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| Product | AWS Systems Manager Session Manager by AWS View product | HashiCorp Boundary by HashiCorp View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | AWS Systems Manager Session Manager: TLS 1.2 end-to-end encryption. Built for secure bastionless server administration. Compare Cloud Security alternatives. | Looking for Zero Trust software? HashiCorp Boundary by HashiCorp provides session recording and service discovery for Secure Access. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Managed Interactive Node Access Capability | Zero Trust Identity-Based Infrastructure Access Gateway |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector | DevOps, Cloud Engineering, FinTech, Enterprise IT, SaaS |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; AWS Cloud-native managed capability via outbound SSM agent | Software; Cloud (HCP); Linux; Docker; Open-source software; HCP cloud managed; Self-hosted Linux |
| Data residency | Session metadata and logs stored in selected AWS Region | Self-Hosted / HCP Cloud (US, EU, Global) |
| 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 | Amazon EC2 instanceson-premises serversVMware VMsIoT devices running SSM Agent | LinuxKubernetesDockerAWSAzureGCPDatabasesSSH+1 more |
| Compliance | SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | AWS IAMAWS CloudTrailAmazon CloudWatch LogsAmazon S3AWS KMSAWS Systems ManagerAWS Organizations | HashiCorp VaultTerraformConsulOktaEntra IDAWSKubernetes |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic Sector | DevOpsCloud EngineeringFinTechEnterprise ITSaaS |
| Regions | Global (all AWS Regions) | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | AWS | HashiCorp |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 250,000+ (parent: IBM) |
| Founded | 2006 | 2012 |
Overview
What it is
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager: TLS 1.2 end-to-end encryption. Built for secure bastionless server administration. Compare Cloud Security alternatives.HashiCorp Boundary
Looking for Zero Trust software? HashiCorp Boundary by HashiCorp provides session recording and service discovery for Secure Access. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Managed Interactive Node Access CapabilityHashiCorp Boundary
Zero Trust Identity-Based Infrastructure Access GatewayBest for
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public SectorHashiCorp Boundary
DevOps, Cloud Engineering, FinTech, Enterprise IT, SaaSPricing
Pricing model
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Contact VendorHashiCorp Boundary
Contact VendorFree trial
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Free trial: yesHashiCorp Boundary
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
HashiCorp Boundary
Deployment details
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; AWS Cloud-native managed capability via outbound SSM agentHashiCorp Boundary
Software; Cloud (HCP); Linux; Docker; Open-source software; HCP cloud managed; Self-hosted LinuxData residency
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Session metadata and logs stored in selected AWS RegionHashiCorp Boundary
Self-Hosted / HCP Cloud (US, EU, Global)Key features
What it offers
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
- Inbound-port-free shell access
- Browser and CLI interactive access
- IAM-based authentication and authorization
- TLS 1.2 end-to-end encryption
- Full session keystroke logging to S3 and CloudWatch
- Private port forwarding and tunneling
- Secure bastionless server administration
- Centralized access auditing
HashiCorp Boundary
- Zero trust infrastructure access
- Identity-based proxying
- Vault dynamic credential injection
- Session recording
- Service discovery
- SSH Security
- Zero Trust
- Secure Access
Platform & access
API access
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
API access: yesHashiCorp Boundary
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
SSO: yesHashiCorp Boundary
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
RBAC: yesHashiCorp Boundary
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Multi-tenant: yesHashiCorp Boundary
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Mobile app: yesHashiCorp Boundary
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
HashiCorp Boundary
Compliance
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
HashiCorp Boundary
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
HashiCorp Boundary
Industries
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
HashiCorp Boundary
Regions
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
HashiCorp Boundary
Vendor
Company
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
AWSHashiCorp Boundary
HashiCorpHeadquarters
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
Seattle, Washington, USAHashiCorp Boundary
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
100,000+HashiCorp Boundary
250,000+ (parent: IBM)Founded
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
2006HashiCorp Boundary
2012