vs Keeper Connection Manager
Two Guacamole-based gateways, different priorities.
Based on each vendor's public documentation as of October 2026.
Both give clientless, agentless browser access. KCM is tied to the Keeper vault; GSR Access Gateway is self-contained, with recording on by default, accountable sharing and command policy.
Where KCM is strong
a broad protocol set, Remote Browser Isolation, deep integration with the Keeper vault, and wide authentication options, including PIV/CAC smart cards [K1][K5].
| Keeper Connection Manager | GSR Access Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Browser SSH / RDP / Telnet | Yes [K3] | Yes |
| VNC, databases, Kubernetes | Yes [K1][K3] | Yes: VNC; PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQL Server; Kubernetes |
| Credentials | From the Keeper Vault via Keeper Secrets Manager [K1] | Built-in vault with rotation, or HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, AWS Secrets Manager or Azure Key Vault |
| Session recording | Per connection; "not automatic across all connections" [K6] | Every session, always on |
| Terminal replay in the browser | Typescripts replayed with local tools; in-browser not documented [K6] | Text replay in the browser |
| Live sharing | Sharing profiles; full access unless set read-only [K8] | Signed-in guests, attributed input, full control needs own access |
| Command blocking | Not documented | Block or alert |
| Legacy encodings / RTL | Not documented | 50 encodings, right-to-left display |
| Pricing | Sales only, with KeeperPAM licensing [K2][K11] | Annual subscription by blocks of systems; quote on request |
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- 01Scope call
- 02Deploy & connect your systems
- 03Review the evidence together
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