How Bravura Privilege compares

Bravura Privilege uses a direct-connect model where credentials are brokered into client-side tools (RDP, SSH, SQL Management Studio, vSphere, and others), allowing users to connect straight to target systems. This avoids the centralized proxy/jump server bottlenecks required by many competing products. Proxies are only required in limited cases (HTML5/Guacamole sessions), and these scale efficiently on commodity Linux servers or containers.

This design reduces latency, eliminates proxy infrastructure costs, and simplifies network architecture.

Bravura Privilege is part of Bravura Security Fabric, a single platform that can run identity governance (IGA), privileged access management (PAM), and self-service password management together. This enables use cases that span identity lifecycle and privileged access — such as identity-powered PAM (just-in-time ephemeral accounts, JIT group elevation, time-bounded access) and access certification against privileged accounts — all governed by the same identity model, business logic, and policy framework.

Organizations that deploy multiple Bravura Security Fabric products benefit from a single administrative interface, shared connectors, and unified audit trail.

Bravura Privilege ships with a large connector library and multiple connector paradigms: native connectors plus universal/SDK options such as API binding, terminal emulation, web services, and backend adapters. This combination delivers broad out-of-the-box coverage and a flexible path for integrating legacy, on-premises, or bespoke systems without fragile custom point-to-point projects.

Bravura Security-verified connectors (the most common and critical across customers) are included in the license. Customer-verified connectors are supported with a modest subscription uplift shared across customers. Only fully custom connectors incur professional services fees.

Session monitoring infrastructure is included at no extra cost. Both direct and proxied connections can be deployed. No software is installed on the managed endpoint, and there is no additional fee per proxy server. The recording system is tamper resistant — any attempt to interrupt recording disconnects the session and raises an alarm.

The multi-master, active-active replication model supports over 1,000,000 password changes per day, with replication tolerant of low-bandwidth and high-latency WAN links. Each server node supports approximately 200 concurrent transactions and 1,000 concurrent user or API sessions. The auto-discovery process is massively multi-threaded, capable of processing over 10,000 systems per hour.

A minimum of three nodes deployed across at least two geographically separated locations provides service continuity even in the event of a regional disaster.

The streamlined architecture translates directly into lower infrastructure and operating costs. Organizations do not need to buy separate proxy servers, separate session recording modules, or add-on HA/DR components — everything is built in. Combined with extensive automation (auto-discovery, scheduled password randomization, self-service workflows), Bravura Privilege drives down administrative overhead while delivering a lower total cost of ownership.