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| Product | AWS Private CA by AWS View product | HashiCorp Vault by HashiCorp View product | Google Cloud KMS by Google Cloud View product |
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| Overview | |||
| What it is | AWS Private CA delivers SCEP connector for MDM for internal TLS encryption. Explore its Identity Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools. | Try Google Cloud KMS free: a cryptographic key management service with cloud HSM. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Key Management tools. |
| Product type | Managed Private Certificate Authority Service | Secrets & Encryption Management Platform | Cryptographic Key Management Service |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Technology | Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industry | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, Technology |
| Pricing | |||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | |||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed PKI service | Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes Helm | Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trust |
| Data residency | Private CA keys generated and stored in customer-selected AWS Region HSM | Multi-region cloud; customer-hosted | Regional, multi-regional, and global endpoints |
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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: yes | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | AWS Certificate ManagerAmazon EKSAWS IoT Coreenterprise mobile and server clients | CloudHybridKubernetesContainersVMs | Google Cloud PlatformAPIsPKCS#11 |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2 Level 3, SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2GDPRHIPAA | FIPS 140-2/3ISO/IEC 27001SOC 1/2/3HIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | |||
| Integrations | AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)AWS KMSAWS CloudTrailMicrosoft IntuneJamfKubernetes cert-managerAWS IoT Core | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformOktaGitHub | Cloud StorageBigQueryCompute EngineCloud SQLSecret ManagerSecurity Command Center |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingTechnology | Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailGovernmentCross-industry | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorGovernmentTechnology |
| Regions | Global (supported AWS Regions) | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific | GlobalMulti-regionalRegional |
| Vendor | |||
| Company | AWS | HashiCorp | Google Cloud |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | San Francisco, California, USA | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 250,000+ (parent: IBM) | 100,000+ |
| Founded | 2006 | 2012 | 2008 |
Overview
What it is
AWS Private CA
AWS Private CA delivers SCEP connector for MDM for internal TLS encryption. Explore its Identity Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools.Google Cloud KMS
Try Google Cloud KMS free: a cryptographic key management service with cloud HSM. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Key Management tools.Product type
AWS Private CA
Managed Private Certificate Authority ServiceHashiCorp Vault
Secrets & Encryption Management PlatformGoogle Cloud KMS
Cryptographic Key Management ServiceBest for
AWS Private CA
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, TechnologyHashiCorp Vault
Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industryGoogle Cloud KMS
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
AWS Private CA
Contact VendorHashiCorp Vault
Contact VendorGoogle Cloud KMS
Contact VendorFree trial
AWS Private CA
Free trial: yesHashiCorp Vault
Free trial: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
AWS Private CA
Cloud
HashiCorp Vault
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Google Cloud KMS
CloudHybrid
Deployment details
AWS Private CA
Cloud; AWS Cloud-native managed PKI serviceHashiCorp Vault
Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes HelmGoogle Cloud KMS
Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trustData residency
AWS Private CA
Private CA keys generated and stored in customer-selected AWS Region HSMHashiCorp Vault
Multi-region cloud; customer-hostedGoogle Cloud KMS
Regional, multi-regional, and global endpointsKey features
What it offers
AWS Private CA
- Private X.509 certificate issuance
- FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM key protection
- Custom certificate extensions and templates
- Automated renewal with AWS Certificate Manager
- CRL and OCSP revocation endpoints
- SCEP connector for MDM
- Internal TLS encryption
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) service-to-service auth
HashiCorp Vault
- Dynamic secrets
- Data encryption as a service
- PKI certificate engine
- Key management
- Auditing
- Identity-based access
- Centralized secrets storage
- Dynamic database credential generation
Google Cloud KMS
- Symmetric & asymmetric key management
- Cloud HSM (FIPS 140-2 Level 3)
- External Key Manager (EKM)
- Automated key rotation
- CMEK integration
- Data at rest encryption
- Digital signing
- Database CMEK protection
Platform & access
API access
AWS Private CA
API access: yesHashiCorp Vault
API access: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
AWS Private CA
SSO: yesHashiCorp Vault
SSO: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
AWS Private CA
RBAC: yesHashiCorp Vault
RBAC: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
AWS Private CA
Multi-tenant: yesHashiCorp Vault
Multi-tenant: yesGoogle Cloud KMS
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
AWS Private CA
Mobile app: yesHashiCorp Vault
Mobile app: noGoogle Cloud KMS
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
AWS Private CA
AWS Certificate ManagerAmazon EKSAWS IoT Coreenterprise mobile and server clients
HashiCorp Vault
CloudHybridKubernetesContainersVMs
Google Cloud KMS
Google Cloud PlatformAPIsPKCS#11
Compliance
AWS Private CA
FIPS 140-2 Level 3, SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High
HashiCorp Vault
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2GDPRHIPAA
Google Cloud KMS
FIPS 140-2/3ISO/IEC 27001SOC 1/2/3HIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
AWS Private CA
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)AWS KMSAWS CloudTrailMicrosoft IntuneJamfKubernetes cert-managerAWS IoT Core
HashiCorp Vault
AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformOktaGitHub
Google Cloud KMS
Cloud StorageBigQueryCompute EngineCloud SQLSecret ManagerSecurity Command Center
Industries
AWS Private CA
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingTechnology
HashiCorp Vault
Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailGovernmentCross-industry
Google Cloud KMS
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorGovernmentTechnology
Regions
AWS Private CA
Global (supported AWS Regions)
HashiCorp Vault
GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific
Google Cloud KMS
GlobalMulti-regionalRegional
Vendor
Company
AWS Private CA
AWSHashiCorp Vault
HashiCorpGoogle Cloud KMS
Google CloudHeadquarters
AWS Private CA
Seattle, Washington, USAHashiCorp Vault
San Francisco, California, USAGoogle Cloud KMS
Mountain View, California, USACompany size
AWS Private CA
100,000+HashiCorp Vault
250,000+ (parent: IBM)Google Cloud KMS
100,000+Founded
AWS Private CA
2006HashiCorp Vault
2012Google Cloud KMS
2008