Teleport secures access to servers, Kubernetes, databases, and cloud infrastructure with identity-based, credential-free access. See pricing and features.
Teleport is an infrastructure identity and access security platform, sometimes categorized as privileged access management (PAM), that lets organizations grant employees, services, and now AI agents secure access to servers, cloud consoles, databases, and internal applications without relying on static, long-lived credentials.
The company was founded in 2015 by Ev Kontsevoy, Alexander (Sasha) Klizhentas, and Taylor Wakefield, and is headquartered in Oakland, California. It began as an open-source project (originally under the name Gravitational) and has grown into a venture-backed company valued at roughly $1.1 billion, used by more than 600 customers including Elastic, Samsung, NASDAQ, and IBM.
Note: Teleport (goteleport.com) is an entirely separate company from TeleportHQ (teleporthq.io), a no-code visual web app builder based in Romania. Despite the similar name, the two products, companies, and founding teams are unrelated.
Teleport issues short-lived, cryptographically signed certificates instead of passwords or long-lived SSH keys and API tokens, minimizing the risk of credential theft or sprawl.
It provides unified, zero trust access to a broad set of infrastructure, including Linux servers, Windows desktops, Kubernetes clusters, databases, internal web apps, and cloud provider APIs and consoles for AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Session recording and detailed audit logging give security teams visibility into exactly who accessed what infrastructure and when, simplifying compliance audits.
Newer capabilities extend Teleport's access model to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, letting organizations apply the same identity-based access controls to AI agents interacting with infrastructure.
Teleport offers a free, open-source Community Edition suitable for hobbyists, homelabs, and small-scale self-hosted deployments. As of Teleport 16, Community Edition builds carry a modified Apache 2.0 commercial license that restricts free commercial use to companies with fewer than 100 employees and less than $10 million in annual revenue; individuals can use it for personal or hobby purposes without restriction.
Paid plans are usage-based, charging for active users and protected resources. Reported list pricing for a Team-level plan is around $10 per user per month, with a Business-level plan around $18 per user per month. Enterprise and self-hosted deployments for larger organizations use custom pricing, and exact current pricing requires contacting Teleport's sales team or requesting the published pricing guide.
Teleport is used to provide secure, credential-free access to infrastructure such as servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, cloud consoles, and internal applications using short-lived certificates instead of passwords or static keys.
Teleport offers a free, open-source Community Edition for small-scale and personal use. Paid Team, Business, and Enterprise plans add additional features, support, and higher usage limits.
Teleport was founded in 2015 by Ev Kontsevoy, Alexander (Sasha) Klizhentas, and Taylor Wakefield, and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
No. Teleport (goteleport.com) is an infrastructure access and identity security company, while TeleportHQ (teleporthq.io) is an unrelated no-code visual web app builder based in Romania.
Teleport's paid plans are usage-based; reported pricing starts around $10 per user per month for a Team-level plan, with Business and Enterprise tiers priced higher or custom-quoted.
Yes, Teleport provides zero trust access to Kubernetes clusters alongside servers, databases, and cloud consoles.
Yes, Teleport has extended its access model to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, applying the same identity-based controls to AI agents.
Teleport has raised roughly $169 million in funding, reaching a valuation of about $1.1 billion in 2022.