Delinea Secret Server review
A focused PAM vault for organizations managing privileged, service, and machine accounts.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Delinea Secret Server is an enterprise privileged access management vault for securing, managing, monitoring, and auditing privileged credentials. It is designed for IT administrators, security teams, and organizations managing human, machine, service, application, and root accounts. The product supports encrypted credential storage, privileged account discovery, automated password rotation, role-based permissions, approval workflows, session monitoring, reporting, and integrations. It is available as a cloud service or for on-premises deployment, with web access and native iPhone and Android applications.
Pricing is quote-based, so organizations need to contact sales rather than select a published self-service tier. The published evaluation option is a 30-day trial, not a permanent free plan. Secret Server’s deployment flexibility is relevant for teams choosing between cloud and on-premises operation, while its documented platform coverage includes web, Windows, iOS, and Android. Integrations with Active Directory, SAML, and MFA can help align the vault with existing identity and access processes. Web Services API, SDK, and CLI tools also support administrative and operational integration.
Its strongest distinction is the depth of privileged-account control. Discovery and inventory help identify accounts, while rotation and expiration address credential lifecycle management. Approval workflows and dual control add governed access, and session monitoring, recording, and keystroke logging provide oversight of privileged activity. Audit trails, scheduled reports, and custom reports extend that visibility for review and administration. Choose Secret Server when privileged access governance, monitoring, and auditability matter more than a broad consumer-password-manager experience. Organizations seeking a general password manager with wider platform coverage or a permanent free plan should consider a different category fit.
Delinea Secret Server pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Encrypted vaulting with discovery, rotation, and expiration controls
- Approval workflows, dual control, and granular role-based permissions
- Session recording, audit trails, reports, API, SDK, and CLI tools
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- No permanent free plan
- Narrower platform coverage than general password managers
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