# britive

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Last updated: 2026-06-19
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## Overview

Britive is a cloud privileged access platform that pairs cloud infrastructure entitlement management ([CIEM](https://startwithidentity.com/guides/fundamentals/what-is-ciem/)) with just-in-time access. Founded in 2018 and based in Glendale, California, its center of gravity is granting access on demand rather than only reporting on it. Where many CIEM tools stop at finding over-privileged identities, Britive brokers time-bound, zero-standing-privilege grants across AWS, Azure, GCP, and SaaS targets.

## What it is good at

Ephemeral access is the standout. Britive dynamically provisions and de-provisions permissions so credentials never sit idle, which materially shrinks the attack surface across cloud entitlements. Developer experience is good, with CLI and pipeline integrations that serve both human and machine identities, and authorization and lifecycle workflows are strong. For teams trying to eliminate static cloud credentials and standing privilege, the request-and-grant model directly enforces least privilege rather than merely flagging violations.

## Where it falls short

The trade-off is scope. Britive leans toward access brokering rather than the broad entitlement analytics and attack-path mapping you get from graph-heavy platforms, so passive visibility and risk scoring are not its strength. It also requires operational buy-in: just-in-time access only pays off when teams adopt the flow rather than routing around it. Authentication, SSO, and MFA sit outside its core, and pricing is opaque.

## Pricing

Quote-based and not published. Cost typically scales with identities or cloud environments under management. Expect a sales-led process with annual commitment and no self-serve tier. Model it with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose Britive when eliminating standing cloud privilege through just-in-time access is the goal. If you mainly want entitlement visibility and risk scoring, compare [Sonrai Security](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/ciem/sonrai-security/) and [Wiz](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/ciem/wiz/), or see [Britive vs Sonrai](https://startwithidentity.com/compare/britive-vs-sonrai-security/) and the [CIEM category](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/ciem/).

## Bottom line

The CIEM pick when zero-standing-privilege, just-in-time cloud access is the objective, not when you only need visibility and risk scoring.