Kuppingercole-Privileged-Access-Management-2026.md

This KuppingerCole Leadership Compass reviews the Privileged Access Management (PAM) market, assessing vendor offerings, deployment models, required capabilities (vaulting, JIT, CIEM, EPM, session monitoring, secrets management, etc.), and rating vendors on product, innovation, and market leadership. The report provides detailed product/vendor evaluations (strengths and challenges) for a wide range of vendors, highlights market trends such as the shift to Zero Standing Privileges and machine/agentic identity coverage, and offers guidance for buyers and vendors to address evolving PAM requirements.