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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | AWS IAM by AWS View product | Akeyless Vault Platform by Akeyless View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | AWS IAM from AWS focuses on workload role federation. Key capabilities: permission boundaries and Service Control Policies. Compare it with the leading IAM alternatives. | Akeyless Vault Platform, from Akeyless, provides secrets management. Common uses: vault consolidation. Check deployment options and top Key Management competitors. |
| Product type | Identity and Access Management Service | Vaultless Secrets & Key Management Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Media |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; AWS Cloud-native core identity service | Cloud (SaaS) with optional customer-hosted gateway; SaaS with customer-hosted gateway |
| Data residency | Global identity data replicated securely across AWS Regions | US and EU regions |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | All AWS servicesAWS CLIAWS SDKsAWS Management Console | KubernetesDockerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudWindowsLinuxmacOS |
| Compliance | SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | All AWS servicesAWS OrganizationsAWS IAM Identity CenterAWS CloudTrailAWS KMSAWS Security Hub | HashiCorp VaultAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformJenkinsServiceNow |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernment | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareMedia |
| Regions | Global (all AWS Regions) | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | AWS | Akeyless |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | New York, New York, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2006 | 2018 |
Overview
What it is
AWS IAM
AWS IAM from AWS focuses on workload role federation. Key capabilities: permission boundaries and Service Control Policies. Compare it with the leading IAM alternatives.Akeyless Vault Platform
Akeyless Vault Platform, from Akeyless, provides secrets management. Common uses: vault consolidation. Check deployment options and top Key Management competitors.Product type
AWS IAM
Identity and Access Management ServiceAkeyless Vault Platform
Vaultless Secrets & Key Management PlatformBest for
AWS IAM
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, GovernmentAkeyless Vault Platform
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, MediaPricing
Pricing model
AWS IAM
Contact VendorAkeyless Vault Platform
Contact VendorFree trial
AWS IAM
Free trial: yesAkeyless Vault Platform
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
AWS IAM
Cloud
Akeyless Vault Platform
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
AWS IAM
Cloud; AWS Cloud-native core identity serviceAkeyless Vault Platform
Cloud (SaaS) with optional customer-hosted gateway; SaaS with customer-hosted gatewayData residency
AWS IAM
Global identity data replicated securely across AWS RegionsAkeyless Vault Platform
US and EU regionsKey features
What it offers
AWS IAM
- Fine-grained access control policies
- IAM users, groups, and roles
- Temporary security credentials (AWS STS)
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Service Control Policies (SCPs)
- Permission boundaries
- Credential auditing and policy simulator
- Granular cloud access management
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
Platform & access
API access
AWS IAM
API access: yesAkeyless Vault Platform
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
AWS IAM
SSO: yesAkeyless Vault Platform
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
AWS IAM
RBAC: yesAkeyless Vault Platform
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
AWS IAM
Multi-tenant: yesAkeyless Vault Platform
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
AWS IAM
Mobile app: yesAkeyless Vault Platform
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
AWS IAM
All AWS servicesAWS CLIAWS SDKsAWS Management Console
Akeyless Vault Platform
KubernetesDockerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudWindowsLinuxmacOS
Compliance
AWS IAM
SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High
Akeyless Vault Platform
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
AWS IAM
All AWS servicesAWS OrganizationsAWS IAM Identity CenterAWS CloudTrailAWS KMSAWS Security Hub
Akeyless Vault Platform
HashiCorp VaultAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformJenkinsServiceNow
Industries
AWS IAM
Cross-industryEnterpriseTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernment
Akeyless Vault Platform
TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareMedia
Regions
AWS IAM
Global (all AWS Regions)
Akeyless Vault Platform
Global
Vendor
Company
AWS IAM
AWSAkeyless Vault Platform
AkeylessHeadquarters
AWS IAM
Seattle, Washington, USAAkeyless Vault Platform
New York, New York, USACompany size
AWS IAM
100,000+Akeyless Vault Platform
51-200Founded
AWS IAM
2006Akeyless Vault Platform
2018