StrongDM
Identity and access management (IAM) software
Privileged access management (PAM) software
Identity management software
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What is StrongDM
StrongDM is a privileged access management platform that brokers and audits access to infrastructure resources such as servers, databases, and Kubernetes clusters. It is used by IT, security, and engineering teams to centralize authentication, authorization, and session logging for administrative access without distributing shared credentials. The product typically sits between users and target systems, integrating with SSO/MFA and enforcing role-based access policies. It emphasizes unified access workflows across multiple resource types and environments (cloud and on-prem).
Centralized access to infrastructure
StrongDM provides a single control plane to manage access to common infrastructure targets (e.g., SSH/RDP hosts, databases, and Kubernetes). This reduces the need to manage per-system local accounts and ad-hoc network access paths. Teams can standardize how users connect to different resource types while keeping authorization decisions in one place.
Session visibility and auditing
The platform captures connection metadata and can record sessions for supported protocols, supporting audit and incident investigation workflows. Centralized logs help security teams correlate who accessed what, when, and how. This is particularly useful for privileged access scenarios where traditional IAM tools focus more on application login than administrative sessions.
SSO and identity provider integration
StrongDM integrates with common identity providers for SSO and MFA, allowing organizations to align privileged access with existing identity governance. This helps enforce consistent authentication requirements and simplifies user lifecycle management. It also supports role-based access controls that map to organizational groups and teams.
Infrastructure-focused, not full IAM
StrongDM primarily addresses privileged access to technical resources rather than broad workforce identity management. Organizations still typically need separate IAM capabilities for application provisioning, lifecycle governance, and broader identity workflows. Buyers evaluating it as an all-in-one identity management suite may find gaps outside infrastructure access.
Operational overhead for connectors
Deployments often require setting up gateways/relays or connectors and maintaining network paths to protected resources. This can add operational work compared with purely cloud-native, agentless approaches, especially in complex hybrid environments. Ongoing maintenance (upgrades, scaling, high availability) may require dedicated ownership.
Coverage varies by protocol/features
Depth of auditing and session controls can vary depending on the protocol and target system type. Some advanced controls (e.g., fine-grained command controls or specialized database activity monitoring) may require complementary tools or may not match niche requirements. Organizations should validate required resource types and audit detail in a proof of concept.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | Contact Sales | Foundational Zero Trust access controls: Federated Identity/IdP support, Ephemeral Credentials, Just-In-Time (JIT) Access, Secret Store, support for cloud vaults (AWS/GCP/Azure/HashiCorp Vault), support for 100+ protocols (databases, servers, containers/Kubernetes, cloud services, SaaS controls), activity log export, session recordings. |
| Enterprise | Contact Sales | Everything in Essentials plus StrongDM Vault, Access Workflows, Slack/ServiceNow/Jira/Microsoft Teams integrations, Context-based Policy, Device Trust, legacy vault support (CyberArk, Delinea), Reports Library, log streaming to AWS S3, Audit API, 13-month data retention, 3rd-party CA support. |
| GovCloud | Contact Sales | Enterprise feature set deployed in AWS GovCloud for regulated workloads. |
Seller details
StrongDM, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2015
Private
https://www.strongdm.com/
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