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Side-by-side comparison of Google Cloud KMS, Entrust nShield HSM
Product	Google Cloud KMS by Google Cloud View product	Entrust nShield HSM by Entrust View product
Overview
What it is	Try Google Cloud KMS free: a cryptographic key management service with cloud HSM. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Key Management tools.	Entrust nShield HSM: physical tamper-evident enclosure and hardware cryptographic offload. Built for database TDE root. Compare Encryption alternatives.
Product type	Cryptographic Key Management Service	Network Hardware Security Module
Best for	Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, Technology	Banking, Enterprise, Defense, Financial Services, Enterprise IT, Government, Telecom
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudHybrid	On-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trust	On-premises hardware; Dedicated hardware security appliance
Data residency	Regional, multi-regional, and global endpoints	On-premises deployment
Key features
What it offers	Symmetric & asymmetric key management Cloud HSM (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) External Key Manager (EKM) Automated key rotation CMEK integration Data at rest encryption Digital signing Database CMEK protection	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	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	Google Cloud PlatformAPIsPKCS#11	Enterprise NetworksFinancial Clouds
Compliance	FIPS 140-2/3ISO/IEC 27001SOC 1/2/3HIPAAPCI-DSS	FIPS 140-2 Level 3Common Criteria EAL4+
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cloud StorageBigQueryCompute EngineCloud SQLSecret ManagerSecurity Command Center	PKCS#11Microsoft CNGJava JCAWeb serversDatabase engines
Industries	Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorGovernmentTechnology	BankingEnterpriseDefenseFinancial ServicesEnterprise ITGovernment+1 more
Regions	GlobalMulti-regionalRegional	Global
Vendor
Company	Google Cloud	Entrust
Headquarters	Mountain View, California, USA	Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Company size	100,000+	2,500+
Founded	2008	1969

Google Cloud KMS

by Google Cloud

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Entrust nShield HSM

by Entrust

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Overview

What it is

Google Cloud KMS

Try Google Cloud KMS free: a cryptographic key management service with cloud HSM. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other Key Management tools.

Entrust nShield HSM

Entrust nShield HSM: physical tamper-evident enclosure and hardware cryptographic offload. Built for database TDE root. Compare Encryption alternatives.

Product type

Google Cloud KMS

Cryptographic Key Management Service

Entrust nShield HSM

Network Hardware Security Module

Best for

Google Cloud KMS

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

Entrust nShield HSM

Banking, Enterprise, Defense, Financial Services, Enterprise IT, Government, Telecom

Pricing

Pricing model

Google Cloud KMS

Contact Vendor

Entrust nShield HSM

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Google Cloud KMS

Entrust nShield HSM

Deployment

Deployment options

Google Cloud KMS

CloudHybrid

Entrust nShield HSM

On-Premise

Deployment details

Google Cloud KMS

Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trust

Entrust nShield HSM

On-premises hardware; Dedicated hardware security appliance

Data residency

Google Cloud KMS

Regional, multi-regional, and global endpoints

Entrust nShield HSM

On-premises deployment

Key features

What it offers

Google Cloud KMS

Symmetric & asymmetric key management
Cloud HSM (FIPS 140-2 Level 3)
External Key Manager (EKM)
Automated key rotation
CMEK integration
Data at rest encryption
Digital signing
Database CMEK protection

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

Google Cloud KMS

Entrust nShield HSM

Single sign-on (SSO)

Google Cloud KMS

Entrust nShield HSM

Role-based access (RBAC)

Google Cloud KMS

Entrust nShield HSM

Multi-tenant

Google Cloud KMS

Entrust nShield HSM

Mobile app

Google Cloud KMS

Entrust nShield HSM

Supported platforms

Google Cloud KMS

Google Cloud PlatformAPIsPKCS#11

Entrust nShield HSM

Enterprise NetworksFinancial Clouds

Compliance

Google Cloud KMS

FIPS 140-2/3ISO/IEC 27001SOC 1/2/3HIPAAPCI-DSS

Entrust nShield HSM

FIPS 140-2 Level 3Common Criteria EAL4+

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Google Cloud KMS

Cloud StorageBigQueryCompute EngineCloud SQLSecret ManagerSecurity Command Center

Entrust nShield HSM

PKCS#11Microsoft CNGJava JCAWeb serversDatabase engines

Industries

Google Cloud KMS

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorGovernmentTechnology

Entrust nShield HSM

BankingEnterpriseDefenseFinancial ServicesEnterprise ITGovernment+1 more

Regions

Google Cloud KMS

GlobalMulti-regionalRegional

Entrust nShield HSM

Global

Vendor

Company

Google Cloud KMS

Google Cloud

Entrust nShield HSM

Entrust

Headquarters

Google Cloud KMS

Mountain View, California, USA

Entrust nShield HSM

Shakopee, Minnesota, USA

Company size

Google Cloud KMS

100,000+

Entrust nShield HSM

2,500+

Founded

Google Cloud KMS

2008

Entrust nShield HSM

1969