Case Study: Applause doubles productivity with StrongDM

Applause Doubles Productivity with StrongDM

Applause, a crowdsourced testing platform for brands like Google, Uber, and Microsoft, struggled with slow, manual access provisioning and difficult offboarding across its databases. The operations team spent days handling tickets, auditing access by hand, and trying to keep resources properly secured without overprivileging users.

With strongDM, Applause automated database access through SSO-backed controls, self-service requests, and fully automated offboarding, while also building compliance and audit trails into its workflow. StrongDM helped Applause double productivity within days, reduce security risk, and make audits for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and third-party assessments much simpler.

Applause

Chris Gianelloni

Director of Platform Delivery