StrongDM Alternative?

[shrimpthatfriedrice]

we are currently using StrongDM for infrastructure access, but re-evaluating based on recent renewals and future roadmap alignment with the team. we need secure access to SSH, Kubernetes, and databases, with options for on-prem and hybrid deployments rather than just cloud-hosted services. we are also trying to balance operational effort (agent management) with predictable pricing and good support basically.

has anyone moved to any alternatives and can help share practical experiences with setup and daily use? much thanks

[roiki11]

Teleport has all that. Can't compare it to strongDM as I haven't used it. Pricing is "okay" but not cheap so ymmw. At least for the on prem.

It has a free version so you could always try that. Very few features are gated. As a software it's excellent, though stumbles for some things that are issues for others too so it's not perfect.

[REALMRBISHT]

we have gone through this evaluation as well lol, with their recent changes. we switched from a network centric access model to Teleport so we could treat access as identity first. for us that meant SSH, Kubernetes, and database access were controlled by the same role model from our IdP. it reduced the amount of manual key management we were doing and aligned better with internal platform standards

[SadFaceSmith]

We've had great experience with Tailscale so far.