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| Product | Azure Key Vault by Microsoft View product | HashiCorp Vault by HashiCorp 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. | HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools. |
| Product type | Secrets and Key Management Service | Secrets & Encryption Management Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry | Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Azure | Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes Helm |
| Data residency | Selected Azure region | Multi-region cloud; customer-hosted |
| 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 | CloudHybridKubernetesContainersVMs |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3 optionsAzure compliance portfolioregion dependent | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra IDAzure MonitorManaged identities | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformOktaGitHub |
| Industries | Cross-industry | Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailGovernmentCross-industry |
| Regions | Azure regions | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Microsoft | HashiCorp |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 200,000+ | 250,000+ (parent: IBM) |
| Founded | 1975 | 2012 |
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.HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools.Product type
Azure Key Vault
Secrets and Key Management ServiceHashiCorp Vault
Secrets & Encryption Management PlatformBest for
Azure Key Vault
Cross-industryHashiCorp Vault
Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Azure Key Vault
Contact VendorHashiCorp Vault
Contact VendorFree trial
Azure Key Vault
Free trial: noHashiCorp Vault
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault
Deployment details
Azure Key Vault
Cloud; AzureHashiCorp Vault
Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes HelmData residency
Azure Key Vault
Selected Azure regionHashiCorp Vault
Multi-region cloud; customer-hostedKey features
What it offers
Azure Key Vault
- Secrets management
- Key management
- Certificate management
- HSM-backed keys
- Access policies
- Auditing
- Secrets storage
- Cryptographic key management
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
Platform & access
API access
Azure Key Vault
API access: yesHashiCorp Vault
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Azure Key Vault
SSO: yesHashiCorp Vault
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Azure Key Vault
RBAC: yesHashiCorp Vault
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Azure Key Vault
Multi-tenant: yesHashiCorp Vault
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Azure Key Vault
Mobile app: noHashiCorp Vault
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault
Compliance
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault
Industries
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault
Regions
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault
Vendor
Company
Azure Key Vault
MicrosoftHashiCorp Vault
HashiCorpHeadquarters
Azure Key Vault
Redmond, Washington, USAHashiCorp Vault
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Azure Key Vault
200,000+HashiCorp Vault
250,000+ (parent: IBM)Founded
Azure Key Vault
1975HashiCorp Vault
2012