# StrongDM vs Teleport

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** StrongDM

| Attribute | StrongDM | Teleport |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 74.8 (55% (medium)) | 68.7 (71% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A privileged access management platform that issues temporary access credentials for infrastructure resources and automatically expires them, with detailed activity logging and session recording across cloud and on-premises environments It is indexed under Privileged Access Management.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com","question":"What is StrongDM?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"StrongDM is a paid product; published pricing starts at $70 per user per month. There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com/blog/privileged-access-management-pricing","question":"How much does StrongDM cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"StrongDM supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com","question":"What platforms does StrongDM support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. StrongDM can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com","question":"Can StrongDM be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for StrongDM, including Active Directory, LDAP, Slack, Microsoft Teams, ADFS, Hubot, PostgreSQL and MySQL, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com","question":"What does StrongDM integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for StrongDM. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as StrongDM not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com/blog/security-vs-compliance","question":"What security certifications does StrongDM have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"StrongDM is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.strongdm.com/blog/privileged-access-management-pricing","question":"Where is StrongDM available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Teleport provides zero-trust identity and access control for servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, cloud platforms, and AI agents. It offers unified authentication, role-based access control, session recording and audit logging, and just-in-time privilege elevation with short-lived certificates instead of long-lived secrets or VPNs. It is indexed under Privileged Access Management.","source":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","question":"What is Teleport?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Teleport offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","question":"Is Teleport free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Teleport supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Teleport support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Teleport can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","question":"Can Teleport be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 43 integrations for Teleport, including AWS Aurora, AWS CLI, AWS DynamoDB, AWS ElastiCache, AWS EKS, AWS IAM Identity Center, AWS Keyspaces and AWS Management Console, plus 35 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","question":"What does Teleport integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Teleport. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Teleport not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://goteleport.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Teleport have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Teleport is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Teleport available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that centralizes and simplifies access provisioning to critical infrastructure resources while providing comprehensive audit logs and compliance reporting. Users authenticate through their existing identity providers and receive just-in-time access permissions based on role-based policies. | Teleport provides zero-trust identity and access control for servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, cloud platforms, and AI agents. It offers unified authentication, role-based access control, session recording and audit logging, and just-in-time privilege elevation with short-lived certificates instead of long-lived secrets or VPNs. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_admin_user","deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","database_protocol_proxying":true,"just_in_time_jit_elevation":true,"kubernetes_kubectl_access_proxy":true,"ssh_rdp_session_video_recording":true}` | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_model":"hybrid","bundled_secrets_manager":false,"database_protocol_proxying":true,"just_in_time_jit_elevation":true,"short_lived_ssh_certificates":true,"kubernetes_kubectl_access_proxy":true,"ssh_rdp_session_video_recording":true,"servicenow_jira_ticketing_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"ADFS"},{"name":"Hubot"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Kubernetes"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS Aurora"},{"name":"AWS CLI"},{"name":"AWS DynamoDB"},{"name":"AWS ElastiCache"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"AWS IAM Identity Center"},{"name":"AWS Keyspaces"},{"name":"AWS Management Console"},{"name":"AWS MemoryDB"},{"name":"GCP Cloud SQL MySQL"},{"name":"GCP Cloud SQL PostgreSQL"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Azure Kubernetes Service"},{"name":"Azure SQL Server"},{"name":"Azure MySQL"},{"name":"Azure PostgreSQL"},{"name":"Microsoft Active Directory"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Minikube"},{"name":"K3s"},{"name":"OpenShift"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"InfluxData"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Retool"},{"name":"JupyterHub"},{"name":"Portworx"},{"name":"Crossplane"},{"name":"Tinkerbell"},{"name":"Windows Server"},{"name":"Linux (CentOS, Debian, RHEL, OpenSUSE, Scientific Linux)"},{"name":"SSH"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP)"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"ticketing"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure","category":"cloud"},{"name":"Google Cloud","category":"cloud"},{"name":"Okta","category":"identity"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","category":"identity"},{"name":"Auth0","category":"identity"},{"name":"Splunk","category":"siem"},{"name":"Terraform","category":"iac"},{"name":"Pulumi","category":"iac"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$70/user/month","features":["Database access","Server access","Cloud resource access","Auditing","Integrations","No metering","No data limits"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":70,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Includes all databases, servers, clusters, web apps, and cloud resources with auditing and integrations","contactSales":false}],"summary":"$70/user/month. 14-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.strongdm.com/blog/privileged-access-management-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-12T16:14:12.151Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"unit":"user","amount":70,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Usage-based pricing for active users and protected resources. Free tier and free trial available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://goteleport.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T18:26:23.091Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":70,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA Security Rule","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP Moderate","level":"Moderate","status":"active"},{"name":"FIPS 140-2","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.strongdm.com/blog/compliance-audit | https://goteleport.com/security/ |

## Capabilities (Privileged Access Management)

| Capability | StrongDM | Teleport |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Cloud managed saas | Hybrid |
| Ssh rdp session video recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Just in time jit elevation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated password credential rotation | - | - |
| Short lived ssh certificates | - | ✓ |
| Kubernetes kubectl access proxy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Database protocol proxying | ✓ | ✓ |
| Servicenow jira ticketing integration | - | ✓ |
| Bundled secrets manager | - | ✗ |
| Bundled endpoint privilege management | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Per admin user | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T16:54:59.476Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*