Cybersecurity · head to head
Delinea vs Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Delinea
Cybersecurity
Privileged access management from the merged Thycotic and Centrify
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Cybersecurity
Cloud-native application protection platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Delinea the Thycotic and Centrify lineages are integrated unevenly, so buying the full portfolio means running consoles and agents that do not share one administrative model as cleanly as the marketing suggests.; Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud listed on UK G-Cloud at £147.54 per unit for Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud, via reseller Phoenix Software Limited, with the billing period not stated on the listing
- They diverge on capability: Delinea covers Secret Server, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud covers Cloud Security Posture Management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Delinea and Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud actually diverge.
| Attribute | Delinea | Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Linux, macOS | Web, Api |
| Founded | Unknown | 2005 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Delinea
- Secret Server
- Privileged session recording
- Privilege Manager
- Server PAM
- Discovery
- DevOps secrets
- Behaviour analytics
Only in Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
- Cloud Security Posture Management
- Cloud Workload Protection
- Cloud Network Security
- Cloud Identity Security
- Code Security
- API Security
- Data Security
- Microsegmentation
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Delinea
- An organisation whose cyber insurer now requires privileged credentials to be vaulted and rotatednot Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
- A mid-market IT team that abandoned a heavier PAM rollout and needs a vault that can be in production in weeksnot Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
- A company removing local administrator rights from every workstation after a ransomware incidentnot Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
- An audit finding that shared service account passwords are stored in a spreadsheet and used by contractorsnot Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
- Cloud Securitynot Delinea
- Cspmnot Delinea
- Cwppnot Delinea
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Delinea
- The Thycotic and Centrify lineages are integrated unevenly, so buying the full portfolio means running consoles and agents that do not share one administrative model as cleanly as the marketing suggests.
- Modules are licensed separately by different units, per privileged user for the vault and per endpoint for privilege management, which makes total cost hard to model and easy to underestimate at scale.
- Delinea does not publish rates, so buyers benchmark against third party and public sector listings; expect list prices to be negotiable by a wide margin, which means the first quote is not the price.
- Thoma Bravo ownership since 2021 has coincided with firmer renewal pricing, and buyers with a single-vendor PAM estate have little leverage once credentials are inside the vault.
- Migrating out of a privileged access vault is a genuinely hard project because every automated process that fetches a secret has to be repointed, so the switching cost is real and the vendor knows it.
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £147.54 per unit for Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud, via reseller Phoenix Software Limited, with the billing period not stated on the listing
Pricing, plan by plan
Delinea
On request- Secret Server$undefined/year
- Priced per privileged user, tiered by edition
- Cloud or on premises deployment
- Session recording in higher editions
- Privilege Manager$undefined/year
- Priced per endpoint
- Local admin rights removal and application elevation
- Licensed separately from Secret Server
- Server PAM$undefined/year
- Priced per managed server or per privileged user
- Just-in-time server access
- Licensed separately
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
On request- Cloud SecurityFree
- CSPM
- CWPP
- CIEM
- Code SecurityFree
- IaC security
- SCA
- Secrets scanning
- Prisma Cloud EnterpriseFree
- Full platform
- API security
- Data security
Which should you pick?
Choose Delinea if
- You need secret server.
- You work on Web, Windows, Linux, macOS.
- You also want privileged session recording.
Choose Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud if
- You need cloud security posture management.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want cloud workload protection.
Questions people ask
- Is Delinea or Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud better?
- Neither clearly leads. Delinea starts at On request and Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Delinea or Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud?
- Delinea starts at On request and Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud at On request.
- Does Delinea or Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud run on more platforms?
- Delinea runs on Web, Windows, Linux, macOS. Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud runs on Web, Api.
- What is Delinea best used for?
- Delinea is most often used for an organisation whose cyber insurer now requires privileged credentials to be vaulted and rotated, a mid-market it team that abandoned a heavier pam rollout and needs a vault that can be in production in weeks, a company removing local administrator rights from every workstation after a ransomware incident, an audit finding that shared service account passwords are stored in a spreadsheet and used by contractors. Of those, an organisation whose cyber insurer now requires privileged credentials to be vaulted and rotated and a mid-market it team that abandoned a heavier pam rollout and needs a vault that can be in production in weeks are not what Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud is typically brought in for.
- What can Delinea do that Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud cannot?
- Delinea covers Secret Server, Privileged session recording, Privilege Manager, Server PAM. Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud covers Cloud Security Posture Management, Cloud Workload Protection, Cloud Network Security, Cloud Identity Security.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Delinea: Is Delinea the same as Thycotic?
Delinea is the merged company formed from Thycotic and Centrify in 2021. Secret Server is the former Thycotic product; the server access products come from Centrify.
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud: How much does Prisma Cloud cost?
Prisma Cloud pricing is not published publicly. Pricing is provided through the sales team via a custom quote based on your deployment scope and requirements.
SourceDelinea: Is pricing published?
Not by Delinea. Public sector frameworks have listed Secret Server Cloud around 348 GBP per user per year, which is a reference point, not a quote.
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud: Is there a free trial for Prisma Cloud?
No free trial is available without contacting the sales team. The company offers a demo through the product demo center or by requesting a demo through their sales process.
SourceDelinea: Does one licence cover endpoints and servers?
No. Secret Server, Privilege Manager and Server PAM are separately licensed on different units. Scope all three if your requirement spans them.
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud: What do I need to do to get Prisma Cloud pricing and start a trial?
You must contact the sales team via the Contact Us link or request a demo. Pricing details are provided only through direct sales engagement.
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