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| Product | Akeyless Vault Platform by Akeyless View product | Venafi Machine Identity Protection by CyberArk View product | Cisco Identity Services Engine by Cisco View product |
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| Overview | |||
| What it is | Akeyless Vault Platform, from Akeyless, provides secrets management. Common uses: vault consolidation. Check deployment options and top Key Management competitors. | Venafi Machine Identity Protection: policy enforcement and SSH key management. Built for certificate outage prevention. Compare Identity Security alternatives. | Cisco Identity Services Engine delivers BYOD onboarding for network access control. Explore its Identity Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | Vaultless Secrets & Key Management Platform | Machine Identity Management Platform | Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy Engine |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Media | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Technology | Cross-industry, Healthcare, Higher Education, Financial Services, Government, Retail |
| Pricing | |||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | |||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud (SaaS) with optional customer-hosted gateway; SaaS with customer-hosted gateway | Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaS; Self-hosted | On-premises appliance; Virtual machine; Cloud (AWS, Azure); Physical hardware appliance; Virtual appliance (VMware ESXi, KVM); Cloud (AWS, Azure) |
| Data residency | US and EU regions | US and EU hosting regions (SaaS); customer-controlled (self-hosted) | On-premises / customer-managed cloud tenant |
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| Platform & access | |||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | KubernetesDockerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudWindowsLinuxmacOS | WindowsLinuxKubernetesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud | Enterprise wired switchesWireless LAN controllersVPN gateways |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001 | FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | |||
| Integrations | HashiCorp VaultAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformJenkinsServiceNow | DigiCertSectigoMicrosoft AD CSAWS Certificate ManagerF5CitrixKubernetes cert-managerHashiCorp Vault+2 more | Cisco Catalyst CenterCisco Cyber VisionCisco Secure ClientActive DirectoryMDMs (Intune, Jamf)SIEM platforms |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareMedia | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailTechnology | Cross-industryHealthcareHigher EducationFinancial ServicesGovernmentRetail |
| Regions | Global | Global | Global |
| Vendor | |||
| Company | Akeyless | CyberArk | Cisco |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, USA | Newton, Massachusetts, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 51-200 | 5,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2018 | 1999 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
Akeyless Vault Platform
Akeyless Vault Platform, from Akeyless, provides secrets management. Common uses: vault consolidation. Check deployment options and top Key Management competitors.Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Venafi Machine Identity Protection: policy enforcement and SSH key management. Built for certificate outage prevention. Compare Identity Security alternatives.Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cisco Identity Services Engine delivers BYOD onboarding for network access control. Explore its Identity Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
Akeyless Vault Platform
Vaultless Secrets & Key Management PlatformVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Machine Identity Management PlatformCisco Identity Services Engine
Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy EngineBest for
Akeyless Vault Platform
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, MediaVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, TechnologyCisco Identity Services Engine
Cross-industry, Healthcare, Higher Education, Financial Services, Government, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Akeyless Vault Platform
Contact VendorVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Contact VendorCisco Identity Services Engine
Contact VendorFree trial
Akeyless Vault Platform
Free trial: yesVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Free trial: yesCisco Identity Services Engine
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Akeyless Vault Platform
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Deployment details
Akeyless Vault Platform
Cloud (SaaS) with optional customer-hosted gateway; SaaS with customer-hosted gatewayVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Cloud (SaaS); Self-hosted; SaaS; Self-hostedCisco Identity Services Engine
On-premises appliance; Virtual machine; Cloud (AWS, Azure); Physical hardware appliance; Virtual appliance (VMware ESXi, KVM); Cloud (AWS, Azure)Data residency
Akeyless Vault Platform
US and EU regionsVenafi Machine Identity Protection
US and EU hosting regions (SaaS); customer-controlled (self-hosted)Cisco Identity Services Engine
On-premises / customer-managed cloud tenantKey features
What it offers
Akeyless Vault Platform
- Secrets management
- Encryption key management
- Encryption as a service
- Certificate lifecycle management
- Privileged remote access
- Multi-region high availability
- Migration from HashiCorp Vault
- Customer-hosted gateway
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
- Certificate discovery and inventory
- TLS certificate lifecycle automation
- Policy enforcement
- Kubernetes certificate management
- SSH key management
- Code signing protection
- Firefly workload issuer
- Hundreds of integrations
Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Network access control (NAC)
- 802.1X device authentication
- Dynamic endpoint profiling
- Guest access management
- BYOD onboarding
- TrustSec Security Group Tagging (SGT)
- Posture assessment
- Network access control
Platform & access
API access
Akeyless Vault Platform
API access: yesVenafi Machine Identity Protection
API access: yesCisco Identity Services Engine
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akeyless Vault Platform
SSO: yesVenafi Machine Identity Protection
SSO: yesCisco Identity Services Engine
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akeyless Vault Platform
RBAC: yesVenafi Machine Identity Protection
RBAC: yesCisco Identity Services Engine
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akeyless Vault Platform
Multi-tenant: yesVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Identity Services Engine
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akeyless Vault Platform
Mobile app: noVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Mobile app: noCisco Identity Services Engine
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akeyless Vault Platform
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Compliance
Akeyless Vault Platform
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akeyless Vault Platform
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Industries
Akeyless Vault Platform
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Regions
Akeyless Vault Platform
Venafi Machine Identity Protection
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Vendor
Company
Akeyless Vault Platform
AkeylessVenafi Machine Identity Protection
CyberArkCisco Identity Services Engine
CiscoHeadquarters
Akeyless Vault Platform
New York, New York, USAVenafi Machine Identity Protection
Newton, Massachusetts, USACisco Identity Services Engine
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Akeyless Vault Platform
51-200Venafi Machine Identity Protection
5,000+Cisco Identity Services Engine
80,000+Founded
Akeyless Vault Platform
2018Venafi Machine Identity Protection
1999Cisco Identity Services Engine
1984