By organisation size · verified June 2026
PAM for SMB 2026
Privileged Access Management options for small and mid-sized businesses with under 100 privileged admins. Free tiers cover the founding-team stage; paid SaaS published rates ($3.75 to $24/user/month) cover most SMB workloads.
Direct Answer
What does PAM cost for an SMB in 2026?
Free at the founding-team stage on Teleport Community Edition (under 100 employees and under $10M revenue), HashiCorp Boundary Community (self-hosted), and JumpCloud free tier (10 users + 10 devices). On paid published rates, Keeper Business is $3.75/user/month annual, JumpCloud Device Management is $9/user/month, and JumpCloud Platform Prime (which includes the JumpCloud Privileged Access Manager module) is $24/user/month.
Free tiers that cover SMB
- Teleport Community Edition (AGPL). Free for orgs under 100 employees AND under $10M annual revenue. Identity-aware infrastructure access with ephemeral certificates. Self-hosted control plane.
- HashiCorp Boundary Community Edition (MPL 2.0). Free, self-hosted. Best paired with HashiCorp Vault for full PAM-style coverage.
- JumpCloud free tier. 10 users + 10 devices, full feature evaluation. Suits very early-stage teams.
Paid published SMB rates
| Vendor | Per User / Month (annual) | Per User / Year | Includes dedicated PAM module? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeper Business | $3.75 | $45 | Password vault only (KeeperPAM add-on quote-only) |
| JumpCloud Device Management | $9 | $108 | No (directory + device) |
| JumpCloud Platform | $19 | $228 | No (full directory platform) |
| JumpCloud Platform Prime | $24 | $288 | Yes (PAM module included) |
| Keeper Enterprise | $5 | $60 | Password vault only with SSO |
Worked example: 30-person engineering startup
Acme Founders Co. (illustrative example, not a real company) is 30 engineers and 5 non-engineering staff, $4M annual revenue.
Teleport Community (qualifies)$0/yr
JumpCloud Device Management 35 users x $108/yr$3,780/yr
Keeper Business 35 users x $45/yr$1,575/yr
RecommendationTeleport (free) + Keeper Business ($1,575) = $1,575/yr
Engineering access via Teleport Community (free), password and shared credential vault via Keeper Business ($45/user/year). Total $1,575/year for a 35-person team is the cheapest serious PAM posture available on published pricing in 2026.
When to upgrade beyond SMB published rates
- Crossing 100 employees or $10M revenue. Teleport Community Edition cap triggers commercial conversion.
- Regulator scrutiny (SOC 2, ISO 27001). Audit-grade session recording typically requires Teleport Enterprise, JumpCloud Platform Prime, or moving to a published-list vendor like ManageEngine PAM360.
- Identity-suite consolidation. If you outgrow Keeper / JumpCloud combined, Okta Workforce Identity Suites ($17/user/mo) bring SSO, MFA, IGA basics and PAM into one contract.
- Full PAM-grade controls. Privileged session brokering, just-in-time elevation, advanced workflow typically push you to Platform Prime, ManageEngine PAM360, or a quote-only enterprise vendor.
See also
- PAM for mid-market: 100-1,000 admins.
- Teleport full dossier.
- Keeper Business full dossier.
- JumpCloud full dossier.
- Run the calculator with your admin count.
Last verified June 2026 · Next refresh September 2026