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Teleport pros and cons

Vendor: Teleport
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Teleport effectively replaces earlier methods like a bastion server or a jump server for connecting to physical servers.
It is highly recommended for its straightforward setup and strong security.
Teleport streamlines access by eliminating the need to deal with DNS or SSH.
It helps minimize incidents while maintaining a near-perfect uptime of 99.90%.
The main capabilities include action tracking, server connection ease, and user access management.

CONS

Cannot download or share session recordings directly, which is useful for documentation or reviews.
Requires extra research for unique tasks, slightly detracting from overall quality.
Managing 700 to 800 services is challenging.
Setup complexity on self-hosted instances makes the process difficult.
Considerable time is consumed during use on self-host.
 

Teleport Pros review quotes

Jyothikumar C - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineering Manager at Ninjacart
Jan 29, 2025
Teleport has replaced earlier methods like a bastion server or a jump server, which required connecting to physical servers.
Darrell Calderon - PeerSpot reviewer
Leader, Software Engineering at Cisco
Jan 18, 2026
I would definitely advise others looking into using Teleport to try it out if they are seeking a tunneling or proxying solution to streamline obtaining access without dealing with DNS or SSH, as it is straightforward to install, can be tested in various environments, and is a truly exceptional product that is easy to use.
PradeepKumar15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test lead at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 19, 2026
Teleport has helped us minimize incidents and maintain our uplinking time and uptime, and our organization's uptime is 99.90%, which is almost 100%.
Find out what your peers are saying about Teleport, WALLIX, CyberArk and others in Privileged Access Management (PAM). Updated: January 2026.
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reviewer2799300 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 24, 2026
The best features include its main capabilities such as collecting actions and showing others what you did on the server, an easy way to connect to any bare-metal servers, and the ability to describe which servers you can use and who can connect to these servers.
 

Teleport Cons review quotes

Jyothikumar C - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineering Manager at Ninjacart
Jan 29, 2025
I cannot download or share session recordings directly with others, which would be useful for documentation or reviews.
Darrell Calderon - PeerSpot reviewer
Leader, Software Engineering at Cisco
Jan 18, 2026
Teleport is simple to use, but sometimes it requires extra research for more unique tasks, which slightly detracts from its overall quality.
PradeepKumar15 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test lead at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 19, 2026
Managing 700 to 800 services is not easy.
Find out what your peers are saying about Teleport, WALLIX, CyberArk and others in Privileged Access Management (PAM). Updated: January 2026.
881,733 professionals have used our research since 2012.
reviewer2799300 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 24, 2026
I think it should have less complexity to set up on self-hosted because it is still a difficult process and I spend a lot of time using it on self-host.