Deployment Protection now comes standard on every plan

Vercel has expanded its Deployment Protection offering to all plans, giving teams the ability to lock down Preview Deployments behind authentication with a single click. The move replaces the previous SSO Protection feature for Enterprise customers and introduces several new collaboration and security options.

At the core of the update is Vercel Authentication, which lets any Vercel user sign in to a protected preview using the same account they already use on the platform. Team members no longer need to juggle separate credentials when reviewing pre-release work. For Enterprise teams, SAML SSO via an external identity provider and directory sync remain exclusive to that plan.

Sharing protected previews outside the team

A new Shareable Links beta extends access to people who are not part of your Vercel Team. This works by adding a query string to a Preview URL, so external collaborators can view the deployment without entering credentials. While no Vercel account is required to view via a Shareable Link, logging in is still necessary to use Comments.

  • Pro and Enterprise plans include unlimited Shareable Links.
  • Hobby users can maintain one active link at a time.
  • Links are managed from the Vercel Dashboard.

Advanced Deployment Protection

For teams with stricter security requirements or those needing programmatic access to protected deployments, Vercel now offers Advanced Deployment Protection. It is available as a $150 add-on to Pro plans and is bundled with all Enterprise plans. Existing Password Protection customers are upgraded automatically.

Bypass for Automation (beta)

A header secret included with Advanced Deployment Protection allows automated tools to reach protected previews. This is designed for end-to-end testing scenarios where CI tools or other automation must simulate real user flows but are often blocked by standard auth walls.

Password Protection

Advanced Deployment Protection also lets you enforce a password on Preview Deployments, configured directly from the Vercel dashboard.

Private Production Deployments (beta)

Protection is no longer limited to previews. A single checkbox can also secure Production Deployments, which is useful for internal tools or sites that have not yet launched publicly.

Getting started

Deployment Protection is opt-in for now. To begin, go to your project settings and enable protect preview deployments under deployment settings. Further details are available in the Vercel documentation.