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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 | Azure Key Vault by Microsoft View product | Entrust nShield HSM by Entrust View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Azure Key Vault from Microsoft focuses on secrets storage. Key capabilities: auditing and key management. Compare it with the leading Key Management alternatives. | Entrust nShield HSM: physical tamper-evident enclosure and hardware cryptographic offload. Built for database TDE root. Compare Encryption alternatives. |
| Product type | Secrets and Key Management Service | Network Hardware Security Module |
| Best for | Cross-industry | Banking, Enterprise, Defense, Financial Services, Enterprise IT, Government, Telecom |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Azure | On-premises hardware; Dedicated hardware security appliance |
| Data residency | Selected Azure region | On-premises deployment |
| 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: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Azureapplication APIs | Enterprise NetworksFinancial Clouds |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3 optionsAzure compliance portfolioregion dependent | FIPS 140-2 Level 3Common Criteria EAL4+ |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDAzure MonitorManaged identities | PKCS#11Microsoft CNGJava JCAWeb serversDatabase engines |
| Industries | Cross-industry | BankingEnterpriseDefenseFinancial ServicesEnterprise ITGovernment+1 more |
| Regions | Azure regions | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | Entrust |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | Shakopee, Minnesota, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 2,500+ |
| Founded | 1975 | 1969 |
Overview
What it is
Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault from Microsoft focuses on secrets storage. Key capabilities: auditing and key management. Compare it with the leading Key Management alternatives.Entrust nShield HSM
Entrust nShield HSM: physical tamper-evident enclosure and hardware cryptographic offload. Built for database TDE root. Compare Encryption alternatives.Product type
Azure Key Vault
Secrets and Key Management ServiceEntrust nShield HSM
Network Hardware Security ModuleBest for
Azure Key Vault
Cross-industryEntrust nShield HSM
Banking, Enterprise, Defense, Financial Services, Enterprise IT, Government, TelecomPricing
Pricing model
Azure Key Vault
Contact VendorEntrust nShield HSM
Contact VendorFree trial
Azure Key Vault
Free trial: noEntrust nShield HSM
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Azure Key Vault
Entrust nShield HSM
Deployment details
Azure Key Vault
Cloud; AzureEntrust nShield HSM
On-premises hardware; Dedicated hardware security applianceData residency
Azure Key Vault
Selected Azure regionEntrust nShield HSM
On-premises deploymentKey features
What it offers
Azure Key Vault
- Secrets management
- Key management
- Certificate management
- HSM-backed keys
- Access policies
- Auditing
- Secrets storage
- Cryptographic key management
Entrust nShield HSM
- Physical tamper-evident enclosure
- Hardware cryptographic offload
- Root-of-trust protection
- Multi-tenant
- Cryptographic transaction processing
- Master key custody
- Database TDE root
Platform & access
API access
Azure Key Vault
API access: yesEntrust nShield HSM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Azure Key Vault
SSO: yesEntrust nShield HSM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Azure Key Vault
RBAC: yesEntrust nShield HSM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Azure Key Vault
Multi-tenant: yesEntrust nShield HSM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Azure Key Vault
Mobile app: noEntrust nShield HSM
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Azure Key Vault
Entrust nShield HSM
Compliance
Azure Key Vault
Entrust nShield HSM
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Azure Key Vault
Entrust nShield HSM
Industries
Azure Key Vault
Entrust nShield HSM
Regions
Azure Key Vault
Entrust nShield HSM
Vendor
Company
Azure Key Vault
MicrosoftEntrust nShield HSM
EntrustHeadquarters
Azure Key Vault
Redmond, Washington, USAEntrust nShield HSM
Shakopee, Minnesota, USACompany size
Azure Key Vault
200,000+Entrust nShield HSM
2,500+Founded
Azure Key Vault
1975Entrust nShield HSM
1969