StrongDM
Zero Trust privileged access platform for infrastructure, databases, cloud, and AI agents
StrongDM is a privileged access management platform that brokers credentials through a protocol-aware proxy and evaluates authorization continuously for the life of a session, rather than only at login. It grants just-in-time, least-privilege access to databases, Kubernetes, cloud consoles, servers, web apps, and AI agents, with access expiring automatically when the task is complete. It is part of Delinea's identity security control plane following an acquisition completed in March 2026.
Key capabilities include Native Tool Integration with existing terminal, IDE, and CLI tools; Just-In-Time Access with approvals via Slack, Microsoft Teams, or ITSM integrations such as ServiceNow and Jira; Runtime Authorization that re-evaluates policy on every action; Granular Audit Trails and Session Recording with command-level replay for SSH and Kubernetes, video for RDP, and query logging for databases; Agentic AI Control applying the same policy and audit model to AI agents and MCP connections; and Existing Vault Support extending Delinea Secret Server or other vaults. Integrations include PagerDuty, Incident.io, and open APIs. The platform is agentless and supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes distributions.
StrongDM is aimed at security, IAM, and infrastructure teams as well as developers, DBAs, DevOps, and AI agent operators managing cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premises environments. The pages reference a pricing page and demo-based evaluation, but do not specify plan tiers, editions, or billing models.
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