Compare ManageEngine Application Control Plus vs. Validian Protect

Securden Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) enables enterprises to remove admin rights without impacting productivity on Windows, Mac, and Linux endpoints. Securden EPM helps elevate applications for standard users and grant admin rights on a Just-in-Time (JIT) basis, eliminating standing privileges while ensuring users can run required applications without friction. Organizations can enforce application control using allowlisting and blocklisting to prevent unauthorized or risky software execution while enabling secure operations. The solution supports on-demand application elevation and policy-based granular application elevation control, allowing security teams to define exactly which apps can run with elevated rights and under what conditions. Privilege management continues even on offline endpoints, ensuring protection for remote and traveling users. Built-in JIT local admin rights reduce risk by granting temporary elevation only when required. Additional capabilities include application usage tracking for better policy decisions, continuous local administrator group monitoring to prevent privilege creep, and secure remote access for IT helpdesk teams to troubleshoot systems without exposing credentials. Securden EPM also helps organizations meet compliance requirements such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and NERC-CIP. With a highly scalable architecture and a wide array of integrations, the platform delivers enterprise-grade endpoint privilege management while maintaining operational efficiency and user productivity.

ThreatLocker is a Zero Trust security platform that stops cyber threats by allowing only approved applications and activity to run. It removes standing admin rights, enforces least privilege, and gives organizations precise control over software behavior. With capabilities like application control, ringfencing, and device and storage restrictions, it prevents ransomware, zero day exploits, and unauthorized actions before they can execute. Purpose built for IT and security teams, ThreatLocker offers centralized management and full visibility across endpoints, users, and applications. It helps shrink the attack surface, restrict lateral movement, and meet compliance requirements with detailed auditing. Quick to deploy and easy to manage, the platform includes a large maintained application library and simplified approval workflows, enabling stronger security with less operational burden while keeping the business running smoothly.

Securden Unified PAM is a comprehensive solution designed for privileged access security, enabling users to identify, store, categorize, share, manage, and monitor all privileged accounts, passwords, keys, documents, and various identities. This tool establishes a centralized system for managing passwords, automates procedures through approval workflows, governs access permissions, tracks and logs all interactions with essential IT resources, and promotes adherence to password security protocols. The primary components of Securden Unified PAM include modules for password management, privileged account oversight, secure remote access, application governance, endpoint privilege regulation, management of privileged sessions, and SSH key administration. Additionally, the platform is aligned with numerous compliance standards such as NIS2, DORA, NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and ISO-IEC 27001, ensuring rigorous security measures. Installation is generally rapid, often completed in mere minutes, and organizations can expect to have a fully operational privileged access management system set up in under a month using Securden Unified PAM. Furthermore, this efficiency allows businesses to quickly enhance their security posture while minimizing disruptions to their ongoing operations.

Achieve swift onboarding and management of your entire workforce's workstations and servers with Just-In-Time privilege elevation through an intuitive portal. This system allows for a comprehensive analysis of risky users and assets by utilizing thread and behavioral analytics to detect harmful software, thus safeguarding against data breaches and malware threats. Instead of elevating user privileges, the focus is on elevating applications, enabling privilege delegation tailored to specific users or groups, which in turn optimizes both time and financial resources. Regardless of whether the individual is a developer within IT, a novice in HR, or a third-party contractor servicing an endpoint, there exists a suitable elevation method for each profile. Additionally, all functionalities are readily available with Admin By Request and can be customized to meet the unique requirements of various users or groups, ensuring a secure and efficient operational environment. This approach not only enhances security but also fosters a more streamlined workflow across departments.

ManageEngine's Endpoint Central, formerly Desktop Central, is a Unified Endpoint Management Solution that manages enterprise mobility management, including all features of mobile app management and mobile device management, as well as client management for a wide range of endpoints such as mobile devices, laptops computers, tablets, servers, and other machines. ManageEngine Endpoint Central allows users to automate their desktop management tasks such as installing software, patching, managing IT assets, imaging, and deploying OS.

Airlock Digital delivers an easy-to-manage and scalable application control solution to protect endpoints with confidence. Built by cybersecurity professionals and trusted by organizations worldwide, Airlock Digital enforces a Deny by Default security posture to block all untrusted code, including unknown applications, unwanted scripts, malware, and ransomware.

The HYPERSECURE Platform by DriveLock is designed to fortify IT systems against cyber threats. Just as securing your home is a given, protecting business-critical data and endpoints should be seamless. DriveLock’s advanced security solutions ensure full lifecycle data protection, combining state-of-the-art technology with deep industry expertise. Unlike traditional security models that rely on patching vulnerabilities, the DriveLock Zero Trust Platform proactively prevents unauthorized access. With centralized policy enforcement, only authorized users and endpoints gain access to essential data and applications—strictly adhering to the never trust, always verify principle.

UTunnel Secure Access delivers Cloud VPN, ZTNA, and Mesh Networking solutions to ensure secure remote access and smooth network connectivity. ACCESS GATEWAY: Our Cloud VPN as a Service enables quick deployment of Cloud or On-Premise VPN servers. Utilizing OpenVPN and IPSec protocols, it facilitates secure remote connections with policy-based access control, allowing you to easily establish a VPN network for your business. ONE-CLICK ACCESS: The Zero Trust Application Access (ZTAA) solution transforms secure access to internal business applications such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, and RDP. Users can access these applications through web browsers without needing client software. MESHCONNECT: This Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and mesh networking solution provides granular access controls to specific business network resources and supports the creation of secure interconnected business networks. SITE-TO-SITE VPN: The Access Gateway solution also allows for the setup of secure IPSec Site-to-Site tunnels. These tunnels can connect UTunnel's VPN servers with other network gateways, firewalls, routers, and unified threat management (UTM) systems.

Iru AI reimagines enterprise security and IT management with a unified, AI-driven platform that eliminates tool fragmentation and operational overhead. At its core is the Iru Context Model, a dynamic intelligence layer that connects identity, endpoint, and compliance management into one cohesive ecosystem. The platform offers passwordless authentication, device-bound access policies, and real-time vulnerability detection—creating a trust fabric that safeguards every user and device. Iru’s endpoint suite integrates management, detection, and response capabilities across Apple, Windows, and Android environments for holistic protection. Its Compliance Automation engine continuously maps and updates controls, ensuring organizations remain audit-ready while accelerating deal cycles. By merging automation with contextual intelligence, Iru empowers IT and security teams to make faster, smarter decisions. Companies gain a consolidated view of their infrastructure, reducing zero-day exploit risks and boosting productivity across teams. With a 4.75/5 G2 rating and adoption by thousands of high-growth enterprises, Iru delivers a future-ready foundation for secure, intelligent business operations.

ESET Protect Advanced offers a comprehensive cybersecurity solution for businesses of any size. It offers advanced endpoint security against ransomware and zero-day threats. It also includes full disk encryption to ensure legal compliance and data security. The solution uses adaptive scanning, cloud sandboxing and behavioral analysis for proactive cloud-based threats defense. Mobile threat protection secures Android and iOS with anti-malware and anti-theft. It also offers cloud app security, mail server protection, vulnerability and patch management, and cloud app protection. Multi-factor authentication and extended detection and reaction (XDR) improve threat detection and response. The solution provides a single pane of glass remote management to provide visibility into threats and users. It also offers advanced reporting and customized notifications.