Top 10 Best Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) Tools in 2026
A 2026 scorecard ranks ten endpoint privilege management tools, led by BeyondTrust, ThreatLocker and Delinea for elevation, coverage and policy depth.
The article ranks ten endpoint privilege management (EPM) tools using weighted criteria covering elevation workflow, platform coverage, policy depth, time-to-value and value. BeyondTrust scored highest overall (8.4) for cross-platform breadth, with ThreatLocker (8.2), Delinea (8.1) and Admin By Request (8.0) highlighted for allowlisting integration, cloud administration and deployment speed respectively. It also notes that Netwrix acquired CoSoSys in 2024, which affects bundling when shortlisting both EPM and device control.
- BeyondTrust ranked top with perfect platform-coverage marks
- ThreatLocker combines elevation with application allowlisting
- Admin By Request offers fastest deployment and a free tier
- Netwrix acquired CoSoSys in 2024, relevant to vendor bundling
- Products
- Privilege Manager
From the original article
8 min read at cybersecuritynews.com
Local admin rights are the fuel most endpoint attacks run on: malware inherits the user’s privileges, and an admin user means an admin infection. EPM removes standing admin rights and elevates individual applications or tasks just-in-time within a broader Zero Trust Architecture. CyberArk scores highest on depth, Admin By Request on deployment speed, and ThreatLocker […]
By Kavichselvan · cybersecuritynews.com
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