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Alternatives to BeyondTrust
22 cybersecurity tools sit alongside BeyondTrust in this directory. Below is what separates each from BeyondTrust on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- -
- BeyondTrust starts at
- On request
Why people look past BeyondTrust
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the BeyondTrust entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for BeyondTrust carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
BeyondTrust publishes a single plan, BeyondTrust Platform at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Built on CyberArk's legacy and powered by Palo Alto Networks
Priced and rated the same as BeyondTrust on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Manage secrets and protect sensitive data
- Can be used without paying; BeyondTrust cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where BeyondTrust does not.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to BeyondTrust's 1.
Identity-aware session broker for infrastructure access without distributing credentials
- Can be used without paying; BeyondTrust cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where BeyondTrust does not.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to BeyondTrust's 1.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; BeyondTrust cannot.
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than quote.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
Priced and rated the same as BeyondTrust on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- Publishes an entry price of $2/month, where BeyondTrust does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to BeyondTrust's 1.
Every BeyondTrust alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| IdiraThe former CyberArk platform, deeper on secrets management and machine identity, now part of Palo Alto Networks | On request | Quote | - | vs BeyondTrust |
| HashiCorp VaultBetter fit when the priority is application and machine secrets rather than human privileged sessions | Free | Open-source | 2 | vs BeyondTrust |
| HashiCorp BoundaryLighter and cheaper for brokered infrastructure access without the full PAM apparatus | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs BeyondTrust |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs BeyondTrust |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BeyondTrust |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the BeyondTrust badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- HashiCorp Vault , Free
- HashiCorp Boundary , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
BeyondTrust is most often brought in for an organisation removing local administrator rights across thousands of windows endpoints without swamping the service desk, a utility required to record every privileged session on operational systems for regulatory audit, a firm giving external maintenance vendors access to specific servers without handing over credentials, a helpdesk consolidating remote support and privileged access onto one audited path rather than an unmanaged remote tool. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If BeyondTrust is broadly right and the question is cost, the BeyondTrust pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
BeyondTrust runs on windows, macos, linux, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about BeyondTrust alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to BeyondTrust?
- 22 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by Idira, HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Boundary, Google Authenticator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to BeyondTrust?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Boundary, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to BeyondTrust?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from BeyondTrust?
- BeyondTrust is most often brought in for an organisation removing local administrator rights across thousands of windows endpoints without swamping the service desk, a utility required to record every privileged session on operational systems for regulatory audit, a firm giving external maintenance vendors access to specific servers without handing over credentials, a helpdesk consolidating remote support and privileged access onto one audited path rather than an unmanaged remote tool. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to BeyondTrust?
- HashiCorp Vault is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these BeyondTrust alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare BeyondTrust against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against BeyondTrust covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 22 tools beside BeyondTrust. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.