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Teleport vendor trust score

Trust scoring is the “is this vendor a fair counterparty” question, deliberately separated from product quality. Six dimensions, dated, sourced where events warrant it.

8.2
/10
strong
Verdict

Teleport carries a strong vendor trust profile across the six dimensions we score. Few material concerns at renewal or procurement.

Vendor Trust Score

Is Teleport a trustworthy vendor?

8.2/10
High trust
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
7.0
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
8.0
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
8.5
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
8.5
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
8.5
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
8.5
Trust signal log
  • 2022-07-13
    Series C closed at $80M, $1.13B valuation, Kleiner Perkins-led
    Confirms cloud-native PAM as a real category and gives Teleport multi-year runway.
  • 2024-09-04
    Fastest-growing modern PAM entrant by deal count
    Engineering-led adoption shows up in G2 and Reddit references as the cloud-native default.
  • 2025-06-12
    Identity Governance and Device Trust modules expand platform reach
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.

How to read this score

  • Trust is separate from product quality. A vendor can ship great software and treat customers badly — or vice versa. We score the two independently.
  • 8.0+/10: strong. Few concerns at renewal or procurement.
  • 6.5–7.9: mixed. Negotiate hard on the lowest dimensions; monitor across the contract term.
  • 5.0–6.4: cautious. Add explicit mitigation language to the master agreement.
  • Below 5.0: concerning. Treat this as a contracted-risk evaluation, not a product-fit evaluation.
  • Updates: we re-verify scoring quarterly. Material trust events (acquisitions, breaches, leadership change, hostile contract terms) get logged on the timeline above.

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Last updated 2026-05-17. Scoring methodology: editorial standards. Disagree? Tell us.