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Product	AWS Systems Manager Session Manager by AWS View product	Tectia SSH Server by SSH Communications Security 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.	Tectia SSH Server: hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers and quantum-resistant SSH cryptography. Built for enterprise SSH administrative access. Compare ZTNA alternatives.
Product type	Managed Interactive Node Access Capability	Enterprise SSH Key Management & Encrypted File Transfer Server
Best for	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector	Banking, Financial Services, Government, Defense, Healthcare, Telecommunications
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybridOn-Premise	CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; AWS Cloud-native managed capability via outbound SSM agent	On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Virtual Machine; Cloud Virtual Appliance
Data residency	Session metadata and logs stored in selected AWS Region	Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud Hosting Dependent
Key features
What it offers	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	Hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers Quantum-resistant SSH cryptography PKI smart card & certificate authentication Granular command restrictions Session recording Enterprise SSH administrative access Secure high-speed SFTP file transfer Quantum-ready encrypted communication
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Amazon EC2 instanceson-premises serversVMware VMsIoT devices running SSM Agent	Enterprise Datacenter ServersMainframesCloud VMsFinancial Gateways
Compliance	SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High	FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAASOXFISMA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	AWS IAMAWS CloudTrailAmazon CloudWatch LogsAmazon S3AWS KMSAWS Systems ManagerAWS Organizations	Microsoft Active DirectoryLDAPKerberosPKISplunkSyslog
Industries	Cross-industryEnterpriseTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic Sector	BankingFinancial ServicesGovernmentDefenseHealthcareTelecommunications
Regions	Global (all AWS Regions)	Global
Vendor
Company	AWS	SSH Communications Security
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA	Helsinki, Finland
Company size	100,000+	201-500
Founded	2006	1995

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

by AWS

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Tectia SSH Server

by SSH Communications Security

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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.

Tectia SSH Server

Tectia SSH Server: hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers and quantum-resistant SSH cryptography. Built for enterprise SSH administrative access. Compare ZTNA alternatives.

Product type

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Managed Interactive Node Access Capability

Tectia SSH Server

Enterprise SSH Key Management & Encrypted File Transfer Server

Best for

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector

Tectia SSH Server

Banking, Financial Services, Government, Defense, Healthcare, Telecommunications

Pricing

Pricing model

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Contact Vendor

Tectia SSH Server

Contact Vendor

Free trial

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Tectia SSH Server

Deployment

Deployment options

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Tectia SSH Server

CloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; AWS Cloud-native managed capability via outbound SSM agent

Tectia SSH Server

On-premises; Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises Server; Virtual Machine; Cloud Virtual Appliance

Data residency

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Session metadata and logs stored in selected AWS Region

Tectia SSH Server

Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud Hosting Dependent

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

Tectia SSH Server

Hardware-accelerated SFTP transfers
Quantum-resistant SSH cryptography
PKI smart card & certificate authentication
Granular command restrictions
Session recording
Enterprise SSH administrative access
Secure high-speed SFTP file transfer
Quantum-ready encrypted communication

Platform & access

API access

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Tectia SSH Server

Single sign-on (SSO)

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Tectia SSH Server

Role-based access (RBAC)

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Tectia SSH Server

Multi-tenant

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Tectia SSH Server

Mobile app

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Tectia SSH Server

Supported platforms

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Amazon EC2 instanceson-premises serversVMware VMsIoT devices running SSM Agent

Tectia SSH Server

Enterprise Datacenter ServersMainframesCloud VMsFinancial Gateways

Compliance

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP High

Tectia SSH Server

FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAASOXFISMA

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

AWS IAMAWS CloudTrailAmazon CloudWatch LogsAmazon S3AWS KMSAWS Systems ManagerAWS Organizations

Tectia SSH Server

Microsoft Active DirectoryLDAPKerberosPKISplunkSyslog

Industries

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Cross-industryEnterpriseTechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic Sector

Tectia SSH Server

BankingFinancial ServicesGovernmentDefenseHealthcareTelecommunications

Regions

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Global (all AWS Regions)

Tectia SSH Server

Global

Vendor

Company

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

AWS

Tectia SSH Server

SSH Communications Security

Headquarters

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Seattle, Washington, USA

Tectia SSH Server

Helsinki, Finland

Company size

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

100,000+

Tectia SSH Server

201-500

Founded

AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

2006

Tectia SSH Server

1995