Your PAM Vendor Just Got Acquired. Your Security Shouldn't Pay the Price.

When a ~ $140B network security giant acquires a specialist identity vendor, integration costs are substantial. And those costs must be recovered somewhere. Palo Alto Networks has already disclosed approximately $2.3B in integration cash outlays for their fiscal Q3 alone.

Platform "consolidation" historically means pressure to bundle, re-price, and redirect roadmaps toward the acquirer's broader strategy—not your specific privilege-centric identity security needs. Your previously dedicated identity security team is now a division within a massive multi-product conglomerate.

Ask yourself: Will identity security remain their #1 focus, or will it become a checkbox in a larger platformization story?

Large acquisitions create significant financial obligations. Palo Alto Networks paid a 26% premium over CyberArk's market price and is absorbing billions in integration costs. Enterprise software customers routinely experience price increases during post-acquisition renegotiations, as vendors rationalize licensing models across combined portfolios.

If your CyberArk contract is up for renewal in the next 12–24 months, you may be negotiating with a fundamentally different company—one shaped by different cost pressures and priorities than when you first became their customer. The best time to explore alternatives is before you're locked in at a higher rate.

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BeyondTrust is recognized as a Leader by top analysts across PAM / PIM, CIEM, ITDR, Secrets Management, and more.

• Named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for PAM (2025)
• Named a Leader in the Forrester Wave for PIM (2025)
• Named a Leader in the GigaOm Radar for CIEM (2026)

BeyondTrust is singularly focused on privilege-centric identity security—not network firewalls, not cloud security operations, not SIEM. Your security, undivided.