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Identity security vendors – compare the differences

Delinea  vs. Saviynt


Saviynt governs access. Delinea governs and enforces it.

Saviynt converges identity governance, privileged access and cloud entitlements into a single platform, with genuine IGA depth. Delinea brings deeper privileged access enforcement with the Delinea Platform and deeper application and ERP access governance with modular products. The Delinea Platform authorizes each action at runtime and keeps the credential off the user and the AI agent. The Delinea Fastpath Assure modules analyze segregation of duties (SoD) and access risk across 50+ ERP, CRM, and HCM applications.

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Identity security vendors – compare the differences

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Delinea delivers one platform built for the way modern enterprises actually run

Easier to implement - Easier to use – Easier to manage

The Delinea Platform serves both traditional PAM and modern workload-access buyers through one identity,
one policy, and one audit. CyberArk (now Idira) ties your choice of vault to Palo Alto Networks' broader SOC and security platform commitment.

The Delinea Platform governs access and enforces it

Saviynt is strong in governance, determining who should have access and certifying that access. Where it is inferior is enforcement: keeping the credential off the identity, enforcing at the protocol level, and covering the endpoint and on-premise estate. The matrix maps across each buyer.

Compare the difference between Delinea and Saviynt

Capability

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Traditional PAM Buyer 

   

 Hardened credential vault, native and at scale 

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Available 

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Bring-your-own-vault

 Session recording with command-level control

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Available

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 Recording, no command blocking 

 Endpoint privilege management

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Available

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Modern Workload Access Buyer  (Delinea Platform)

 

 

Just-in-time (JIT) access and zero standing privilege 

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Available 

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Native developer tools (no launcher) 

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Available 

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 Console/portal

Cloud infrastructure entitlement
management (CIEM)

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Available 

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 DevOps secrets management

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Available

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Limited

AI Agent Identity (Delinea Platform)

    

Runtime, per-action authorization 

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Available

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 Available, API/MCP layer 

Credential separation (never reaches the agent) 

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 Agent holds the credential 

MCP-native agent access

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Available 

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Finance buyer (Delinea Fastpath Assure) 

    

 Segregation of duties (SoD) analysis

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Available

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 Monitor changes to configuration and master data

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Available  

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 Automated user access reviews

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Available 

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      Business application coverage


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 50+ ERP, CRM, HCM apps incl. Dynamics, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday, Salesforce 

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 Primarily SAP, Oracle, Workday 

Deployment and Ecosystem 

    

Self-hosted or air-gapped deployment of the platform 

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None; works with existing stack 

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 SaaS-delivered; secures on-premise via connectors 

 Contract model 

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Flexible

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 Three-year standard 

 Recognized by analysts, trusted by you.  

Leading industry analysts consistently recognize Delinea, but the most meaningful endorsements come from our customers.  


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Why the differences between Delinea and CyberArk matter

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Faster to deploy: Easier to use

Delinea is consistently recognized for requiring fewer resources to manage and less time to achieve full functionality.

  • • 99.995% uptime SLA
  • • No multi-year commitment required to start
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Zero standing privilege—available now

Delinea ships ephemeral access with proxy injection, JIT entitlement, and full session recording for human, machine, and AI agent identities - today.

  • • Native tools, broker invisible
  • • Time to value in weeks
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Identity security built for the AI era

Delinea centralizes authorization with runtime enforcement across every AI agent in your stack.

  • • MCP-native connectivity
  • • Customers are using this in production today

Why the differences between Delinea and Saviynt matter

Deeper privileged enforcement, from the Delinea Platform

Saviynt's privileged access is part of a governance platform. The Delinea Platform is built around enforcement.

  • Hardened vault, command-level session control and endpoint privilege management, which Saviynt does not offer
  • Credential separation and self-hosted or air-gapped deployment for on-premise and sovereign environments
Broader application and ERP access governance


Delinea Fastpath Assure modules specialize in application and ERP access risk, with broader application coverage than Saviynt's core focus.

  • SoD, sensitive-access analysis, and access reviews across 50+ ERP, CRM, and HCM applications
  • Native coverage for Dynamics, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday, and Salesforce, versus a primarily SAP, Oracle, and Workday focus
AI agents: authorize the action, keep the credential off the agent

Saviynt added runtime authorization through its Agent Access Gateway. Delinea brokers the credential so the agent never holds it.

  • Per-action authorization at the protocol level, with the agent never holding the credential
  • In production today, with session and command audit

Thousands of customers. One easy choice.

Industry leaders and innovative disrupters agree: our PAM solutions are the easiest to try, buy, implement, and own.
With Delinea, privileged access is more accessible.

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Identity security built for the AI era, governed and enforced

Every identity security vendor is converging on the same requirement: protect every human, machine and AI identity at runtime, rather than just deciding who should have access. Delinea governs access and enforces it in real time, authorizing each action and keeping the credential entirely off the agent.  

  • Runtime authorization across every identity, including AI agents
  • MCP-native connectivity
  • Intelligent session auditing and access authorization
  • AI capabilities included in the Delinea Platform
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Deep application and ERP access governance, from Fastpath

Saviynt is a full identity governance platform with real depth, and it enforces access as well as governing it. Delinea's answer on the governance side is addressed through the Delinea Fastpath Assure product modules, which specialize in application and ERP access risk. The Assure solutions use a common data model so you can integrate with any in-scope application in your environment via API, database connection, or flat file import, plus leverage native direct integrations with 50+ popular ERP, CRM, and HCM applications, with a focus on Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday, and Salesforce. Fastpath is a separate product from the Delinea Platform today, with integration on the roadmap.

  • SoD and sensitive-access analysis across ERP and business applications
  • Cross-application SoD and application risk analytics, including Dynamics 365 risk assessment
  • Automated access reviews, provisioning with audit trails, and change tracking
  • Monitoring of key configuration, parameters, settings and data across business applications
  • Native coverage for 50+ applications, versus a primarily SAP, Oracle, and Workday focus 
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See the Platform in action

The Delinea Platform enforces policy at execution, reduces risk, simplifies operations and ensures every action is authorized, auditable, and defensible across every human, machine and AI identity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is Delinea different from Saviynt?

Saviynt is a converged identity governance platform that also enforces access. Delinea brings deeper privileged access enforcement with the Delinea Platform (hardened vault, command-level session control, endpoint privilege management and credential separation) and broader application and ERP access governance with Delinea Fastpath.

Can Delinea do SoD and access governance like Saviynt?
Yes, through Delinea Fastpath product modules. It provides segregation of duties and sensitive-access analysis, automated access reviews and provisioning across 50+ ERP, CRM and HCM applications, with a focus on Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday and Salesforce.

Is Delinea cloud-only like Saviynt?

Saviynt is delivered as SaaS. It can secure on-premise and hybrid resources through connectors, but it does not offer a customer self-hosted or air-gapped deployment of the platform itself. The Delinea Platform offers self-hosted and air-gapped options for organizations with on-premise cores, air-gapped networks or data-sovereignty mandates.

Does Delinea support AI agents and non-human identities (NHI)?

Yes, in production today. Delinea provides runtime authorization for AI agents with MCP-native connectivity, session and command auditing and ensures the agent never holds credentials. Saviynt also offers runtime authorization through its Agent Access Gateway, but it operates at the API and MCP layer and the agent still holds the credential it presents; Delinea enforces at the protocol level and brokers the credential so the agent never holds it.

How long does a Delinea deployment take and what is the contract model?

Core vaulting SoD analysis, and access reviews are operational quickly, and terms are flexible rather than a three-year minimum. Delinea is consistently recognized for requiring fewer resources and less time to reach full functionality.