,999/yr maintenance (vendor list price, 2026).
BeyondTrust Password Safe
BeyondTrust Password Safe is an enterprise PAM platform covering credential vaulting, session management, and privileged task automation. As part of BeyondTrust's Total Privileged Access Management Platform, it pairs with Endpoint Privilege Management (removing local admin rights) and Remote Support. BeyondTrust is a consistent Gartner Leader and is especially strong in heterogeneous environments with Unix/Linux/Mac workload coverage.
Pros
- Strong coverage of Unix, Linux, and Mac workloads
- Integrated EPM removes local admin rights cleanly
- Mature SSH key management
- Flexible deployment (cloud, on-prem, hybrid)
Things to check
- Complex product suite; multiple SKUs to piece together
- Licensing model can be confusing
- Enterprise-only pricing
- Administrative UI less modern than newer competitors
Pricing: Quote-based (vendor publishes no list price). Public-sector reference: about $157 per managed asset/yr or $1,355 per named user/yr (Carahsoft GSA pricelist, 2023; government list price, not commercial street price).