Beyond Identity vs CyberArk
- ✦ Passwordless authentication
- ✦ Device-bound credentials
- ✦ Device health checks
- ✦ Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- ✦ Credential Vaulting
- ✦ Session Recording & Monitoring
Real-World Scenarios: When to Choose Which
The question that matters: “In what situation will I regret choosing A over B after 3 months?”
Replace SMS MFA with device-bound credentials across 1,000 employees, reducing phishing risk to near zero
Meet MFA requirements demanded by cyber insurance carriers with documented FIDO2-based authentication evidence
Achieve NIST SP 800-63B AAL3 compliance required for federal system access without password resets
Block access automatically when a device loses compliance (disk encryption off, EDR not running) during active sessions
CyberArk's Central Policy Manager rotates privileged credentials on a schedule and injects fresh passwords into applications via the CyberArk SDK, eliminating hardcoded credentials from application configs.
CyberArk Privileged Access Manager creates time-bounded admin accounts for production access and terminates them after the session ends, leaving no permanent privileged credentials in the directory.
CyberArk Secrets Manager replaces hardcoded API keys in CI/CD pipelines with dynamic secret retrieval, reducing the average secret rotation cycle from quarterly manual updates to per-build automatic delivery.
Pricing Intelligence
Beyond Identity Plans
Paid plans only
- • Passwordless MFA
- • Device trust
- • 100-user minimum
- • Full platform
- • SIEM integration
- • Advanced policies
CyberArk Plans
Paid plans only
- • PAM SaaS
- • Session recording
- • Credential vaulting
- • Full IAM + PAM
- • Endpoint privilege
- • Secrets management
- • On-prem + hybrid
- • Custom integrations
- • Global support
Feature Matrix
16 differences found across 24 standardized features
- •Passwordless authentication
- •Device-bound credentials
- •Device health checks
- •Phishing-resistant MFA
- •FIDO2/passkey support
- •SAML/OIDC integration
- •Risk-based access policies
- •Secure Enclave/TPM binding
- •Okta/Azure AD integration
- •Continuous authentication
- •Audit logging
- •Zero trust posture checks
- •API access
- •SIEM integration
- •Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- •Credential Vaulting
- •Session Recording & Monitoring
- •Just-in-Time Access
- •Secrets Management
- •Endpoint Privilege Management
- •Cloud Entitlements
- •DevSecOps Integration
- •SAML/OIDC
- •SCIM
- •Risk-Based Authentication
- •Threat Analytics
- •Audit Logs
- •SaaS & On-Prem Deployment
- •API Security
- •Zero Standing Privilege
Pros & Cons Face-Off
Evaluative strengths and weaknesses: not feature lists
- +True phishing-resistant MFA - no SMS or TOTP codes to intercept
- +Device trust checks block access from unmanaged or compromised devices
- +Satisfies NIST AAL3 requirements for federal and regulated industries
- −Enterprise-only pricing with no self-service or SMB tier
- −Requires device enrollment which adds friction during initial deployment
- +Gold standard for privileged access management
- +Strong session recording and threat analytics
- +Deep compliance certifications (FedRAMP, SOC 2, etc.)
- +Extensive integration with security tools
- −Complex implementation requires professional services
- −Expensive: primarily for large enterprises
At a Glance
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Comparisons
Sources
- 1.Beyond Identity Official Pricing–Vendor pricing page
- 2.CyberArk Official Pricing–Vendor pricing page
- 3.Beyond Identity Official Website–Official product website
- 4.CyberArk Official Website–Official product website