Access Platform Buyer’s Guide (2025)

Compare leading PAM vendors, understand Cloud PAM, and use a ready RFP checklist to choose a platform that secures humans, non-humans, and agentic AI—without slowing delivery.

What’s inside:

• Cloud PAM vs. Legacy PAM — what’s changed: From credentials to contextual policies and ephemeral permissions.

• Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) playbook: Grant only what’s needed, just-in-time, then auto-revoke.

• Unified identity coverage: Humans, NHIs (service accounts, tokens), and agentic AI under one policy plane.

• Side-by-side comparisons: Apono vs. legacy and modern approaches (coverage, granularity, revocation, deployment).

• Rollout strategy that won’t break productivity: Risk-first sequencing, requestable high-risk roles, phased adoption (Labelbox example).

• Enterprise RFP checklist: Real evaluation criteria you can use as-is.

Who should read it

• CISOs & Security Leaders modernizing PAM for cloud/AI

• Cloud Security Architects and DevSecOps

• Platform/Infra teams evaluating access automation