Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management 2025: Netwrix Recognized for the Fourth Year in a Row

Four Consecutive Years in the Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management

Being included in the Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management four years running, in our opinion, shows that Netwrix Privilege Secure is not just another PAM tool. Since 2019, when we pioneered Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) with a platform-agnostic design, we feel we've been at the forefront of protecting organizations against privileged access risks.

Where Netwrix focuses

Organizations continue to struggle with two root causes of privileged compromise: standing privilege and credential reuse. Netwrix Privilege Secure addresses both with a pragmatic model that is designed to reduce attack surface without adding operational drag.

• Just-in-time privileged access
  Replace always-on privileges with time-bound, task-specific elevation. Ephemeral accounts are created when needed and removed when the task completes, closing windows attackers routinely exploit.
• Bring Your Own Vault (BYOV)
  Integrate with existing vaults to preserve prior investments while extending JIT protections. Out-of-the-box connectors and an option to build to third-party vaults reduce friction during rollout.
• Elimination of persistent Domain Admin accounts
  Using out of the box BYOV connectors, Netwrix can easily integrate with any existing PAM solution to immediately and effectively eliminate the Domain Admin attack surface through ephemeral accounts.
• Lateral movement risk reduction across the estate
  Apply JIT access to desktops, servers, directories, cloud resources, network devices and databases so no corner of the environment can be bypassed.
• Operational accessibility
  Our customers consistently emphasize ease of use and deployment. The goal is to shorten time to value while maintaining strong auditability.

What’s new this cycle

Recent enhancements build on those core strengths:

• Secure Remote Access for VPN-less RPAM to simplify third-party and workforce access while maintaining JIT control.
• Session visibility and control upgrades, including granular SSH command restrictions and real-time termination or lock actions.
• AI-assisted analysis via MCP Server for active and recorded sessions to help teams spot risky behavior faster.
• Expanded BYOV coverage, including a connector for Netwrix Password Secure, plus updates to credential and recording delegation and secret storage.
• Endpoint Privilege Management coverage to enforce least privilege on endpoints, with added value in MDM-enrolled environments.

How to use the new report

If you are refreshing your PAM plan for the next budget cycle, consider three practical steps:

1. Tie findings to root-cause risks. Map the report’s vendor insights to your exposure from standing privilege, credential reuse, and over-permissioned service accounts.
2. Validate deployment model fit. Favor approaches that let you add JIT controls without major re-architecture, especially where you already operate a vault.
3. Prove reduction of lateral movement. Require evidence that the solution reduces privilege sprawl and creates verifiable, ephemeral access patterns across Windows, Linux, cloud admin planes and databases.

Why we believe our four-time recognition matters

In our opinion, being recognized for four consecutive years underscores Netwrix Privilege Secure as a long-term solution. Our roadmap remains focused on practical innovation: expanding just-in-time access, strengthening session visibility, and simplifying integration so organizations can keep risk low without slowing down their teams.

Disclaimer
Gartner®, Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management, Felix Gaehtgens, James Hoover, Michael Kelley, Brian Guthrie, Abhyuday Data, September 2025.
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