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Product	StrongDM Access by StrongDM View product	Core Security Suite by Core Security View product
Overview
What it is	StrongDM Access is an identity-aware infrastructure access gateway for frictionless developer access and VPN replacement. See features and IAM alternatives.	What does Core Security Suite do? It covers segregation of duties. See typical use cases, on-premises or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Product type	Identity-Aware Infrastructure Access Gateway	Identity Governance, PAM & Security Testing Portfolio
Best for	Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Startups, Software Development, E-commerce	Enterprise IT, Banking, Healthcare, Government
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise	CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane; On-premises/VPC gateways	On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliances; Hybrid Cloud Console
Data residency	United States; European Union	Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud
Key features
What it offers	Identity-driven access routing Seamless SSO credential binding Native client support (CLI, GUI, IDE) Automated credential injection Ephemeral access leases Network isolation Frictionless developer access VPN replacement	Unified identity governance Privileged access management Automated access certification Segregation of duties Continuous exploit validation Identity governance Vulnerability validation & remediation
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	DatabasesSSH hostsRDP bastionsKubernetes clustersInternal web apps	Active DirectoryMulti-Cloud SystemsSAPDBs
Compliance	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR	SOXHIPAAPCI-DSSISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	OktaGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDSlackGitHubDatadog	Active DirectorySAPOracleServiceNowSailPointSIEM
Industries	TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareStartupsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerce	Enterprise ITBankingHealthcareGovernment
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	StrongDM	Core Security
Headquarters	Burlingame, California, USA	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Company size	500+	51-200
Founded	2015	1996

StrongDM Access

by StrongDM

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Core Security Suite

by Core Security

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Overview

What it is

StrongDM Access

StrongDM Access is an identity-aware infrastructure access gateway for frictionless developer access and VPN replacement. See features and IAM alternatives.

Core Security Suite

What does Core Security Suite do? It covers segregation of duties. See typical use cases, on-premises or hybrid deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Product type

StrongDM Access

Identity-Aware Infrastructure Access Gateway

Core Security Suite

Identity Governance, PAM & Security Testing Portfolio

Best for

StrongDM Access

Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Startups, Software Development, E-commerce

Core Security Suite

Enterprise IT, Banking, Healthcare, Government

Pricing

Pricing model

StrongDM Access

Contact Vendor

Core Security Suite

Contact Vendor

Free trial

StrongDM Access

Core Security Suite

Deployment

Deployment options

StrongDM Access

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Core Security Suite

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

StrongDM Access

Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane; On-premises/VPC gateways

Core Security Suite

On-premises; Hybrid Cloud; Virtual Appliances; Hybrid Cloud Console

Data residency

StrongDM Access

United States; European Union

Core Security Suite

Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud

Key features

What it offers

StrongDM Access

Identity-driven access routing
Seamless SSO credential binding
Native client support (CLI, GUI, IDE)
Automated credential injection
Ephemeral access leases
Network isolation
Frictionless developer access
VPN replacement

Core Security Suite

Unified identity governance
Privileged access management
Automated access certification
Segregation of duties
Continuous exploit validation
Identity governance
Vulnerability validation & remediation

Platform & access

API access

StrongDM Access

Core Security Suite

Single sign-on (SSO)

StrongDM Access

Core Security Suite

Role-based access (RBAC)

StrongDM Access

Core Security Suite

Multi-tenant

StrongDM Access

Core Security Suite

Mobile app

StrongDM Access

Core Security Suite

Supported platforms

StrongDM Access

DatabasesSSH hostsRDP bastionsKubernetes clustersInternal web apps

Core Security Suite

Active DirectoryMulti-Cloud SystemsSAPDBs

Compliance

StrongDM Access

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR

Core Security Suite

SOXHIPAAPCI-DSSISO 27001

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

StrongDM Access

OktaGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDSlackGitHubDatadog

Core Security Suite

Active DirectorySAPOracleServiceNowSailPointSIEM

Industries

StrongDM Access

TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareStartupsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerce

Core Security Suite

Enterprise ITBankingHealthcareGovernment

Regions

StrongDM Access

Global

Core Security Suite

Global

Vendor

Company

StrongDM Access

StrongDM

Core Security Suite

Core Security

Headquarters

StrongDM Access

Burlingame, California, USA

Core Security Suite

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company size

StrongDM Access

500+

Core Security Suite

51-200

Founded

StrongDM Access

2015

Core Security Suite

1996