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AdequateStrongStrongAdequate
4.3

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Ekran System

Ekran System Inc

Founded 2013·US·Private
4.3

Combined score

G2
4.741
Gartner
4.533

Editorial verdict

Ekran System has built the most granular insider threat and session monitoring capability in this PAM comparison, extending well beyond the video recording that traditional PAM vendors offer into genuine behavioural activity alerting. The 4.7 G2 rating from 41 reviews and the strong Gartner Peer Insights score reflect real customer satisfaction with deployment simplicity and monitoring depth, particularly for organisations that need close oversight of third-party vendors and contractors accessing their systems.

The honest positioning is that Ekran is a monitoring-first platform that happens to include PAM capability, rather than a vaulting-first PAM platform with monitoring added on. Credential vaulting and JIT access work but are clearly secondary to the monitoring focus, and there is no Gartner Magic Quadrant presence to validate it against formal enterprise PAM requirements.

The verdict: Ekran System is right for organisations where insider threat detection and detailed session monitoring of third-party or contractor access is the primary driver. Organisations whose primary need is credential vaulting depth across complex enterprise infrastructure should evaluate CyberArk or Delinea instead.

Last reviewed: May 2026

G2

4.741 reviews

Gartner

4.533 reviews

PeerSpot

8.127 reviews
Gartner MQ: Not in MQ

Privileged Access Management assessment

PROTECTIONAdequate
Credential vaulting
3 / 5
Least privilege / JIT
3 / 5
OPERATIONSStrong
Session monitoring
5 / 5
Workflow integration
3 / 5
ANALYTICSStrong
Session forensics
5 / 5
TRUST & ECOSYSTEMAdequate
Compliance alignment
3 / 5

Strongest: Session monitoring

Watch out for: Compliance alignment

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

The most granular insider threat detection and user activity monitoring in this comparison, extending beyond typical PAM session recording into behavioural alerting
Consistently high reviewer satisfaction with a 4.7 G2 rating reflecting genuine ease of deployment for mid-market IT teams
Flexible deployment across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments without the complexity of enterprise PAM platforms

Watch out for

Core credential vaulting and JIT access capability is secondary to the monitoring focus and less mature than dedicated vaulting-first platforms
No Gartner Magic Quadrant presence limits recognition in formal enterprise procurement processes
Smaller vendor scale means less extensive third-party integration ecosystem than CyberArk or BeyondTrust

Best for

Organisations where insider threat detection and detailed session monitoring are the primary driver, particularly those needing to monitor third-party vendor or contractor access closely.

Not suitable for: Organisations prioritising deep credential vaulting and automated rotation across complex enterprise infrastructure as the primary requirement.

Compliance coverage

SOC 2
HIPAA
NIST CSF
PCI-DSS
GDPR
Essential Eight
AU Privacy Act
CMMC
NIS2
DORA
ISO 27001
CIS Benchmarks

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Quick facts

Pricing modelPer endpoint, annual
Pricing rangeQuote-based, mid-market pricing
Free trialYes - 30 days
Min seats5
Deployment time1-2 weeks
Complexity2 / 5
Pricing transparency1 / 5
AU presenceNo
IRAP assessedNo
Open sourceProprietary

Deployment

ModelsOn-premises, SaaS, Hybrid
OS supportWindows, Linux, macOS
CloudAWS, Azure, GCP
SupportEmail, Chat, Phone
Data residencyUS, EU, Self-hosted

Company

Ekran System Inc

Founded 2013 · 50-200 employees · Private

HQ: US

Not publicly disclosed

Certifications

SOC 2

Integrations

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