Compare 12Port vs. ThreatLocker

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.

ThreatLocker is a Zero Trust security platform that stops cyber threats by allowing only approved applications and activity to run. It removes standing admin rights, enforces least privilege, and gives organizations precise control over software behavior. With capabilities like application control, ringfencing, and device and storage restrictions, it prevents ransomware, zero day exploits, and unauthorized actions before they can execute. Purpose built for IT and security teams, ThreatLocker offers centralized management and full visibility across endpoints, users, and applications. It helps shrink the attack surface, restrict lateral movement, and meet compliance requirements with detailed auditing. Quick to deploy and easy to manage, the platform includes a large maintained application library and simplified approval workflows, enabling stronger security with less operational burden while keeping the business running smoothly.