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Boundary vs Teleport
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Boundary | Teleport |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 4.1k | 21k |
| Latest | v0.21.3 | v18.10.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 | 2026-09-17 |
| Release cadence | about 11 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 79+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace StrongDM. Alternatives to StrongDM →
PartialBoundaryIdentity-based access to hosts and databases with credential injection; session recording needs the enterprise edition.
Full replacementTeleportCertificate-based access to SSH, Kubernetes, databases, desktops and web apps, with session recording.
Boundary
- v0.21.32026-04-30Added support for IBM Passport Advantage Online licensing. You can now use PAO to enable Boundary Enterprise.
- v0.19.52026-04-30Added support for new debug flag to expose pprof endpoints for debugging purposes. (PR)
- v0.20.32026-04-30Added support for new debug flag to expose pprof endpoints for debugging purposes. (PR)
- v0.21.22026-04-07cli: Added optional flags -sort-by and -sort-direction to boundary search. These flags can be used to control sorting w…
- v0.21.12026-02-13Go version bumped to 1.25.7 to address CVE-2025-61730 (PR)
Teleport
- v18.10.02026-07-09Teleport 18.10.0
- v18.10.0-rc.22026-07-07Teleport 18.10.0-rc.2pre-release
- v18.10.0-rc.12026-07-01Teleport 18.10.0-rc.1pre-release
- v18.9.22026-06-29Teleport 18.9.2
- v18.9.2-rc.12026-06-24Teleport 18.9.2-rc.1pre-release
Boundary
✓ signed The latest release, v0.21.3, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Teleport
✓ signed The latest release, v18.10.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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