An independent reading of the PAM field at the moment the platforms absorbed it. Everyone is ranked by what they clear above the floor — the baseline now set by the security platforms that swallowed standalone privileged access.
Standalone PAM is ending. CyberArk inside Palo Alto, the secrets-and-vault layer folding into the security platforms — the floor for privileged access is now whatever the platform you already own provides. A vendor's right to win is no longer "do you do PAM," it is "what do you do that the platform cannot, and can you do it without belonging to one."
Pick a measure and the field re-ranks. Each bar is how far a vendor rises above the platform floor — set at zero. Independence from platform is the telling one: it rewards vendors who can be bought, deployed and trusted without committing to a security-platform owner, and discounts those whose privilege story only makes sense inside a suite. The platforms lead on reach but own you; the independents clear the floor precisely where neutrality is the requirement.
Sortable. Endpoint and revenue figures are CASS estimates triangulated from public statements, headcount, and channel signal — treat as directional, not audited. Click a column to sort.
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