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Product	Azure Key Vault by Microsoft View product	Fortanix Data Security Manager by Fortanix 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.	Get the facts on Fortanix Data Security Manager: RESTful crypto APIs. Built for multi-cloud key management. Compare it with other Data Security options before you decide.
Product type	Secrets and Key Management Service	Confidential Computing & Enterprise Key Management Platform
Best for	Cross-industry	Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Azure	Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS (Fortanix DSM SaaS)
Data residency	Selected Azure region	United States; European Union; AWS / Azure Cloud Regions
Key features
What it offers	Secrets management Key management Certificate management HSM-backed keys Access policies Auditing Secrets storage Cryptographic key management	Intel SGX confidential computing FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM encryption Multi-cloud BYOK/HYOK key brokering Format-preserving tokenization RESTful crypto APIs Multi-cloud key management Confidential computing data protection Cloud BYOK governance
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	Multi-Cloud EnvironmentsEnterprise DatabasesKubernetesStorage Arrays
Compliance	FIPS 140-2/3 optionsAzure compliance portfolioregion dependent	FIPS 140-2 Level 3SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDAzure MonitorManaged identities	AWS KMSAzure Key VaultGoogle Cloud KMSSnowflakeVMwareKubernetes
Industries	Cross-industry	BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyDefense
Regions	Azure regions	Global
Vendor
Company	Microsoft	Fortanix
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, USA	Mountain View, California, USA
Company size	200,000+	500+
Founded	1975	2016

Azure Key Vault

by Microsoft

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Fortanix Data Security Manager

by Fortanix

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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.

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Get the facts on Fortanix Data Security Manager: RESTful crypto APIs. Built for multi-cloud key management. Compare it with other Data Security options before you decide.

Product type

Azure Key Vault

Secrets and Key Management Service

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Confidential Computing & Enterprise Key Management Platform

Best for

Azure Key Vault

Cross-industry

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

Azure Key Vault

Contact Vendor

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Azure Key Vault

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Deployment

Deployment options

Azure Key Vault

Cloud

Fortanix Data Security Manager

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Azure Key Vault

Cloud; Azure

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud SaaS (Fortanix DSM SaaS)

Data residency

Azure Key Vault

Selected Azure region

Fortanix Data Security Manager

United States; European Union; AWS / Azure Cloud Regions

Key features

What it offers

Azure Key Vault

Secrets management
Key management
Certificate management
HSM-backed keys
Access policies
Auditing
Secrets storage
Cryptographic key management

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Intel SGX confidential computing
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM encryption
Multi-cloud BYOK/HYOK key brokering
Format-preserving tokenization
RESTful crypto APIs
Multi-cloud key management
Confidential computing data protection
Cloud BYOK governance

Platform & access

API access

Azure Key Vault

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Single sign-on (SSO)

Azure Key Vault

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Role-based access (RBAC)

Azure Key Vault

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Multi-tenant

Azure Key Vault

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Mobile app

Azure Key Vault

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Supported platforms

Azure Key Vault

Azureapplication APIs

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Multi-Cloud EnvironmentsEnterprise DatabasesKubernetesStorage Arrays

Compliance

Azure Key Vault

FIPS 140-2/3 optionsAzure compliance portfolioregion dependent

Fortanix Data Security Manager

FIPS 140-2 Level 3SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Azure Key Vault

Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDAzure MonitorManaged identities

Fortanix Data Security Manager

AWS KMSAzure Key VaultGoogle Cloud KMSSnowflakeVMwareKubernetes

Industries

Azure Key Vault

Cross-industry

Fortanix Data Security Manager

BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnologyDefense

Regions

Azure Key Vault

Azure regions

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Global

Vendor

Company

Azure Key Vault

Microsoft

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Fortanix

Headquarters

Azure Key Vault

Redmond, Washington, USA

Fortanix Data Security Manager

Mountain View, California, USA

Company size

Azure Key Vault

200,000+

Fortanix Data Security Manager

500+

Founded

Azure Key Vault

1975

Fortanix Data Security Manager

2016