2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management

Gartner Magic Quadrants are among the most anticipated research findings of the year, released in different categories from the esteemed IT consulting firm Gartner. No matter the specific field, these publications receive attention from vendors and customers alike.

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management provides a glimpse into some of the top vendors in the market, the tools they offer, as well as some of their strengths in the field.

What is Privileged Access Management?

Gartner defines the privileged access management (PAM) market as tools that “discover, manage and govern privileged accounts on multiple systems and applications; control access to privileged accounts, including shared and emergency access; and monitor, record, audit and analyze privileged access, sessions and actions.”

PAM is often equated with Identity and Access Management (IAM), a similar practice. In order to qualify for inclusion in this quadrant, vendors must deliver a service that features the following characteristics:

• Tools to discover, map, and report any privileged accounts on multiple devices, applications, endpoints, and systems
• A hardened, secured, and highly available vault for storing secrets and credentials
• User interfaces to review privileged credentials
• Tools to automatically rotate and manage credentials for service, administrative, device, system, and application accounts
• Support for role-based administration including centralized policy management
• Reporting and analytics tools of privileged accounts

Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management 2020

Here is the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management: