CyberArk
About
The enterprise PAM market leader — Gartner MQ Leader for Privileged Access Management consistently. The Identity Security Platform covers privileged access, endpoint least privilege, secrets management, and workforce identity (SSO/MFA) in a unified architecture. The 2024 acquisition of Venafi added machine identity management, making CyberArk the only major vendor covering both human and machine identities at enterprise scale. Strongest in large, complex, regulated environments — financial servi...
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Ideal Customer
- CyberArk's core sweet spot is large enterprises and Fortune 500-caliber organizations, typically with 2,000+ privileged accounts, complex hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure, and strict regulatory compliance requirements — organizations that commonly spend $400,000 to $5 million+ annually on PAM.
- The company's SaaS-based Privilege Cloud offering has expanded accessibility to mid-market organizations (roughly 500–4,999 employees), though deployment complexity and pricing still skew enterprise.
Key Differentiators
- CyberArk is the recognized market leader in Privileged Access Management, named a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for six consecutive years (most recently in 2024) and positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision — a distinction no other PAM vendor has matched over that stretch.
- Its platform uniquely spans the full identity security lifecycle: PAM, endpoint privilege management, secrets management for human and machine identities (via the Venafi acquisition), IGA (via Zilla Security), workforce SSO/MFA, and Zero Standing Privileges with just-in-time access — all under a single unified Identity Security Platform that scales from on-premises to hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Industries Served
- CyberArk has its deepest footprint in highly regulated industries, including financial services (23 of the world's top 25 banks), insurance (20 of the top 25 insurers), pharmaceuticals (18 of the top 25 pharma companies), healthcare, government/public sector, energy and utilities, manufacturing, retail, and critical infrastructure.
- Healthcare organizations use CyberArk to meet HIPAA access control and audit requirements, financial institutions use it for SOX and PCI-DSS compliance, and energy providers use it to secure SCADA and operational technology under NERC CIP rules.
Service Coverage
- CyberArk operates globally, with offices across the U.S. (Newton, MA headquarters), Israel (Petach Tikva global HQ), U.K., France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Singapore, serving customers in more than 65 countries.
- Geographic revenue is distributed across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific and Japan — with the U.S. representing approximately 53.5% of total revenue in 2024 (~$503M), and organic growth in Americas at 17%, EMEA at 26%, and APJ at 19% year-over-year.
Partnerships
- CyberArk maintains an extensive global partner ecosystem of over 1,300 system integrators, MSPs, strategic outsourcers, value-added resellers, distributors, and marketplaces, complemented by over 350 technology alliance partners and more than 1,000 certified integrations.
- Key technology partnerships include AWS (Advanced Technology Partner with AWS Security Competency, 25+ out-of-the-box integrations, 100+ certified AWS Solutions Architects), Microsoft, Google Cloud, CrowdStrike, ServiceNow, Red Hat, VMware, SAP, Cisco, Fortinet, Okta, and Tenable.
Company Size & Ownership
- CyberArk was founded in 1999 by Udi Mokady and Alon N. Cohen and had approximately 3,800 employees worldwide (including ~400 from the Venafi acquisition) as of its 2024 fiscal year-end results.
- The company surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time in 2024, reaching $1.0 billion in total revenue and $1.169 billion in ARR — a 51% ARR increase year-over-year.
Compliance & Certifications
- CyberArk holds an extensive portfolio of compliance certifications, including ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 42001:2023 (AI management), ISO 22301, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, CSA STAR, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS v4.0.1, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, VPAT, and IRAP.
- CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager and Workforce Identity have achieved FedRAMP High Authorization, and its self-hosted PAM product holds Common Criteria NSCIB and NIAP Scheme certifications and is listed on the DoD Information Network Approved Products List (DoDIN APL).
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
4 offeringsEndpoint Privilege Manager (EPM)
Removes local admin rights from endpoints (Windows, Mac, Linux) and enforces least privilege at the endpoint level — blocking malware that relies on admin rights to execute while allowing legitimate elevated tasks through just-in-time approval workflows.
Privileged Access Manager (PAM)
Core PAM platform — automatically discovers privileged accounts across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, vaults credentials in a tamper-proof Digital Vault, enforces policy-based rotation, and records privileged sessions for audit. Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) grants temporary permissions just-in-time and revokes them immediately after use.
Secrets Manager
Developer-facing secrets management for DevOps pipelines, cloud workloads, and application credentials. Integrates natively with AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools. Secrets Hub provides centralized management of secrets stored in native cloud vaults (AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault) without moving secrets out of their cloud-native stores.
Workforce Identity
SSO and adaptive MFA for enterprise workforce access — competes with Okta as part of CyberArk's platform expansion beyond PAM. Best for organizations wanting to consolidate workforce identity and PAM under a single vendor rather than Okta + CyberArk.
Considering CyberArk?
Our team will work with you to determine if CyberArk is the right fit for your organization. From research and assessment through procurement negotiation and ongoing vendor management — we handle the entire process at no cost to you.