Pomerium
Secure access control that uses identity and context to enforce policies on every request
- Also known as
- pomerium
Available worldwide
What is Pomerium?
A self-hosted identity and context-aware proxy that enforces zero-trust access policies based on user identity and contextual factors. Designed for sensitive and air-gapped environments with comprehensive audit logging and TLS encryption.
Pomerium pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier up to 10 users. Business from $7/user/mo billed annually. Enterprise custom pricing.
Zero
FreeFor individuals and hobbyists needing secure personal application access
- users
- 10
- Web-based secure application access
- Managed control plane
- Self-hosted reverse proxy
- Unified control plane UI
- 1 admin user
- Automatic TLS certificate issuance with LetsEncrypt
Business
For teams and companies requiring advanced security and compliance features
- admin_users
- 5
- tls_certificates
- 20
- multi_cluster_support
- 1000
- Web-based secure application access
- Self-hosted reverse proxy and data plane
- Managed control plane
- Custom domain support
- 5 admin users
- 20 TLS certificates
- Multi-cluster support
- Plugin support for third-party user context
- Organizational namespaces
- Hierarchical authorization policies
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Branded console and error pages
- Web UI, CLI, and API access
- SSO with OIDC identity providers
- JWT support
- TCP-over-HTTP and SSH-over-HTTP access
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication
- Identity provider data sync
- Advanced team management
- Metrics and reporting
- Access and audit logs
- Email and Slack support
Enterprise
Contact salesFor large organizations requiring full control and advanced features
- Fully self-hosted, on-premise deployment
- Full Pomerium API access
- No usage limits
- Dedicated customer support
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Phone support
- Dedicated customer success manager
- All Business plan features
What Pomerium does
The capabilities that matter for reverse proxies, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Tls termination
- ✓
- Automatic HTTPS acme
- -
- HTTP caching
- -
- Hot config reload
- -
- Clustering ha
- -
- Rate limiting
- -
- Identity aware proxy
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Air-gapped
- Self-hosted
Integrations (9)
Independently observed- Keycloak
- Nextcloud
- LetsEncrypt
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- ChatGPT
- Open Policy Agent
- OpenAI ChatGPT•
Pomerium FAQ
Common questions about Pomerium, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Pomerium?
A proxy that verifies user identity and contextual factors to gate access to resources. It supports zero-trust security and is available as open-source software and managed commercial services. It is indexed under Reverse Proxies.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com
Is Pomerium free?
Pomerium offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $7 per user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com/pricing
What platforms does Pomerium support?
Pomerium supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com
Can Pomerium be self-hosted?
Yes. Pomerium can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com
What does Pomerium integrate with?
We have confirmed 8 integrations for Pomerium, including Keycloak, Nextcloud, LetsEncrypt, Kubernetes, Helm, Model Context Protocol (MCP), ChatGPT and Open Policy Agent. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com/pricing
What security certifications does Pomerium have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Pomerium. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pomerium not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com/blog/kubernetes-compliance-nist-cis-pci-actionable-guide
Where is Pomerium available?
Pomerium is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://www.pomerium.com/pricing
Pomerium alternatives
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Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Pomerium, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.06 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.05 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 27 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Tls termination, Identity aware proxy | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 8 | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |
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