2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management
Akeyless Recognized in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM
Privileged access is evolving beyond traditional human administrators. Machines, workloads, automation, and AI agents increasingly require access to critical systems and data, creating new demands for how organizations secure, govern, and audit privileged activity.
Akeyless was recognized in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management among other vendors evaluated in the report.
Download the report to learn:
- How Gartner evaluates the PAM market and recognized vendors
- Which capabilities Gartner considers important for securing human and machine privileged access
- Akeyless strengths and cautions
- Key considerations to inform your PAM strategy and vendor evaluation
Privileged Access Is Entering Its Next Frontier
Privileged access is no longer just about people. Machines, workloads, automation, and AI agents are increasingly acting with access to critical systems and data.
Akeyless delivers privileged access for this new reality:
- Reduce standing access with just-in-time, least-privilege controls for human users
- Protect machine access with dynamic, short-lived credentials and centralized secrets management
- Simplify control across environments with one SaaS platform for hybrid and multi-cloud access
- Govern AI agents at runtime by controlling not just access, but what agents are allowed to do once connected
Who Is the Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM For?
Choosing the right PAM approach is getting more complex as privileged access expands across users, machines, and hybrid environments.
The report can help:
- Security leaders assess how PAM fits broader identity and risk priorities
- IAM and PAM teams evaluate vendor approaches against evolving requirements
- Security architects evaluate support for human and machine privileged access
- Cloud and infrastructure teams understand how PAM applies across modern hybrid environments
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management, By Paul Mezzera, Shubham Gera, Tarun Rohilla, Scott Brinker, 21 October 2026
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