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PumaGate vs Teleport

Compare PumaGate's browser-based Zero Trust gateway with Teleport's certificate-based infrastructure access platform.

Feature Comparison

See how we compare across key capabilities

Capability PumaGate Teleport
Access model
Browser-based, no client
Client (tsh) required
Session recording
Full video-like playback
Text-based recordings
Setup complexity
Deploy in minutes
Complex certificate infrastructure
Identity integration
Works with any IdP
Good IdP support
Just-in-time access
Built-in with approval workflows
Access requests available
Pricing model
Per user, from $5/user/mo
Per-resource pricing
Operational overhead
Fully managed SaaS
Self-hosted or cloud
Protocol support
SSH, RDP, VNC, K8s, gRPC, Telnet, databases
SSH, RDP, databases

Why Choose PumaGate

Key advantages for secure infrastructure access

No client software

  • 100% browser-based access
  • No tsh CLI to install
  • No client updates to manage
  • Works from any device
Access your infrastructure from any browser — no software to install or maintain.

Visual session recording

  • Full video-like playback
  • Visual audit trail for compliance
  • Easy to review and search
  • Built for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 frameworks
Replay sessions like a video — auditors and compliance teams love it.

Simpler operations

  • No certificate authority to manage
  • No proxy infrastructure to scale
  • Fully managed SaaS option
  • Deploy in minutes, not weeks
Get secure access without building a PKI infrastructure.

Our Focus

We specialize in secure infrastructure access with full session visibility. We don't try to do everything — we focus on what security and operations teams need most.

  • We focus on secure access, not full infrastructure management
  • We specialize in human and machine access with audit trails
  • We complement existing SSH key management
Works with your existing tools: PumaGate integrates with your identity providers, alerting tools, and SIEM platforms.

Common Questions

What customers often ask when comparing

We already use Teleport for SSH access
Teleport is strong for SSH, but PumaGate provides browser-based access with richer session recordings and simpler operations — no certificate infrastructure to manage.
Teleport has a strong open-source community
PumaGate focuses on operational simplicity. While Teleport requires certificate management, PumaGate gives you Zero Trust access from the browser with full visual audit trails.
We need Teleport's certificate-based auth
PumaGate achieves the same Zero Trust security through identity-aware controls and mTLS — without the complexity of managing your own certificate authority.

Is PumaGate Right for You?

PumaGate works best for teams that need secure access with full audit trails

PumaGate is ideal for

  • Teams wanting browser-based access without client software
  • Organizations needing visual session recordings for compliance
  • Teams looking to simplify their access infrastructure
  • Organizations needing quick deployment (days, not months)

PumaGate gives you Zero Trust access from the browser with visual session recordings — no client software or certificate infrastructure required.

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