- Privileged session management is a narrower category than full PAM — it's specifically about brokering and recording remote sessions to sensitive systems, not full credential vaulting
- Session recording turns "who did this" from a guess into a searchable video/log
- Jump-box support means end users never need direct network access to the target system itself
What It Does
ManageEngine Access Manager Plus provides one-click remote sessions (RDP, SSH, and RemoteApp), bidirectional file transfer, jump-box support for Windows and Linux, session recording with live monitoring and collaboration, and in-depth audit trails — a focused tool for controlling and recording access to sensitive systems.
Who It's For
IT and security teams that need to broker and record privileged remote sessions — to production servers, jump boxes, or systems third-party vendors need occasional access to — without deploying a full PAM credential-vaulting platform. Complements Password Manager Pro or PAM360 rather than replacing them if you need both credential vaulting and session control.
How It Compares
ManageEngine Access Manager Plus
Focused privileged session broker with jump-box support and session recording, priced as a point solution rather than a full PAM suite — a reasonable pickup when session control specifically, not credential vaulting, is the immediate gap.
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
A category leader specifically in privileged remote access, with particularly strong support for third-party vendor access use cases. More expensive and feature-rich than a point tool; makes sense when vendor access management is a significant, recurring need.
CyberArk (session management module)
Session management as part of CyberArk's broader PAM suite — the right fit if you're already standardized on CyberArk for vaulting and want session control in the same platform rather than a separate tool.
Teleport
A modern, developer-friendly access proxy built around SSH/Kubernetes/database access with strong identity-based (rather than shared-credential) access control. A different philosophy — worth a look for engineering-led organizations moving away from standing credentials entirely.
Bottom Line
- Need focused, affordable session recording and jump-box access without a full PAM suite? Access Manager Plus fits that gap.
- Vendor/third-party remote access is a significant recurring need? BeyondTrust specializes there.
- Already on CyberArk for vaulting? Its session management module keeps everything in one platform.
- Engineering-led org wanting to move toward identity-based access instead of shared credentials? Teleport is the more modern architecture.