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| Product | Google Cloud KMS by Google Cloud View product | HashiCorp Vault by HashiCorp 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. | HashiCorp Vault covers dynamic secrets, data encryption as a service and PKI certificate engine for centralized secrets storage. Compare top Encryption tools. |
| Product type | Cryptographic Key Management Service | Secrets & Encryption Management Platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, Technology | Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industry |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudHybrid | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trust | Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes Helm |
| Data residency | Regional, multi-regional, and global endpoints | 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 | Google Cloud PlatformAPIsPKCS#11 | CloudHybridKubernetesContainersVMs |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2/3ISO/IEC 27001SOC 1/2/3HIPAAPCI-DSS | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cloud StorageBigQueryCompute EngineCloud SQLSecret ManagerSecurity Command Center | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformOktaGitHub |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorGovernmentTechnology | Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyRetailGovernmentCross-industry |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-regionalRegional | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Google Cloud | HashiCorp |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 100,000+ | 250,000+ (parent: IBM) |
| Founded | 2008 | 2012 |
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.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
Google Cloud KMS
Cryptographic Key Management ServiceHashiCorp Vault
Secrets & Encryption Management PlatformBest for
Google Cloud KMS
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Government, TechnologyHashiCorp Vault
Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Government, Cross-industryPricing
Pricing model
Google Cloud KMS
Contact VendorHashiCorp Vault
Contact VendorFree trial
Google Cloud KMS
Free trial: yesHashiCorp Vault
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Google Cloud KMS
HashiCorp Vault
Deployment details
Google Cloud KMS
Cloud; Hybrid; Google Cloud; External root-of-trustHashiCorp Vault
Cloud (SaaS); Self-Hosted; Hybrid; HCP Vault SaaS; Self-hosted cluster; Kubernetes HelmData residency
Google Cloud KMS
Regional, multi-regional, and global endpointsHashiCorp Vault
Multi-region cloud; customer-hostedKey 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
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
Google Cloud KMS
API access: yesHashiCorp Vault
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Google Cloud KMS
SSO: yesHashiCorp Vault
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Google Cloud KMS
RBAC: yesHashiCorp Vault
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Google Cloud KMS
Multi-tenant: yesHashiCorp Vault
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Google Cloud KMS
Mobile app: noHashiCorp Vault
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Google Cloud KMS
HashiCorp Vault
Compliance
Google Cloud KMS
HashiCorp Vault
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Google Cloud KMS
HashiCorp Vault
Industries
Google Cloud KMS
HashiCorp Vault
Regions
Google Cloud KMS
HashiCorp Vault
Vendor
Company
Google Cloud KMS
Google CloudHashiCorp Vault
HashiCorpHeadquarters
Google Cloud KMS
Mountain View, California, USAHashiCorp Vault
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Google Cloud KMS
100,000+HashiCorp Vault
250,000+ (parent: IBM)Founded
Google Cloud KMS
2008HashiCorp Vault
2012