# Teleport: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 2 categories by 11 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/teleport/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privileged access management | 4% | 7 | 9% | 22 |
| Zero trust network access | 0% | 29 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "My top pick: If you have technical expertise, JumpServer or Teleport Community offer full-featured PAM for free." (Kimi K2, PAM)
- "Tightest budget + technical team available → Teleport Community (free under their size limits)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PAM)
- "Highly technical or software-driven companies where the main risk is developers/engineers accessing AWS, Kubernetes, and Databases." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, PAM)
- "Choose Teleport or StrongDM if your main problem is developer access to cloud infrastructure" (Perplexity Sonar, PAM)

## And against it

- "cloud-native tools if your organization mainly needs traditional enterprise PAM for shared admin accounts" (Perplexity Sonar, PAM)
- "Not a full PAM – limited credential vaulting and analytics." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, PAM)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.