EmpowerID Privileged Access Management
Privileged access management (PAM) software
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What is EmpowerID Privileged Access Management
EmpowerID Privileged Access Management is a privileged access management (PAM) module within the broader EmpowerID identity and access management platform. It helps organizations control, provision, and audit privileged accounts and elevated access, typically for IT operations and security teams managing administrative access across systems. The product emphasizes policy-based access controls and governance workflows that align PAM with identity lifecycle processes. It is commonly used to reduce standing privilege and improve accountability for administrative actions.
Integrated with identity governance
The PAM capabilities sit within the same platform used for identity management and access governance. This can simplify joining privileged access controls with joiner/mover/leaver processes, approvals, and role-based access policies. Organizations that want PAM tied closely to identity lifecycle workflows may reduce tool sprawl and duplicated policy logic.
Workflow and policy controls
The platform supports configurable workflows for requesting, approving, and granting elevated access. This helps standardize how privileged access is issued and reviewed, and it can support separation-of-duties style controls through policy. It is useful for organizations that need auditable, process-driven administration rather than ad hoc credential sharing.
Auditability and accountability focus
PAM deployments typically require evidence of who had access, when, and under what authorization. EmpowerID’s governance orientation supports recording approvals and access events in a way that can be aligned to compliance reporting. This can help security and audit teams trace privileged access decisions back to policy and approvers.
Feature depth varies by module
EmpowerID is a broad identity platform, and PAM functionality may depend on specific modules and configuration choices. Some organizations may find that certain advanced PAM capabilities (for example, deep session controls or specialized integrations) require additional components or are less mature than purpose-built PAM-only tools. A detailed requirements mapping is usually necessary before standardizing on it for all privileged use cases.
Implementation can be complex
Because the product is designed to align PAM with identity governance workflows, deployments often involve process design, policy modeling, and integration work. This can increase time-to-value compared with narrower tools focused on a single privileged access scenario. Organizations without IAM engineering capacity may need partner or vendor services.
Integration coverage must be validated
PAM value depends heavily on supported targets (operating systems, directories, databases, cloud services, and administrative interfaces). EmpowerID customers should validate connector availability, API-based integration options, and any limitations for their specific infrastructure. Gaps can lead to partial coverage and continued reliance on separate controls for certain systems.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Usage-based / modular (per-managed-object and per-named-person licensing) Free tier/trial: Free evaluation / hosted trial available (request-based) Pricing details (from EmpowerID official Pricing page):
- Advanced Lifecycle Management — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Azure License Manager — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Vaulted Credentials (PAM) — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Computers (PAM) — PER COMPUTER — Contact Sales
- Computer Identity Management — PER COMPUTER — Contact Sales
- Self-Service (IAM Shop / My Tasks / ServiceNow / API) — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Entra ID Roles — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Applications (Rights and Roles) — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Recertification — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Risk Approval/Mitigation — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- SharePoint Online — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Exchange Online — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Azure Licenses — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Shared Folders — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Password Self-Service Reset — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Single Sign-On and MFA — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Policy Decision Point (PDP) PBAC — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
- Delegated Admin Modules (User Manager, Group Manager, Application Manager) — PER PERSON, PER MONTH — Contact Sales
Notes: All listed module prices on the official EmpowerID Pricing page are labeled as "Contact Sales" with licensing unit (per person/month or per computer) but no public numeric prices. The vendor offers a hosted evaluation/trial on request ("Free evaluation / configure a hosted trial for you").
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