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Hosted access gateway that brokers connections to servers, databases and Kubernetes clusters with just-in-time grants and session audit logs. A closed product from StrongDM.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JumpServer | Full replacement | 32k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | v5.0.0 | 2026-10-01 |
| Teleport | Full replacement | 21k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v18.10.0 | 2026-09-17 |
| Warpgate | Partial | 8k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | v0.29.1 | 2026-10-03 |
| Boundary | Partial | 4.1k | Other | Source available | Yes | Go | v0.21.3 | 2026-10-04 |
| ShellHub | Partial | 2.1k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v0.26.0 | 2026-10-06 |
5 alternatives
JumpServer is an Open-source Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform with AI-powered capabilities, providing DevOps and IT teams a unified workspace to securely access SSH, RDP, Kubernetes, databases, websites, RemoteApp, VirtualApp, and more.
Web bastion for SSH, RDP, Kubernetes and databases, with asset permissions and session recording.
The easiest, and most secure way to access and protect all of your infrastructure.
Certificate-based access to SSH, Kubernetes, databases, desktops and web apps, with session recording.
Fully transparent SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, database and RDP/VNC bastion/PAM that doesn't need additional client-side software
A single bastion for SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDP and VNC that records sessions, without a client app.
Boundary enables identity-based access management for dynamic infrastructure.
Identity-based access to hosts and databases with credential injection; session recording needs the enterprise edition.
:computer: Get seamless remote access to any Linux device. Centralized SSH for the edge and cloud computing
SSH access to devices behind NAT through a central gateway; SSH only.