Compare 12Port vs. Admin By Request Endpoint Privilege Management

12Port is an agentless privileged access management platform that centralizes access control, credential security, session monitoring, and account management for privileged identities. Users, vendors, scripts, and AI agents authenticate through 12Port, which retrieves credentials from its vault and injects them into sessions without revealing the underlying secret. The platform supports brokered access over SSH, RDP, PowerShell, VNC, Telnet, HTTP, and other administrative protocols. Just-in-time elevation and approval workflows help organizations reduce standing privilege and limit access to the systems and time periods required for each task. Its credential vault can store privileged passwords, service accounts, API keys, certificates, SSH credentials, and database secrets while supporting automated rotation and reconciliation. Session Intelligence records privileged activity through video, transcripts, and events while providing real-time monitoring, behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, and the ability to terminate active sessions. AccessWall adds enforcement by blocking direct SSH and RDP connections to protected hosts so users must enter through approved PAM workflows. An integrated MCP server allows AI agents to obtain scoped privileged access while remaining subject to centralized controls and audit trails. 12Port is intended for businesses, regulated organizations, MSPs, security teams, and infrastructure operators that need privileged access management without deploying agents across every endpoint.

Admin By Request EPM is an endpoint privilege management solution for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It removes permanent local admin rights and grants elevation only when a task requires it, so a compromised account can't take over an entire system. Elevation applies to applications rather than user accounts, and privileges can be delegated by user or group to fit developers, general staff, and third-party contractors alike. Threat and behavioral analytics identify risky users, assets, and software, and every session is logged for auditing. The solution runs from a single portal, works online or offline, and requires no additional servers or databases.