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