StrongDM's best feature is the session logging and audit trail, which is the single most valuable feature for me from a SOC perspective. When we investigate a security incident involving admin activity, having a full replay of what an engineer or vendor did during the privileged session is something that traditional VPN or jump box setups simply cannot provide. Other features I value are no credential exposure, just-in-time access, centralized resource management, fast offboarding, and strong SSO and MFA integration. Session logging and the audit trail help me during investigations because when investigating a security incident involving admin activity, having a full replay of what an engineer or vendor did during the privileged session is something traditional VPN or jump box setups cannot provide. StrongDM has positively impacted our organization since deployment. Access provisioning time dropped by around 40%. Offboarding that used to take hours now completes in under 10 minutes. We have also eliminated all shared credentials usage across the production environment. Additionally, audit evidence collection for privileged access reduced from days to hours, and there have been zero credentials-related incidents since deployment.
